One of California’s biggest reservoirs is about to expand — if it can clear a major hurdle

Amid rising concerns about California’s water future, the fifth largest reservoir in the state is primed for expansion.

A coalition of water agencies, from Silicon Valley to Fresno, has agreed to partner with the federal government to raise the 382-foot-tall dam at San Luis Reservoir, the giant holding pool that looms as a small sea along Highway 152 in the hills between Gilroy and Los Banos.

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