NACIMIENTO GENERATOR DAMAGED 12/19/12 6:00a DMF

NACIMIENTO DAM’S MAIN POWER GENERATOR HAS BEEN KNOCKED OUT OF COMMISSION. A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT REPORTEDLY CAME LOOSE, CAUSING AN ESTIMATED $1.5 MILLION IN DAMAGES AND TAKING THE GENERATOR OFFLINE UNTIL NEXT SUMMER. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MONTEREY COUNTY WATER RESOURCES AGENCY APPROVED $50,000 WORTH OF EMERGENCY FUNDING EARLIER THIS MONTH, TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE AND ACQUIRE A PRECISE ESTIMATE OF REPAIR COSTS.