Geosynthetic Lining for Truckee Canal?

The Truckee Canal’s 2008 breach flooded Fernley, Nevada. Since then, western water conveyance technologies and the need for new designs have been debated. At a Truckee-Carson Irrigation District’s (TCID) meeting this week, Misha Stojicevic, Storey County’s capital improvements project manager, introduced the idea of geosynthetic lining systems instead of just a concrete barrier. Stojicevic also suggested TCID could get $4 million of funding for repairs from the state if it worked with Churchill County too.