Three men involved in slashing an inflatable dam along Alameda Creek in Fremont, an act that wasted close to 50 million gallons of water in the midst of the state's drought, are being ordered to pay $100,000 to the local water district that owned the dam.
Under a restitution agreement signed Wednesday, Drake Elkhouri, Dylan Jeffery and Zackory Morton will have to pay the Alameda County Water District $55,000 for security costs. Elkhouri will have to pay $22,000 for water loss and $23,000 to the district's attorneys.
"We are satisfied," said Robert Shaver, the agency's general manager, in an email.
"This crime against our water supply was serious and prosecuted accordingly," Shaver said. "It's a settlement ... while significant, reflects a restitution amount that we feel will actually be paid."
The district spent more than $2 million to replace the dam.