CBS 8 is Working for You to investigate the Lake Hodges water supply, after receiving a huge response to our report on the release of more than 600 million gallons of water into the ocean. Now, CBS 8 has learned, the city of San Diego has lost its access to Lake Hodges water, due to a state order by the Division of Safety of Dams, which shut down a pipeline operated by the San Diego County Water Authority. The city of San Diego is under the state order to keep Lake Hodges water levels low – at 280 feet – because Hodges Dam was found to be unsafe. Neighbor Michael Citrin was not happy to learn that, since January, the city of San Diego has released 619 million gallons of water from Lake Hodges, and there is no end in sight as another storm is on its way next week. “It's a shame that we're losing the water and that the loss, I think, is probably tied up with bureaucracy,” said Citrin, who lives near the lake. He was one of several viewers who emailed CBS 8, wanting to know why the water can't be pumped to other reservoirs instead of being dumped in the ocean. It all comes back to low-water order by the Division of Safety of Dams. FULL STORY: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/working-for-you/san-diego-loses-access-water-lake-hodges/509-9664d203-389f-48a5-9026-62660546c984