Proposed Lakeside Sand Mine Owner Sues City of San Diego for Damages From Water Release at El Capitan Dam
A lawsuit against the city of San Diego is highlighting safety and management concerns at the El Capitan Dam and Reservoir. The suit is also dredging up residents’ longstanding fight against sand mining in Lakeside’s picturesque El Monte Valley.
Even deeper, it shines a floodlight on failure to make the dam safe, which could not only protect public safety, but also prevent wasting billions of gallons of water that the city currently must release from this and other reservoirs to prevent disastrous dam breaks
