… [El Monte Nature Preserve, LLC.] is suing San Diego for releasing six billion gallons of water from the El Capitan Dam and Reservoir into the surrounding areas “without notice” back in 2023. El Monte Nature Preserve’s nearby property was one of those areas, and the release of water caused its water table to rise by roughly 40 feet, resulting in “damage to the value of the property,” according to the lawsuit. … [M]ost of El Monte Nature Preserve’s property is zoned for sand mining. … However, now that the property’s water table has risen, it can no longer be mined for sand because the city doesn’t allow sand mining below the water table. 

Other dam news:

• KSBW (Salinas, Calif.): State inspection finds Loch Lomond Dam ‘fair’; hazard ‘extremely high’​
• KSBW (Salinas, Calif.): Hidden dangers: The risk of America’s aging dams
• The Colorado Sun (Denver): Price for northern Colorado dams soars to $2.7 billion, scaring a key customer as builders scramble to cut plan