San Diego spending $9M on repairs to structurally vulnerable dams — El Capitan, Lake Morena
The San Diego City Council approved $9 million Tuesday for short-term repairs to two city dams found to have cracks and other structural problems during state-ordered assessments in 2019. The repairs will be completed by Orion Construction on the Morena Dam, which is 63 miles east of the city near Campo and the Laguna Mountains, and El Capitan Dam, which is 7 miles east of Lakeside. While the dams are outside city limits, they are part of San Diego’s vast water network that includes nine reservoirs and dams located across the county.