Claremont residents face flooding from groundwater as nearby dam dumps overflow into neighborhood

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Claremont residents face disastrous flooding from groundwater as a nearby dam dumps its overflow into the Stone Canyon neighborhood.

People living in Claremont are scrambling to protect their homes after flooding apparently linked to the nearby San Antonio Dam has begun gushing underground water, impacting dozens of homes and threatening their foundations."It's just a mess, it's absolutely a mess," said Anet Larsen, who owns a home impacted by the floodwaters. "We've got seven pumps, we're just trying to pump the water out. Our pool is overflowing into the backyard.

"We've got ground water percolating up from somewhere and the amount that's coming up there's a lot of pressure," said Ken Larsen, who co-owns the home with Anet Larsen. The city of Claremont has no control over what the federal government does. It is now trying to help homeowners impacted by what the Army Corps of Engineers are doing.

The Larsens are doing their best to keep the water out but they worry the floodwaters are damaging the foundation of his house.

 

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The Dam should be responsible for the monitoring of the groundwater levels in addition to warning residents when it reaches a specific threshold. But then knowing this why would anyone purchase property there?!?

Claremont in Berkeley? Making a dumber Bay Area. Explain things.

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