Environmental Impacts
In March 1999, as the dam neared completion, environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the USACE because construction activity at the Seven Oaks site had affected the habitats of two endangered plants, the Santa Ana River woolly star and slender-horned spineflower, and the endangered San Bernardino kangaroo rat. The USACE responded by purchasing 1,547 acres (626 ha) of land adjoining the dam and reservoir to use in conservation of these species. Also, Seven Oaks Dam has damaged the habitat of native fish species including the Santa Ana sucker, which is endemic to a handful of river systems of Southern California.
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