February 11, 2022 | Megan Manata | Vicki Gonzalez
Five years ago, the spillway at the Oroville Dam had a structural failure, forcing the evacuation of thousands of civilians. Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea recounts the tense few days before and after the crisis
April 3, 2019
Joel Ledesma from the California Department of Water Resources joins us to talk about the reopening of the Oroville Dam Spillway after the 2017 crisis.
April 2, 2019 | Bob Moffitt
Two years ago, a gaping hole erupted in the middle of the lake’s main spillway. On Tuesday — after $1.1 billion worth of repairs — the sound of success was water shooting down it before crashing onto rocks and finally emptying into the Feather River.
.jpg&width=480 "The California Department of Water Resources says it has completed the demolition of the top 730 feet of the spillway that failed in February of 2017.")
March 8, 2019
(AP) — The federal government has rejected $306 million in reimbursements for California's repair of damaged spillways on the nation's tallest dam, a state agency said Friday.
October 31, 2018
California water officials said Wednesday that the $1.1 billion spillway at the nation's tallest dam will be in full working order if it's needed this winter, nearly two years after it was damaged and thousands were forced to flee.
September 5, 2018
The cost of repairs and other improvements stemming from last year's near-disaster at the Oroville Dam is $1.1 billion, a staggering total nearly $250 million over projections at the start of the year and that could go higher, officials said.
February 26, 2018
(AP) — The measure implements several recommendations from experts who reviewed the crisis at Oroville Dam last year, including annual inspections for dams deemed to be high hazards.
February 7, 2018 | Chris Remington
On the first anniversary of the Oroville Dam crisis, reporters Bob Moffitt and Risa Johnson look back at how the California Department of Water Resources handled the aftermath.
February 6, 2018 | Bob Moffitt
Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa and Democrat Rep. John Garamendi issued a joint release that says FEMA has informed Congress it’s uncertain whether it will pay some $650 million for repairs.
January 17, 2018
The city of Oroville announced Wednesday it would sue the state of California over damages from last February's Lake Oroville spillway crisis.
