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Oroville Dam

 

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A Trip Down The Feather River Shows Impacts Of Oroville Spillway Failure

August 14, 2017 | Bob Moffitt

Fishing guide Brian Clemens has seen the changes on the Feather River firsthand following the significant releases of water from Lake Oroville.

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Cutoff Wall But No Chute This Year For Oroville Dam Emergency Spillway

August 7, 2017 | Bob Moffitt

Tons of earth washed down the hillside below the Oroville Dam emergency spillway in February. Three projects have been approved for the site. But none of the projects include the construction of a concrete chute to carry water to the channel below.

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$1 Billion Worth Of Claims For Oroville Dam Damages Filed With The State Of California

August 4, 2017 | Ben Adler

One week before the deadline to formally seek payment from the state of California for damages stemming from the Oroville Dam’s spillway failure this year, the state has received 93 claims worth a combined $1.1 billion.

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Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Capitol Chat: Butte County Farmers Sue California Over Oroville Dam Crisis

August 4, 2017 | Chris Remington

The recent claim brought by two Butte County farmers against the state of California for the Oroville Spillway crisis raises the question: “How does one sue the state?” State Government Reporter Ben Adler explains in this week’s Capitol Chat.

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California Department of Water Resources

DWR Officials Look Into Unauthorized Explosion At Oroville Spillway, Halt Blasting

July 6, 2017 | Randol White

Blasting at the Oroville Spillway work site is halted for the time being as managers figure out what was behind a recent unauthorized explosion.

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Design Plans Approved For Lake Oroville Spillway

June 7, 2017 | Randol White

The California Department of Water Resources has approved design plans to rebuild the Lake Oroville Spillway.

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State Government

California Lawmakers Fault Oversight Of Half-Century-Old Dam

May 12, 2017

California lawmakers are faulting state officials for their oversight of the nation's tallest dam.

Bob Moffitt / Capital Public Radio

Chinook Salmon Rescued During Oroville Crisis Die Due To Pump Failure

May 11, 2017

As many as 300,000 fall-run Chinook salmon died Wednesday at a fish hatchery near Lake Oroville due to a pump failure.

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Experts Look At Dozens Of Factors In Oroville Dam Crisis

May 10, 2017

(AP) - Independent experts have preliminarily identified dozens of possible causes of this winter's spillway crisis at California's Oroville Dam.

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Officials: Oroville Dam Not Reliable For Flooding

May 10, 2017

Elected officials in Northern California are warning in a letter to the governor that they don't believe the Oroville Dam is reliable or flexible enough to provide flood protection to communities downstream.

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