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State Government

Oroville Residents Do Not Mince Words On State's Handling of Emergency Spillway

May 3, 2017 | Amy Quinton

California water managers got an earful from angry residents in Oroville Tuesday night because of how complications with the emergency spillway were handled.

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Lawmakers Question Agency Charged With Handling Oroville Dam Crisis

April 25, 2017 | Amy Quinton

The head of California's water agency briefed a state legislative committee Tuesday on the state's response to severe damage at the nation's tallest dam.

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Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

UC Berkeley Professor Shares His Report On Oroville Spillway's Failure

April 20, 2017 | Cody Drabble

We talk with a civil engineer at UC Berkeley who shares his analysis on what caused the Oroville Dam spillway's failure.

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Groups Urge Swift Repairs At Oroville Dam

April 19, 2017

(AP) - Conservation groups are urging extensive and swift repairs at the nation's tallest dam, where an eroding spillway triggered an evacuation order for nearly 200,000 people in February.

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Business

Nebraska-Based Company Wins Bid For Oroville Spillway Repair Project

April 18, 2017 | Randol White

Kiewit Infrastructure West, a Nebraska-based construction company, won the contract for the spillway repair project at Lake Oroville with a bid of roughly $275 million.

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Gov. Brown Issues 4th Request For Federal Aid Due To Storms

March 20, 2017

(AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown is asking for federal assistance to repair damage at Oroville Dam and other infrastructure impacted by February storms that caused flooding, mudslides and power outages.

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Environment

More Water Releases Planned At Oroville Dam

March 14, 2017

The Department of Water Resources plans to open the gates to the main spillway at Lake Oroville on Friday.

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Environment

Lake Oroville At Highest Level In Nearly 3 Weeks, Spillway Work Continues

March 8, 2017 | Randol White

On Wednesday evening, the lake neared 860 feet -- a level managers had earlier said they did not expect to reach during the spillway closure. The lake's capacity tops off at 901 feet.

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Environment

Lake Oroville's Hyatt Power Plant Now Running

March 3, 2017 | Randol White

For the first time in weeks, electricity is once again being generated at Lake Oroville's Hyatt Power Plant.

Environment

Power Plant At Base Of Oroville Dam Could Resume Operation Soon

March 2, 2017 | Randol White

Engineers are starting to contemplate how the spillway structure will be redesigned to operate long-term.

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