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Stories related to: Emergency Spillway

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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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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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.

Environment

Officials: Calif. Faces $50B Price Tag For Flood Control

March 1, 2017

California faces an estimated $50 billion price tag for roads, dams and other infrastructure threatened by floods such as the one that severely damaged Oroville Dam.

@CA_DWR / Twitter

Environment

Officials Put Oroville Dam Outflow On Hold

February 27, 2017

Update 3:14 p.m., Feb. 27: Water releases down Lake Oroville's main spillway are on hold for about a week. Managers closed the gates earlier Monday.

Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP

State Government

Oroville Residents Frustrated Over Chaos During Dam Evacuations

February 24, 2017

Frustration and tales of harrowing escape dominated a public forum held in the aftermath of the Oroville Dam evacuations on Thursday.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Capitol Chat: Congressional Town Halls And Dam Inspection

February 23, 2017

With federal lawmakers in recess, Congress members Tom McClintock and Doris Matsui made their way to the Sacramento region for town hall meetings with their constituents. Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler recaps both.

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During The Oroville Evacuation, Some Senior Citizens Were Not Evacuated

February 22, 2017 | Bob Moffitt

The Oroville evacuation order went out to 180,000 people on Feb. 12. But some nursing home and hospital patients in Sutter County didn't go anywhere.

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Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Maintaining Levees — Who's In Charge?

February 22, 2017

As aging levees across the Sacramento region continue to pose a flood risk, environmental reporter Amy Quinton provides an update on who’s inspecting and maintain them.

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DWR Officials: Significant Progress Made On Spillway, Evacuation Warning Remains

February 20, 2017

UPDATE 9:05 p.m.: The California Department of Water resources and local officials are informing residents downstream of Oroville that the spillway's status has not changed.

 

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