DWR doesn’t expect to use Oroville Dam spillway anytime soon — but it’s preparing if necessary Chico Enterprise-Record » The state Department of Water Resources does not expect to need to operate the Oroville Dam spillway anytime soon but is preparing in the event that it is necessary. Lake Oroville, currently at 773-foot elevation, could rise to 780-785 feet by the end of the month based on current projections. Michelle2019-04-18T14:25:25-08:00February 22nd, 2019|California, Dams, Oroville Dam|
A Race to the Finish on Oroville Dam Spillway Fix Engineering News Record » Seemingly chaotic but actually highly choreographed and sequenced, the $1.1-billion Lake Oroville Spillways Emergency Recovery Project moves at an ultra-fast-track pace for one important reason: to repair the structures in time to protect cities, farmland and hundreds of thousands of people downstream of Oroville Dam before Northern California’s rainy season begins in November. Michelle2018-10-08T12:05:01-08:00October 3rd, 2018|California, Dams, Oroville Dam, Project to Watch|
VIDEO: Get down and dirty with workers repairing Oroville Dam spillway in this night shift video Sacramento Bee » As work continues through the night on the Lake Oroville main spillway, multiple crews place, test, and finish concrete for one of the project’s structural slabs. The state Department of Water published this video work progress on September 24, 2018. Michelle2018-09-27T09:03:50-08:00September 25th, 2018|California, Dams, Oroville Dam, Water|
$823 million, 31 billion-gallon Calaveras Reservoir dam ready for debut San Francisco Chronicle » Building crews have brought the $823 million Calaveras Dam in California to its peak height of 220 feet, and final testing will begin soon. Initial planning began almost 20 years ago for the dam and its reservoir, which will serve as a backup water supply for the Bay Area. Michelle2018-09-27T09:09:37-08:00September 21st, 2018|California, Dams, Water|
Bill to allow citizen oversight of Oroville Dam signed into law KRCR-TV » A bill that will allow citizen oversight of the Oroville Dam, and the public safety issues that come along with it, was signed into law this week by Governor Jerry Brown. Governor Brown signed into law Senator Jim Nielsen’s legislation to create the Citizens Advisory Commission for Oroville Dam. The measure empowers residents to be involved in public safety issues relating to the dam. Michelle2018-10-08T08:34:06-08:00September 19th, 2018|California, Dams, Oroville Dam, Project to Watch|
More critical water storage is finally coming to California. It took nearly 40 years. McClatchy DC » California officials have been pushing for more natural water storage since the last large-scale facility was built in 1979. Now they’re finally going to get it. Michelle2018-09-24T11:32:42-08:00September 13th, 2018|California, California WaterFix, Dams|
