DWR: Crews will be ready to work on main Oroville Dam Chute May 1st Action News Now » The Department of Water Resources is expecting to resume work on the main Oroville Dam Spillway chute in the beginning of May as long as the weather allows. In terms of the dollar amount, that number remains at $870 million, and the DWR is operating as if FEMA will reimburse about 75% of that cost. Most of the work this year has been focused on the emergency spillway. Michelle2018-02-22T16:48:35-08:00February 21st, 2018|California, Dams, Oroville Dam| Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookTwitterEmail Related Posts ‘A fiasco from the beginning’ — Caltrans’ costs soar on $1.1 billion San Francisco tunnels April 10th, 2019 The Boring Company: What 8 Cities Really Think of Elon Musk’s Tunnel Vision March 26th, 2019 Sea level rise could threaten California cities and ports by 2040 March 21st, 2019 Can America Still Build Big? A California Rail Project Raises Doubts February 25th, 2019 How can California capture more water? Competing interests will have to compromise February 25th, 2019 DWR doesn’t expect to use Oroville Dam spillway anytime soon — but it’s preparing if necessary February 22nd, 2019 UC San Diego’s earthquake simulator will soon give truer sense of deadly temblors October 13th, 2018 WATCH: Big rig driver tries to navigate steep curve, goes over embankment instead October 13th, 2018 Gavin Newsom says he would scale back the bullet train and twin tunnels if elected October 11th, 2018
