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 […]
Engineering News-Record » A mix of brute force and cutting-edge technology enabled contractors to replace a large portion of Oroville Dam’s spillway chute in just 165 days, meeting a Nov. 1 deadline set in anticipation of the start of northern California’s winter rainy season. Over the winter, emergency-spillway improvements will continue.
KCRA 3 » Get a bird’s-eye view of the rapid repair work on the dam as the Nov. 1 deadline approaches.
KQED News » An alliance of California environmental groups wants the state Department of Water Resources to build a complete, functional emergency spillway at Oroville Dam, one of dozens of recommendations they say will improve dam safety and flood control practices statewide.
Chico Enterprise-Record » Repairs to the Oroville Dam spillway are on track for the Nov. 1 deadline, state Department of Water Resources representatives say, but work will be far from over then.
KRCR 7 / ABC » As another rainy season approaches, the Department of Water Resources said it is also making necessary repairs to the emergency spillway, at the same time it works to restore the primary one.