The Sacramento Bee » Pumped concrete is being put down at Oroville Dam this week as part of the new concrete foundation and drainage system for the Lake Oroville flood control spillway.
California Department of Water Resources » A new webcam shows crews at work to repair the Oroville Dam’s damaged spillway.
Associated Press / NBC 7 San Diego » Officials are scouring state records to identify large, aging dams that have people downstream, for on-site spillway reviews.
Oroville Mercury Register » Acting DWR Director Bill Croyle said in an interview that the Oroville crisis update: helping “the dam safety industry get real with their infrastructure. Are we doing the best possible inspections, using the latest technology?”
The Mercury News » Work crews began demolishing the lower portion of the broken main spillway and building additional roads over the holiday weekend after flows were stopped for the season, said DWR’s chief engineer Jeanne Kuttel.
KQED Science » Much like the spillway itself, faith in the ability of the agency managing the project is showing some cracks. “This is an institutional failure,” says Ron Stork of Friends of the River, at a recent legislative oversight hearing. “That dam has not been safe since it was constructed.”