EnvironmentA Trip Down The Feather River Shows Impacts Of Oroville Spillway FailureAugust 14, 2017 | Bob MoffittFishing guide Brian Clemens has seen the changes on the Feather River firsthand following the significant releases of water from Lake Oroville. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Cutoff Wall But No Chute This Year For Oroville Dam Emergency SpillwayAugust 7, 2017 | Bob MoffittTons of earth washed down the hillside below the Oroville Dam emergency spillway in February. Three projects have been approved for the site. But none of the projects include the construction of a concrete chute to carry water to the channel below.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCapitol Chat: Butte County Farmers Sue California Over Oroville Dam CrisisAugust 4, 2017 | Chris RemingtonThe recent claim brought by two Butte County farmers against the state of California for the Oroville Spillway crisis raises the question: “How does one sue the state?” State Government Reporter Ben Adler explains in this week’s Capitol Chat. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
DWR Officials Look Into Unauthorized Explosion At Oroville Spillway, Halt BlastingJuly 6, 2017 | Randol WhiteBlasting at the Oroville Spillway work site is halted for the time being as managers figure out what was behind a recent unauthorized explosion. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Design Plans Approved For Lake Oroville SpillwayJune 7, 2017 | Randol WhiteThe California Department of Water Resources has approved design plans to rebuild the Lake Oroville Spillway.
Experts Look At Dozens Of Factors In Oroville Dam CrisisMay 10, 2017(AP) - Independent experts have preliminarily identified dozens of possible causes of this winter's spillway crisis at California's Oroville Dam.
State GovernmentOroville Residents Do Not Mince Words On State's Handling of Emergency SpillwayMay 3, 2017 | Amy QuintonCalifornia water managers got an earful from angry residents in Oroville Tuesday night because of how complications with the emergency spillway were handled. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentLawmakers Question Agency Charged With Handling Oroville Dam CrisisApril 25, 2017 | Amy QuintonThe head of California's water agency briefed a state legislative committee Tuesday on the state's response to severe damage at the nation's tallest dam. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezUC Berkeley Professor Shares His Report On Oroville Spillway's FailureApril 20, 2017 | Cody DrabbleWe talk with a civil engineer at UC Berkeley who shares his analysis on what caused the Oroville Dam spillway's failure. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentGroups Urge Swift Repairs At Oroville DamApril 19, 2017(AP) - Conservation groups are urging extensive and swift repairs at the nation's tallest dam, where an eroding spillway triggered an evacuation order for nearly 200,000 people in February.