- by BPC Staff
- onMarch 6, 2017
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Sacramento Bee: State officials temporarily shut down power plant at Lake Oroville San Francisco Chronicle: Riverbanks collapse after Oroville Dam spillway shut off Los Angeles Times: California’s reservoirs are filled with gunk, and it’s crowding out room to store water Porterville Recorder: Ignored Oroville warning raises big questions Chico Enterprise Record: Oroville Dam power plant back online Newsweek: West’s Super Floods […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onMarch 3, 2017
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Sacramento Bee: Oroville Dam’s power plant may resume operations Friday Sacramento Bee: California faces another bleak salmon-fishing season, a holdover from the drought Los Angeles Times: Oroville Dam faces another risk: Earthquakes from rapid rise in water levels The Mercury News: ‘Spoil sites’ for Oroville Dam spillway debris, Hyatt Powerplant … Insurance Journal: Debris Pile Emerges from Water Near Troubled […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onMarch 2, 2017
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Los Angeles Times: Snowpack levels surge in the Sierra Nevada, helping to power … Sacramento Bee: Oroville Dam spillway devastation, ruined hillside, clogged river … San Francisco Chronicle: Oroville Dam: A story of a catastrophe told through photos Sacramento Bee: Record January-February rain total for Sacramento Los Angeles Times: California, please stop resisting Trump long enough to get help for […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onMarch 1, 2017
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Associated Press: Oroville Dam spillway water shut off to clear debris Sacramento Bee: California water bills are starting to trickle out on Capitol Hill Associated Press: Many Cities, Farms Getting Full Water Supplies, but Not All Associated Press: California snowpack could bring 5-year drought to its knees Sacramento Bee: Oroville Dam’s power plant may be operational by Thursday Huffington Post: Let’s […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onFebruary 28, 2017
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Los Angeles Times: Water shut from Oroville Dam’s damaged spillway in race against Mother Nature Sacramento Bee: Faced with crisis, California water managers stepped up New York Times: In California, a Move to Ease the Pressures on Aging Dams KCRA Sacramento: Outflows from Lake Oroville spillway completely shut off KRCRTV.COM: Oroville Dam closes to private and unauthorized drones Sacramento Bee: Giant […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onFebruary 27, 2017
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Sacramento Bee: Can Oroville Dam’s badly damaged spillway hold up through the rainy season Associated Press: California dam’s outflow to be stopped to clear debris Sacramento Bee: Jerry Brown wants to spend nearly $450 million on flood control following dam emergency OC Register: The true legacy of Gov. Jerry Brown OC Register: Lake Oroville crisis holds lesson for Orange County […]
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A new report issued by the U.S. Drought Monitor this week says that less than 20 percent of California is currently experiencing drought conditions – the lowest percentage since 2011. Just three months ago that number was more than 70%. Recent rains across the state have led to widespread flooding and road closures, leading many to believe that […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onFebruary 24, 2017
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Associated Press: Rural California levees besieged by pounding wet winter Los Angeles Times: Shasta Dam makes history as water flows from top gates for first time … New York Times: America’s Aging Dams Are in Need of Repair Associated Press: Governor Tours Damaged Oroville Dam Napa Valley Register: Ignored Oroville warning raises huge questions about levees and … The Mercury […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onFebruary 23, 2017
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Associated Press: The Latest: Governor tours damaged California dam – KTVN Channel 2 – Reno Tahoe Sparks News, Weather, Video Associated Press: The Latest: California dam with earthquake concerns is full Los Angeles Times: Hit by worst floods in a century, San Jose got little warning of impending disaster Los Angeles Times: Powerful storms continue to batter Northern California […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onFebruary 22, 2017
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Associated Press: Appeals Court Upholds Water Release Intended to Help Salmon Associated Press: Hundreds rescued from California floodwaters in San Jose Los Angeles Times: Powerful storms continue to batter Northern California amid concern … Los Angeles Times: Modesto prepares for the Tuolumne River to rise above flood stage … Associated Press: Downstream communities brace for flooding as dams overflow Washington […]
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