Monday, February 13, 2017

California dam managers dismissed flood concern 12 years ago

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California dam managers dismissed flood concern 12 years ago
It stands about 70 miles north of Sacramento in the foothills of the northern Sierra Nevada. In 2005, at the start of the dam's still-unfinished relicensing process, environmental groups asked federal regulators to require that the California Department of ...
Sikh Gurdwara Sahibs Open Their Doors To Oroville Dam Evacuees in Northern California (USA)
California: More than 180,000 people in Northern California ... Thousands of residents from counties including Yuba, Butte and Sutter were told to leave their homes immediately. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg tweeted that individuals evacuating the ...
California towns flee as Oroville Dam threatens to release 'wall of water'
OROVILLE, California (CNN) A massive crevasse that formed in a spillway ... DO NOT TRAVEL NORTH TOWARD OROVILLE!!!!!" The Sacramento Fire Department echoed the urgency and warned residents that the spillway failure could have effects, including flash ...
BREAKING: California Residents Facing IMMINENT THREAT! Urged To Evacuate Homes
The Sacramento Office of Emergency Services is strongly recommending residents of Tyler Island evacuate their homes for fear of flooding from an imminent levee breach. Breaking911 reported: At least 400 hundred people are affected. The Office is advising ...
California official denies Oroville Dam was problem waiting to happen as evacuations remain in effect
Oroville Dam — California's second-largest dam — is located about 70 miles north of Sacramento. Also, Gov. Jerry Brown was scheduled to meet with emergency response officials Monday evening to discuss the situation at Oroville Dam and the local ...
California crews rush to relieve dam before new storms hit
Stormwaters subsided on Monday behind the nation’s tallest dam, in Northern California, as engineers raced to drain ... 65 miles (105 km) north of Sacramento, was still being reviewed, he said. “We need to have time to make sure that before we allow ...

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