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 ...

The Lake Oroville spillway’s 400-acre construction site is an intense flurry of activity. In one corner, an excavator driver uses an old tire as a squeegee to clean away loose rock and prep a ...

Oroville >> The independent consultants reviewing plans for the Oroville Dam main spillway reconstructions expressed some concerns in two recent memos about construction of the center part of the ...

Sacramento – The Board of Consultants determined the forensic teams’ list of potential Oroville Dam spillway failures are being addressed in the new design, according to a new memorandum published ...

State officials said Thursday that they hope to sign a contract for reconstruction of the heavily damaged Lake Oroville spillway by April 17. “We’re working very fast,” said Bill Croyle, acting ...

Oroville >> Construction work began just after midnight Tuesday morning on phase 2 of the repairs to the Oroville Dam main spillway. The Department of Water Resources had been granted permission by ...

onsider a couple of scenarios for big trouble at Oroville Dam: First: The facility's main concrete spillway suffers serious damage, resulting in erosion of the rock beneath it -- and potentially ...

Thursday marks the third day of engineers and water officials assessing damage and a possible solution for the continued erosion at the Oroville Dam Spillway, but a constant onslaught of rain isn't ...