DWR and the Ongoing Saga of Oroville Dam
The issues with the poor foundation conditions under the Oroville Dam spillways became apparent as far back as 2005, when Friends of the River led a coalition of environmental organizations in asking FERC to confront these problems…
Floodwater Management in the Yuba River Basin
It had long been the worst of times.
The sand and gravels torn out of the Gold Rush Sierra had raised the Yuba River channel and increased flooding in the Yuba River Basin below…