Inaccurate Information a Factor in San Jose Flood

Published on February 23, 2017February 23, 2017 by Jared Padgett

While authorities monitored the Oroville Dam spillway repairs in late February, another disaster was in progress. 14,000 San Jose residents were forced to evacuate their homes as Coyote Creek overflowed. The problem appears to be a mismatch between expectations and reality. The flood occurred before the river reached its expected maximum flow. While the cause […]

Oroville Dam

Published on February 16, 2017April 28, 2018 by Jared Padgett

In the fall of 2005 the environmental groups, Friends of the River, the Sierra Club and the South Yuba Citizens League tried to convince the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to fortify the earthen emergency spillway of Oroville Dam.* The California Department of Water Resources denied the risk, and the FERC denied the petitioners’ request for […]