[vette6387]

“It looks like California wanted to get by with the least amount of material to scam the tax payers.”

Give me a break, the dam was built 50 years ago.

[eartick]

“It looks like California wanted to get by with the least amount of material to scam the tax payers.” Give me a break, the dam was built 50 years ago.

Yes the scam was not in construction is seems but in skimming maintenance funds off of the top and not being able to perform functionary tests.

This will probably come out in the end with either mass firings and/or whistle blowers stepping up and sounding off.

We already know that California Politicians are liberal and are known for scamming their peasants out of billions and billions of tax funds then cry to the rest of the Nation for a bail out. Sorry peasants, but f(**K no, not this time.

Yawl are trying secede and yawl need to practice standing up before walking.

Texas needs to secede but hell we are running already, away from migrant Californians before they bring their liberal BS here.

[jonrick46]

Jerry Brown's father was California's father when the Orovill Dam was constructed. He had issues with the funding of this colossus, even with federal funds. He tried to hide the real costs of the dam from the public in order to get voter approval. Maybe there was an effort to reduce costs. Looking at this photo of the damage, do you notice something lacking? There is almost no REBAR in the concrete. If there was REBAR in the spillway concrete, you’d see a mesh lattice of it left behind in the hole, or at least a few sticking out at odd angles. I don’t see any REBAR, do you?

I maintain that the thickness of the concrete was insufficient. That combined with the lack of REBAR caused a weak structure and points to an effort to reduce costs. I am sure Jerry Brown Jr. will make sure no fingers point to his father as the culprit.