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What is going on with this Dam. Very simple
Imgur ^ | 2/14/17 | EddieWeeks

Posted on 02/14/2017 11:35:11 PM PST by Company Man

Photo series with detailed explanations.

(Excerpt) Read more at imgur.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; dam; lakeoroville; oroville; orovilledam
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I came across this on Imgur. I have no idea if the Imgur poster is the source of the original content. Good analysis, though.


1 posted on 02/14/2017 11:35:11 PM PST by Company Man
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To: Company Man

Excellent explanation at the link. Thanks for posting it!


2 posted on 02/14/2017 11:46:21 PM PST by MilesVeritatis (Devote yourself to the truth, no matter where it leads you.)
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To: Company Man
What is going on with this dam.

The Emergency Spillway was a faulty design that can fail. (Strike One)

The Spillway has not been repaired. (Strike Two)

Mother Nature can be cruel. (Resulting in ?)

3 posted on 02/14/2017 11:52:06 PM PST by TYVets
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To: Company Man
This has probably been posted elsewhere, but here it is again. Dam expert Scott Cahill interview: https://peakprosperity.com/podcast/107126/expert-what-need-know-about-oroville-dam-crisis

One interesting point he makes is that the emergency spillway had trees growing all over it, which should never, ever happen. It must be a smooth, unobstructed hillside. When water hits those trees, they go over and the root balls pop out, creating large holes which is where the erosion begins. It is specified in this design and for inspections that these hillsides be free of foliage. So who was inspecting this thing?

4 posted on 02/15/2017 12:05:26 AM PST by ponygirl (An Appeal to Heaven.)
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I just finished listening to that interview. Interesting stuff. He said that this is the first time the emergency spillway EVERT had water over it. It was built in 1968.


5 posted on 02/15/2017 12:10:38 AM PST by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts FDR's New Deal = obama)
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To: ponygirl

I don’t think that they ever anticipated using the emergency spillway. Which was rather short-sighted as it turns out.


6 posted on 02/15/2017 12:22:30 AM PST by meyer (The Constitution says what it says, and it doesn't say what it doesn't say.)
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To: ponygirl

Nobody.

http://abc30.com/news/california-dams-lagging-behind-inspection-schedules/1755162/


7 posted on 02/15/2017 12:25:28 AM PST by daisy12
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To: Company Man

Pic via Nat Geo

8 posted on 02/15/2017 12:41:41 AM PST by beaversmom
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To: beaversmom

Maybe what we need is a Department of Prevention.


9 posted on 02/15/2017 1:19:23 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: Company Man

bookmark


10 posted on 02/15/2017 1:30:22 AM PST by GOP Poet
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To: ponygirl

Thanks. I think I’d seen it before, but hadn’t read it. There are some great source docs in the comments, like the filing by Sierra Club et al a dozen years ago asking that the emergency spillway be covered in concrete, among other things.


11 posted on 02/15/2017 1:43:46 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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FR POSTED-—

California Governor Spends $25 Billion Per Year On Illegals; Officials Warned Dam Failing Years Ago


12 posted on 02/15/2017 2:21:04 AM PST by Liz (Coulters Law: the MSM's delay inreporting a perp means the less likely it's a white Christian)
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Dams can and will fail if they’re not maintained properly. Now, with all the money Cal spends on BS, why wasn’t the money spent to maintain this crucial damn?

Jerry Brown and his pack of crapweasel democrats should be arrested.


13 posted on 02/15/2017 3:04:38 AM PST by Bullish (May as well just rename Hollywood---> Hypocrite city)
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The dam was not maintained because the Democrats stole the money to maintain it. The Democrats knew that if anything went wrong because the dam wasn’t properly maintained they would not be the ones that would suffer. Democrats corrupt everything they touch. Look at how they left the military. But I don’t blame the Democrats for that one. They are what they are. I blame a majority of voters because they are who said that they wanted to be ruled by a muslim.


14 posted on 02/15/2017 3:13:18 AM PST by sport
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To: meyer

CA is in a “perpetual drought”—did you forget??


15 posted on 02/15/2017 4:16:01 AM PST by muskah
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To: Company Man

Is the spillway the only issue with the dam?

It is hard to tell from the photo, but it appears there is some odd discoloration on the lower right hand face of the dam.

If it was only the spillway would they be evacuating? Are they currently in a situation where the dam is about to go over the primary spillway?

I was under the impression that CA was experiencing a drought.

After seeing the picture & secondary spillway picture, I am still scratching my head.


16 posted on 02/15/2017 4:46:57 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: beaversmom

Jeebus! That’s one of the last places on Earth I would ever volunteer to go.


17 posted on 02/15/2017 4:52:10 AM PST by PLMerite
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To: daisy12; maggief

From the link....”may be operating without an emergency action plan”. Why the HECK is that an option?!?


18 posted on 02/15/2017 4:59:31 AM PST by mewzilla (I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
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To: Company Man

HIGH SPEED TRAIN! HIGH SPEED TRAIN! MIGHT SPEED MONORAIL! MONORAIL MONORAIL.

Who needs dams? Global warmiing means it will never rain again. Or os global warming causing the rain? Nah. Bush’s fault.


19 posted on 02/15/2017 6:26:51 AM PST by Organic Panic (Rich White Man Evicts Poor Black Family From Public Housing - MSNBCPBSCNNNYTABC)
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To: beaversmom

“Gee Dave... that sure is a big cavernous hole back in there in the direction the water comes from, isn’t it... no tellin’ how far back it goes...”


20 posted on 02/15/2017 6:30:27 AM PST by OKSooner (If they're wearing masks, shoot them in the knee and then waterboard them.)
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