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While Oroville’s earthen spillway was designed to handle cascades of more than 200,000 cubic feet per second, engineers at the state Department of Water Resources were stunned by how quickly the bank melted away under just a small fraction of that force last weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Operators at Don Pedro got clearance from the Army Corps of Engineers to increase their releases recently, but they say the limiting factor is the narrow river channel downstream, which can’t handle extremely high flows.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were trying to push out as much water as we could,” says Smart. “The channel capacity has been hard. 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The outflow from the primary Oroville Spillway remains at 100,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) to decrease the lake level by 50 feet to handle the next round of storms this week. Photo taken Feb. 13, 2017. \u003ccite>(Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11316665\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11316665 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24264_GettyImages-635173108-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"The Oroville Dam spillway releases 100,000 cubic feet of water per second down the main spillway in Oroville, California on February 13, 2017 Almost 200,000 people were under evacuation orders in northern California Monday after a threat of catastrophic failure at the United States' tallest dam. Officials said the threat had subsided for the moment as water levels at the Oroville Dam, 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of Sacramento, have eased. But people were still being told to stay out of the area.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24264_GettyImages-635173108-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24264_GettyImages-635173108-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24264_GettyImages-635173108-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24264_GettyImages-635173108-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24264_GettyImages-635173108-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24264_GettyImages-635173108-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24264_GettyImages-635173108-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24264_GettyImages-635173108-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24264_GettyImages-635173108-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oroville Dam spillway releases 100,000 cubic feet of water per second down the main spillway in Oroville, California, on Feb. 13, 2017. \u003ccite>(Josh Edelson/AFP-Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11316673\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11316673\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-12018_02_13_2017-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"California Department of Water Resources crews inspect and evaluate the erosion just below the Lake Oroville Emergency Spillway site after lake levels receded on Monday morning. The outflow from the primary Oroville Spillway remains at 100,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) to decrease the lake level by 50 feet to handle the next round of storms this week. Photo taken February 13, 2017. Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Department of Water Resources crews inspect and evaluate the erosion just below the Lake Oroville Emergency Spillway site after lake levels receded on Monday morning. The outflow from the primary Oroville Spillway remains at 100,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) to decrease the lake level by 50 feet to handle the next round of storms this week. Photo taken Feb. 13, 2017. Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources \u003ccite>(Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11316671\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11316671\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11907_02_13_2017-800x455.jpg\" alt=\"California Department of Water Resources continues to release 100,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water from the primary Oroville Spillway, while crews inspect and evaluate the erosion just below the Lake Oroville Emergency Spillway site on Monday February 13, 2017. Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY\" width=\"800\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11907_02_13_2017-800x455.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11907_02_13_2017-160x91.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11907_02_13_2017-1020x580.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11907_02_13_2017-1920x1091.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11907_02_13_2017-1180x671.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11907_02_13_2017-960x546.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11907_02_13_2017-240x136.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11907_02_13_2017-375x213.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11907_02_13_2017-520x296.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crews inspect and evaluate the erosion just below the Lake Oroville Emergency Spillway site on Monday Feb. 13, 2017. Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources \u003ccite>(Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11316668\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11316668\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11835_02_13_2017-800x509.jpg\" alt=\"A huge spray cloud hangs over the Oroville Spillway as the California Department of Water Resources continues to release 100,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) from the damage spillway to decrease the lake level by 50 feet to handle the next round of storms expected this week. Photo taken February 13, 2017. \" width=\"800\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11835_02_13_2017-800x509.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11835_02_13_2017-160x102.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11835_02_13_2017-1020x649.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11835_02_13_2017-1920x1221.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11835_02_13_2017-1180x750.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11835_02_13_2017-960x610.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11835_02_13_2017-240x153.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11835_02_13_2017-375x238.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11835_02_13_2017-520x331.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A huge spray cloud hangs over the Oroville Spillway as the California Department of Water Resources continues to release 100,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) from the damaged spillway to decrease the lake level by 50 feet to handle the next round of storms expected this week. Photo taken Feb. 13, 2017. \u003ccite>(Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11316679\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11316679\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24269_GettyImages-635190672-qut-800x494.jpg\" alt=\"Evacuees Steve Allen (R) and Alicia Castro (L) lay on a cot at the Placer County Fairgrounds evacuation center in Roseville, California on February 13, 2017. Almost 200,000 people were under evacuation orders in northern California Monday after a threat of catastrophic failure at the United States' tallest dam. Officials said the threat had subsided for the moment as water levels at the Oroville Dam, 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of Sacramento, have eased. But people were still being told to stay out of the area.\" width=\"800\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24269_GettyImages-635190672-qut-800x494.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24269_GettyImages-635190672-qut-160x99.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24269_GettyImages-635190672-qut-1020x630.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24269_GettyImages-635190672-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24269_GettyImages-635190672-qut-1180x729.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24269_GettyImages-635190672-qut-960x593.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24269_GettyImages-635190672-qut-240x148.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24269_GettyImages-635190672-qut-375x232.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24269_GettyImages-635190672-qut-520x321.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evacuees Steve Allen (R) and Alicia Castro (L) lay on a cot at the Placer County Fairgrounds evacuation center in Roseville, California, on Feb. 13, 2017. \u003ccite>(JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11316678\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11316678\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24268_GettyImages-635190572-qut-800x542.jpg\" alt=\"Evacuee Karina Garcia (L) looks on at the Placer County Fairgrounds evacuation center in Roseville, California on February 13, 2017. Almost 200,000 people were under evacuation orders in northern California Monday after a threat of catastrophic failure at the United States' tallest dam. Officials said the threat had subsided for the moment as water levels at the Oroville Dam, 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of Sacramento, have eased. But people were still being told to stay out of the area. \" width=\"800\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24268_GettyImages-635190572-qut-800x542.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24268_GettyImages-635190572-qut-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24268_GettyImages-635190572-qut-1020x691.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24268_GettyImages-635190572-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24268_GettyImages-635190572-qut-1180x799.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24268_GettyImages-635190572-qut-960x650.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24268_GettyImages-635190572-qut-240x163.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24268_GettyImages-635190572-qut-375x254.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24268_GettyImages-635190572-qut-520x352.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evacuee Karina Garcia (L) looks on at the Placer County Fairgrounds evacuation center in Roseville, California, on Feb. 13, 2017. \u003ccite>(JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11316674\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11316674\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24267_GettyImages-635168888-qut-800x488.jpg\" alt=\"A swingset sways from rushing water at Riverbend Park as the Oroville Dam releases water down the spillway in Oroville, California, on Feb. 13, 2017. Almost 200,000 people were under evacuation orders in northern California Monday after a threat of catastrophic failure at the United States' tallest dam. Officials said the threat had subsided for the moment as water levels at the Oroville Dam, 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of Sacramento, have eased. But people were still being told to stay out of the area.\" width=\"800\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24267_GettyImages-635168888-qut-800x488.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24267_GettyImages-635168888-qut-160x98.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24267_GettyImages-635168888-qut-1020x622.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24267_GettyImages-635168888-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24267_GettyImages-635168888-qut-1180x719.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24267_GettyImages-635168888-qut-960x585.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24267_GettyImages-635168888-qut-240x146.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24267_GettyImages-635168888-qut-375x229.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24267_GettyImages-635168888-qut-520x317.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A swing set sways from rushing water at Riverbend Park as the Oroville Dam releases water down the spillway in Oroville, California, on Feb. 13, 2017. Nearly 200,000 people were under evacuation orders in Northern California after a threat of catastrophic failure at the United States’ tallest dam. Officials said the threat had subsided as water levels at the Oroville Dam, 75 miles north of Sacramento, have eased. But people were still being told to stay out of the area. \u003ccite>(JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11316664\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11316664\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24263_GettyImages-635176484-qut-800x496.jpg\" alt=\"Riverbend Park is seen under flood water in Oroville, California on February 13, 2017. .Almost 200,000 people were under evacuation orders in northern California Monday after a threat of catastrophic failure at the United States' tallest dam. Officials said the threat had subsided for the moment as water levels at the Oroville Dam, 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of Sacramento, have eased. But people were still being told to stay out of the area. \" width=\"800\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24263_GettyImages-635176484-qut-800x496.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24263_GettyImages-635176484-qut-160x99.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24263_GettyImages-635176484-qut-1020x632.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24263_GettyImages-635176484-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24263_GettyImages-635176484-qut-1180x731.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24263_GettyImages-635176484-qut-960x595.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24263_GettyImages-635176484-qut-240x149.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24263_GettyImages-635176484-qut-375x232.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24263_GettyImages-635176484-qut-520x322.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Riverbend Park is seen under flood water in Oroville, California, on Feb. 13, 2017. \u003ccite>(JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11316676\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11316676\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24266_GettyImages-635175152-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"An orchard is turned to swamp land as flood waters rise near Oroville, California, on Feb. 13, 2017. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24266_GettyImages-635175152-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24266_GettyImages-635175152-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24266_GettyImages-635175152-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24266_GettyImages-635175152-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24266_GettyImages-635175152-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24266_GettyImages-635175152-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24266_GettyImages-635175152-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24266_GettyImages-635175152-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24266_GettyImages-635175152-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An orchard is turned to swamp land as flood waters rise near Oroville, California, on Feb. 13, 2017. \u003ccite>(JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Large-scale releases of water are ongoing at Oroville Dam, where the water level has fallen to about 12 feet below the emergency spillway structure that engineers believed was on the verge of failure on Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some photos of the main and emergency spillways, the evacuees and the flooding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11316672\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11316672 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-12011_02_13_2017-1-800x546.jpg\" alt=\"California Department of Water Resources crews inspect and evaluate the erosion just below the Lake Oroville Emergency Spillway site after lake levels receded on Monday morning. The outflow from the primary Oroville Spillway remains at 100,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) to decrease the lake level by 50 feet to handle the next round of storms this week. Photo taken February 13, 2017. \" width=\"800\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-12011_02_13_2017-1-800x546.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-12011_02_13_2017-1-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-12011_02_13_2017-1-1020x696.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-12011_02_13_2017-1-1920x1310.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-12011_02_13_2017-1-1180x805.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-12011_02_13_2017-1-960x655.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-12011_02_13_2017-1-240x164.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-12011_02_13_2017-1-375x256.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-12011_02_13_2017-1-520x355.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Department of Water Resources crews inspect and evaluate the erosion just below the Lake Oroville Emergency Spillway site after lake levels receded on Monday morning. The outflow from the primary Oroville Spillway remains at 100,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) to decrease the lake level by 50 feet to handle the next round of storms this week. Photo taken Feb. 13, 2017. \u003ccite>(Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11316665\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11316665 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24264_GettyImages-635173108-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"The Oroville Dam spillway releases 100,000 cubic feet of water per second down the main spillway in Oroville, California on February 13, 2017 Almost 200,000 people were under evacuation orders in northern California Monday after a threat of catastrophic failure at the United States' tallest dam. Officials said the threat had subsided for the moment as water levels at the Oroville Dam, 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of Sacramento, have eased. But people were still being told to stay out of the area.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24264_GettyImages-635173108-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24264_GettyImages-635173108-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24264_GettyImages-635173108-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24264_GettyImages-635173108-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24264_GettyImages-635173108-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24264_GettyImages-635173108-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24264_GettyImages-635173108-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24264_GettyImages-635173108-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24264_GettyImages-635173108-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oroville Dam spillway releases 100,000 cubic feet of water per second down the main spillway in Oroville, California, on Feb. 13, 2017. \u003ccite>(Josh Edelson/AFP-Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11316673\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11316673\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-12018_02_13_2017-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"California Department of Water Resources crews inspect and evaluate the erosion just below the Lake Oroville Emergency Spillway site after lake levels receded on Monday morning. The outflow from the primary Oroville Spillway remains at 100,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) to decrease the lake level by 50 feet to handle the next round of storms this week. Photo taken February 13, 2017. Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Department of Water Resources crews inspect and evaluate the erosion just below the Lake Oroville Emergency Spillway site after lake levels receded on Monday morning. The outflow from the primary Oroville Spillway remains at 100,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) to decrease the lake level by 50 feet to handle the next round of storms this week. Photo taken Feb. 13, 2017. Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources \u003ccite>(Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11316671\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11316671\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11907_02_13_2017-800x455.jpg\" alt=\"California Department of Water Resources continues to release 100,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water from the primary Oroville Spillway, while crews inspect and evaluate the erosion just below the Lake Oroville Emergency Spillway site on Monday February 13, 2017. Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY\" width=\"800\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11907_02_13_2017-800x455.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11907_02_13_2017-160x91.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11907_02_13_2017-1020x580.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11907_02_13_2017-1920x1091.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11907_02_13_2017-1180x671.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11907_02_13_2017-960x546.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11907_02_13_2017-240x136.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11907_02_13_2017-375x213.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11907_02_13_2017-520x296.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crews inspect and evaluate the erosion just below the Lake Oroville Emergency Spillway site on Monday Feb. 13, 2017. Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources \u003ccite>(Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11316668\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11316668\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11835_02_13_2017-800x509.jpg\" alt=\"A huge spray cloud hangs over the Oroville Spillway as the California Department of Water Resources continues to release 100,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) from the damage spillway to decrease the lake level by 50 feet to handle the next round of storms expected this week. Photo taken February 13, 2017. \" width=\"800\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11835_02_13_2017-800x509.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11835_02_13_2017-160x102.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11835_02_13_2017-1020x649.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11835_02_13_2017-1920x1221.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11835_02_13_2017-1180x750.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11835_02_13_2017-960x610.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11835_02_13_2017-240x153.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11835_02_13_2017-375x238.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage-11835_02_13_2017-520x331.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A huge spray cloud hangs over the Oroville Spillway as the California Department of Water Resources continues to release 100,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) from the damaged spillway to decrease the lake level by 50 feet to handle the next round of storms expected this week. Photo taken Feb. 13, 2017. \u003ccite>(Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11316679\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11316679\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24269_GettyImages-635190672-qut-800x494.jpg\" alt=\"Evacuees Steve Allen (R) and Alicia Castro (L) lay on a cot at the Placer County Fairgrounds evacuation center in Roseville, California on February 13, 2017. Almost 200,000 people were under evacuation orders in northern California Monday after a threat of catastrophic failure at the United States' tallest dam. Officials said the threat had subsided for the moment as water levels at the Oroville Dam, 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of Sacramento, have eased. But people were still being told to stay out of the area.\" width=\"800\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24269_GettyImages-635190672-qut-800x494.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24269_GettyImages-635190672-qut-160x99.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24269_GettyImages-635190672-qut-1020x630.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24269_GettyImages-635190672-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24269_GettyImages-635190672-qut-1180x729.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24269_GettyImages-635190672-qut-960x593.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24269_GettyImages-635190672-qut-240x148.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24269_GettyImages-635190672-qut-375x232.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24269_GettyImages-635190672-qut-520x321.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evacuees Steve Allen (R) and Alicia Castro (L) lay on a cot at the Placer County Fairgrounds evacuation center in Roseville, California, on Feb. 13, 2017. \u003ccite>(JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11316678\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11316678\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24268_GettyImages-635190572-qut-800x542.jpg\" alt=\"Evacuee Karina Garcia (L) looks on at the Placer County Fairgrounds evacuation center in Roseville, California on February 13, 2017. Almost 200,000 people were under evacuation orders in northern California Monday after a threat of catastrophic failure at the United States' tallest dam. Officials said the threat had subsided for the moment as water levels at the Oroville Dam, 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of Sacramento, have eased. But people were still being told to stay out of the area. \" width=\"800\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24268_GettyImages-635190572-qut-800x542.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24268_GettyImages-635190572-qut-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24268_GettyImages-635190572-qut-1020x691.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24268_GettyImages-635190572-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24268_GettyImages-635190572-qut-1180x799.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24268_GettyImages-635190572-qut-960x650.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24268_GettyImages-635190572-qut-240x163.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24268_GettyImages-635190572-qut-375x254.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24268_GettyImages-635190572-qut-520x352.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evacuee Karina Garcia (L) looks on at the Placer County Fairgrounds evacuation center in Roseville, California, on Feb. 13, 2017. \u003ccite>(JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11316674\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11316674\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24267_GettyImages-635168888-qut-800x488.jpg\" alt=\"A swingset sways from rushing water at Riverbend Park as the Oroville Dam releases water down the spillway in Oroville, California, on Feb. 13, 2017. Almost 200,000 people were under evacuation orders in northern California Monday after a threat of catastrophic failure at the United States' tallest dam. Officials said the threat had subsided for the moment as water levels at the Oroville Dam, 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of Sacramento, have eased. But people were still being told to stay out of the area.\" width=\"800\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24267_GettyImages-635168888-qut-800x488.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24267_GettyImages-635168888-qut-160x98.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24267_GettyImages-635168888-qut-1020x622.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24267_GettyImages-635168888-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24267_GettyImages-635168888-qut-1180x719.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24267_GettyImages-635168888-qut-960x585.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24267_GettyImages-635168888-qut-240x146.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24267_GettyImages-635168888-qut-375x229.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24267_GettyImages-635168888-qut-520x317.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A swing set sways from rushing water at Riverbend Park as the Oroville Dam releases water down the spillway in Oroville, California, on Feb. 13, 2017. Nearly 200,000 people were under evacuation orders in Northern California after a threat of catastrophic failure at the United States’ tallest dam. Officials said the threat had subsided as water levels at the Oroville Dam, 75 miles north of Sacramento, have eased. But people were still being told to stay out of the area. \u003ccite>(JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11316664\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11316664\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24263_GettyImages-635176484-qut-800x496.jpg\" alt=\"Riverbend Park is seen under flood water in Oroville, California on February 13, 2017. .Almost 200,000 people were under evacuation orders in northern California Monday after a threat of catastrophic failure at the United States' tallest dam. Officials said the threat had subsided for the moment as water levels at the Oroville Dam, 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of Sacramento, have eased. But people were still being told to stay out of the area. \" width=\"800\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24263_GettyImages-635176484-qut-800x496.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24263_GettyImages-635176484-qut-160x99.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24263_GettyImages-635176484-qut-1020x632.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24263_GettyImages-635176484-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24263_GettyImages-635176484-qut-1180x731.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24263_GettyImages-635176484-qut-960x595.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24263_GettyImages-635176484-qut-240x149.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24263_GettyImages-635176484-qut-375x232.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24263_GettyImages-635176484-qut-520x322.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Riverbend Park is seen under flood water in Oroville, California, on Feb. 13, 2017. \u003ccite>(JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11316676\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11316676\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24266_GettyImages-635175152-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"An orchard is turned to swamp land as flood waters rise near Oroville, California, on Feb. 13, 2017. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24266_GettyImages-635175152-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24266_GettyImages-635175152-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24266_GettyImages-635175152-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24266_GettyImages-635175152-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24266_GettyImages-635175152-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24266_GettyImages-635175152-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24266_GettyImages-635175152-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24266_GettyImages-635175152-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24266_GettyImages-635175152-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An orchard is turned to swamp land as flood waters rise near Oroville, California, on Feb. 13, 2017. \u003ccite>(JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 2:45 p.m.\u003c/strong> Tuesday: The evacuation order affecting some 180,000 residents along the course of the Feather River below Oroville Dam has been reduced to a warning, allowing residents to return to their homes, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said during a press conference.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Taking into account the current level of risk, the predicted strength of the next round of inclement weather and the capacity of the lake to accommodate increased inflow associated with those storms, we have concluded that it is safe to reduce the immediate evacuation order currently in place to an evacuation warning,” Honea said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Department of Water Resources indicated during the conference that the inflow of water to the reservoir continues to drop and that about 100,000 cubic feet of water per second is being released.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re continuing to make significant gains in removing water from the reservoir,” acting DWR chief Bill Croyle said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>DWR officials said the goal is to get the level of the reservoir down to flood control storage, which is about 850 feet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 8:15 a.m. Tuesday:\u003c/strong> Large-scale releases of water continue at Oroville Dam, and the level of the giant reservoir there has dropped to about 12 feet below the emergency spillway structure that engineers believed was on the verge of failure on Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Department of Water Resources and other agencies are continuing to assess the condition of the slope below the dam, parts of which were scoured down to rock by the force of water rushing over the emergency release structure over the weekend. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The crisis was triggered a week ago, when serious damage to the dam’s main spillway was detected just as runoff began cascading into the nearly full lake after a series of wet, warm storms. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Jerry Brown has issued \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=19683\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an emergency declaration\u003c/a> to help speed up state agencies’ response to the Oroville crisis. On Monday, he told reporters at \u003ca href=\"http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article132550884.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a Sacramento-area media briefing\u003c/a> with emergency officials that he’s confident the Trump administration will respond promptly to the state’s requests for aid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Responding to questions about whether the Department of Water Resources should have done more to reinforce the emergency spillway system — as \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/02/12/oroville-dam-feds-and-state-officials-ignored-warnings-12-years-ago/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suggested by environmental groups\u003c/a> during a 2005 relicensing process — Brown said: \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“Every time you have one of these disasters, people perk up and start looking at analogous situations and things that you might not have paid as much attention to. But we live in a world of risk – the earthquake shook the Bay Bridge, and then we the state and all the different governors had to put up a new bridge.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Tuesday morning, 180,000 people remain evacuated along the course of the Feather River in the east-central Sacramento Valley. At a media briefing Monday, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said the evacuation order, issued hurriedly on Sunday, would be in place until agencies handling the situation at the dam say the danger of a catastrophic emergency spillway failure is past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A series of storms expected to begin rolling across Northern California on Wednesday night are expected to trigger a new rise in Lake Oroville — the reason dam managers are continuing to try to lower the lake as fast as the damaged main spillway will allow. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 1:20 p.m. Monday:\u003c/strong> Here are four big takeaways from the Department of Water Resources (with other local officials) noontime briefing on the situation at Oroville Dam:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First: The evacuation order that forced 180,000 people from their homes on Sunday will remain in place for now. Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea, whose jurisdiction includes the dam and the communities immediately downstream, said he is depending on the advice of “subject-matter experts” from the DWR and other agencies before people are allowed to return home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Second: The desperate effort to lower Lake Oroville’s level after an imminent failure of the dam’s emergency spillway continues. With water pounding down the severely damaged main spillway at nearly 100,000 cubic feet per second — that’s about 750,000 gallons, for those of us who don’t measure water in cubic feet — the giant reservoir is falling at about 4 inches per hour and is now about 5 feet from the top of the emergency spillway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Third: Dam and water managers are preparing for the resumption of winter storms over the Feather River watershed above Lake Oroville. The DWR’s \u003ca href=\"https://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/products/QPF.pdf\">10-day precipitation forecast\u003c/a>, based on analysis of weather models, suggests that the next round of storms will be much colder and drop less than half the precipitation than the very warm weather systems that helped trigger the Oroville crisis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fourth: The DWR and other state and federal agencies are going to face very tough questioning about whether something should have been done years ago to shore up the emergency spillway structure and adjacent hillside. Those questions will be prompted by a story by KQED Science Managing Editor and San Jose Mercury News reporter Paul Rogers, who \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/02/12/oroville-dam-feds-and-state-officials-ignored-warnings-12-years-ago/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">details concerns raised about the soundness of the emergency spillway system\u003c/a> back in 2005.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 11:15 a.m. Monday:\u003c/strong> Water levels continue to drop this morning at the nation’s tallest dam, reducing the risk of a catastrophic spillway collapse and easing community fears. However, officials say they do not yet have enough information to lift an evacuation order that displaced nearly 200,000 people Sunday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials from the California Department of Water Resources are in the process of inspecting an erosion scar on the spillway at the dam on Lake Oroville. After a series of storms this month, the water level rose significantly at the lake and the high water forced the use of the dam’s emergency spillway, or overflow, for the first time in the dam’s nearly 50-year history on Saturday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With more rain expected Wednesday and Thursday, officials are trying to fix the damage and hoping to reduce the dam’s water level by 50 feet ahead of the coming storms. According to the California Department of Water Resources, the lake level was about 5 feet lower this morning (and dropping) than at its high point last night. It continues to drop about 3 to 4 inches per hour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/kcrajavora/status/831190889569464320/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sudden evacuation order on Sunday caused confusion and chaos, as more than 500 people showed up at a Red Cross evacuation center in Chico. The shelter ran out of blankets and cots, and a tractor-trailer with 1,000 more cots was stuck in the gridlock of traffic fleeing the potential flooding Sunday night, said Red Cross shelter manager Pam Deditch. The Beale Air Force Base also took in about 375 residents, \u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-live-updates-oroville-dam-20170212-htmlstory.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to the L.A. Times\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A California Highway Patrol spokesman said two planes would help with traffic control and possible search-and-rescue missions this morning. At least 250 California law enforcement officers are posted near the dam and along evacuation routes to manage the exodus and ensure evacuated towns don’t become targets for looting or other criminal activity. And the California National Guard also notified all of its 23,000 soldiers and airmen to be ready to deploy, the first time an alert for the entire California National Guard had been issued since the 1992 riots in Los Angeles. FEMA has also said it is setting up an incident command center with the California Office of Emergency Services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CHPCommissioner/status/831207748004048896\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While fears have eased slightly, a lot is still unknown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need to continue to lower the lake levels, and we need to give the Department of Water Resources time to fully evaluate the situation so we can make the decision to whether or not it is safe to repopulate the area,” said Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Acting Director of the Department of Water Resources Bill Croyle said officials will be able to assess the damage to the emergency spillway now that the lake level has come down. Unexpected erosion chewed through the main spillway during heavy rain earlier this week, sending chunks of concrete flying and creating a 200-foot-long, 30-foot-deep hole. Engineers do not yet know what caused the cave-in, but Chris Orrock, a Department of Water Resources spokesman, said it appears the dam’s main spillway has stopped crumbling, even though it is still being used for water releases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A gallery from DWR of the erosion earlier this week:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"rectangular\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"11307354,11307355,11307356,11307357,11307358,11307359,11307360,11307361,11307362,11307363,11307364,11307365\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Associated Press contributed reporting to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update: Sunday, Feb. 12, 10:45 p.m.: \u003c/strong>The level of Lake Oroville has dropped enough to prevent water from cascading over the emergency spillway, stopping the erosion that threatens the structure, water officials said late Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said this doesn’t mean the area is out of danger, however, and he doesn’t yet know when he might have enough information to lift the evacuation order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need to give the Department of Water Resources (DWR) time to thoroughly evaluate [the spillway], in order to make decisions about whether or not it is safe to repopulate areas,” Honea said. “I recognize how tough this situation is on people, but as you’ve heard tonight, we needed to do that to ensure the public safety. And that’s the thing we’ll focus on going forth.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Jerry Brown issued an emergency proclamation late Sunday, freeing up personnel and equipment to help with everything from evacuations to flood control to patrolling evacuated areas. The California Highway Patrol, Cal Fire and the National Guard have deployed helicopters, planes, fire engines and high water trucks — or have them standing by — and have mobilized hundreds of law enforcement and other personnel, including swift water rescue teams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>DWR on Sunday nearly doubled the flow over the primary concrete spillway, from 55,000 to 100,000 cubic feet per second. That brought the level of the lake down below the lip of the emergency spillway by mid-evening, easing the threat of collapse. But water officials now want to lower the lake another 50 feet, to make room for storms due later this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency’s acting director, Bill Croyle, said officials were able to get up in helicopters to inspect the spillway visually Sunday night, but need to be out on the ground tomorrow at first light to look at the erosion scar. Croyle said the goal is to ensure the emergency spillway not only doesn’t fail, but is able to be used the rest of the winter rainy season, if necessary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This erosion scar happened for a reason, so we want to understand that,” Croyle said, adding that the department has not yet dropped any bags of rocks into the erosion scar, or taken any other corrective measures to repair it\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials said evacuation orders affect 76,000 residents in Yuba City, 65,000 in Yuba County, 35,000 in Butte County and 12,000 people in Marysville. The California Highway Patrol is urging evacuees to take Highway 99 or State Route 70 north to escape the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original Story, Sunday Feb. 12:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State water officials say the “auxiliary” spillway at Oroville Dam could fail at any time and they ordered emergency evacuations late this afternoon for thousands of people from Oroville to Gridley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We didn’t have the luxury of waiting to see if all was OK,” said Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea, explaining that when he ordered the evacuations, officials believed the spillway might collapse within hours. “We needed to get people moving and save lives in case the worst-case scenario came to fruition.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Department of Water Resources urged residents of Oroville to head north, toward Chico. Residents elsewhere downstream should follow the orders of their local law enforcement, the department said. Officials have set up an evacuation shelter at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds in Chico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The spillway is still holding, despite a hole that is eroding at its lower edge, due to the pressure of water cascading over the lip of the spillway. Earlier Sunday, water officials estimated the hole was eroding inward at a fast enough rate to cause a collapse sometime in the early evening, but at a press conference shortly after 6 p.m., officials said the hole was eroding more slowly than they’d expected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”WFj3LQ7Pt7laj6spCKLasjb82PE3leq1″]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sheriff Hornea said the plan is to use helicopters to drop bags of rocks into the crevice and prevent further erosion. Cal Fire incident commander Kevin Lawson said the agency has helicopters and engines standing ready to be deployed and is mobilizing hand crews on both sides of the river to assist with any flooding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Water officials said they are relieving pressure on the spillway by increasing water flows down the primary concrete spillway, and that they have not seen any further damage Sunday to the concrete, due to the additional water. The primary spillway developed a massive cavity last week, which has expanded as water flows increased.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The auxiliary spillway is separate from the main dam structure. It’s essentially an ungated 1,700-foot-wide notch in the rim of the reservoir, which began overflowing Saturday morning, days after the dam’s concrete-lined main spillway began to crumble. Below an initial concrete lip, water courses over bare earth all the way to the Feather River below, scouring the incline of earth, rocks and trees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite earlier reports that the lake level was dropping on Saturday, erosion on the auxiliary spillway has increased beyond expectations. Oroville Dam contains California’s second-largest reservoir, and is currently holding back more than 3.5 million acre-feet of water.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Jerry Brown has issued \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=19683\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an emergency declaration\u003c/a> to help speed up state agencies’ response to the Oroville crisis. On Monday, he told reporters at \u003ca href=\"http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article132550884.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a Sacramento-area media briefing\u003c/a> with emergency officials that he’s confident the Trump administration will respond promptly to the state’s requests for aid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Responding to questions about whether the Department of Water Resources should have done more to reinforce the emergency spillway system — as \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/02/12/oroville-dam-feds-and-state-officials-ignored-warnings-12-years-ago/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suggested by environmental groups\u003c/a> during a 2005 relicensing process — Brown said: \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“Every time you have one of these disasters, people perk up and start looking at analogous situations and things that you might not have paid as much attention to. But we live in a world of risk – the earthquake shook the Bay Bridge, and then we the state and all the different governors had to put up a new bridge.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Tuesday morning, 180,000 people remain evacuated along the course of the Feather River in the east-central Sacramento Valley. At a media briefing Monday, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said the evacuation order, issued hurriedly on Sunday, would be in place until agencies handling the situation at the dam say the danger of a catastrophic emergency spillway failure is past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A series of storms expected to begin rolling across Northern California on Wednesday night are expected to trigger a new rise in Lake Oroville — the reason dam managers are continuing to try to lower the lake as fast as the damaged main spillway will allow. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 1:20 p.m. Monday:\u003c/strong> Here are four big takeaways from the Department of Water Resources (with other local officials) noontime briefing on the situation at Oroville Dam:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First: The evacuation order that forced 180,000 people from their homes on Sunday will remain in place for now. Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea, whose jurisdiction includes the dam and the communities immediately downstream, said he is depending on the advice of “subject-matter experts” from the DWR and other agencies before people are allowed to return home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Second: The desperate effort to lower Lake Oroville’s level after an imminent failure of the dam’s emergency spillway continues. With water pounding down the severely damaged main spillway at nearly 100,000 cubic feet per second — that’s about 750,000 gallons, for those of us who don’t measure water in cubic feet — the giant reservoir is falling at about 4 inches per hour and is now about 5 feet from the top of the emergency spillway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Third: Dam and water managers are preparing for the resumption of winter storms over the Feather River watershed above Lake Oroville. The DWR’s \u003ca href=\"https://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/products/QPF.pdf\">10-day precipitation forecast\u003c/a>, based on analysis of weather models, suggests that the next round of storms will be much colder and drop less than half the precipitation than the very warm weather systems that helped trigger the Oroville crisis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fourth: The DWR and other state and federal agencies are going to face very tough questioning about whether something should have been done years ago to shore up the emergency spillway structure and adjacent hillside. Those questions will be prompted by a story by KQED Science Managing Editor and San Jose Mercury News reporter Paul Rogers, who \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/02/12/oroville-dam-feds-and-state-officials-ignored-warnings-12-years-ago/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">details concerns raised about the soundness of the emergency spillway system\u003c/a> back in 2005.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 11:15 a.m. Monday:\u003c/strong> Water levels continue to drop this morning at the nation’s tallest dam, reducing the risk of a catastrophic spillway collapse and easing community fears. However, officials say they do not yet have enough information to lift an evacuation order that displaced nearly 200,000 people Sunday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials from the California Department of Water Resources are in the process of inspecting an erosion scar on the spillway at the dam on Lake Oroville. After a series of storms this month, the water level rose significantly at the lake and the high water forced the use of the dam’s emergency spillway, or overflow, for the first time in the dam’s nearly 50-year history on Saturday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With more rain expected Wednesday and Thursday, officials are trying to fix the damage and hoping to reduce the dam’s water level by 50 feet ahead of the coming storms. According to the California Department of Water Resources, the lake level was about 5 feet lower this morning (and dropping) than at its high point last night. It continues to drop about 3 to 4 inches per hour.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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And that’s the thing we’ll focus on going forth.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Jerry Brown issued an emergency proclamation late Sunday, freeing up personnel and equipment to help with everything from evacuations to flood control to patrolling evacuated areas. The California Highway Patrol, Cal Fire and the National Guard have deployed helicopters, planes, fire engines and high water trucks — or have them standing by — and have mobilized hundreds of law enforcement and other personnel, including swift water rescue teams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>DWR on Sunday nearly doubled the flow over the primary concrete spillway, from 55,000 to 100,000 cubic feet per second. That brought the level of the lake down below the lip of the emergency spillway by mid-evening, easing the threat of collapse. But water officials now want to lower the lake another 50 feet, to make room for storms due later this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency’s acting director, Bill Croyle, said officials were able to get up in helicopters to inspect the spillway visually Sunday night, but need to be out on the ground tomorrow at first light to look at the erosion scar. Croyle said the goal is to ensure the emergency spillway not only doesn’t fail, but is able to be used the rest of the winter rainy season, if necessary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This erosion scar happened for a reason, so we want to understand that,” Croyle said, adding that the department has not yet dropped any bags of rocks into the erosion scar, or taken any other corrective measures to repair it\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials said evacuation orders affect 76,000 residents in Yuba City, 65,000 in Yuba County, 35,000 in Butte County and 12,000 people in Marysville. The California Highway Patrol is urging evacuees to take Highway 99 or State Route 70 north to escape the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original Story, Sunday Feb. 12:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State water officials say the “auxiliary” spillway at Oroville Dam could fail at any time and they ordered emergency evacuations late this afternoon for thousands of people from Oroville to Gridley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We didn’t have the luxury of waiting to see if all was OK,” said Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea, explaining that when he ordered the evacuations, officials believed the spillway might collapse within hours. “We needed to get people moving and save lives in case the worst-case scenario came to fruition.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Department of Water Resources urged residents of Oroville to head north, toward Chico. Residents elsewhere downstream should follow the orders of their local law enforcement, the department said. Officials have set up an evacuation shelter at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds in Chico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The spillway is still holding, despite a hole that is eroding at its lower edge, due to the pressure of water cascading over the lip of the spillway. Earlier Sunday, water officials estimated the hole was eroding inward at a fast enough rate to cause a collapse sometime in the early evening, but at a press conference shortly after 6 p.m., officials said the hole was eroding more slowly than they’d expected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sheriff Hornea said the plan is to use helicopters to drop bags of rocks into the crevice and prevent further erosion. 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"content": "\u003cp>They may look pretty innocuous — those leaf blowers, hedge trimmers and gas mowers wielded by a small army of gardening crews across the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">Yes, really, there will be more pollution from gas-powered gardening equipment than from cars.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>They’re not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to state air quality officials, those machines are some of the biggest polluters in California. In fact, by 2020, leaf blowers and other small gas engines will create more ozone pollution than all of the passenger cars in the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, really, there will be more pollution from gas-powered gardening equipment than from cars, confirms Michael Benjamin, division chief at the California Air Resources Board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We expect that ozone-contributing pollutants from small off-road engines will exceed those same emissions from cars around the 2020 time frame,” says Benjamin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s a reason for that: Regulations on car exhaust have gotten tighter and tighter over the years, substantially reducing their ozone-damaging emissions. At the same time, while there have been some controls on the smaller gas engines, there haven’t been enough, says Benjamin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pollutants from all of those hedge trimmers and gas chainsaws across the state add up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are about 16 million pieces of small off-road equipment in California. That compares to a vehicle population of about 18 million statewide,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So the state is planning some sweeping changes to fix that. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.arb.ca.gov/homepage.htm\">California Air Resources Board \u003c/a>just proposed a \u003ca href=\"https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/offroad/sore/sore.htm\">new rule change\u003c/a>—to lower emissions from small gas engines by 85 percent within a decade, starting in 2020.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11315407\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24186_DSC_2799-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11315407\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24186_DSC_2799-qut-1020x1530.jpg\" alt=\"Ulysses Solorcano works on Bautista's gardening crew in LA.\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24186_DSC_2799-qut-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24186_DSC_2799-qut-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24186_DSC_2799-qut-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24186_DSC_2799-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24186_DSC_2799-qut-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24186_DSC_2799-qut-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24186_DSC_2799-qut-240x360.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24186_DSC_2799-qut-375x563.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24186_DSC_2799-qut-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ulysses Solorcano works on Noe Bautista’s gardening crew in L.A. \u003ccite>(David Gorn/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That will affect landscaping and gardening crews across the state. Noe Bautista of Los Angeles has been on the front line of that pollution most of his life. He has worked on a gardening crew for decades—inhaling the formaldehyde, benzene and particulate matter in the equipment fumes, and enduring up to 100 decibels of noise and constant machine vibration all day, six days per week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s pretty bad,” says Bautista. “You have to be smelling that smoke all the time, and it can cause you a lot of health problems, allergies and getting sick all the time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now he runs Bautista’s Landscaping in western L.A., so he doesn’t run the gear himself anymore, but he sees his workers facing the same hazards every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can feel it right away,” he says. “You have a headache right away with all that smoke.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bautista is determined that his workers won’t endure the same health problems he’s had. \u003ca href=\"http://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/\">Cal/OSHA\u003c/a> does have workplace safety guidelines in place and that helps, he says. But on many small gardening crews, most of the young workers either don’t know they should be wearing face masks or earplugs, or they refuse to wear them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s why Bautista agreed to work with a nonprofit based in Santa Monica called \u003ca href=\"https://www.agza.net/\">American Green Zone Alliance\u003c/a> (AGZA), which is trying to get these crews to switch to electric machinery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dan Mabe heads the AGZA group. At an expansive backyard in western Los Angeles, he has spread out a wide lawnful of equipment for Bautista’s workers to test. Once they try out the green machinery — which has less vibration, less noise and no fumes — they’re hooked, says Mabe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And breakthroughs in technology have given the electric equipment additional power with longer battery life, so it makes sense financially to switch, too, he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11315406\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24161_IMG_4354-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11315406 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24161_IMG_4354-qut-1020x765.jpg\" alt=\"RS24161_IMG_4354-qut\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24161_IMG_4354-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24161_IMG_4354-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24161_IMG_4354-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24161_IMG_4354-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24161_IMG_4354-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24161_IMG_4354-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24161_IMG_4354-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24161_IMG_4354-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24161_IMG_4354-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dan Mabe and Noe Bautista talk about replacing his crew’s gas-powered equipment with electric versions. \u003ccite>(David Gorn/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mabe has worked these gardening crews himself — “since I was 7 years old” — and has the health scares and breathing problems to prove it. Mabe’s crusade to trade in gas for electric machinery is based on a desire to improve air quality and workers’ health. But there’s another motivation for him. Many gardening crews across California are Latino, he says, and that takes the discussion to another level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can call it environmental justice. It’s a demographic that isn’t really being addressed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, cost will be the sticking point. Many small crews could have trouble affording an upgrade to cleaner equipment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s why the air quality board is putting $200,000 as seed money toward an incentive program to help landscape crews upgrade their gas equipment or convert to electric gear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But according to Sandra Giarde, executive director of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.clca.org/\">California Landscape Contractors Association\u003c/a>, those incentive programs usually fall woefully short of actual replacement cost.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, she adds, the association is worried that manufacturers could pass on costs from new air quality requirements, in the form of higher prices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bautista, for one, is ponying up the cash now and making the switch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not only for health reasons, and not only to get ahead of impending new regulations. He says the economics are actually in his favor. With huge recent improvements in battery life and power, he hopes in the long run he’s going to save a little money.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s a reason for that: Regulations on car exhaust have gotten tighter and tighter over the years, substantially reducing their ozone-damaging emissions. At the same time, while there have been some controls on the smaller gas engines, there haven’t been enough, says Benjamin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pollutants from all of those hedge trimmers and gas chainsaws across the state add up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are about 16 million pieces of small off-road equipment in California. That compares to a vehicle population of about 18 million statewide,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So the state is planning some sweeping changes to fix that. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.arb.ca.gov/homepage.htm\">California Air Resources Board \u003c/a>just proposed a \u003ca href=\"https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/offroad/sore/sore.htm\">new rule change\u003c/a>—to lower emissions from small gas engines by 85 percent within a decade, starting in 2020.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11315407\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24186_DSC_2799-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11315407\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24186_DSC_2799-qut-1020x1530.jpg\" alt=\"Ulysses Solorcano works on Bautista's gardening crew in LA.\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24186_DSC_2799-qut-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24186_DSC_2799-qut-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24186_DSC_2799-qut-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24186_DSC_2799-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24186_DSC_2799-qut-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24186_DSC_2799-qut-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24186_DSC_2799-qut-240x360.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24186_DSC_2799-qut-375x563.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24186_DSC_2799-qut-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ulysses Solorcano works on Noe Bautista’s gardening crew in L.A. \u003ccite>(David Gorn/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That will affect landscaping and gardening crews across the state. Noe Bautista of Los Angeles has been on the front line of that pollution most of his life. He has worked on a gardening crew for decades—inhaling the formaldehyde, benzene and particulate matter in the equipment fumes, and enduring up to 100 decibels of noise and constant machine vibration all day, six days per week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s pretty bad,” says Bautista. “You have to be smelling that smoke all the time, and it can cause you a lot of health problems, allergies and getting sick all the time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now he runs Bautista’s Landscaping in western L.A., so he doesn’t run the gear himself anymore, but he sees his workers facing the same hazards every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can feel it right away,” he says. “You have a headache right away with all that smoke.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bautista is determined that his workers won’t endure the same health problems he’s had. \u003ca href=\"http://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/\">Cal/OSHA\u003c/a> does have workplace safety guidelines in place and that helps, he says. But on many small gardening crews, most of the young workers either don’t know they should be wearing face masks or earplugs, or they refuse to wear them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s why Bautista agreed to work with a nonprofit based in Santa Monica called \u003ca href=\"https://www.agza.net/\">American Green Zone Alliance\u003c/a> (AGZA), which is trying to get these crews to switch to electric machinery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dan Mabe heads the AGZA group. At an expansive backyard in western Los Angeles, he has spread out a wide lawnful of equipment for Bautista’s workers to test. Once they try out the green machinery — which has less vibration, less noise and no fumes — they’re hooked, says Mabe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And breakthroughs in technology have given the electric equipment additional power with longer battery life, so it makes sense financially to switch, too, he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11315406\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24161_IMG_4354-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11315406 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24161_IMG_4354-qut-1020x765.jpg\" alt=\"RS24161_IMG_4354-qut\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24161_IMG_4354-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24161_IMG_4354-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24161_IMG_4354-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24161_IMG_4354-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24161_IMG_4354-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24161_IMG_4354-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24161_IMG_4354-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24161_IMG_4354-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24161_IMG_4354-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dan Mabe and Noe Bautista talk about replacing his crew’s gas-powered equipment with electric versions. \u003ccite>(David Gorn/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mabe has worked these gardening crews himself — “since I was 7 years old” — and has the health scares and breathing problems to prove it. Mabe’s crusade to trade in gas for electric machinery is based on a desire to improve air quality and workers’ health. But there’s another motivation for him. Many gardening crews across California are Latino, he says, and that takes the discussion to another level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can call it environmental justice. It’s a demographic that isn’t really being addressed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, cost will be the sticking point. Many small crews could have trouble affording an upgrade to cleaner equipment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s why the air quality board is putting $200,000 as seed money toward an incentive program to help landscape crews upgrade their gas equipment or convert to electric gear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But according to Sandra Giarde, executive director of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.clca.org/\">California Landscape Contractors Association\u003c/a>, those incentive programs usually fall woefully short of actual replacement cost.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, she adds, the association is worried that manufacturers could pass on costs from new air quality requirements, in the form of higher prices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bautista, for one, is ponying up the cash now and making the switch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not only for health reasons, and not only to get ahead of impending new regulations. He says the economics are actually in his favor. With huge recent improvements in battery life and power, he hopes in the long run he’s going to save a little money.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Officials say the “auxiliary” spillway at Oroville Dam could fail at any time and are ordering emergency evacuations from Oroville to Gridley. The California Department of Water Resources urged residents of Oroville to head north, toward Chico. Residents elsewhere downstream should follow the orders of their local law enforcement, the department said. Officials have set up an evacuation shelter at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds in Chico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The auxiliary spillway is separate from the main dam structure. It’s essentially an ungated 1,700-foot-wide notch in the rim of the reservoir, which began overflowing Saturday morning, days after the dam’s concrete-lined main spillway began to crumble.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some photos of the evacuation, and the main and emergency spillways.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11314172\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11314172 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24246_C4gr-h5UoAERpkg-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"RS24246_C4gr-h5UoAERpkg-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24246_C4gr-h5UoAERpkg-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24246_C4gr-h5UoAERpkg-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24246_C4gr-h5UoAERpkg-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24246_C4gr-h5UoAERpkg-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24246_C4gr-h5UoAERpkg-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24246_C4gr-h5UoAERpkg-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24246_C4gr-h5UoAERpkg-qut-520x390.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24246_C4gr-h5UoAERpkg-qut.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">There’s heavy traffic as Oroville Dam evacuees look for safe refuge . (Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11314173\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11314173 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24247_C4gwc3-UMAADodX-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"RS24247_C4gwc3-UMAADodX-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24247_C4gwc3-UMAADodX-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24247_C4gwc3-UMAADodX-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24247_C4gwc3-UMAADodX-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24247_C4gwc3-UMAADodX-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24247_C4gwc3-UMAADodX-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24247_C4gwc3-UMAADodX-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24247_C4gwc3-UMAADodX-qut-520x390.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24247_C4gwc3-UMAADodX-qut.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marilyn McKinney, Carolyn Garrett and Philip Haar at Chico fairgrounds after evacuating due to the Oroville Spillway problem. Neighborhood ‘was like zombie apocalypse’ with people rushing to leave, Haar said. (Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Video from 12:30 today. Water released over Lake Oroville spillway at 100K cfs. Lake level 6' below Emerg. spillway. \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/DKbe1mwgZi\">pic.twitter.com/DKbe1mwgZi\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (@Cal_OES) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Cal_OES/status/831253413253885952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2017\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\">\u003c/script>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11315201\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_11211_02_12_2017.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11315201\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_11211_02_12_2017-1020x634.jpg\" alt=\"55,000 cubic feet per second of water was discharged from the Lake Oroville damaged spillway on Sunday morning.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">55,000 cubic feet per second of water was discharged from the Lake Oroville damaged spillway on Sunday morning. \u003ccite>(Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11315204\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/FL_Oroville-1290.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11315204\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/FL_Oroville-1290-1020x681.jpg\" alt=\"Water flows down the auxiliary spillway at Oroville Dam on Saturday. Florence Low/California Department of Water Resources\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water flows down the auxiliary spillway at Oroville Dam on Saturday. \u003ccite>(Florence Low/California Department of Water Resources)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11314176\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11314176\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Damaged main Oroville Dam spillway with eroded hillside. Feather River Fish Hatchery showing rearing runs and spawning facility. Photo taken on Feb. 11, 2017 at about 3:00 p.m. \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-520x390.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Damaged main Oroville Dam spillway with eroded hillside. Feather River Fish Hatchery showing rearing runs and spawning facility. Photo taken on Feb. 11, 2017, about 3 p.m. \u003ccite>(William Croyle/California Dept. of Water Resources)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11313613\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11313613 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891-800x445.jpg\" alt=\"DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891\" width=\"800\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891-800x445.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891-160x89.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891-1020x568.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891-1920x1069.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891-1180x657.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891-960x534.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891-1038x576.jpg 1038w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891-240x134.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891-375x209.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891-520x289.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Feather River after officials began using Oroville emergency spillway. (Craig Miller/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11314168\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11314168 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24242_C4fHcW5VcAAkNpn-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"RS24242_C4fHcW5VcAAkNpn-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24242_C4fHcW5VcAAkNpn-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24242_C4fHcW5VcAAkNpn-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24242_C4fHcW5VcAAkNpn-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24242_C4fHcW5VcAAkNpn-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24242_C4fHcW5VcAAkNpn-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24242_C4fHcW5VcAAkNpn-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24242_C4fHcW5VcAAkNpn-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24242_C4fHcW5VcAAkNpn-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24242_C4fHcW5VcAAkNpn-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water flows into the Feather River after officials began using emergency spillway for Oroville Dam. (Craig Miller/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11314171\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11314171 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24245_C4fdTicVYAIZ9BL-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"RS24245_C4fdTicVYAIZ9BL-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24245_C4fdTicVYAIZ9BL-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24245_C4fdTicVYAIZ9BL-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24245_C4fdTicVYAIZ9BL-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24245_C4fdTicVYAIZ9BL-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24245_C4fdTicVYAIZ9BL-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24245_C4fdTicVYAIZ9BL-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24245_C4fdTicVYAIZ9BL-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24245_C4fdTicVYAIZ9BL-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24245_C4fdTicVYAIZ9BL-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water flows into the Feather River after officials began using emergency spillway for Oroville Dam. (Craig Miller/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11313611\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11313611 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3889-800x553.jpg\" alt=\"Water from the Oroville Dam Auxiliary Spillway flows into the Feather River and carries debris in the river, just downstream from the damaged main spillway. Oroville Dam itself remains safe and there is no imminent threat to the public. Photo taken February 11, 2017. Dale Kolke / California Department of Water Resources\" width=\"800\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3889-800x553.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3889-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3889-1020x705.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3889-1920x1327.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3889-1180x816.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3889-960x664.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3889-240x166.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3889-375x259.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3889-520x359.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water from the Oroville Dam Auxiliary Spillway flows into the Feather River and carries debris in the river, just downstream from the damaged main spillway. Photo taken Feb. 11, 2017. (Dale Kolke/California Department of Water Resources)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11307359\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_10055.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11307359 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_10055-1020x679.jpg\" alt=\"California Department of Water Resources photos taken Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, show extensive damage to the Oroville Dam spillway and severe erosion to area adjacent to spillway structure.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_10055-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_10055-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_10055-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_10055-1920x1278.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_10055-1180x785.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_10055-960x639.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_10055-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_10055-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_10055-520x346.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Department of Water Resources photos taken Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, show extensive damage to the Oroville Dam spillway and severe erosion to area adjacent to spillway structure. \u003ccite>(Kelly M. Grow/Department of Water Resources)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11307363\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_10164.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11307363\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_10164-1020x681.jpg\" alt=\"The California Department of Water Resources has suspended flows from the Oroville Dam spillway after a concrete section eroded on the middle section of the spillway. Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_10164-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_10164-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_10164-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_10164-1920x1282.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_10164-1180x788.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_10164-960x641.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_10164-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_10164-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_10164-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A concrete section eroded on the middle section of the spillway. (Kelly M. Grow/California Department of Water Resources)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Officials say the “auxiliary” spillway at Oroville Dam could fail at any time and are ordering emergency evacuations from Oroville to Gridley. The California Department of Water Resources urged residents of Oroville to head north, toward Chico. Residents elsewhere downstream should follow the orders of their local law enforcement, the department said. Officials have set up an evacuation shelter at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds in Chico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The auxiliary spillway is separate from the main dam structure. It’s essentially an ungated 1,700-foot-wide notch in the rim of the reservoir, which began overflowing Saturday morning, days after the dam’s concrete-lined main spillway began to crumble.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some photos of the evacuation, and the main and emergency spillways.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11314172\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11314172 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24246_C4gr-h5UoAERpkg-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"RS24246_C4gr-h5UoAERpkg-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24246_C4gr-h5UoAERpkg-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24246_C4gr-h5UoAERpkg-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24246_C4gr-h5UoAERpkg-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24246_C4gr-h5UoAERpkg-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24246_C4gr-h5UoAERpkg-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24246_C4gr-h5UoAERpkg-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24246_C4gr-h5UoAERpkg-qut-520x390.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24246_C4gr-h5UoAERpkg-qut.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">There’s heavy traffic as Oroville Dam evacuees look for safe refuge . (Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11314173\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11314173 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24247_C4gwc3-UMAADodX-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"RS24247_C4gwc3-UMAADodX-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24247_C4gwc3-UMAADodX-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24247_C4gwc3-UMAADodX-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24247_C4gwc3-UMAADodX-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24247_C4gwc3-UMAADodX-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24247_C4gwc3-UMAADodX-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24247_C4gwc3-UMAADodX-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24247_C4gwc3-UMAADodX-qut-520x390.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24247_C4gwc3-UMAADodX-qut.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marilyn McKinney, Carolyn Garrett and Philip Haar at Chico fairgrounds after evacuating due to the Oroville Spillway problem. Neighborhood ‘was like zombie apocalypse’ with people rushing to leave, Haar said. (Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Video from 12:30 today. Water released over Lake Oroville spillway at 100K cfs. Lake level 6' below Emerg. spillway. \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/DKbe1mwgZi\">pic.twitter.com/DKbe1mwgZi\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (@Cal_OES) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Cal_OES/status/831253413253885952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2017\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\">\u003c/script>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11315201\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_11211_02_12_2017.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11315201\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/KG_oro_spillway_damage_11211_02_12_2017-1020x634.jpg\" alt=\"55,000 cubic feet per second of water was discharged from the Lake Oroville damaged spillway on Sunday morning.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">55,000 cubic feet per second of water was discharged from the Lake Oroville damaged spillway on Sunday morning. \u003ccite>(Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11315204\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/FL_Oroville-1290.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11315204\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/FL_Oroville-1290-1020x681.jpg\" alt=\"Water flows down the auxiliary spillway at Oroville Dam on Saturday. Florence Low/California Department of Water Resources\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water flows down the auxiliary spillway at Oroville Dam on Saturday. \u003ccite>(Florence Low/California Department of Water Resources)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11314176\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11314176\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Damaged main Oroville Dam spillway with eroded hillside. Feather River Fish Hatchery showing rearing runs and spawning facility. Photo taken on Feb. 11, 2017 at about 3:00 p.m. \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut-520x390.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24249_Main_Rainbow-qut.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Damaged main Oroville Dam spillway with eroded hillside. Feather River Fish Hatchery showing rearing runs and spawning facility. Photo taken on Feb. 11, 2017, about 3 p.m. \u003ccite>(William Croyle/California Dept. of Water Resources)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11313613\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11313613 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891-800x445.jpg\" alt=\"DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891\" width=\"800\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891-800x445.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891-160x89.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891-1020x568.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891-1920x1069.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891-1180x657.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891-960x534.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891-1038x576.jpg 1038w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891-240x134.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891-375x209.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3891-520x289.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Feather River after officials began using Oroville emergency spillway. (Craig Miller/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11314168\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11314168 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24242_C4fHcW5VcAAkNpn-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"RS24242_C4fHcW5VcAAkNpn-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24242_C4fHcW5VcAAkNpn-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24242_C4fHcW5VcAAkNpn-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24242_C4fHcW5VcAAkNpn-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24242_C4fHcW5VcAAkNpn-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24242_C4fHcW5VcAAkNpn-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24242_C4fHcW5VcAAkNpn-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24242_C4fHcW5VcAAkNpn-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24242_C4fHcW5VcAAkNpn-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24242_C4fHcW5VcAAkNpn-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water flows into the Feather River after officials began using emergency spillway for Oroville Dam. (Craig Miller/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11314171\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11314171 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24245_C4fdTicVYAIZ9BL-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"RS24245_C4fdTicVYAIZ9BL-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24245_C4fdTicVYAIZ9BL-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24245_C4fdTicVYAIZ9BL-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24245_C4fdTicVYAIZ9BL-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24245_C4fdTicVYAIZ9BL-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24245_C4fdTicVYAIZ9BL-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24245_C4fdTicVYAIZ9BL-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24245_C4fdTicVYAIZ9BL-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24245_C4fdTicVYAIZ9BL-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/RS24245_C4fdTicVYAIZ9BL-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water flows into the Feather River after officials began using emergency spillway for Oroville Dam. (Craig Miller/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11313611\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11313611 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/DK_Oro_spillway_damage_02_11_2017_3889-800x553.jpg\" alt=\"Water from the Oroville Dam Auxiliary Spillway flows into the Feather River and carries debris in the river, just downstream from the damaged main spillway. Oroville Dam itself remains safe and there is no imminent threat to the public. Photo taken February 11, 2017. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The California Highway Patrol is looking into the inspection history of the dump truck that backed over and killed a construction employee and pinned his co-worker on Highway 17 near Scotts Valley in Santa Cruz County on Thursday, a tragedy that has devastated their employer, one of California's oldest and largest construction companies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CHP investigation into the death of 54-year-old Robert Gill and the serious injury to 33-year-old Stephen Whitmire is also focusing on whether the truck had working backup warning alarms at the time, according to CHP officer Trista Drake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Drake said Friday that the CHP inspected the truck in the hours after the incident and has interviewed witnesses, including the unidentified truck driver, but did not plan on releasing its investigative results any time soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gill and Whitmire were doing contract work for Caltrans, helping to remove a mudslide from the highway around noon on Thursday so the agency could reopen the road to drivers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Investigators believe the truck was backing up toward a hill when the workers were hit, Drake said. Gill was pronounced dead at the scene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Contra Costa County health inspectors have discovered a new round of serious hazardous waste violations at the Richmond-area auto-wrecking yard where some 200 vehicles burned in a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/16/massive-richmond-auto-yard-fire-triggers-shelter-in-place-order/\" target=\"_blank\">large fire\u003c/a> in December.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, investigators say the fire that prompted a shelter-in-place order for local residents and schools and sent a huge column of smoke into the East Bay skies was so damaging that they are unable to determine the cause of the blaze.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The fire was so big and so hot that it pretty much destroyed all the normal evidence,\" said Robert Marshall, fire marshal with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. \"When you have that level of burning, it's very difficult to tell exactly what started the fire,\" he said in an interview.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"DODaLs8w0YWfjnCmcGrBrbhzTQ9FwLCw\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Dec. 16 blaze took place at Deal Auto Wrecking, a salvage yard located at Gertrude Avenue and Richmond Parkway. Investigators determined that the blaze broke out in a pile of cars on the northeast side of the yard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The only thing essentially left in that area is steel. Anything that was aluminum melted. Anything that was lead melted,\" Marshall said. \"All we had was piles of metal underneath the cars where the metal had melted and pooled. Even the steel that survived was very deformed.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the months before the blaze, county fire and health officials discovered a series of violations for rules governing oil spills, employee training and soil contamination. Officials say those problems were resolved.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But last week county health officials discovered more problems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11245360\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11245360\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-30-at-2.07.58-PM-800x635.png\" alt=\"Satellite imagery showing Deal Auto Wrecking before the fire.\" width=\"800\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-30-at-2.07.58-PM-800x635.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-30-at-2.07.58-PM-160x127.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-30-at-2.07.58-PM-1020x810.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-30-at-2.07.58-PM-1180x937.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-30-at-2.07.58-PM-960x762.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-30-at-2.07.58-PM-240x191.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-30-at-2.07.58-PM-375x298.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-30-at-2.07.58-PM-520x413.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-30-at-2.07.58-PM.png 1623w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Satellite imagery showing Deal Auto Wrecking before the fire. \u003ccite>(Google Earth)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A health and hazardous materials inspector at the site found an open hazardous waste container under a car crusher, according to Randy Sawyer, Contra Costa's chief health and hazardous materials officer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sawyer said the inspector found that containers used to hold gasoline drained from cars were in poor condition. The inspector also found problems with how the company handles oil filters from vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Deal Auto Wrecking was given 30 days to correct the violations. A follow-up inspection is planned next month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the days after the fire, Contra Costa County Supervisor \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/22/local-official-wants-to-close-richmond-auto-yard-involved-in-fire/\" target=\"_blank\">John Gioia said he wanted to find a way to close the yard\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fire is under investigation, according to Bay Area Air Quality Management District spokesman Ralph Borrmann.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Efforts to reach Deal Auto Wrecking and the owner of the land that burned in the fire have been unsuccessful.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The only thing essentially left in that area is steel. Anything that was aluminum melted. Anything that was lead melted,\" Marshall said. \"All we had was piles of metal underneath the cars where the metal had melted and pooled. Even the steel that survived was very deformed.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the months before the blaze, county fire and health officials discovered a series of violations for rules governing oil spills, employee training and soil contamination. Officials say those problems were resolved.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But last week county health officials discovered more problems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11245360\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11245360\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-30-at-2.07.58-PM-800x635.png\" alt=\"Satellite imagery showing Deal Auto Wrecking before the fire.\" width=\"800\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-30-at-2.07.58-PM-800x635.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-30-at-2.07.58-PM-160x127.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-30-at-2.07.58-PM-1020x810.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-30-at-2.07.58-PM-1180x937.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-30-at-2.07.58-PM-960x762.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-30-at-2.07.58-PM-240x191.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-30-at-2.07.58-PM-375x298.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-30-at-2.07.58-PM-520x413.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-30-at-2.07.58-PM.png 1623w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Satellite imagery showing Deal Auto Wrecking before the fire. \u003ccite>(Google Earth)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A health and hazardous materials inspector at the site found an open hazardous waste container under a car crusher, according to Randy Sawyer, Contra Costa's chief health and hazardous materials officer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sawyer said the inspector found that containers used to hold gasoline drained from cars were in poor condition. The inspector also found problems with how the company handles oil filters from vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Deal Auto Wrecking was given 30 days to correct the violations. A follow-up inspection is planned next month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the days after the fire, Contra Costa County Supervisor \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/22/local-official-wants-to-close-richmond-auto-yard-involved-in-fire/\" target=\"_blank\">John Gioia said he wanted to find a way to close the yard\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fire is under investigation, according to Bay Area Air Quality Management District spokesman Ralph Borrmann.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Efforts to reach Deal Auto Wrecking and the owner of the land that burned in the fire have been unsuccessful.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>About a year after plugging the \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/02/25/study-porter-ranch-gas-leak-doubled-l-a-s-methane-emissions/\" target=\"_blank\">largest methane leak in U.S. history\u003c/a>, Southern California Gas Co. \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/01/18/aliso-canyon-natural-gas-field-could-reopen-after-public-hearings/\" target=\"_blank\">may once again start pumping natural gas\u003c/a> into its Aliso Canyon storage field in Los Angeles County. State regulators are weighing whether to reopen the gas field over the objections of residents and politicians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I think the wells are safe,\" says Ken Harris, California’s Oil and Gas supervisor, one of two regulators making the decision. He says SoCalGas has replaced miles of pipeline at the field. Inspectors have cleared 37 out of 114 gas wells for operation so far and are still checking out the rest. And Harris says new rules would require more and better inspections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"Jhl3w6oZu7KadEljJ9gCN4m4fd05VXbY\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s the present condition of the well we have confidence in. It’s how it’s going to be operated, and the fact that these tests will be carried out in the future, so we’ll be able to follow the health of the well, something that was not done in the past,\" Harris says. “I don’t think any gas field has been through the level of scrutiny Aliso Canyon has been under.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harris says the public has to trust the technical expertise of his agency, the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But hundreds of people packed public meetings in Woodland Hills last week to oppose the reopening of Aliso Canyon and say they absolutely do not trust the regulators.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[audio src=\"http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/tcr/2017/02/2017-02-09b-tcr.mp3\" Image=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/PorterRanchProtesters-800x559.jpg\" Title=\"Regulators May Reopen Aliso Canyon Gas Field, Over Objections of Residents\" program=\"The California Report\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The initial leak temporarily \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/03/03/court-gives-residents-30-days-not-8-to-return-home-after-porter-ranch-leak/\" target=\"_blank\">forced thousands of families\u003c/a> in the hillside community of Porter Ranch from their homes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the last year some disputes with SoCalGas -- like relocation costs and home cleaning -- have been settled. As of the end of 2016, SoCalGas has spent $764 million on its response to the leak, a figure that includes both site safety and upgrades and community response.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Health Study Hasn’t Begun\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>But other major questions remain unresolved. Dissatisfied Porter Ranch residents still wonder exactly what's to blame for the headaches, nosebleeds, nausea and other health symptoms reported by some residents, first during the leak and intermittently since then.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">'We don't need you to sell us on the need or the safety of this facility. What we need is to stop being sick.'\u003ccite>Helen Ritenour, former Porter Ranch resident\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Those complaints flared up again during a period when the company announced it was withdrawing small amounts of gas from Aliso Canyon to cover demand on cold days in January. Twenty-nine odor complaints were filed with the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD), but SoCalGas points out that fenceline data from eight pairs of monitors showed normal background levels of airborne pollutants during that time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No health study is yet underway, in part because of disputes between public officials and SoCalGas about any study's scope and cost. But that's changing. On Wednesday, the AQMD settled a civil lawsuit against SoCalGas for $8.5 million, which includes $1 million for a health investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to a release from the AQMD, that will include “an enhanced assessment of residents' exposure to air pollution from the leak; a community health survey; and an analysis of potential associations between reported health effects and exposure to air pollutants.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[audio src=\"http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/tcr/2017/02/2017-02-10c-tcr.mp3\" Image=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/09/AlisoProtest-800x533.jpg\" Title=\"Porter Ranch Doctor Calls for Independent Health Study of Gas Leak\" program=\"The California Report\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health -- a potential partner in the AQMD’s effort -- seeks a multiyear, multimillion-dollar study, says Angelo Bellomo, the county’s director of environmental health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Whether this facility stays closed forever, or whether it resumes operation, having the kind of study we’re talking about is the only way this community will have closure to their health concerns and needs,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bellomo notes that it will take $12-13 million to fund a multiyear, \"meaningful study\" for the residents of Porter Ranch.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Is a 'Root-Cause Analysis' Necessary?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Residents say they’re also waiting for someone to investigate the root cause of the natural gas blowout. 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