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February 20, 2017
Catastrophe strikes Oroville Dam By: Moranda Breaux
Heightened flood concerns after a spillway was defaced. The residence in Lake Oroville were forced to evacuate as a Pacific storm heads toward Northern California. As the water began to rise in Lake Oroville, it started to rush down the spillway. Crews are working to reduce the lake's water level. Wednesday, Lake Oroville's water level was down to 878 feet but authorities want it to be down to 850 feet. It is when the water rises to 901 feet that it starts to pour down the spillway.
Rescue crews used boats to save residents in lower-lied areas. Authorities warned people to be prepared to leave again by storing bags close “in case the water rises back up, it will be that area that will be affected.”
Southern California residents need to be aware that what happened in Oroville, can affect their drinking water, most of all their finances due to higher water rates, taxes, and general flood control.
Metropolitan Water District (MWD), General Manager Jeff Kightlinger says “Southland consumers are likely to pay higher rates in a couple of years from the crisis and expensive job that will be required to fix dam’s spillway.” Although Oroville Dam is in Northern California, it is reported that a third of Southern California water comes from the Oroville Dam. Therefore, the disaster that occurred in Lake Oroville can affect Southern California residents.
Photo of Oroville Dam on day 2.
comes down, it floods the reservoirs, goes down to the San Gabriel River spreading the beds and grounds.
Reporters stood at the top of Morris Dam to take a look at the state of So. Cal's dam. The dam is around 80-years old, its water furnishes drinking water for thirteen cities in Los Angeles County. As the rain
Photo of Southern California’s Morris Dam
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February 20, 2017
Catastrophe strikes Oroville Dam By: Moranda Breaux
Heightened flood concerns after a spillway was defaced. The residence in Lake Oroville were forced to evacuate as a Pacific storm heads toward Northern California. As the water began to rise in Lake Oroville, it started to rush down the spillway. Crews are working to reduce the lake's water level. Wednesday, Lake Oroville's water level was down to 878 feet but authorities want it to be down to 850 feet. It is when the water rises to 901 feet that it starts to pour down the spillway.
Rescue crews used boats to save residents in lower-lied areas. Authorities warned people to be prepared to leave again by storing bags close “in case the water rises back up, it will be that area that will be affected.”
Southern California residents need to be aware that what happened in Oroville, can affect their drinking water, most of all their finances due to higher water rates, taxes, and general flood control.
Metropolitan Water District (MWD), General Manager Jeff Kightlinger says “Southland consumers are likely to pay higher rates in a couple of years from the crisis and expensive job that will be required to fix dam’s spillway.” Although Oroville Dam is in Northern California, it is reported that a third of Southern California water comes from the Oroville Dam. Therefore, the disaster that occurred in Lake Oroville can affect Southern California residents.
Photo of Oroville Dam on day 2.
comes down, it floods the reservoirs, goes down to the San Gabriel River spreading the beds and grounds.
Reporters stood at the top of Morris Dam to take a look at the state of So. Cal's dam. The dam is around 80-years old, its water furnishes drinking water for thirteen cities in Los Angeles County. As the rain
Photo of Southern California’s Morris Dam
