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Subject: Lake Oroville Spillways Community Update
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September 1, 2017
Oroville pill aye Construction Progress
DWR held its bi-weekly media construction update call on Wednesday, August 23.
Construction efforts at the Lake Oroville spillways rernain focused on repairing and
reconstructing the gated flood control spillway, also known as the main spillway, by November
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construction timelline on the main spillway.
DWR released updated aerial foo�tat of the spillways construction. Effie Int time-lapse videos of
the Lake Oroville spillways construction from May to August were also published. The videos
are condensed to about a minute each.
Assessment Concludes VegetationThreat to Dam Integrity
On Wednesday, August 30, DWR released the Assessment of the Oroville Dam Vegetation
Area, which explains the occasionally visible vegetation on the face of the Oroville Dam. The
assessment concludes that the vegetation area poses no threat to the integrity of the dam
based on monitoring of the vegetation area for nearly five decades by DWR, outside
consultants and regulators. The vegetation area is considered to be the result of a seasonal
wet area caused by temporarily trapped rainwater.
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The Board of Consultants agreed with DWR's findings that the vegetation is caused by rain
and there is no dam safety concern.
over end Park Cleanup Wins Innovative Project of the Year
The June 23 Rive,rbend Park cleanup effort won the Innovative Program/Project of the Year
award from the California Special Districts Association, Businesses and government agencies
came together for a one-day cleanup to make sure the park opened in time for July 4
celebrations.
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