HomeMy WebLinkAboutOroville Outreach Team - Interim Memo Published by the Independent Forensic Team Menchaca, Clarissa
From: OrovilIe@DWR <OroviI1e@water.ca.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 4:09 PM
Subject: Forensic Team Interim Memorandum
Today, the independent Forensic Team (IFT) published an interim memorandum summarizing their findings of
the Oroville spillways failure and briefed DWR leadership.
Protecting public safety is the state's top priority, and we are committed to applying lessons learned from
Oroville.
DWR agrees with the IFT that dam owners need to reassess current procedures as visual inspections would
not have caught the February failure. The additional spillway evaluations already underway are the start of
that process.
The reconstruction efforts at Oroville will bring the spillway design and construction up to today's standards to
ensure we address the physical causes that led to the February failure.
The IFT's findings and recommendations are relevant not just for Oroville or DWR but for all dam owners. The
IFT's research will push the entire dam safety community forward to make lasting changes and improvements
internationally.
The IFT shared this information ahead of their final report to inform ongoing spillway evaluations at other
projects and educate the dam safety community. DWR is grateful for the team's work and thanks the
Association of State Dam Safety Officials and the United States Society of Dams for choosing this independent
team of world-renowned experts with specialties in dams and spillways.
-- Oroville Outreach Team
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