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CONTACT: 530-268-5869 RELEASE DATE: February 17, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DWR To Continue Outflow Reduction
4roaville, Ca.-At 1.00 PM this afternoon, the Department of Water Resources will once
more begin reducing outflow from the Oroville Dam flood control spillway incrementally
from 80,000 cfs to 70,000 cfs to support the removal of debris from the diversion pool
locatednear the spillway.
Once flows have been reduced, D1WR will hold, monitor, and evaluate whether to
reduce outflows further to support construction efforts.
There is more than enough room in the lake to continue accommodating incoming
water and the lake level will continue to be lowered.
Removal of debris from the diversion pool further protects, safeguards, and provides for
the eventual reoperation of the Hyatt power plant.
This reduced outflow still provides for the reduction of reservoir levels within the
timeframes prescribed by D'WR.
These actions are consistent with typical reductions in water flow encountered when
head pressures behind flood control spillway gates are reduced as reservoir levels fall..
As water flow rates change, automatic messages are generated by the DWR Project
Operations Center and are distributed to Area Emergency Managers and the media, as
per normal operating procedures.
For information on water flow rates, visit the California Data Exchange Center.