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No More Patch and Pray — Privatize Oroville Dam

January 30, 2018/in California and the U.S. /by Ed Joyce /San Francisco Chronicle

Just about one year ago, the collapse of two spillways at Oroville Dam forced the frantic evacuation of 188,000 people, caused millions of dollars in property damage and triggered hundreds of lawsuits. Earlier this month, an independent forensic team found that decades of reckless mismanagement by the California Department of Water Resources caused the crisis. Instead of making needed changes, Sacramento has responded by increasing the department’s control.

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