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California and the U.S.

Oroville Dam, Months After Near Disaster, Ready for Another Winter

October 28, 2017/in California and the U.S. /by Ed Joyce /San Francisco Chronicle

No one knows whether winter will bring pounding storms like those seen last season, but California water officials say Oroville Dam is ready for whatever comes. The nation’s tallest dam became one of the fastest construction projects in modern state history after the dam’s spillway partially collapsed in February amid heavy rain and caused the evacuation of thousands. Hundreds of workers have been laboring around the clock for five months to rebuild the chute before wet winter weather returns.

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