DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: ‘Lethal arrogance’? Oroville Dam crisis sprang from Pat Brown’s towering ambition; Oroville Dam could be built on shaky ground; Who will pay for spillway repairs?; Rains brought super bloom – and toxic invaders; and more …

Oroville Dam crisis sprang from Pat Brown’s towering ambition; Oroville Dam could be built on shaky ground; Who will pay for spillway repairs?
In California water news this weekend, ‘Lethal arrogance’?
Oroville Dam crisis sprang from Pat Brown’s towering ambition; Oroville Dam could be built on shaky ground; Who will pay for spillway repairs?
; Rains brought super bloom – and toxic invaders; Record Sierra runoff churns hope in rafting community; Water flows again, but it’s deadly; No more Sierra snow?
; Delta Independent Science Board holds community meeting in Ryde; Major shark die-off in San Francisco Bay; Padre Dam gets project OK and $116 million from state; Senate subcommittee holds hearing on infrastructure funding; and Science is clear: the tunnels will hurt the Delta, says the East Bay Times In the news this weekend … ‘Lethal arrogance’?
Some residents say the Department of Water Resources should pay for it, since the state department is responsible for maintaining and operating Lake Oroville as part of the State Water Project.
… ” Read more from the Sacramento Bee here: No more Sierra snow?
… ” Read more at the East Bay Times here: Major shark die-off in San Francisco Bay Padre Dam gets project OK and $116 million from state: “Padre Dam Municipal Water District has gotten approval from the state to continue its water purification project and a $116 million grant.
… ” Read more from the East Bay Times here: Science is clear: the tunnels will hurt the Delta Click here to read more editions of the Daily Digest.
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