California's Rebuilt Oroville Dam Spillway Open for First Time Since Collapse
At a Glance California officials opened the spillway to lower the level of the Oroville Reservoir. The spillway collapsed during heavy rains in February 2017.The total cost of repairs was $1.1 billion. California's Oroville Dam spillway, which suffered a catastrophic failure two years ago, was put into use today for the first time since being rebuilt. The California Department of Water Resources had announced plans Monday to open the spillway due to rising waters in the Lake Oroville reservoir. “DWR...