Oroville dam has been under scrutiny forever!
February 18th, 2017
That’s the mess that stopped Amtrak’s Coastal Starlight train, and we had to take a bus around it, from Redding down to Sacramento (that leg is up and running again, but now Costal Starlight between San Luis Obispo and LA is down). Climate change and extreme weather is the theme of the month, particularly during this “vacation” which is turning into a “Climate Change Tour.”
Yesterday’s storm fortunately was focused on southern California, so the Oroville dam area didn’t get hit as hard as was thought earlier:
Deadly storm slams Southern California – CNN.com
But this Oroville dam safety issue is nothing new:
Releasing water at Oroville Dam a lingering problem
How Did the Oroville Dam Crisis Get So Dire? – The Atlantic
Oroville Dam Disaster Is a Wake-Up Call for Infrastructure Investment
Sacramento Bee –Check out this interactive 3D model of Oroville Dam
For years there has been ongoing safety analysis and scrutiny, yet here we are now. ??? In crisis… many people evacuated, over 180,000 in many cities and surrounding areas:
Look up FERC Docket P-2100 for more info, much is about Thermalito, but much is about Oroville. It’s about 50/50. The “good stuff” is CEII, which means that regular folks can’t look.
I’d heard there was a 2005 safety report in the relicensing docket, but can’t find a public copy. Here’s an example of what I found most interesting in the Oroville docket… BUT WAIT… it’s CEII, so we have no way of knowing what’s at issue:
Category/ Accession |
Doc Date/ Filed Date |
Docket Number |
Description | Class/ Type |
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Submittal 20141216-5278 Document Components |
12/16/2014 12/16/2014 |
P-2100-000 | Department of Water Resources under P-2100 submits Ninth Part 12D Independent Consultant’s Safety Inspection Report and Supporting Technical Information Document for Oroville Dam. Availability: CEII |
Report/Form / Part 12 Consultant Safety Inspection Reports |
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INFO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Submittal 20141210-5070 Document Components |
12/10/2014 12/10/2014 |
P-2100-000 | Department of Water Resources submits CEII Potential Failure Mode Analysis Report for Oroville Dam under P-2100. Availability: Public |
Report/Form / Other Dam Safety Report |
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INFO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Submittal 20141210-5071 Document Components |
12/10/2014 12/10/2014 |
P-2100-000 | Department of Water Resources submits CEII Potential Failure Mode Analysis Report for Oroville Dam under P-2100. Availability: CEII |
Report/Form / Other Dam Safety Report |
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INFO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Submittal 20141205-5099 |
12/05/2014 12/05/2014 |
P-2100-000 | Update to Service List for Pierce Atwood LLP Under P-2100. Availability: Public |
Pleading/Motion / Procedural Motion |
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INFO |
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