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Co-ops and crowdfunding bring projects directly to people.
Damage, design flaws in Oroville Dam spillway point to lengthy repairs, consultants say
The main spillway at Oroville Dam is riddled with design flaws and so badly damaged that an independent panel of experts hired by the state has concluded it’s probably impossible to repair the structure completely before the next rainy season begins in November. The panel of four engineering consultants, in a recent memo to the…
