Government,
Civil Litigation
Jan. 18, 2018
Oroville claims state agency is responsible for dam spillway failure
The city of Oroville filed a suit against the California Department of Water Resources Wednesday, claiming decades of mismanagement led to last year’s evacuation of 188,000 people downstream of the Oroville Dam because of a defect in one of its spillways.
The city of Oroville filed a suit against the California Department of Water Resources on Wednesday, claiming decades of mismanagement led to last year’s evacuation of 188,000 people downstream of the Oroville Dam because of a defect in one of its spillways.
The suit alleges a “culture of corruption” at the state agency, which led to supervisors prioritizing low-cost, superficial repairs over quality maintenance for the nation’s ta...
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