February 15, 2017

DAILY DIGEST: Mandatory evacuations lifted for residents downstream of Oroville dam; Temperature management plan could cut yield from Shasta Lake; Audit finds oil companies illegally allowed to inject wastewater in protected waters; and more …

 In California water news today, Mandatory evacuations lifted for residents downstream of Oroville dam; Spillway repairs not only project underway at Oroville Dam; Cracks may offer clues to California's dam troubles; An ‘aggressive, proactive attack' to prevent disaster at Oroville dam; A closer look at what to expect with upcoming storm; Oroville Dam: Evacuation order disrupts farming in affected area; Broken California dam is a sign of emergencies to come; Trump Administration approves federal aid for storm, Oroville Dam relief; Oroville Dam isn't the only piece of California flood infrastructure under strain; Oroville Dam drags California's $65 billion infrastructure price tag out into the open; Temperature management plan could cut yield from Shasta Lake; California illegally allowed oil companies to inject wastewater in protected waters, audit finds; Column: In the Central Valley, drought fears ease, but farmers deal with a new threat: Trump; Despite dam danger, California is still in a drought; California megaflood: Lessons from a forgotten catastrophe; and more …