February 16, 2017

DAILY DIGEST: Workers race to shore up eroded Oroville spillway while crisis puts focus on dam spillways - aging and some never tested; Questions swirl around scope of federal probe into California water districts; and more …

 In California water news today, Workers race to shore up eroded spillway; Oroville Dam's flood control manual hasn't been updated in a half a century; Q&A with Stanford experts puts Oroville breach in context; Oroville Dam puts focus on dam spillways – aging and some never tested; Reclamation districts try to stay ahead of rain and seepage; Keeping California wet (not flooded) is expensive; New aquatic DNA database could transform water, wildlife management; El Nino triggered massive erosion along California's coast; and more …