OES News In Depth: Progress, Teamwork and Signs of Hope
Channel: Cal OES
Date: 25/02/2017

Work in Butte County at the Oroville Dam emergency spillway continues around the clock. A Unified Command made up of local, state, federal and non-governmental teams are getting a lot accomplished on the ground, in the air and on the water. But there is still a lot to get done, and not a lot of time in which to do it.  Their top priorities are to reinforce the emergency spillway, get Hyde power plant back online, remove the tons of debris at the foot of the controlled spillway and ultimately get to what’s called a “zero flow’ on that spillway so they can inspect it and reinforce it for short-term reliability.
 Meanwhile, flooding has caused chaos in many areas south of Butte County. Some of the flood mitigation efforts involve close-up inspections by ground troops putting a lot of mileage on their boots. We tag along with these flood fighters while they make their rounds, getting our own close-up look at what it takes to protect communities along the San Joaquin River.