California Authorities Worry State Could Run Out of Water Like Cape Town
The California Department of Water Resources hopes to learn from how Cape Town, South Africa, copes with running out of water in the next 90 days.
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City of Oroville to Sue California For Lying About Dam Safety
The City of Oroville will file the first of what could be hundreds of lawsuits against the State of California for allegedly lying about known dangerous conditions at Oroville Dam.
Warning: 15,498 ‘High-Hazard’ Dams in America
The new American Society of Civil Engineers 2017 Infrastructure Report Card (ASCE) has identified 15,498 high-hazard dams, whose failure could risk loss of life.
Northern Sierras Set All-Time Rain & Snow Record as New Storms Hit
California’s Northern Sierras have set an all-time record of 89.7 inches of precipitation for the 2016-7 year, as new storms are about to push the record higher.
California: Worst State in Nation for Infrastructure Spending
California wins the booby prize as the worst state in the nation for spending money on infrastructure, according to the latest Visual Capitalist financial analysis.
Oroville Reveals Concerns About California’s 1,500 Aging Dams
The Oroville Dam crisis is highlighting concerns that there are substantial risks to the integrity of California’s 1,500 regulated dams due to age and infrastructure underfunding.
