They should tear it down and start over with a concrete dam if they get through this season.
RE: Oroville Update: 891" and still rising...and now...False Flag rumors growing...
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Concrete is actually less safe than a earth dam. The problem with Oroville is poor maintenance and poor design of the secondary spillway.
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Hoover is less safe than Oroville?
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Yes, think of what failed at Oroville. It was not the dam; it was the concrete spillway. Also, in California, we have had three dam failures of arch-gravity dam similar to Hover. Earth dams are less susceptible to damage from earthquakes which is a big deal that in California. We have serval dams in SoCal that are concrete that haven’t been maintained and are considered high risk of failure.
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I would open it up to the free market to compete in ways to fix these types of problems. Get the government out of it.
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On the bidding side, maybe. But, dam safety is one place where I actually believe in some type of centralized oversight.
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It is like New Orleans. If it might flood, don't build there.
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I agree.
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