Surviving a dam failure is one thing but preventing it from happening in the first place seems only common sense. If you live near a dam you may want to read the following and do some research in your own area of the world.
The catastrophic scenario of a sudden breach at California's second-largest water reservoir, outlined between 2010 and 2012 in online archives of federal dam regulators, is a different and far graver situation than the concern that prompted sudden evacuation orders Sunday for 188,000 downstream residents. Operators of the nearly half-century-old dam in California's Sierra Nevada foothills became worried that the water cascading from the reservoir after a series of winter storms could roar uncontrolled down a rapidly eroding emergency spillway toward towns downstream.
The shortfalls in organization as well as infrastructure to quickly get residents out were on full display in the chaotic hours after the evacuation order. Residents found themselves caught in traffic jams for hours on clogged roads, leading some families to abandon their cars. While many local officials and ordinary people rushed to help direct traffic and staff emergency shelters, evacuees also reported seeing fistfights on gridlocked roads.
In an email Thursday, state water agency spokesman Ed Wilson said that despite the repeated back-and-forth correspondence between state and federal officials about reducing detection and response times in a sudden dam failure, the scenario was “hypothetical” and “not how dams typically fail in real life.”
Asked Friday whether residents immediately downstream would have time and warning to get out if the dam itself failed, Sheriff Kory Honea in Butte County, where Lake Oroville is located, answered, “it's a very, very daunting challenge.”
When the sheriff of Butte County himself has worries, then you know you are in trouble!
While over the years, some safe guards have been placed it is noted that others, such as routine updates on how to get away should the dam break, have been put on the back burner.
They are not saying it isn’t a concern but have not exactly been forthcoming in ways to alleviate a potentially devastating problem!
To read more go to Fox News.
Featured Image via SF Gate
LOOK TO YOUR GOVERNOR PEOPLE…..HE’S SQUANDERED YOUR MONEY ON ILLEGALS. …NO FEDERAL FUNDS FOR YOU…..FIGURE IT OUT
No Jessica. That doesn’t work. They shouldn’t have spent 2 billion dollars coddling ilegals.
We are talking about the United Socialist State of California (USSC).
It is neither a loss or great concern for majority of Americans.
It’s funny how just a month ago they were talking about seceding from the Union. And Now ask for federal aid because they ignored the warnings about the dam and wasted their $ on handouts for illegals.
#ZeroFucksGiven
You are right Ken we can’t stand what liberals do
And I’m in Oroville
Just a matter of time before this thing goes, what great leadership california has, what a joke. I do sincerely feel for the people that live near this dam, as if they don’t leave soon, it may be to late when they do decide its time to go.
But the illegals will be clothed, fed and boarded. No sense worrying about US citizens in California.
I would be more worried about RITS than the damn damn bursting
1-800-Rosie,Meryl, Whoopi, or Hollywood, any of these non Americans say they know what’s up, prove it snowflakes.
Your absolutely correct.
In a drought for years and now this. What a disaster if that breaks. God bless.
SO IF ALL THE WATER GOES OUT DOES THAT MEEN US MAIDU MO-FOS GET OUR LAND BACK……………
hey, that’s OK, Brown and the evil Democrats would rather continue to spend money on the illegals, welfare, and saving fish while California’s infrastructure goes to hell under governor Moonbeam’s ‘leadership..
That’s all on dipshit brown
Theis stupid they need to fkex seal that$#%&!@*if it works they can prove it now lol
Only a matter of time, I would load up and move, take my loses
All the smart ones already left
We can only hope that barking moonbat gov brown is washed away in the flood!
Maybe the governor should have spent federal money on their infrestruction instead of harboring illegal aliens, they wouldn’t be having this problem. I will say a prayer for the people that are in danger of losing their homes due to an ignorant man that puts illegals first.
I have no. Idea why they let people go back in
That damn is done, get out!
put your Illegal Pets out for hire so you can fix the spillway. Do not look @ the USA for help as you are your own country with sanctuary cities, funding & protection for Illegal Immigrants.
Jerry Brown is more interested taking care illegals 25 billion than hard working CA. In danger of losing they homes …..
This is why rivers were never meant to be man made or damned up. Just more proof that man is destroying the earth.
Samantha Rogers
Sad but true.
*they’re There, fixed it for ya.
The governor should be held accountable
My husband said the same thing…..
Deby Evans He’s a smart man.
The govenor doesn’t care as long as there are no illegls in the way.
They’ve been warned. But kinda like New Orleans and Katrina, many will stay and first responders will put their lives on the line trying to save the idiots that stayed behind.
You do realize it is an earthen dam?