UPDATED: Structural Concerns, Intense Vibrations, Leak at Oroville Dam: Could Lead to Catastrophic Dam Failure.
PAUL PRESTON
AGENDA 21 RADIO
BY PAUL PRESTON
Published on: Apr 25, 2017
Updated April 26, 2017 11:00 pm, PST
Updated April 30, 2017 9:00 pm, PST
Updated May 4, 2017 5:00 pm, PST
Governor Jerry Brown is attempting to stop all technical information regarding the dam’s structural integrity and snow pack evaporation rates from being released to the public.
PAUL PRESTON and one of the nation’s leading dam experts SCOTT CAHILL visited Oroville Dam on April 23, 2017. The visit revealed a major leak in the dam wall above the Hyatt Power Plant. The green area in the dam wall is very wet and is porting water from behind the dam.
Sources close to Agenda 21 Radio went to the area on the dam and after an examination of the leak and the embankment material including vegetation speciation reported the leak is a major concern the Department of Water Resources is NOT reporting to the public.
When the main spillway on February 7, 2017 ruptured it set off a series of events where systems at the dam were put into what is referred to as ‘failure modes’. Dam failure modes if not stopped individually lead to a series of events in other ‘systems’ of the dam that will ultimately lead to the entire dam going being destroyed. There are now 4 major systems in failure modes and with these ongoing failure modes, the main spillway, emergency spillway, River Valve Outlet System (RVOS) and the loss of the Hyatt power plant could lead to catastrophic dam failure. Now there are questions about the structural integrity of the dam itself with a noticeable ‘leak’ in the groin area on the south face above the Hyatt power plant. This brings the total number of failing systems at Oroville Dam to five.
Leak Above Left Groin Area
Agenda 21 Radio has been contacted by individuals who are familiar with the Oroville dam incident and have stated that there are ‘major’ structural concerns which call into question the structural integrity of the dam itself. According to these sources who are from Northern California state there are a number of DWR employees and others who are aware of the issues and are willing to speak out because Governor Jerry Brown is attempting to stop all technical information regarding the dam’s structural integrity and snow pack evaporation rates from being released to the public. If snow pack evaporation rates are estimated incorrectly the amount of anticipated water coming into Oroville could pose a threat to the dam.
Agenda 21 Radio has been contacted by several residents who live above the Kelly Ridge residential area that overlooks the Oroville dam above the south end of the dam about intense vibrations shaking their homes. The location of these homes is above the penstocks which feed the Hyatt Power Plant. Residents are complaining of migraine head aches and nausea. Residents have contacted contractors at the dam who have told them they cannot talk about the vibrations.
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