looks like California is going to be requesting help from Trump

[eldirector]

From a pure tax standpoint, California runs a deficit. Their total Federal tax contribution is $292.5 million (2012) and their total Federal "spend" is $343.7 million (2013).
Both from Wikipedia, which sources the Federal Government for the numbers.

 

[nra4ever]

Cant believe it hasn't already been said "learn to swim" sorry had to for Maynard

 

[spencer rifle]

As for Calexit, didn't we address this in 1865? Now the Calexit leftists are using the arguments of southern Democrat slaveholders to advance their cause.

 

[5.56'aholic]

As for Calexit, didn't we address this in 1865? Now the Calexit leftists are using the arguments of southern Democrat slaveholders to advance their cause.

Well, at least they are going back to their roots. Lol

 

[Leo]

As much as I hate the politics and world view of California, I still hope that the spillway problem does not make the Johnstown, PA dam break disaster look like a small thing.

 

[Dave Doehrman]

My son and his family live 2 blocks from the Feather River 35 miles downstream from the Oroville dam. They had to evacuate last night. By Wednesday, they are calling for 7-11 straight days of rain in this area. They have to drop the water level at least 50 feet before the rain or they are saying the whole dam will go.

He says the biggest fear he and his neighbors have is the looting in the evacuated areas, which has already started.

 

[ArmedProgrammer]

Nobody is asking the important question, how does this affect the precious delta smelt?

You smelt it, you dealt it...

 

[Kutnupe14]

You smelt it, you dealt it...

Ironworkers local #22?

 

[jbombelli]

Ironworkers local #22?

Iron workers are the guys you see climbing around on girders with tools, putting buildings together.

My brother is an iron worker.

 

[caverjamie]

So a bunch of intelligent guys get together and say, hey let's make a 700' tall dam here. We know what we're doing, this will work great. And then - oh man, this thing might kill a bunch of people. Oops. We had one locally wash out the road when the emergency spillway was in use. At least it worked mostly as designed.

It's striking how quickly that lake went from mostly empty to catastrophic flooding.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Iron workers are the guys you see climbing around on girders with tools, putting buildings together.

My brother is an iron worker.

Thanks Denny

 

[Leadeye]

Bureau of Reclamation dam?

 

[Trigger Time]

If I loved America and lived in California, I'd be leaving that state like it had the plague. I seriously hope it and all it's whack jobs fall into the ocean.

 

[hoosierdoc]

Officials investigate Oroville Dam after water level drop | Daily Mail Online

check out these pics of the erosion. Wow.

 

[Mikey1911]

Bureau of Reclamation dam?

California Department of Water Resources.

I wonder whether, after the Glen Canyon Dam spillway cavitation damage in 1983, the possibility of similar cavitation-induced damage to the Oroville main spillway was considered. So far I have not located any stories of modifications to the Oroville spillway after the Glen Canyon incident.

 

[91FXRS]

I thought this was a major water source and there was a drought all summer?

 

[hoosierdoc]

I thought this was a major water source and there was a drought all summer?

They have gotten historic level rains in the last month. Annual rainfall is like 30" or so and I think they've had 31" since October

 

[cobber]

They have gotten historic level rains in the last month. Annual rainfall is like 30" or so and I think they've had 31" since October

One of the points of building dams is to manage flow and prevent flooding, though? Someone wasn't reducing the impoundment methinks...

 

[ArmedProgrammer]

Ironworkers local #22?

The humor was more on the level of Boy Scout Troop #22, but hey, take your pick , Kut...

 

[Nazgul]

Been reading some of the news about this. It was built in the 1950's, no real problems or repairs since. They passed a $7.4 billion dollar water bill in 2014, not a single dollar spent on the Oroville dam. It is a earth dam, not concrete.

I suspect it was put on the bottom of the list for any serious money because it wasn't a problem. Normal for many Gov organizations.

Cal will probably have an emergency tax increase/spending spree/debt increase. Because of the inflated land values it will be a staggering amount of money.

Don