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NPDP In the News
- The Oroville Incident – an opportunity for dam safety - NPDP Perspective on the Oroville Spillway Incident
- April 23, 1977: A Formal Start to Dam Safety in the U.S. – A Memorandum From the President
- Oroville Dam - An Interview with Martin McCann
February 27, 2017
NPR’s Eric Westervelt talks with Martin McCann, director and founder of Stanford University’s National Performance of Dams Program, about Oroville and the lessons its failure might teach. More here - McCann Appointed as Chairperson for COGGE
September 1, 2016
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Perspectives
Dams as Systems
A common view of a dam is to think of the major water retention structure(s) (the dam) that was built to create the reservoir. However, it is more realistic to view the dam as a system; a system of structures (natural and man-made), the reservoir and its boundaries, mechanical and electrical components, and operators. More importantly, the successful performance of a dam system depends on the aggregate satisfactory performance of the system that prevents a failure and uncontrolled release of the reservoir.
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Oroville Forensics Investigation Report
The Forensics Team investigating the 2017 Oroville Spillway Incident was released on January 5, 2018. The report can be downloaded here