"A very significant risk would be incurred if the Gated Spillway is not operational by November 1." The experts called it "absolutely critical" that the dam's state operators not use the faulty emergency spillway again. The state should start work now redesigning a new emergency spillway for the 50-year-old dam, the consultants said. Water was even seeping from seemingly undamaged stretches of the main spillway, the experts said. State water officials plan to use the damaged main spillway sparingly to control the runoff, releasing water down it to try to ensure it doesn't spill out over the non-functional emergency spillway again.

Source: Fox News March 23, 2017 00:33 UTC