But after just less than a day, the emergency spillway in California’s gold country was at risk of failing. [The government was warned that the Oroville Dam emergency spillway was unsafe. Options that are under consideration include reconstructing the main spillway and lining the emergency spillway with concrete. The Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, or WIIN, is a major water infrastructure package that allocates $12 billion to water projects around the country. “It’s an infrastructure problem, not a political problem.”READ MORE:The Lake Oroville dam stress test isn’t over — more rain this week, then spring thaw188,000 evacuated as California’s massive Oroville Dam threatens catastrophic floodsSee photos as thousands are evacuated after Oroville Dam threatens floods

Source: Washington Post February 14, 2017 23:55 UTC