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Olney in L.A.

Oroville Dam: A cautionary tale

It's not just the Oroville Dam.  Many of California's other dams, levees and pipelines are in big trouble.

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By Warren Olney • Feb 17, 2017 • 7m Listen

Above and beyond the Oroville Dam, California's other dams, levees and pipelines are aging. Repairing the aging infrastructure is going to be very expensive. Failing to maintain them will threaten the water supply — from the North all the way down to Southern California.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Jennifer Wolfe

    KCRW Berlin Coordinator

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    Jeffrey Kightlinger

    Metropolitan Water District

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    John Garamendi

    US Congress

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