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    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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