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California insurance industry warned of “significant risk” from Oroville Dam

Logan B.
California insurance industry - flood program

Concern over the dangers presented from the 770 foot structure’s damaged spillway has not disappeared. The next rainy season is only months away and the California insurance industry faces a “significant risk” from the Oroville Dam and its damaged spillway. Experts are cautioning the industry, residents of the region and pretty much anyone else who will listen about that the next time the waters rise could end far worse than the last time. Raging waters last month caused America’s tallest dam to experience critical damage. That damage has yet to…

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Will California flood insurance be better without federal involvement?

Julie Campbell
Shasta Dam California flood insurance

The state is considering dropping out of the nationwide program in favor of establishing its own. California flood insurance found itself in the spotlight last month when the Oroville Dam threatened to fail. Erosion at the base of the dam’s emergency spillway forced the evacuation of 180,000 people until the area could be deemed safe again. This event greatly increased awareness of the importance of flood insurance within that part of the state. Helicopters were used to place massive boulders to plug the failing emergency spillway. This allowed the state…

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Flood insurance policies get the spotlight from Oroville Dam

G. Turner
california road - flood insurance policies

Questions are now being raised about this type of coverage as storms continually threaten nearby residents. The mandatory evacuations have been lifted for Butte County residents and now the spotlight has been placed on flood insurance policies. The spillway at the Oroville Dam has been damaged and with the storms this year, the whole area is threatened. Many people have been looking into flood insurance policies in order to make certain that their coverage will protect them against the risk of a torrent released by the damaged spillway. This problem…

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