Oroville Dam Cases CA3
Oroville Dam was completed in 1968 as part of the State Water Project and is maintained by respondent Department of Water Resources (DWR). The dam is located on the Feather River, east of the City of Oroville. In the winter of 2016-2017, the area experienced record rainfall. Dam operators released water through a main spillway, but the main spillway became damaged, and the emergency spillway was engaged. This action arises out of evacuations based on concerns that the emergency spillway would fail. Plaintiffs Francis Bechtel, Jacob Klein, Chantel Ramirez, and Denise Johnson (collectively Plaintiffs or Bechtel Plaintiffs) appeal from an order denying their motion to certify a class of individuals “who evacuated their residence on February 12, 2017[,] pursuant to a mandatory evacuation order resulting from the hazardous situation at the Oroville Dam.”
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