Army Corps of Engineers inspect levee
A group of 15 specialists met Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to evaluate the condition of the levee that runs along the south side of the Feather River from the Montgomery Street roundabout to Ophir Road in Oroville. Geotechnical experts from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers were joined by representatives from the California Department of Water Resources, the Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency and flood-modeling specialist consultants long with Oroville city engineers, administration and the mayor conducted “an in-depth evaluation of the levee, which has safeguarded our community since its original construction in 1913,” said Oroville Mayor Dave Pittman. … The group conducted the inspection of the levee known as Butte County Levee 52 by car and on foot. The city expects to receive a full analysis of the findings in the next 60 to 75 days, according to Brian Ring, Oroville city administrator.