Authorities continue to work to contain a spill of oil and debris in the Yuba River after a penstock burst on Friday at the New Colgate Powerhouse, the Yuba Water Agency’s main hydroelectric facility south of Dobbins. An oil sheen was discovered in the river Sunday where it meets with Englebright Lake, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced. … A crew composed of CDFW personnel and members of the Office of Spill Prevention and Response assessed the Yuba River along the Nevada-Yuba county line. As of Sunday, the crew had not observed any visibly oiled wildlife. Crews continued assessing the area Monday.

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