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The state agency said the Thompson Fire had progressed to the area of Oroville Dam’s main spillway, and DWR has provided access to fire and emergency personnel.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 3 July 2024
Likewise, Americans who only watch MSNBC could take a four-month break from that 24-hour spillway of liberal confirmation and read only mainstream newspapers until Election Day.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2024
Local Mississippi governments and business groups sued the Corps in 2019 over the spillway openings, and the judge ruled in favor of the suit in January 2023, stating the Corps must consult with the National Marine Fisheries Service before opening the spillway.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
The agency opened the spillway in the 2019 floods as water levels rose, at one point rising 6 inches in 24 hours.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 3 July 2024
Likewise, Americans who only watch MSNBC could take a four-month break from that 24-hour spillway of liberal confirmation and read only mainstream newspapers until Election Day.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2024
Local Mississippi governments and business groups sued the Corps in 2019 over the spillway openings, and the judge ruled in favor of the suit in January 2023, stating the Corps must consult with the National Marine Fisheries Service before opening the spillway.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
The agency opened the spillway in the 2019 floods as water levels rose, at one point rising 6 inches in 24 hours.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Spillway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spillway. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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