Summary: <p>Today marks five years since the Oroville Dam Spillway crisis. The Butte County Sheriff shares the lessons learned. A citizen’s advisory commissioner discusses the push to rebuild trust and oversight. And dam safety engineers explain what went wrong.</p> <p><strong>Today's Guests</strong></p> <ul> <li>Butte County Sheriff <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.buttecounty.net/sheriffcoroner/Sheriff" target="_blank">Kory Honea</a></strong> discusses his decision-making during the 2017 Oroville Dam Spillway Crisis and the lessons learned. </li> <li> <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.notjustaspillway.com/" target="_blank">Genoa Northern</a></strong>, commissioner on the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://resources.ca.gov/Initiatives/Oroville-Dam-Citizens-Advisory-Commission" target="_blank">Oroville Dam Citizens Advisory Commission</a>, shares her experience during the Oroville Dam Spillway Crisis, her involvement in citizen oversight, and where things stand 5 years later. </li> <li> <strong>John France</strong>, civil engineering consultant who shares findings from an <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://damsafety.org/sites/default/files/files/Independent%20Forensic%20Team%20Report%20Final%2001-05-18.pdf" target="_blank">Independent Forensic Team Report</a> on the Oroville Dam Spillway Incident. </li> <li> <strong>Mark Ogden</strong>, with the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://damsafety.org/mission" target="_blank">Association of State Dam Safety Officials</a>, discusses a national perspective on the state of dams, if the Oroville crisis has shaped state and federal safety procedures, and how the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.livingneardams.org/" target="_blank">public can prepare for a dam emergency</a>. </li> </ul>
