CBS News Sacramento spoke with Forrest Killingsworth, the South San Joaquin Irrigation District engineering department manager, who said they are stewards of these water resources and want adequate facilities to protect the public.
"The Division of Safety of Dams have really kind of changed the way that they look at reservoirs," Killingsworth said. "There's only a few jurisdictional dams in the state of California that don't have spillways. Historically, we've been organized to operate the reservoir to contain the maximum possible storm event from a capacity standpoint. And so the division has really changed their perspective post of Oroville, and they'd like to see spillways on all reservoirs in the state of California."
"Pretty unique because most reservoirs of this size do have spillways," Killingsworth said. "It was part of their original design…this one's unique because it was designed to originally store all of the water contained from a storm event, and so the reservoir still has the capability to do that."
"The project is really important to the community, just from a perspective of dam safety," Killingsworth said. "But then also making sure that we're staying on top of our regulatory requirements in collaboration with the Department of Water Resources. We've always viewed ourselves as being a good partner to regulatory agencies, and I think the community will benefit from knowing that we really give our attention to those responsibilities to make sure that the public safety is always first in mind."
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