Nothing is final until we see thousands of gallons of water spilling down that chute and up over the dentates. That will be the icing on the cake ... so to speak!
GR. Hollman most. MSMare Uber LEFTISTS, DOES NOT MATTER whom , CBS, NBC, ABC, PBS, or NPR., I do watch ABC, but I get MOST REAL news from outside the USA, ! Incredible as it is.
Kudos to you too Juan, with out you those of us here on the East coast wouldn't have any idea all this had happened in Northern Cali. Than You for you accurate and concise reporting on this immense project
Spillway time lapse is amazing... and the achievement on this massive project is absolutely outstanding. Kudos Juan for all your terrific and detailed reporting over time. You deserve an award.:)
Thank you Juan for your reporting on The Dam. Fascinating what they have done. I grew up on Oroville and didn’t want my family flooded out in Yuba City therefore I was interested in the project and am happy it is completed
Oooh 'the media', I was just waiting for someone to ask "WHAT ABOUT THE GREEN SPOT" Some of that well earned congratulations should go to you Juan, absolutely amazing reporting. I live over 5000 miles away from the spillway but have been fascinated by every one of your videos. I just hope that this isn't the actual last video from you on the project. I'd love to see the odd follow up over the next year or two, the first water down the spillway and the the fully graded hillside at least. All your time and effort is greatly appreciated!
Oh good I'm glad you're going to give us the occasional update. I look forward to the day when we see the main spillway used again. It sure was an historic project and I enjoyed watching the progress so much. Annette from Australia.
Juan, thanks for your great reporting. All along you were the ONE trusted source. I just flew from Chicago to San Diego in daylight. Out the window of the plane I witnessed for myself just how dry the South West is. Dried up lake beds, rivers and low reservoirs. I hope you guys get tons of rain but only after the concrete is well set. You need it. Lake Mead would make for an interesting story if you're looking for something to do :-).
+Cat Jefferson ....We are of similar age. I live in the north east where there is an abundance of water. In fact I sent my nephews, who live in San Diego, a video of me washing my car and wastefully spraying the hose in the middle of the street, LOL. Bad, I know. SoCal was once a dessert. It worked for a while but building large cities there is an unsustainable model with the climate heading the way it is. My favorite place is the Salton Sea (been around it three separate times). It is a microcosm of what is going on in SoCal. Respect Mother Nature because Mother Nature has no respect for you. And she ALWAYS wins.
Thanks, Mr Brown, for all the updates on the rebuilding of the Oroville Dam. Very professional with all the technical jargon. Very interesting. Also enjoyed your flight reports and family stuff too. Stay safe and blessed. 🙂
Whatever the reason they are there, soon the Sierra Club and Greenpeace will be suing someone because the concrete it wearing out their hooves. And the Bee will publish an editorial in favor of it.
Thanks for sticking with this massive project and bringing us a story we would NEVER get through the standard media! Absolutely fantastic job on a fascinating project! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Juan, Thank You!! This has been an amazing journey. I truly think they should inscribe your name in that dam for your amazing reporting of this project! I will continue to follow your adventures as long as you feel that you want to share them with us. I would also like to say you have an absolutely wonderful family and I love when the kids help you out with your videos. Thank You once again!
Juan, thank you for this great video series. It's really impressive the way you stepped in to fill the void left by the incredibly vacuous mainstream media.
Juan, You have done an absolutely magnificent job of reporting on this monumental project. There are oh so many of us who have followed along with your detailed and honest reporting. What has amazed me about this project is not just that physical construction was completed in a year and a half but that somehow, and I cannot even phantom how, the Kiewit and DWR engineers were able to do the necessary engineering design work to begin construction almost immediately. This was nothing short of a miracle from start to finish. Lastly, thank you for allowing us old guys to live vicariously through your flying, biking, camping and vacation trips.
Awesome report Juan- as always throughout this project from day 1, I have been amazed with your professionalism with reporting on the many engineering feats that were accomplished on this project, and for keeping the public updated.- Thanks for the truthful news!
A BRILLIANT achievement with a BRILLIANT result by a BRILLIANT team with a BRILLIANT report and BRILLIANT feed back. Juan. ABSOLUTELY well done. And thank you for your exellant footage on the WHOLE project. ........😀👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
Hello Juan. I would like to thank you for your great reporting on the Oroville dam rebuild. Your sincerity, dedication and professionalism are second to none. From the outset your updates kept us informed on a situation which was very dire to begin with. It goes without saying that Kewitt and all of the other contractors did a stellar job in rebuilding the Oroville dam. Ultimately Juan you kept all those affected people informed when they had so much to possibly lose. I’m sure your updates helped alleviate their fears. As a Canadian we are very happy that everything has turned out well for our southern friends. Thank you Juan. Jim Leskun
Thank you again Capt. Ka-Blam-😎 for , as always more informative and to the point , then those who claim they are reporters . Congratulations to all those involved at Oroville .
Great short landing Juan! Your videos on the Oroville Dam spillway repairs have been super! That was one tremendous engineering and construction job and everyone should be proud! I still can't get over how fast the work was completed! Congratulations to the many hard working people that made it happen!
And probably the best coverage I've ever seen from a field reporter Juan. I've been shown a greater appreciation for Norther California that us southerners never see. You have turned me into a armchair expert on this whole project and the affects of this has on the food chain of really the whole world. Plus you introduced me to Matt the rice farmer who has really opened my eyes to the great work they do. Thank you Juan, your a good messenger for factual information. Even though the spillway is completed I will always watch what you have to say. Love the STOL drags. Be safe in your travels my friend.
Truly amazing to have you to bring us along on this project Juan, thank you forever! Your work on the Oroville Spillways project has been beyond fantastic. Thank you for every video.
Thanks for the great coverage of this historic event Juan. I've enjoyed following your factual updates, keep up the great work! Looking forward to more 'mighty Luscombe' flights.
Well done, Juan! This has been an amazing story right from the start, and even better to follow along through your reporting and explanations. Just fantastic. The engineering, planning, and construction skill have all been seriously impressive. It's amazing to see how these fields have advanced since the dam & spillway were first designed and built. Even though the media coverage slants negative to generate attention, the managers and workers can, and should, be very proud of their accomplishments here. That's the real story and you've told it well. I hope you'll keep doing updates occasionally; I can't wait to see the site restored and the spillway in operation. I guess that's a roundabout way of saying I hope you folks get the rain you need this winter!
Juan you are the champ in fair and truthful reporting. I avoid regular media as much as possible so it is good to be able to find the truth. I think these days the mainstream is all about how much "shit", excuse my language, they can stir up. Your reports and of course cruising in the mighty Luscombe is such a joy. Bravo Juan!
Juan, thank you once again for providing clear and concise information and for reporting the facts. I have completely lost faith in main stream media and have stopped watching and listening to them completely. Congratulations to DWR and all the hard workers for such a phenomenal feat and for doing such a stupendous job in such a short time period.
The person asking those is a prime example of what is wrong with media today. Can’t report honestly, sensationalism, suppositions, etc without the mentality to actually understand logic.
A job well done for You too! My husband worked on the spillway from 1966 to its completion. It been great to follow this project. It has been so nice to hear from someone who is accurate and fair . My hats off to you!
Google maps for cell phones still shows an image of the emergency lol - pretty cool. Great coverage Juan! I hope to visit the dam someday, you've had a role in putting it up there with the Hoover Dam, I hail from Calgary, Alberta!
Not gonna lie, I thought that the SacBee was a satire site like the SacBrie. 😉 And in all seriousness, great job to everyone at the DWR and Kiewit Engineering. I know I am proud of everybody involved in the project, and I don’t even live there, so I’m sure that those who live there in the area and those who are directly involved are super proud of this great achievement. And thank you too Juan, for your tireless reporting in pursuit of truth so that real information could come to people who are interested in this marvelous and huge engineering project.
I’m from Connecticut and I’ve been following you reporting on this from the very beginning. Extremely interesting and Excellent reporting. One thing I may have missed was any repairs to the gates if there was any or even needed any work.
Many thanks, Juan! I have truly enjoyed your reporting on this incredible engineering project! Totally agree that kudos are due to the team and their leadership for a magnificent accomplishment! So sad that positive news doesn't get attention these days.
Juan can i say a big thank you for your 100% effort in bringing the Oroville Dam story to the world , i did not have any knowledge about the Dam until i found your channel, coming from the UK i have learnt so much about your life your family , and the love of flying you have given myself and many others a great pleasure in watching your videos. A very big Thank You.
Really appreciate all the hard work you have put in to give us upfront information about the progress. Engineering projects like this are fascinating and amazing what they have to do to accomplish them. Just filling in that crater was really something. As an aviator and enthusiast your time in the mighty Luscomb was a joy as well. Also enjoyed your series on the rice farming. It's always good to see positive production since so many people these days are obsessed with negativity. I will continue to follow your projects and appreciate your due diligence and hard work.
Juan you have done a excellent job reporting on this. The lame stream media has no integrity left it seems. It is staggering that they not only had to wait to get water levels down before they could start, but the clean up, filling in the massive holes with RCC and having all of this done with less then a year and half. Really even less then a year on the main spillway since they took the winter of last year so if needed the spillway could be used. Just think of what we could do if we all worked likes these guys did. And again, Thank you Juan for the great reporting. Look forward to your future endeavors.
This is the type of journalism our entire country needs. That alone would solve the overwhelming majority of the problems we face as Americans. It's a real pleasure watching your presentations. Thank you
Footage is so impressive that the workers inside the spillway show the scale of it....but it cannot ever show how it looks live inside and just how massive it is. Great stuff Juan and am so glad I stumbled onto your productions so early to watch the progression of the repairs and I as all others thank you for your work. THB
Congrats to DWR and Kiewit for all the great work and congrats for great reporting from you, Juan! Must say I was just waiting for a "what about the green spot" question, but I hope that craziness is now gone :) Kudos, man, kudos, this remains my favourite YT channel by far!
@@gonkeyhughes Ditto for me. My father is a construction foreman, seen some big projects, but they all look mighty small compared to Oroville Dam. Following the first reports from Juan on the Oroville Dam problems, than damage to the spillway and all that was following it was all very interesting! Staying on with the construction efforts was a lesson in managing the giant projects and reporting :) I'm a volunteer first responder in Ljubljana, Slovenija, had been involved in a big flooding in 2010 and 2014 as member of headquarters, have seen the problems that sensational media coverage brings to civilians and to pro and volunteer units on the ground. Juan's reporting meant a lot even if I'm probably never gonna see Oroville Lake Dam with my own eyes :) Kudos realy means kudos here! :)
Im just a guy from upstate New York who never heard of the Oroville Dam. I saw a story when the spillway failed. Then I stumbled on your videos a while after it happened. Ive watched every video so far and will continue watching your channel. Just want to say great job reporting the facts. Also with the wildfires, other dam failures, etc. Thank You!
Juan, well I'm sure that the DWR team is SURE glad that your REAL reporting has made them look so good, and has granted you access to things that NO other "news" reporters were, based on your TRUE accurate reporting and constant flyovers giving all of us views that would not have been made available to the public. I live in Pennsylvania and all this has had no impact on us here, but I just happened to somehow stumble on your channel, not knowing anything about Orville Dam and the issue there. But after watching you and your stick to the facts reporting I became HOOKED on the whole project and have been fascinated by the complexity of how it all went down, and when looking at the pictures from the air you just don't realize just how MASSIVE the spillway is until you see the heavy machinery next to the splash blocks at the end of the spillway which makes them look like toys,and the depth of the plunge pool, and the amount of concrete it took to fill it WOW. Thanks Juan, I totally enjoyed watching it from the beginning, to the end of spillway completion !!!!!
I got hooked on this right from the start, and now I'm having withdrawals from the down shift in construction. I'm looking for another project to watch but no luck yet.
So when do you get time to put it all in a historic documentary? People will watch it for years to come. I hope the future grading and planting will allow for the thousands of people that will come to see it. Next summer is probably going to be a busy one.
Journalism in mainstream media is dead. I've completely written it off. They continually reach new levels of incompetence with every story. Thanks for all your hard work covering this project! I've been watching every single one, from out here in MA, since you first started reporting on it. Been subbed to your channel ever since. I always knew mainstream media was bad, but you make them look like a bunch of amateurs. I've enjoyed watching this spillway come to life & really enjoyed the whole process. Fascinating! THIS is the kind of news America has been starved of for decades. THANKS JUAN!! I'll be looking forward to the first water flow over the spillway, to the Mighty Luscombe vids, and of course, your awesome off-roading adventures. 👍👍
Thanks Juan for all the great reporting during the past 2 years. You were “up and above” all the rest in reporting this complicated add massive project. You deserve awards and accolades for a job well done. Thanks Juan.
Just a phenomenal job by all! And great coverage, Juan, thank you! Getting to watch the amazing progress on this project from the Mighty Luscam was just a great bonus, and also getting stats/lessons from the co-pilot and crew. Thank you!
Great coverage, Juan! That emergency spillway is a thing of beauty. I hope it never has to be used. Perhaps it could be used on occasion as a concert amphitheatre like you've suggested more than once! LOL. "The right team for a common goal." Lordy, I wish our nation could follow that lesson...
Great report as usual. I’m glad you were able to do a fly over of the dam. Seems like the media is never happy unless they’re stirring up trouble of some type. Unfortunately there are people who swallow what they say hook, line and sinker.
Thanks Juan for keeping us all up to date on the Oroville Project. It was amazing the work that was done to complete such a large project in such a short time.
Good for you on the praise for this job well done. I have worked construction as a laborer on concrete work, it's no east task. It's a back breaking, thankless task that no one ever thinks about after it's done. These reporters criticizing this project have no clue about the difficulties encountered on such an endeavor.
another awesome update! Are you planning to keep this series going? I would like to see what happens next, especially interested in seeing when water first goes down it. It sounds like that might not be for a long while though. It would also be nice to see what they do with the landscaping.
Thank you Juan for your excellent photojournalism. I have thoroughly enjoyed viewing all your dam coverage. I have worked on some large power plants in the southwest and I know how difficult it is to keep injuries to a minimum, but Kiewit's safety record is absolutely amazing. You provided a clear perspective of the project that I found refreshing. Thanks for your reporting and I know this story will live forever on the internet.
Juan can you find out if they will be leaving any of the web cameras up after construction is complete. It would be cool to see water release"s over time. Thanks
Great to see the cap on the end of the story. I'd still like to see what the final, landscaped product looks like, but this is great. Thanks for sticking with this story and shaming the local media for incompetence.
Congratulations from Australia to all workers on the project and to Juan for clear reporting and letting us all fly along in the Mighty Luscombe to view the works.
bravo Juan... thanks for all your updates! really phenomenal work that everybody has done on the Orville site... gratitude for all the men and women and their hard work👍
I remember when the failure occured and I watched people write how they wanted to see the people of California suffer the consequences of flooding. And I was ashamed as an American. I hope those trolls have watched this project to this point and have learned that when we pull together, we ALL win. Great job to everyone involved. And thanks Juan.
Juan, THANK YOU for your excellent reporting on this HUGE project. I've been checking out your up-dates for over a year now and always looked forward to what you had to share. Well done!
Juan - Thank you for continuing the fine, unbiased and positive feedback. Your dips into the details and engineering all helped to form a more complete picture of the issues, challenges and resulting solution. Well done!
Awesome coverage throughout the whole deconstruction and reconstruction process Juan! We learned a lot, through you, about causes and effects of the original disaster, and kept us informed about how each part was being rebuilt. And we also really appreciate your literal birds eye view as well as your fine reporting assistants! Bravo! A job very well done!
