This is Internet-based research about the spillway damage at the Oroville dam, California in 2017.

Task 1: The Oroville Dam
This is Internet-based research about the spillway damage at the Oroville dam, California in 2017.
You should find out relevant information from reliable websites (universities, state agencies, federal
agencies, and the like) and your report should include all references and website sources used. You
should include photos, plots, maps, and all types of graphics to present and describe the dam and the
spillway damage (design and construction), geologic setting, seismotectonic and other aspects to
understand the setting and location of the dam. The description of the damage should include but not
be limited to:

• History of the dam and the spillway
• Description of the damage in 2017 including a timeline
• Emergency response including evacuation of population
• Downstream effects
• Investigations
• Repairs
• Status of spillway now
The report should be presented in a very professional manner and the table of contents should include:
• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Different sections (organize the content)
• Lessons learned
• References
• Appendices (as applicable)

All described here are understood as MINIMUM requirements. Based on your creativity, you can add
more content.

Task 2: Millennium Tower
Find information on the Internet from reliable sources regarding the Millennium Tower, and describe:
1. Historic and technical background of the issue.
2. Most recent “fix” and why it was stopped?
3. What, if any, action is being taken now?
4. Was it the right decision to build in the first place?
5. Who is, in your estimation, at fault? Is anyone?
6. What is your engineering recommendation at this point?
7. How can a similar incident be prevented from occurring in other projects?

Please organize information. No need to organize like Task 1; think business casual
for answering Task 2 (simply a Q&A).