From: Mark Sorensen Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 7:34 PM To: Carlson, Paul Cc: Thomas, Ted@ Honea, Kory Subject: RE: Oroville Dam Information request - City of Biggs Mr. Carlson: Thank you so very much for ?We'll put that in a I?to do" file going forward?. Hopefully that occurs before the next major incident. Fortunately, eventually the information trickles down to the Cities in the path of the debacle within a few hours so that we can attempt to keep our citizens informed on the developing and changing information, however, we should receive that information on a more timely basis directly from DWR. It seemed so reasonable to request that DWR add our city contact information to the distribution of press releases and like, but unfortunately it appears that those requests were ignored. DWR has earned a grade of on its ability to timely and completely communicate during this incident. Sincerely Mark Sorensen City Administrator City of Biggs PO Box 307 465 Street Biggs, CA 95917 From: Carlson, Paul Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2017 10:51 PM To: Mark Sorensen Cc: Thomas, Subject: Re: Oroviile Dam Information request City of Biggs Hello, Mark. We understand your obvious concern and are sorry to not have been in direct contact. We?ll put that in a "to do" ?le going forward, as this will be a developing story for The foreseeable future. 1 The good news for your community is that the dam has not been weakened or damaged in any way, and communities and residents are not in harm's way. The damaged spillway has no role in holding back water. In truth, the spillway is how water gets out of the reservoir, so it plays no role in retaining the reservoir's storage. Our division of Safety of Dams personnel were in conference with Oroville personnel when I was at the ?eld of?ce this evening discussing options and laying out their action plan for Wednesday. We"re working extensively with the media, of course, but we'll also make a point of keeping you informed directly as best as developments will allow. Thanks, Doug Carlson Information Of?cer Department of Water Resources Of?ce: 916-653-5114 From: Mark Sorensen Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2017 9:12:57 PM To: Carlson, Paul Cc: Thomas, Subject: Oroville Dam Information request - City of Biggs DWR: As a City immediately from Oroville Darn it would be an understatement to say that there is a high level of interest in the current situation. Unfortunately, we have not received any information directly from DWR regarding the situation. We request and would very much appreciate being added to the distribution of any information regarding the current situation. Thank You, Mark Sorensen City Administrator City of Biggs PO Box 307, 465 Street, Biggs, CA 95917 530-868-0100 Total Control Panel Login To: markgr?biggs-cagov Remove this sender from my allow list From: doug.carlson@water.ca.gov You received this message because the sender is on your allow list.