Emergency response and recovery effort costs total $870 million From the Department of Water Resources: Today the Department of Water Resources (DWR) provided an update on costs and construction activities for the Lake Oroville Spillways Emergency Recovery Project. Cost Update DWR is submitting to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) estimated emergency response and recovery effort costs totaling $870 million, which covers completion of the project through January 2019. FEMA reimburses up to 75 percent of the requested costs for … Continue reading OROVILLE DAM SPILLWAYS: Construction update for January 26th