Congratulations, Juan, on a consistently outstanding, technically accurate, family friendly, chronicle of the Oroville Spillway repair project. Your body of work will be referred to by the engineers and dam-builders of the future. It's obvious that the Kiewit Engineering and DWR team respect you and appreciate your professionalism. Great Job, all of you.
Yikes, it looks like there is a lot to do in 42 days! This is such an important project and Kiewit has been very impressive so far, and so is your reporting, Mr. Browne. It's been a pleasure watching all of this unfold.
Awesome report Juan! Cant wait for part 2. Had to laugh when they were asking for an autograph and someone commented "Everyone knows you". Your comprehensive coverage of this project is unparalleled. I have been following from Kentucky since the beginning and have really enjoyed all of your other videos of family and aviation related topics as well. Don't know where you find the time but please know there are lots of people who enjoy and look forward to your videos. Best to you and your family!
I have to say Juan's reporting from day one on this project has been outstanding. By far the most comprehensive, objective, and compelling piece of journalism on a story like this I've seen in quite a while - and all done without the resources of major news outlet! This series of videos will provide an invaluable historical record for generations to come. If anyone deserves a Peabody Award, it's Juan Browne. Good work, Juan! And thank you.....
Always the most concise factual and pertinent information about the Oroville Project. The mainstream media should take lessons from you. Thanks Juan you are the best!
This project has really become world class . Very impressive. I imagine that construction companies from all over the globe are watching this project closely so that the necessary parts can be reproduced at other dams. Both repairs and upgrades, as well as new builds. IMHO, *Kiewit Engineering* is setting the standard, and doing so with no injuries. Impressive indeed. Without you Juan, there are many people who would have never known just how much detail has gone into this spillway project. When I first heard about the emergency evacuation, I started looking around on YT to see what the big fuss was all about. I watched bits and pieces of several videos, and quickly learned that most of the people making videos about it, had no real idea what they were talking about. Then your video came up in the suggested video column and I clicked on it. It was detailed, informative, and professional, so I watched the next one you did, subscribed, and just kept watching. I've learned a lot, and even though I live in Missouri, and normally I would not have stayed interested in a project way out in California. Especially after the emergency was over, the caliber of your reports has kept me returning to your channel. For over a year and a half now. Not just the Oroville updates either. I enjoy the flight videos, the Motorcycle videos, and the camping & vacation ones with your family. You are a blessed man sir, you have a wonderful family, and it is a pure pleasure to see parents so dedicated to their children and their education. If the only coverage of this project had come from the Lame Stream Dinosaur Media, people all over the world would know very little about the true nature of this engineering marvel. All they would know is that while the cause of the spillway failure may never be fully understood, the media's focus of investigation centered on a mysterious Green Spot somewhere on the earthen dam that, (in their opinion), was likely the main culprit.
Same here from B.C. I haven't watched all season so now get to binge watch and see it progress like magic. We have lots of dams up here, all using tech from the 60's and 70's. I hope B.C. Hydro is taking notes.
Any time the subject of Oroville dam comes up among my engineer friends I let them know about your channel, Juan. When they're impressed by my knowledge of the situation there I have to admit I got it all from you!
It is stuff like this that restores parts of my trust in mankind. Thanks for this great update Juan and nice to see you are sort of famous there!...You earned it.
As a retired union carpenter (Local #33) that worked for Kiewit on the 'big dig' in Boston, watching this makes me want to come out of retirement and boom out to California to work on this impressive job. Kiewit was a great outfit for getting it done on time and with great safety. Heavy and Highway const. is their specialty, employing laborers, carpenters, ironworkers, operating engineers in that order. GREAT REPORTING, JUAN!
Robert Tuss I was surprised they don't have a mass housing camp for the crews. Must be paying out a huge chunk of change in living-out allowance to them. Impressive project !
A reporter not afraid to get his hands dirty! Juan thanks for the "in depth" Orville reconstruction reporting! We're appreciative of the care Kewitt and the California DNR are doing to prevent a future Dam emergency! Kudos for giving Juan access to allow the public to follow the progress of this massive public works project! 👍👏
Hats off to you, Juan, for your clear, concise, no nonsense, no BS, coverage of the Oroville spillway rebuild project. You deserve an award for a job well done. For pure enjoyment, nothing beats your family outing videos, but the Mighty Luscombe flight school videos with Captain Ka-blammo are a worthy second. Many thanks for all of it.
Excellent work Juan Brown. I think you may have yourself a profession as reporter in your retirement years. LOL I like others have no actual connection to the Orville site but have been captivated but your excellence in reporting. I always look forward to the footage from the mighty Luscombe. Keep up the great work, you obviously have the trust of the contractors and DWR officials.
So I'm in Michigan and have no idea how I found the Blancolirio channel but I absolutely love it! I had followed the news on Oroville and once Juan started his series on the project, I've been glued to the updates. The theme music, all of Juan's familial interactions and his concise reporting make these updates enjoyable. (And he knows his stuff!) Thank you for a stellar job!
A fine & highly informative progress report, Juan.… up to your usual outta the park standards. 👌 Hats off (no pun intended :-) to Jeff & the DWR lady, too, for being able to answer right off the bat any question you pitched at them. Good job all round guys. 👍👍
No holds barred reporting, what a wonderful idea. Mainstream Media totally miss out on that concept. Congratulations Juan and the Works Team at Oroville from Melbourne Australia for a candid and thorough report. I am compelled to follow the Oroville Project to the the end, it is so massive and important.
Thank you again for the clear, concise and trustworthy reporting. I know Kiewit gave you their time and exclusive access because they knew they could rely on you to get the true and factual story out to the public. Your reporting always gives me better incite on progress and I love the photos in this report, there is nothing like getting up close and personal.
I live in PA and really have no connection to this topic other than I've been following your vids from the beginning. You've kept my interest for over a year on this project from your excellent reporting. Best video yet!
Hi Juan: Thank you for your fine efforts here! If I could afford to fly internationally, I would feel so much more secure knowing you are in the cockpit of my 777 aircraft. God Bless for your efforts for all of us, and for your continuing Love for your family, you will reap the rewards going forward I can promise you. Thx, Bill
Another great report, Juan. Also, It was a pleasure to see how you were treated with respect throughout your visit. Your factually accurate, straight-forward reporting over the years has earned you a lot of respect from the team members and project leaders. They know you understand what they are saying and will present it in a balanced, informative way. To be able to visit and have boots-on-the-ground in the way you did shows their respect.
No way! They gave you a safety vest with FLIGHT on it. Wow, seeing all the scheduled work on the white boards was very informative and really interesting to see how the project progresses with that format. All that design build for an emergency spillway that is hopefully never expected to be used. I guess you never know though. Great report as always Juan! Looking forward to part 2. See ya.
Not sure how I got started with watching Juan's coverage of this disaster/project, but I've been captivated for well over a year. From someone in the UK, I'm very impressed with American journalism - unlike here, you guys don't treat the viewer as though we couldn't understand nuance, technical detail or practicalities. It's very refreshing,
Thanks so much, Juan. The wall of pictures from the original build take me back. Spent every summer in Oroville visiting Gramma and we never failed to go out to the dam and see what had been done the year before! Glad you got boots on the ground even as much as I enjoy the flyovers.
Great reporting Juan, "no unnamed sources", just factual! As a person retired from the construction trade for 45+ years and having followed your reporting of The Oroville Project, I can safely say that Jeff Petersen is a very knowledgeable engineer and a great leader. My praise to Kiewit, their staff and all on site employees for "high quality and on time work", thanks! ....13
The inside look at the project management piece of the job was very interesting. The engineering on the project is fascinating but so is what they do to manage that ant hill of activity. For a guy that makes his living flying a triple 7 and whose hobbies are flying/outdoor related, you have tackled this Oroville reporting far better than people that claim this as their profession. Your reputation within Kiewit is well deserved! I've thanked you before and do so again. Looking forward to Part 2.
This is incredible. It’s no surprise they gave you this tour. You deserve the opportunity Juan! Quality reporting, factual reporting, and extremely respectful of the workers.
The coordinations, scheduling, the boots on the ground getting it done, really one impressive project. Oh...and the REPORTING!! with Blancolirio's ace reporter, ("who is that guy") puts it over the top!
Thank you for keeping your reporting real and truthful. I've been watching your videos since February 2017. I'm amazed by the engineering marvel and scope of this project. Looking forward to part 2
Thank you Juan! Great journalism. The progress on this project is amazing considering the conflict of the politics involved. Good job to the people who are doing this work 👍🏻.
Big smiles from you, big smiles from me - this will end up as a very comprehensive report. Thanks to you for this and thanks to the various crews for all their hard safely done work to this point.
So refreshing to see actual journalism. Intelligent questions with no agenda. Gets honest answers and full access to the site. It also keep those of us with nothing more than a passing interest watching every video for the last year and a half. If only the so called professional journalists would figure that out. I'm sure Juans regular job pays much better though lol.
Another outstanding report from Juan!! I love it! I want more! You do a very fine job, sir. It appears Kiewit is a real class act outfit as well. As a lover of civil projects, I am fascinated and impressed with this whole project. Maybe more so of your reporting! Keep up the great work, Juan!
Thumbs up to everyone involved in this project!! Your camera views Juan really ring home the size of this operation and I'm so impressed with your reporting. There's a part of me that hopes it rains like heck in the future and we all get a chance to see this monster in action. Looking forward to Pt.2. Thanks for all you do!!
NICE JOB, JUAN!! You're an asset to CA, and the world! This was 10,000x more informative than ANYTHING I've seen on mainstream media the past 20 years, at a minimum ... and this was just PART I !! Thanks Brownie! 😊👍👍😎
I have paid attention to your informative videos & have learned how much labor (engineering, manual labor, etc,) go into a project like this. Thank you for covering the subject well. ~ from Cut and Shoot, Texas, ~ Richard&Barbara.
It's a shame we will probably never see the emergency spillway in action! I'm sure it will be a fantastic event to witness! As a student from the Netherlands I follow your documentation of the Oroville Dam event and subsequent rebuilding of the spillway + emergency spillway with keen interest. Your precise method of interviewing and analyzing stands in strong (positive!) contrast with the mainstream US media which dubious and toxic reputation even abhors people in Holland. May California prosper once more! Battle the alarming water shortages, smother the malignant fires, do update (and review) your vital infrastructure and - above all else - develop policies to reach these goals as you've mentioned over and over again in your great video's. To think ahead is something we made common practice in the Netherlands centuries ago and it certainly didn't harm us ;) Without our heavy taxes in order to maintain our infrastructure the Netherlands would have ceased to exist long ago... I hope you will keep us updated in the many years to come!
Of course I mean the new improved cascading emergency spillway: it will be fully capable to handle an emergency situation whereas the old one almost failed... I should stress though that I never want to see an Oroville emergency again, but because of the sheer magnitude and scale of engineering it's just a pity it will probably never see water running down over its RCC 'stairs' :)
Once the lake level reaches 901' MSL, and overflow water goes down the RCC "stairs", the water will still end up on a native oak woodland hillside, as it did in February 2017. So, in the future, if DWR thinks that the new RCC emergency spillway will be needed, it will mean even more destruction ("grubbing") of hundreds of acres of said woodland, and even more thousands of tons of debris ending up in the diversion pool, and eventually the Feather River, just as before. The only difference will be that there will be substantially less risk of undercutting the emergency spillway weir. The downstream destruction will be the same or worse.
Very good job Juan. Also well done to the workers doing this HUGE job. The safety director also deserves kudos. Well done by all involved. Keep up the good work.
This project is fascinating. It's such a huge responsibility I don't envy keiwit engineering. Thank you for keeping us up to date with it. You do an excellent, factual job.
Hey Juan, did you ask them about the green spot on the dam? Just kidding! Keep up the great work Juan. Great questions and I'm sure they enjoy talking to someone that has done research and asks pertinent questions! Keep the great job up! Love all your videos.
Thank Juan. I've been watching your channel since this began. All of your videos have been very informative, but this one takes the cake! Thanks again! See you soon...
Juan, it is truly amazing what you accomplish in the way of great reporting with the very barest of equipment essentials and an honest approach. Truly amazing. Every single one of your videos has been terrific, bike, boat, dam, kids, all of them. Thanks so much!
Juan thanks for the comprehensive reporting on the rebuild of the spillways. You are what a reporter should be and there are only a few that can compete with you 😉👍. I follow you since the beginning of the disaster. We need more pilots as reporter in the MSM. My opinion is that you are the only one reporter on this case that is respected by Kiewit and DWR for your honest and to the point stories. From the Netherlands I give you thumbs-up
Juan, This is a totally fantastic update. Outstanding coverage and reporting. Clearly you have the deserved trust of the state, the contractor, and the public. Thank you. God bless Paul ps Love your 'call sign' on your safety vest!
Incredible reporting Juan. You have done more for public relations and education between state, federal, & local govts, civil engineers everywhere, and your local community which they serve and the taxpayers that pay the bills than any govt PR office has ever strived to achieve. Better than any civil service bureaucratic whose main job these days seems to be to spout off platitudes of vague reassurances without any substance on what's actually going on- assuming we're too naive to understand it anyways. Depth of education goes a long ways in bridging the confidence gap between the govt and the public they serve. The tools you have utilized, your numerous fly overs; the research online for blueprints; the technical education on how a dam works and what isnt working now; the hows of work on the dam and whys on decisions that are made, decisions that impact the ENTIRE interrelated system that makes up the irrigation and water management of the state; digging into the local and history of the area and the dam and the unprecedented access to the project based on the trusting relationships you have built with the project managers and engineers says volumes about the public success of this event. This is how recovery from an engineering disaster should be documented. The more you take the public along, through the recovery and rebuilding process at the site of the failure, the more faith they have in the institutions they hired to look after the public interest. The public- private relationship doesnt always have to be adversarial.
Thank you Juan for an excellent coverage your professional approach is outstanding. What we want are the facts, and straight from the horses mouth as you are presenting them. Much appreciated.
So very amazing!!! I hope sometime in the future I can watch the new beautiful spillway in action. The emergency spillway will just have to remain a marvel without use hopefully. Thank you so very much for your faithful coverage of all these going ons of Oroville spillway and reservoir.
Awesome report, I can see why Kiewit was chosen for this job they are extremely well managed and professional as is your reporting Juan! Looking forward to part 2!
Been following this story since Feb 2017. Hard to believe so much time has passed so quickly. Great progress has been made from the early days when we were all uncertain if the dam would hold and if the contractors could get the job done on-time. It seemed such a monumental task at the time. Thank you for contributing quality content to the body of knowledge we call RUclips. Wouldn't surprise me if universities use this series in their engineering classes to teach and learn from the past.
Awesome Juan, I’ve been looking forward to these boots on the ground reports. Its a staggering scope of work, with lots of extremely professional folks making it happen. Can't wait for part 2!
I found your channel by chance some time back and I have to say that your reporting concept and overall presentation is outstanding. You put mainstream media to shame. Definitely one of the most interesting channels on RUclips. Also, thank you for introducing me to Arum Bedrosian, his guitaring is awesome.
As always, good to have your input on this incredible project. You have really developed a solid working relationship with these builders - makes for effective reporting. Thank you.
I so look forward to your Oroville reports. It's awesome to see the work that Kiewit and the DWR have put into this project. It also shows such complicated engineering, technology, workmanship, and time scheduling demands that are required for this project.Thank you all so much. Great Job!!!!
It is regrettable that my BS in Int. Bus Mgmt. didn't prepare me to be a part of this rebuild in my home town; but glad to see a thriving workforce dedicated in the rebuild... always fun to watch.
Wow thanks for this great boots on ground update , as a retired form work carpenter and steel fixer from down here in Australia have been watching with great interest ,
I've been following this project from the UK right from the start and always enjoy your updates, Juan. You ask all the right questions (as far as I'm concerned at least) and do a really professional job. Give up the day job and do this for a living, mate!
greetings from the UK. You gals and guys all restore my faith in the USA. You can do BIG engineering and you can report its progress factually. Please don't let he-who-boasts get involved in it. I am so looking forward to seeing the spillway in operation at some point. If I can I would like to come see it in person when it is finished.
I know we've all enjoyed your reporting on this project but I would just bet you that those folks love having someone up there who is actually asking intelligent questions.
Thanks for these videos! They are so informative and go way beyond the short sound bites seen on major news outlets. They also allow a much deeper understanding of all the construction problems, solutions, and overall plan. If you're into how these major construction projects are accomplished, these are the videos to watch!
Thanks so much for your excellent reporting Juan. I'm sending a link to my nephew who heads up a college engineering program, with an emphasis on concrete,so he can share this with the students. Very educational and inspiring!
Juan you knock it out of the park all the time no matter what the subject is I've been waiting for the in-depth on this project thanks a bunch can't wait for part 2...👌
What a bold concept in news reporting. A reporter with a brain and intelligent reporting, not a jerk with an agenda. Thank you Juan for your coverage.
Bronco Billy BINGO! a concerned local looking out for the rest of us.
Congratulations, Juan, on a consistently outstanding, technically accurate, family friendly, chronicle of the Oroville Spillway repair project. Your body of work will be referred to by the engineers and dam-builders of the future. It's obvious that the Kiewit Engineering and DWR team respect you and appreciate your professionalism. Great Job, all of you.
Hats off to you Juan for accurate and truthful reporting.
Yikes, it looks like there is a lot to do in 42 days!
This is such an important project and Kiewit has been very impressive so far, and so is your reporting, Mr. Browne. It's been a pleasure watching all of this unfold.
Another great job. Really putting the supposed "journalists" to shame, Juan.
Awesome report Juan! Cant wait for part 2. Had to laugh when they were asking for an autograph and someone commented "Everyone knows you". Your comprehensive coverage of this project is unparalleled. I have been following from Kentucky since the beginning and have really enjoyed all of your other videos of family and aviation related topics as well. Don't know where you find the time but please know there are lots of people who enjoy and look forward to your videos. Best to you and your family!
Thanks Marty!
I too am following from Kentucky Marty!! I love Juan's no BS approach. I've been following from the beginning also. Love it!
Fascinating, and quite a compliment from DWR to our favorite vlog reporter! :)
I have to say Juan's reporting from day one on this project has been outstanding. By far the most comprehensive, objective, and compelling piece of journalism on a story like this I've seen in quite a while - and all done without the resources of major news outlet! This series of videos will provide an invaluable historical record for generations to come. If anyone deserves a Peabody Award, it's Juan Browne. Good work, Juan! And thank you.....
In my wildest dreams every documentary would have this level of personal interest and detail.. Absolutely outstanding work as always Juan
Always the most concise factual and pertinent information about the Oroville Project. The mainstream media should take lessons from you. Thanks Juan you are the best!
This project has really become world class . Very impressive.
I imagine that construction companies from all over the globe are watching this project closely so that the necessary parts can be reproduced at other dams. Both repairs and upgrades, as well as new builds.
IMHO, *Kiewit Engineering* is setting the standard, and doing so with no injuries. Impressive indeed.
Without you Juan, there are many people who would have never known just how much detail has gone into this spillway project.
When I first heard about the emergency evacuation, I started looking around on YT to see what the big fuss was all about. I watched bits and pieces of several videos, and quickly learned that most of the people making videos about it, had no real idea what they were talking about.
Then your video came up in the suggested video column and I clicked on it. It was detailed, informative, and professional, so I watched the next one you did, subscribed, and just kept watching.
I've learned a lot, and even though I live in Missouri, and normally I would not have stayed interested in a project way out in California. Especially after the emergency was over, the caliber of your reports has kept me returning to your channel. For over a year and a half now. Not just the Oroville updates either. I enjoy the flight videos, the Motorcycle videos, and the camping & vacation ones with your family. You are a blessed man sir, you have a wonderful family, and it is a pure pleasure to see parents so dedicated to their children and their education.
If the only coverage of this project had come from the Lame Stream Dinosaur Media, people all over the world would know very little about the true nature of this engineering marvel.
All they would know is that while the cause of the spillway failure may never be fully understood, the media's focus of investigation centered on a mysterious Green Spot somewhere on the earthen dam that, (in their opinion), was likely the main culprit.
Hear hear David - I couldn't have said it better! 👍
Agreed from up here in Oregon.
Same here from B.C. I haven't watched all season so now get to binge watch and see it progress like magic. We have lots of dams up here, all using tech from the 60's and 70's.
I hope B.C. Hydro is taking notes.
Any time the subject of Oroville dam comes up among my engineer friends I let them know about your channel, Juan. When they're impressed by my knowledge of the situation there I have to admit I got it all from you!
It is stuff like this that restores parts of my trust in mankind. Thanks for this great update Juan and nice to see you are sort of famous there!...You earned it.
As a retired union carpenter (Local #33) that worked for Kiewit on the 'big dig' in Boston, watching this makes me want to come out of retirement and boom out to California to work on this impressive job. Kiewit was a great outfit for getting it done on time and with great safety. Heavy and Highway const. is their specialty, employing laborers, carpenters, ironworkers, operating engineers in that order. GREAT REPORTING, JUAN!
Robert Tuss I was surprised they don't have a mass housing camp for the crews. Must be paying out a huge chunk of change in living-out allowance to them. Impressive project !
Excellent Mr. Brown. Better than the MSM.
Thank you.
A reporter not afraid to get his hands dirty! Juan thanks for the "in depth" Orville reconstruction reporting! We're appreciative of the care Kewitt and the California DNR are doing to prevent a future Dam emergency! Kudos for giving Juan access to allow the public to follow the progress of this massive public works project! 👍👏
Hats off to you, Juan, for your clear, concise, no nonsense, no BS, coverage of the Oroville spillway rebuild project. You deserve an award for a job well done. For pure enjoyment, nothing beats your family outing videos, but the Mighty Luscombe flight school videos with Captain Ka-blammo are a worthy second. Many thanks for all of it.
Excellent job Juan!! I think by the time this is all over you will be world famous. Look forward to the next report. Thank you.
*_"Grunts-Я-Us"_*
_"ALL The Boots On The Ground"_
Outstanding Piece JB ... Superb!!!
Excellent tour and description.
Excellent work Juan Brown. I think you may have yourself a profession as reporter in your retirement years. LOL I like others have no actual connection to the Orville site but have been captivated but your excellence in reporting. I always look forward to the footage from the mighty Luscombe. Keep up the great work, you obviously have the trust of the contractors and DWR officials.
Probably the best no-bullshit channel on YT. Even the music is good.
great access juan......thanks for your time and the good info....happy sunday
So I'm in Michigan and have no idea how I found the Blancolirio channel but I absolutely love it! I had followed the news on Oroville and once Juan started his series on the project, I've been glued to the updates. The theme music, all of Juan's familial interactions and his concise reporting make these updates enjoyable. (And he knows his stuff!) Thank you for a stellar job!
Thanks for watching Gui!
A fine & highly informative progress report, Juan.… up to your usual outta the park standards. 👌
Hats off (no pun intended :-) to Jeff & the DWR lady, too, for being able to answer right off the bat any question you pitched at them.
Good job all round guys. 👍👍
No holds barred reporting, what a wonderful idea. Mainstream Media totally miss out on that concept. Congratulations Juan and the Works Team at Oroville from Melbourne Australia for a candid and thorough report. I am compelled to follow the Oroville Project to the the end, it is so massive and important.
Great reporting Juan! I really appreciate your ongoing “Oroville Updates”
Hi Gary! From the Gary at Lifetime Fitness!
Thank you again for the clear, concise and trustworthy reporting. I know Kiewit gave you their time and exclusive access because they knew they could rely on you to get the true and factual story out to the public. Your reporting always gives me better incite on progress and I love the photos in this report, there is nothing like getting up close and personal.
Another outstanding report. Thank you for keeping us informed and these Boots on the ground reports are great!!
Far more interesting than "reality" tv. Thank you for the hard work.
Yes!!!
I live in PA and really have no connection to this topic other than I've been following your vids from the beginning. You've kept my interest for over a year on this project from your excellent reporting. Best video yet!
This kind of coverage is why I started tracking the Blancolirio channel! Great work Juan!
Hi Juan: Thank you for your fine efforts here! If I could afford to fly internationally, I would feel so much more secure knowing you are in the cockpit of my 777 aircraft. God Bless for your efforts for all of us, and for your continuing Love for your family, you will reap the rewards going forward I can promise you. Thx, Bill
You are a great reporter. Better than the other news.
Nicely Done Juan. Thanks.
Another great report, Juan. Also, It was a pleasure to see how you were treated with respect throughout your visit. Your factually accurate, straight-forward reporting over the years has earned you a lot of respect from the team members and project leaders. They know you understand what they are saying and will present it in a balanced, informative way. To be able to visit and have boots-on-the-ground in the way you did shows their respect.
I love your reports! You are documenting history.
Greetings from Germany ...
No way! They gave you a safety vest with FLIGHT on it.
Wow, seeing all the scheduled work on the white boards was very informative and really interesting to see how the project progresses with that format.
All that design build for an emergency spillway that is hopefully never expected to be used. I guess you never know though.
Great report as always Juan!
Looking forward to part 2.
See ya.
Haa, no, that's my vest from work...had to be 'different'
@@blancolirio oh I thought it was because you are 'special' 🤣🤣
Another informative report, Juan, thank you. And a thank you goes to Kiewit for providing the tour and all the good information they passed along,
Not sure how I got started with watching Juan's coverage of this disaster/project, but I've been captivated for well over a year. From someone in the UK, I'm very impressed with American journalism - unlike here, you guys don't treat the viewer as though we couldn't understand nuance, technical detail or practicalities. It's very refreshing,
What a great experience that you get to be there.
That press pass is in the right hands for a change!
Keep it up!!
Super job, Juan!!
You are truly a "Renaissance Man" with your knowledge of engineering, aviation, and your skill as a journalist!!
3:13 Your renown journalist to the dam workers/office! That's awesome!
Thanks so much, Juan. The wall of pictures from the original build take me back. Spent every summer in Oroville visiting Gramma and we never failed to go out to the dam and see what had been done the year before! Glad you got boots on the ground even as much as I enjoy the flyovers.
Great reporting Juan, "no unnamed sources", just factual!
As a person retired from the construction trade for 45+ years and having followed your reporting of The Oroville Project, I can safely say that Jeff Petersen is a very knowledgeable engineer and a great leader. My praise to Kiewit, their staff and all on site employees for "high quality and on time work", thanks! ....13
I've worked in both mechanical and civil engineering and Juan is one of the very few who takes the time to get it right. Great job Juan.
Bravo Juan! I think a lot of people have been waiting for weeks to find coverage THIS EXCELLENT. Thank you for all you bring to RUclips!!!!!!!
The inside look at the project management piece of the job was very interesting. The engineering on the project is fascinating but so is what they do to manage that ant hill of activity. For a guy that makes his living flying a triple 7 and whose hobbies are flying/outdoor related, you have tackled this Oroville reporting far better than people that claim this as their profession. Your reputation within Kiewit is well deserved! I've thanked you before and do so again. Looking forward to Part 2.
This is incredible. It’s no surprise they gave you this tour. You deserve the opportunity Juan!
Quality reporting, factual reporting, and extremely respectful of the workers.
Awesome job Juan, you have done an extremely good job accurately reporting updates, the media could take lessons from your videos!
The coordinations, scheduling, the boots on the ground getting it done, really one impressive project. Oh...and the REPORTING!! with Blancolirio's ace reporter, ("who is that guy") puts it over the top!
Extremely interesting look into a giant project! Thank you Juan and thanks to all the people on the project!
Thank you for keeping your reporting real and truthful. I've been watching your videos since February 2017. I'm amazed by the engineering marvel and scope of this project. Looking forward to part 2
Thank you Juan! Great journalism. The progress on this project is amazing considering the conflict of the politics involved. Good job to the people who are doing this work 👍🏻.
Big smiles from you, big smiles from me - this will end up as a very comprehensive report. Thanks to you for this and thanks to the various crews for all their hard safely done work to this point.
So refreshing to see actual journalism. Intelligent questions with no agenda. Gets honest answers and full access to the site. It also keep those of us with nothing more than a passing interest watching every video for the last year and a half. If only the so called professional journalists would figure that out.
I'm sure Juans regular job pays much better though lol.
You've earned the trust of DWR, Kiewit and the public. Enough said.
Another outstanding report from Juan!! I love it! I want more! You do a very fine job, sir. It appears Kiewit is a real class act outfit as well. As a lover of civil projects, I am fascinated and impressed with this whole project. Maybe more so of your reporting! Keep up the great work, Juan!
Thumbs up to everyone involved in this project!! Your camera views Juan really ring home the size of this operation and I'm so impressed with your reporting. There's a part of me that hopes it rains like heck in the future and we all get a chance to see this monster in action. Looking forward to Pt.2.
Thanks for all you do!!
NICE JOB, JUAN!! You're an asset to CA, and the world! This was 10,000x more informative than ANYTHING I've seen on mainstream media the past 20 years, at a minimum ... and this was just PART I !! Thanks Brownie! 😊👍👍😎
I have paid attention to your informative videos & have learned how much labor (engineering, manual labor, etc,) go into a project like this. Thank you for covering the subject well. ~ from Cut and Shoot, Texas, ~ Richard&Barbara.
It's a shame we will probably never see the emergency spillway in action! I'm sure it will be a fantastic event to witness!
As a student from the Netherlands I follow your documentation of the Oroville Dam event and subsequent rebuilding of the spillway + emergency spillway with keen interest. Your precise method of interviewing and analyzing stands in strong (positive!) contrast with the mainstream US media which dubious and toxic reputation even abhors people in Holland.
May California prosper once more! Battle the alarming water shortages, smother the malignant fires, do update (and review) your vital infrastructure and - above all else - develop policies to reach these goals as you've mentioned over and over again in your great video's. To think ahead is something we made common practice in the Netherlands centuries ago and it certainly didn't harm us ;) Without our heavy taxes in order to maintain our infrastructure the Netherlands would have ceased to exist long ago...
I hope you will keep us updated in the many years to come!
I saw the emergency spillway in action up close on Feb 11th and 12th, 2017, and do not wish for a repeat.
Of course I mean the new improved cascading emergency spillway: it will be fully capable to handle an emergency situation whereas the old one almost failed...
I should stress though that I never want to see an Oroville emergency again, but because of the sheer magnitude and scale of engineering it's just a pity it will probably never see water running down over its RCC 'stairs' :)
Once the lake level reaches 901' MSL, and overflow water goes down the RCC "stairs", the water will still end up on a native oak woodland hillside, as it did in February 2017. So, in the future, if DWR thinks that the new RCC emergency spillway will be needed, it will mean even more destruction ("grubbing") of hundreds of acres of said woodland, and even more thousands of tons of debris ending up in the diversion pool, and eventually the Feather River, just as before. The only difference will be that there will be substantially less risk of undercutting the emergency spillway weir. The downstream destruction will be the same or worse.
Very good job Juan. Also well done to the workers doing this HUGE job. The safety director also deserves kudos. Well done by all involved. Keep up the good work.
Brilliant reporting of this huge rebuild! Thanks for you impartial factual raw reporting without all the bull! Cheers from New Zealand
This project is fascinating. It's such a huge responsibility I don't envy keiwit engineering. Thank you for keeping us up to date with it. You do an excellent, factual job.
Hey Juan, did you ask them about the green spot on the dam? Just kidding! Keep up the great work Juan. Great questions and I'm sure they enjoy talking to someone that has done research and asks pertinent questions! Keep the great job up! Love all your videos.
Very interesting! Glad to have your back at Oroville!
Another great job reporting the facts. Wish we had more journalists like you! Thanks again Mr. Juan Browne.
Thank Juan. I've been watching your channel since this began. All of your videos have been very informative, but this one takes the cake! Thanks again! See you soon...
Absolutely fascinating. Nowhere is this type of information available other than the blancolirio channel. Bravo.
Juan, it is truly amazing what you accomplish in the way of great reporting with the very barest of equipment essentials and an honest approach. Truly amazing. Every single one of your videos has been terrific, bike, boat, dam, kids, all of them. Thanks so much!
Juan so appreciate your Oroville Dam updates.
Juan thanks for the comprehensive reporting on the rebuild of the spillways. You are what a reporter should be and there are only a few that can compete with you 😉👍. I follow you since the beginning of the disaster. We need more pilots as reporter in the MSM. My opinion is that you are the only one reporter on this case that is respected by Kiewit and DWR for your honest and to the point stories. From the Netherlands I give you thumbs-up
Juan,
This is a totally fantastic update. Outstanding coverage and reporting. Clearly you have the deserved trust of the state, the contractor, and the public. Thank you.
God bless
Paul
ps Love your 'call sign' on your safety vest!
Incredible reporting Juan. You have done more for public relations and education between state, federal, & local govts, civil engineers everywhere, and your local community which they serve and the taxpayers that pay the bills than any govt PR office has ever strived to achieve. Better than any civil service bureaucratic whose main job these days seems to be to spout off platitudes of vague reassurances without any substance on what's actually going on- assuming we're too naive to understand it anyways. Depth of education goes a long ways in bridging the confidence gap between the govt and the public they serve. The tools you have utilized, your numerous fly overs; the research online for blueprints; the technical education on how a dam works and what isnt working now; the hows of work on the dam and whys on decisions that are made, decisions that impact the ENTIRE interrelated system that makes up the irrigation and water management of the state; digging into the local and history of the area and the dam and the unprecedented access to the project based on the trusting relationships you have built with the project managers and engineers says volumes about the public success of this event. This is how recovery from an engineering disaster should be documented. The more you take the public along, through the recovery and rebuilding process at the site of the failure, the more faith they have in the institutions they hired to look after the public interest. The public- private relationship doesnt always have to be adversarial.
Thank you Juan for an excellent coverage your professional approach is outstanding. What we want are the facts, and straight from the horses mouth as you are presenting them. Much appreciated.
So very amazing!!! I hope sometime in the future I can watch the new beautiful spillway in action. The emergency spillway will just have to remain a marvel without use hopefully. Thank you so very much for your faithful coverage of all these going ons of Oroville spillway and reservoir.
Awesome report, I can see why Kiewit was chosen for this job they are extremely well managed and professional as is your reporting Juan! Looking forward to part 2!
Amazing Juan! I'm sure gonna miss these when it's over. You've done a very good job on this video series!
Been following this story since Feb 2017. Hard to believe so much time has passed so quickly. Great progress has been made from the early days when we were all uncertain if the dam would hold and if the contractors could get the job done on-time. It seemed such a monumental task at the time. Thank you for contributing quality content to the body of knowledge we call RUclips. Wouldn't surprise me if universities use this series in their engineering classes to teach and learn from the past.
Yes, I hope this series is shown in schools!
Great to see the rapport you have with the staff, and the thorough reporting you have done gives you such close access!
Awesome Juan, I’ve been looking forward to these boots on the ground reports. Its a staggering scope of work, with lots of extremely professional folks making it happen. Can't wait for part 2!
Great job Juan! Clear, straight forward, honest reporting.
Best reporter in the nation! Juan Brown
I found your channel by chance some time back and I have to say that your reporting concept and overall presentation is outstanding. You put mainstream media to shame. Definitely one of the most interesting channels on RUclips. Also, thank you for introducing me to Arum Bedrosian, his guitaring is awesome.
Fantastic update, looking forward to part 2
As always, good to have your input on this incredible project. You have really developed a solid working relationship with these builders - makes for effective reporting. Thank you.
Great job Juan! The very best voice on the incident and the rebuild by far. Thank you DWR for the drone tours also.
thanks juan. cant wait for pt. 2
Thanks for the update.
I so look forward to your Oroville reports. It's awesome to see the work that Kiewit and the DWR have put into this project. It also shows such complicated engineering, technology, workmanship, and time scheduling demands that are required for this project.Thank you all so much. Great Job!!!!
It is regrettable that my BS in Int. Bus Mgmt. didn't prepare me to be a part of this rebuild in my home town; but glad to see a thriving workforce dedicated in the rebuild... always fun to watch.
Wow thanks for this great boots on ground update , as a retired form work carpenter and steel fixer from down here in Australia have been watching with great interest ,
I've been following this project from the UK right from the start and always enjoy your updates, Juan. You ask all the right questions (as far as I'm concerned at least) and do a really professional job. Give up the day job and do this for a living, mate!
greetings from the UK. You gals and guys all restore my faith in the USA. You can do BIG engineering and you can report its progress factually. Please don't let he-who-boasts get involved in it. I am so looking forward to seeing the spillway in operation at some point. If I can I would like to come see it in person when it is finished.
I know we've all enjoyed your reporting on this project but I would just bet you that those folks love having someone up there who is actually asking intelligent questions.
Thanks for these videos! They are so informative and go way beyond the short sound bites seen on major news outlets. They also allow a much deeper understanding of all the construction problems, solutions, and overall plan. If you're into how these major construction projects are accomplished, these are the videos to watch!
Good job documenting the construction. I'm sure these videos will educate the populous for many years.
And thanks for transparency. The public needs to know.
Thanks so much for your excellent reporting Juan. I'm sending a link to my nephew who heads up a college engineering program, with an emphasis on concrete,so he can share this with the students. Very educational and inspiring!
Juan you knock it out of the park all the time no matter what the subject is I've been waiting for the in-depth on this project thanks a bunch can't wait for part 2...👌
Incredible unfettered access reporting of the progress of Orville Dam Project. Most reporters can only dream to do the job that your doing Jaun.