Do we have a fear of Friday the 13th? From The Sacramento Bee: Workers rescued after pipe break at Northern California powerhouse. At least there is no threat to the public.
New Bullards Bar Reservoir is one of the many flood-control/water supply reservoir in Northern California. It is not too far from the Oroville Reservoir. (See the video below for the map)
The incident occurred just before 3 p.m. at the plant’s penstock, a 14-foot-diameter, high-pressure pipe that carries water roughly five miles from New Bullards Bar Dam to the powerhouse along the Yuba River, according to the Yuba Water Agency, which operates the reservoir and powerhouse. Officials said the pipe burst during testing of a new protective valve. Contractors have been upgrading the penstock and tunnel since September.
There were contractors working on the penstock at the time of the failure. Five people had to be rescued by helicopter. The butterfly valve is one of the ways they can control waterflow into the New Colgate Powerhouse, near Colgate, California.
This powerhouse went into service in 1969. The fact that they were working on it is encouraging. At least they haven't been ignoring the infrastructure.
This is the Blancolirio video Colgate Penstock Failure! Friday the 13th of Feb 2026
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