NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – The California Department of Water Resources said Sunday that, as repairs have continued on the Oroville Dam’s damaged emergency spillway, outflow from the dam was increased.

On Sunday afternoon, state officials increased outflow from the Oroville Dam flood control spillway from 55,000 cubic feet per second to 60,000 cubic feet per second.

The Department of Water Resources said the flow increase was a proactive measure that’s typical of normal flood control operations and is in anticipation of heavy storms set to move over Northern California this week.

The increase is temporary and is expected to better balance water flow in and out of the reservoir, state officials said in the Sunday report.

On Sunday, construction crews continued placing cement, rock and aggregate into the area eroded area of the emergency spillway. The work is continuing 24 hours a day, officials said.