Employees at the New Colgate Powerhouse in Yuba County were forced to evacuate Friday afternoon after a large water pipe failed, sending a surge of water through the facility and sparking a ...
A burst pipe led to flooding and the evacuation of the New Colgate Powerhouse on Friday, the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office said.
The extent of the damage from the penstock rupture and deluge remains unclear a week after sweeping debris and oil into the Yuba River.