Oroville >> A viewing platform to oversee construction at the Oroville Dam spillway will not be ready anytime soon, despite previous vocal commitments from officials with the state Department of Water Resources.

The reason provided for that was the time it would take to design and undergo environmental review, as the fixture is not considered under emergency status, according to notes from the most recent weekly DWR cooperators meeting provided to the Chico Enterprise-Record by an attendee.

A task force has been reportedly established to oversee the possibility of the building the structure and instating a shuttle service to get to it.

This comes as department officials most recently stated publicly they recognized the public’s desire for erecting a viewing platform — a request made at every community meeting — and they said it would be available soon, according to articles published in May.

DWR did deliver on its promise of webcams, with feeds at parks.ca.gov/live/lakeorovillesra_spillway.

Another surprise from the meeting notes was a suggestion in regards to that feed.

Some DWR staff recommended a 30-minute delay of the feed because of the potential it could capture an accident in real time.

No decision has been made on that proposal, according to the notes