Damage to California’s Oroville Dam concrete spillway this week has forced state engineers to consider alternatives to release water as new storms come into the Northern California region.

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The damage also raises questions about the state’s aging infrastructure at a time when President Donald Trump is talking about increasing U.S. spending on infrastructure.

Oroville Dam, completed in the late 1960s, is California’s second-largest reservoir. The lower half of the spillway has concrete erosion, creating a gaping hole in a structure that is used for controlled releases of water.

The reservoir’s water levels were almost full on Thursday and the state was determining how it would do new water releases. …