💧 Supervisors approved $500,000 for Potter Valley water efforts — but debated whether the funds should go to roads instead.

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Residents pack Ukiah workshop on Potter Valley Project decommissioning • The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CA More than 100 residents attended the meeting, during which some expressed frustration over fears of rising water costs, while others shared concerns about lasting damage to the Eel River and tribal…

💧 Over 100 residents packed a Ukiah workshop on the Potter Valley Project decommissioning. Speakers discussed water supply impacts, fish restoration, local economics and what PG&E’s dam removals could mean for the region.

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🐟 Environmental groups are hosting workshops this month to help residents write public comments on PG&E’s plan to remove the Potter Valley Project dams. The first workshop takes place tonight online.

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Friday workshop in Willits backs PG&E plan to decommission Potter Valley Project, remove dams • The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CA Sierra Club and Friends of the Eel River to lead comment-writing session on Potter Valley Project decommissioning

✍️ A workshop in Willits on Friday will guide participants in how to write letters and op-eds in support of the dam removal project.

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Eel River Deal Trades Dam Removal for Monitored Diversion and Restoration Funds Environmental groups, tribes, counties, and water agencies have united behind a deal to remove two Eel River dams, build a new diversion facility, and channel over $1.75 million annually toward tribal…

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Six Things to Know about the Potter Valley Project and Eel River Restoration | California Trout As PG&E moves forward with its plans to remove Scott and Cape Horn dams as part of its decommissioning of the Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project, here are six things to know about how and why this is happening. 

Important read on the how the #PotterValleyProject will benefit human communities as well as fish. caltrout.org/news/si...

Opinion: Potter Valley Project decommissioning was economic; seismic concerns came afterward • The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CA "Ultimately, the project not being economic means we made the decision in the best interest of our customers and their energy bills."

🌊 In an op-ed, Dave Canny, PG&E VP for the North Coast, says decommissioning Scott Dam began with long-term economic concerns — but an earthquake could cause even greater damage.

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PG&E moves to dismantle Potter Valley Project predicting 'adverse impacts' to the Russian River - MendoFever – Mendocino County News PG&E: "In the Russian River Watershed, there may be unavoidable adverse impacts to water reliability and cost, economic opportunity (particularly farming and ranching), recreation value in the Russian...

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The Draft's scientific studies focus on ecology, but water rights get brief mention.
PG&E gives a table of its water rights, but doesn't say how to transition the water rights to 1,000 downstream Russian River users.