Press Democrat, 2/1/2022: Plans to acquire an aging power plant in Mendocino County to ensure continued flows of Eel River water into Lake Mendocino and Sonoma County have unraveled.
Press Democrat, 1/8/2021: The future of a little-known dam on the Eel River in Lake County may be shaped this year as the license expires on a broken-down PG&E hydropower project that plays a critical role in providing water to 600,000 Sonoma and Marin county residents.
California Trout, 11/22/2021: In response to a recent decision from federal regulators, California Trout sees a clear path towards the removal of Scott Dam and the historic restoration of the upper Eel River watershed in Northern California.
Press Democrat, 11/21/2021: (Editorial) Lake Mendocino is a crucial link in the North Coast’s water supply chain, and even a drought-busting winter won’t ensure its recovery.
Press Democrat, 10/26/21. An equipment failure has shut down PG& E’s 1908 Potter Valley power plant indefinitely, adding uncertainty to the future of Eel River diversions that have augmented the Russian River for more than a century.
Ukiah Daily Journal, 9/24/21. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Thursday denied a request for a pause in the process of re-licensing the Potter Valley Project, which is a hydroelectric plant in Mendocino County that diverts water from the Eel River and into the Russian River via Lake Mendocino.
Times-Standard, 09/09/2021. A group of Northern California agencies, known as the Two-Basin Partnership, have asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to press pause on its application to take over the license for the Potter Valley Project.
Ukiah Daily Journal, 9/9/2021. Group requests more time to evaluate their options for the hydroelectric plant
June 30, 2021. (Video) Sonoma County Supervisor Gore and Janet Pauli, Chair of the Mendocino County Island Water & Power Commission, discuss drought and water systems in the North Bay.
Press Democrat, 10/24/2020. U.S. Rep. John Garamendi has filed an official objection to a plan backed by Sonoma County and his House Democratic colleague Jared Huffman to remove Scott Dam on the Eel River and drain Lake Pillsbury, a popular recreation spot for nearly a century.