Two-Basin Partnership asks for pause in Potter Valley Project process
Ukiah Daily Journal, 9/9/2021. Group requests more time to evaluate their options for the hydroelectric plant
Supervisor Gore & Janet Pauli Discuss Drought
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.
Influential California congressman opposes Sonoma County-backed plan to drain Lake Pillsbury
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.
Dam Removal Update: Klamath Dams, Matilija Dam, and the Potter Valley Project
Maven’s Notebook, 8/12/20. The California Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout (CAC) was re-established by the Legislature in 1983 in response to public concern about declining populations of salmon and steelhead.
Scott Dam Removal Part of Potter Valley Coalition’s Proposal
Redwood Times, May 14, 2020. A group of Northern California agencies on Wednesday filed a proposal to acquire the Potter Valley project from the Pacific Gas and Electric Co., submitting a report that includes plans to remove the controversial Scott Dam and form a new authority to operate complex infrastructure at the Eel and Russian river basins.
Sonoma County Backs Plan to Remove Scott Dam, Assume Control of Hydropower Project
The Press Democrat, May 13, 2020. A nearly century-old dam on Eel River that impounds Lake Pillsbury is slated for removal under a $500 million proposal submitted Wednesday by Sonoma County and four other regional partners seeking to take over from PG&E a remote hydropower project in Mendocino County.
Future of Potter Valley power project could hinge on options for dam at Lake Pillsbury
The Press Democrat, November 28, 2019. Sonoma County’s water agency is one of five partners putting up $400,000 for an assessment of the economic, environmental and other issues involved in taking over the federal license for a remote Mendocino County hydropower project that plays a key role in the North Bay’s water supply.
Firm hired to study options for Potter Valley Project
The Ukiah Daily Journal, November 27, 2019. A coalition now calling itself the Two-Basin Partnership announced this week that it has hired a firm to evaluate different options for the hydro-electric dam called the Potter Valley Project.
Close to Home: What’s next for Potter Valley Project?
The Press Democrat, November 24, 2019. California Trout, Humboldt County, the Mendocino County Inland Water and Power Commission and the Sonoma County Water Agency signaled to the Federal Energy Regulation Commission in June that they are exploring options for the future of the Potter Valley Project.
Potter Valley Project water coalition makes strides toward two-basin solution
The Ukiah Daily Journal, November 13, 2019. A local coalition formed in the hopes of maintaining the most important aspects of the Potter Valley Project is making progress toward a two-basin solution, Janet Pauli told the Ukiah City Council at its last meeting.