by Lamprey | Jul 11, 2024 | Comments, Slider, Water Quality, Water Rights
We recently submitted a letter to Chuck Bonham, the director of California’s Department of Fish and Wildlife, requesting that his agency provide overdue stream flow studies and minimum flow recommendations to the State Water Resources Control Board. The State...
by Steelhead | Jun 19, 2024 | Comments, FOER, Great Redwood Trail, Slider
FOER worked hard to provide detailed comments on the Great Redwood Trail Agency’s (GRTA) nearly 600-page Draft Master Plan for the Great Redwood Trail. In addition to the comments linked below, we submitted location-specific comments using the GRTA’s pdf commenting...
by Steelhead | Jun 12, 2024 | Comments, Dam Removal, FOER, Slider
As many of you are likely now familiar, PG&E is unable to meet the flow schedule for the Potter Valley Project as outlined in their amended license from 2004. This flow schedule is unobtainable in most years due to a variety of factors including strategies...
by Steelhead | Jun 4, 2024 | Comments, FOER, Great Redwood Trail, Slider
Whenever a state agency begins a new development project, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires agencies to evaluate and disclose to the public the potential environmental impacts of the proposed project. This evaluation of impacts usually...
by Steelhead | Apr 24, 2024 | Comments, Dam Removal, FOER, Slider
Friends of the Eel River has long been pursuing more clarity from PG&E on dam safety at the Potter Valley Project. The utility company has long made the choice to classify dam safety and emergency planning documents related to the project as “Critical Energy...
by Steelhead | Apr 15, 2024 | Comments, Dam Removal, FOER, Slider
The Potter Valley Project, which blocks access to pristine, cold water spawning habitat for Eel River salmonids, is no longer a functioning hydroelectric project. PG&E has announced plans to remove both Scott and Cape Horn dams as soon as possible. Until Scott Dam...
