Eel River News

One River is Dying for Water, One River is Drowning

Mar 1, 2010 | diversion, PG&E, Potter Valley Project, Russian River

SCIENTISTS CONFIRM MISMANAGEMENT BY PG&E IS KILLING TWO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RIVERS AND DEGRADING SALMON HABITAT SAUSALITO, CA March, 1, 2010 -- Today the Friends of the Eel River (FOER) brought legal action before the State Water Resources Control Board (State...

Comments to FERC re: Amendment of License for Diversion

Jun 15, 2009 | diversion, Eel River, FERC, Potter Valley Irrigation District

March 17 2009 Hon. Kimberly D. Bose Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20426 Re: Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project No. 77-212: Comments on Draft Environmental Assessment for Application of Amendment of License for...

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