by Steelhead | Jun 24, 2025 | Comments, Slider
Sacramento pikeminnow, invasive on the Eel River, prey upon juvenile salmonids. Photo via CalTrout. Debbie-Anne Reese, Acting Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20426 Re: Urgent Request for Approval of PG&E’s...
by Steelhead | May 14, 2025 | Comments, News, Slider
Nearly every year for the past decade, PG&E has requested permission from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, to adjust diversions at the Potter Valley Project from the Eel River into the Russian River. This is because the Project has failed in...
by Steelhead | Mar 7, 2025 | Comments, Dam Removal, News, Slider
The recent commenting period on PG&E’s draft license surrender application is the latest step in the long process of evaluating the best options for decommissioning the Potter Valley Project. For over a century now, the Potter Valley Project has contributed...
by Steelhead | Feb 10, 2025 | Action, Dam Removal, News, Slider
PG&E released their draft license surrender application on Friday, January 31. This is the latest step in the long process of evaluating the best options for Eel River dam removal. Following the release of this draft, PG&E will accept comments from...
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...
