by Lamprey | Nov 7, 2025 | Action, Comments, Dam Removal, Slider
The 30-day comment period for PG&E’s License Surrender Application is now open. Comments on PG&E’s plans are due to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by December 1, 5pm Eastern. Click here to learn more about key talking points in support of...
by Steelhead | Nov 3, 2025 | Action, Comments, Dam Removal, Slider
Scott Dam (left) and Cape Horn Dam (right) are the two dams that comprise the Potter Valley Project. PG&E’s July 2025 filing to the official Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) docket is an important milestone on the way to removing the Eel River dams. The...
by Steelhead | Oct 1, 2025 | Comments, News, Slider, Water Rights
The Background There are many rules that PG&E must comply with in managing the Potter Valley Project. One of those is a set of rules outlining how much water can be diverted to the Russian River, both under their contract with the Potter Valley Irrigation...
by Steelhead | Aug 9, 2025 | EcoNews Report, Dam Removal, News, Slider
PG&E recently tendered its License Surrender Application and Decommissioning Plan for the Potter Valley Project to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. This plan details when and how PG&E plans to tear down its two dams on the Eel River. And since an...
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...
