by Lamprey | Jul 23, 2014 | Land Use, News
Decision could lead to unprecedented state regulations Amid concerns of costly and unregulated use of California’s groundwater, a Sacramento Superior Court judge has ruled groundwater pumping that impairs waterways violates the public’s right to use those...
by Lamprey | Jan 23, 2014 | News
The demand for bulk-water sales has been growing fast over the last several years. When the GSD started their bulk sales program in 2010 they sold just 628,240 gallons, but it grew to 1.68 million gallons sold in 2011 and 2.23 million gallons in 2012. The city of...
by Lamprey | Jan 3, 2014 | News, Uncategorized
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, owners of the Pottery Valley Project have requested and been granted permission from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reduce flows to the main stem Eel River at Cape Horn Dam, from Lake Pillsbury at Scott Dam, and...
by Lamprey | Nov 19, 2013 | FOER
November 2103 Dear Friends of the Eel River, We’ve come around again to the end of the year. It’s a good time to take stock and look forward. I offer a few thoughts about what lies ahead, in faith you’ll support our work. The Eel River is poised on a tipping point....
by Lamprey | Nov 1, 2013 | News
Thanks to the drug’s illegal status, marijuana farms are not regulated – with serious costs to water and wildlife. A tax on excessive electricity use may seem like an indirect way of curbing household cannabis cultivation, but the city had to back away...
