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A Deal for the Eel? — EcoNews Report #264

A Deal for the Eel? — EcoNews Report #264

by Steelhead | Feb 14, 2025 | EcoNews Report, Dam Removal, Slider

This week on the EcoNews Report our host Alicia Hamann from Friends of the Eel River talks about the flurry of recent developments on Eel River dam removal. On January 31 PG&E released their final draft license surrender application, a document that outlines some...
FERC Urgently Needs to Approve PG&E’s Flow Variance Request

FERC Urgently Needs to Approve PG&E’s Flow Variance Request

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...
PG&E Delaying Eel River Dam Removal, Locals Demand a Free Eel River!

PG&E Delaying Eel River Dam Removal, Locals Demand a Free Eel River!

by Steelhead | Jun 5, 2024 | Dam Removal, News, Slider

PG&E announced on Friday, May 31 late last week that it will request a 7-month extension from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in decommissioning the Eel River dams. Stakeholders were expecting the utility to file its Draft Surrender Application...
Unmanageable with Alicia Bales: Eel River Deep Dive

Unmanageable with Alicia Bales: Eel River Deep Dive

by Steelhead | Apr 18, 2024 | Dam Removal, FOER, Slider

 Tune into this clip from Episode 8 of “Unmanageable with Alicia Bales” to hear Friends of the Eel River Conservation Director Scott Greacen break down dam removal at the Potter Valley Project and what a diversion means in the eyes of California water...
Comments on PG&E’s Flow Variance Request

Comments on PG&E’s Flow Variance Request

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...
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