US EditionPG&E Plans Scott Dam Removal to Restore Eel River Salmon Migration
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PG&E Plans Scott Dam Removal to Restore Eel River Salmon Migration
In the remote reaches of Northern California’s Mendocino National Forest, a century-old hydroelectric project is on the brink of transformation, with Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) pushing forward plans to dismantle Scott Dam and effectively erase Lake Pillsbury from the map. This move, detailed in a recent filing with federal regulators, aims to restore natural river flows along the Eel River while addressing long-standing environmental conc…
PG&E submits plan that will erase Lake Pillsbury and change the Russian River forever - MendoFever – Mendocino County News
Scott Dam holds back the waters of Lake Pillsbury, both slated for removal under PG&E’s newly filed Potter Valley Project surrender plan [Photo by Mike Weir] Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has filed its Final Surrender Application and Decommissioning Plan for the Potter Valley Project with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), marking the official start of a process that will dismantle two dams, change water flows between the Eel and Ru…
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