{"id":12885,"date":"2026-06-24T13:55:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inlandmendodems.org\/WP\/?post_type=document&#038;p=12885"},"modified":"2026-06-24T14:21:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:21:12","slug":"eel-river-dams","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/inlandmendodems.org\/WP\/document\/eel-river-dams\/","title":{"rendered":"EEL River Dams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-12885\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-12885-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-12885-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-12885-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">FERC  &#8211; Eel River Dams Removal<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><div class=\"root\">\n<div class=\"grid w-full overflow-hidden print:!h-auto print:overflow-visible print:block\">\n<div class=\"flex min-h-0 min-w-0 w-full overflow-x-clip relative overflow-y-auto [scrollbar-gutter:stable] print:!overflow-visible\">\n<div class=\"shrink-0 print:hidden\">\n<div class=\"fixed lg:sticky z-sidebar\">\n<nav class=\"flex flex-col px-0 fixed left-0 border-r-0.5 h-screen lg:bg-gradient-to-t from-bg-200\/5 to-bg-200\/30 border-border-300 bg-bg-100 transition-[background-color,border-color,box-shadow] duration-[35ms]\" aria-label=\"Sidebar\" data-find-omitted=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col flex-grow align-center overflow-hidden min-h-0\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col overflow-x-hidden relative transition-[border-color] !outline-none overflow-y-auto [scrollbar-gutter:stable] border-t-0.5 border-transparent\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex-1 relative overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 cursor-pointer\">The Eel River Project dams are being considered for removal.<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 cursor-pointer\">Here's a comprehensive overview of where things stand with the FERC plan for removal and mitigation of issues with respect to water availability to Potter Valley<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferc.gov\/\">Federal Energy Regulatory Commission<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"main-content\" class=\"w-full relative min-w-0 h-full print:!h-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 h-full w-full overflow-hidden max-md:relative md:-mt-[var(--df-header-h,0px)] md:h-[calc(100%+var(--df-header-h,0px))] print:!h-auto print:!overflow-visible print:!mt-0\">\n<div class=\"h-full flex flex-col overflow-hidden md:pt-[var(--df-header-h,0px)] print:h-auto print:overflow-visible print:!flex-auto\">\n<div class=\"overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden [scrollbar-gutter:stable] pt-6 flex-1 print:!overflow-visible print:!h-auto\" data-autoscroll-container=\"true\">\n<div class=\"relative w-full min-h-full\">\n<div class=\"relative mx-auto flex h-full w-full max-w-3xl flex-1 flex-col md:px-2 mt-4\">\n<div class=\"flex-1 flex flex-col px-4 max-w-3xl mx-auto w-full\">\n<div data-test-render-count=\"1\">\n<div class=\"group\">\n<div class=\"contents\">\n<div class=\"group relative relative pb-3\" data-is-streaming=\"false\">\n<div class=\"font-claude-response relative leading-[1.65rem] [&amp;_pre&gt;div]:bg-bg-000\/50 [&amp;_pre&gt;div]:border-0.5 [&amp;_pre&gt;div]:border-border-400 [&amp;_.ignore-pre-bg&gt;div]:bg-transparent [&amp;_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&amp;_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8 [&amp;_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&amp;_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-rows-[auto_auto] min-w-0\">\n<div class=\"row-start-2 col-start-1 relative grid isolate min-w-0\">\n<div class=\"row-start-1 col-start-1 relative z-[2] min-w-0\">\n<div class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [&amp;_&gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3 standard-markdown\">\n<h3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\">Regulatory FERC's Position and the Decommissioning Process<\/h3>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">In a May 22, 2026 scoping document, FERC signaled support for full decommissioning, noting it \"proposed to eliminate alternatives\" to full removal \u2014 including proposals for a federal or public agency takeover of the dams. FERC said \"there is currently no evidence\" showing that such a takeover should be recommended, and additionally noted that no federal agency has expressed interest in operating the project.&nbsp;<span class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"group\/tag relative h-[18px] rounded-full inline-flex items-center overflow-hidden -translate-y-px cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pressdemocrat.com\/2026\/05\/26\/ferc-eel-river-dams-potter-valley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative transition-colors h-full max-w-[180px] overflow-hidden px-1.5 inline-flex items-center font-small rounded-full border-0.5 border-border-300 bg-bg-200 group-hover\/tag:bg-accent-900 group-hover\/tag:border-accent-100\/60\"><span class=\"text-nowrap text-text-300 break-all truncate font-normal group-hover\/tag:text-text-200\">The Press Democrat<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Dam removal is proposed to begin as early as 2028.&nbsp;However, it may take FERC roughly two years to process PG&amp;E's application, with additional reviews from the State Water Resources Control Board, Army Corps of Engineers, and California Department of Fish and Wildlife, with construction potentially beginning between 2031 and 2039.&nbsp;<span class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"group\/tag relative h-[18px] rounded-full inline-flex items-center overflow-hidden -translate-y-px cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/eelriver.org\/programs\/eel-river-dam-removal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative transition-colors h-full max-w-[180px] overflow-hidden px-1.5 inline-flex items-center font-small rounded-full border-0.5 border-border-300 bg-bg-200 group-hover\/tag:bg-accent-900 group-hover\/tag:border-accent-100\/60\"><span class=\"text-nowrap text-text-300 break-all truncate font-normal group-hover\/tag:text-text-200\">Eelriver<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"group\/tag relative h-[18px] rounded-full inline-flex items-center overflow-hidden -translate-y-px cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/mendofever.com\/2025\/06\/03\/water-worries-rise-as-leaders-plan-for-life-after-the-potter-valley-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative transition-colors h-full max-w-[180px] overflow-hidden px-1.5 inline-flex items-center font-small rounded-full border-0.5 border-border-300 bg-bg-200 group-hover\/tag:bg-accent-900 group-hover\/tag:border-accent-100\/60\"><span class=\"text-nowrap text-text-300 break-all truncate font-normal group-hover\/tag:text-text-200\">MendoFever<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">FERC also concluded that doing nothing \u2014 maintaining the dams as-is \u2014 would not be a \"reasonable alternative,\" since PG&amp;E has determined the project too costly to operate and relicensing would be cost-prohibitive.&nbsp;<span class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"group\/tag relative h-[18px] rounded-full inline-flex items-center overflow-hidden -translate-y-px cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pressdemocrat.com\/2026\/05\/26\/ferc-eel-river-dams-potter-valley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative transition-colors h-full max-w-[180px] overflow-hidden px-1.5 inline-flex items-center font-small rounded-full border-0.5 border-border-300 bg-bg-200 group-hover\/tag:bg-accent-900 group-hover\/tag:border-accent-100\/60\"><span class=\"text-nowrap text-text-300 break-all truncate font-normal group-hover\/tag:text-text-200\">The Press Democrat<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\">\n<h3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\">The Core Water Mitigation Plan: The NERF<\/h3>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">The primary mitigation for water availability is the&nbsp;<strong>New Eel-Russian Facility (NERF)<\/strong>. The Eel-Russian Project Authority (ERPA) is planning to construct the NERF at the existing diversion point at Van Arsdale Reservoir on the Eel River. Once PG&amp;E begins decommissioning, ERPA will begin constructing the new facility, which will transfer legal ownership of the diversion from PG&amp;E.&nbsp;<span class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"group\/tag relative h-[18px] rounded-full inline-flex items-center overflow-hidden -translate-y-px cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/mendovoice.com\/2026\/02\/your-guide-to-the-potter-valley-project-and-what-comes-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative transition-colors h-full max-w-[180px] overflow-hidden px-1.5 inline-flex items-center font-small rounded-full border-0.5 border-border-300 bg-bg-200 group-hover\/tag:bg-accent-900 group-hover\/tag:border-accent-100\/60\"><span class=\"text-nowrap text-text-300 break-all truncate font-normal group-hover\/tag:text-text-200\">The Mendocino Voice<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">This new $50 million diversion facility would take the place of the current one, made obsolete once Cape Horn Dam and Scott Dam come down. Eel River diversions into the Russian River would continue in some form for at least 30 years after PG&amp;E's exit, with a potential 20-year extension.&nbsp;<span class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"group\/tag relative h-[18px] rounded-full inline-flex items-center overflow-hidden -translate-y-px cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pressdemocrat.com\/2025\/12\/20\/trump-administration-intervenes-in-dispute-over-future-of-pges-potter-valley-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative transition-colors h-full max-w-[180px] overflow-hidden px-1.5 inline-flex items-center font-small rounded-full border-0.5 border-border-300 bg-bg-200 group-hover\/tag:bg-accent-900 group-hover\/tag:border-accent-100\/60\"><span class=\"text-nowrap text-text-300 break-all truncate font-normal group-hover\/tag:text-text-200\">The Press Democrat<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"><strong>Key terms of the Water Diversion Agreement<\/strong>&nbsp;(signed July 2025 by California Dept. of Fish &amp; Wildlife, CalTrout, Humboldt County, Mendocino IWPC, Round Valley Indian Tribes, Sonoma Water, and Trout Unlimited):<\/p>\n<ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\">\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">PG&amp;E's Eel River water rights would be transferred to the Round Valley Indian Tribes, who have a deep connection to the Eel River watershed.<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Water diversions would be limited by rules based on the needs of Eel River fisheries.<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">The facility design would allow a free-flowing river.<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Performance metrics and adaptive management would be required.<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">There is a principle of a future phase-out of diversions when the Russian River basin becomes self-reliant and no longer dependent on Eel River diversions.&nbsp;<span class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"group\/tag relative h-[18px] rounded-full inline-flex items-center overflow-hidden -translate-y-px cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/humboldtgov.org\/3460\/Eel-River-and-the-Potter-Valley-Project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative transition-colors h-full max-w-[180px] overflow-hidden px-1.5 inline-flex items-center font-small rounded-full border-0.5 border-border-300 bg-bg-200 group-hover\/tag:bg-accent-900 group-hover\/tag:border-accent-100\/60\"><span class=\"text-nowrap text-text-300 break-all truncate font-normal group-hover\/tag:text-text-200\">Humboldt County<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\">\n<h3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\">The Problem for Potter Valley Specifically<\/h3>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">This is where things get complicated and contentious. The NERF will only divert water during the rainy season \u2014 typically December through April \u2014 with possible extensions depending on yearly rainfall. In drought years, diversions may halt entirely, underscoring the need for expanded storage capacity.&nbsp;<span class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"group\/tag relative h-[18px] rounded-full inline-flex items-center overflow-hidden -translate-y-px cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/mendofever.com\/2025\/06\/03\/water-worries-rise-as-leaders-plan-for-life-after-the-potter-valley-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative transition-colors h-full max-w-[180px] overflow-hidden px-1.5 inline-flex items-center font-small rounded-full border-0.5 border-border-300 bg-bg-200 group-hover\/tag:bg-accent-900 group-hover\/tag:border-accent-100\/60\"><span class=\"text-nowrap text-text-300 break-all truncate font-normal group-hover\/tag:text-text-200\">MendoFever<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">This is a critical distinction: the current system (with Lake Pillsbury behind Scott Dam) provides&nbsp;<strong>summer<\/strong>&nbsp;water storage that irrigates Potter Valley farms through the dry season. The NERF, by contrast, is a wet-season-only pump station with no storage. The USDA raised concerns that water deliveries under NERF would be subject to curtailment based on minimum in-stream flow requirements, and that the example diversion calculations may be overly optimistic regarding summer and fall water availability.&nbsp;<span class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"group\/tag relative h-[18px] rounded-full inline-flex items-center overflow-hidden -translate-y-px cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/usda-potter-valley-comments-project-no-77-332.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative transition-colors h-full max-w-[180px] overflow-hidden px-1.5 inline-flex items-center font-small rounded-full border-0.5 border-border-300 bg-bg-200 group-hover\/tag:bg-accent-900 group-hover\/tag:border-accent-100\/60\"><span class=\"text-nowrap text-text-300 break-all truncate font-normal group-hover\/tag:text-text-200\">USDA<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Farmers currently paying $18 per acre-foot were asked how they would handle costs potentially rising to $312 per acre-foot under alternative supply scenarios. The response acknowledged: \"The alternative is no water.\"&nbsp;<span class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"group\/tag relative h-[18px] rounded-full inline-flex items-center overflow-hidden -translate-y-px cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/mendofever.com\/2025\/06\/03\/water-worries-rise-as-leaders-plan-for-life-after-the-potter-valley-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative transition-colors h-full max-w-[180px] overflow-hidden px-1.5 inline-flex items-center font-small rounded-full border-0.5 border-border-300 bg-bg-200 group-hover\/tag:bg-accent-900 group-hover\/tag:border-accent-100\/60\"><span class=\"text-nowrap text-text-300 break-all truncate font-normal group-hover\/tag:text-text-200\">MendoFever<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">The plan for Potter Valley farmers essentially relies on a combination of groundwater, conservation, and new local storage \u2014 with proposals such as raising Coyote Valley Dam at Lake Mendocino under study by the Mendocino County Inland Water and Power Commission. The USACE has a feasibility study underway on Coyote Dam improvements.&nbsp;<span class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"group\/tag relative h-[18px] rounded-full inline-flex items-center overflow-hidden -translate-y-px cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/mendovoice.com\/2026\/02\/your-guide-to-the-potter-valley-project-and-what-comes-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative transition-colors h-full max-w-[180px] overflow-hidden px-1.5 inline-flex items-center font-small rounded-full border-0.5 border-border-300 bg-bg-200 group-hover\/tag:bg-accent-900 group-hover\/tag:border-accent-100\/60\"><span class=\"text-nowrap text-text-300 break-all truncate font-normal group-hover\/tag:text-text-200\">The Mendocino Voice<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\">\n<h3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\">Opposition: The Trump Administration<\/h3>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">The USDA, in a December 2025 filing, argued that PG&amp;E's application \"fails to consider appropriately the elimination of water supply to local communities without viable alternatives\" and its negative impact on downstream agricultural producers and wildland firefighting capacity, and requested FERC reject PG&amp;E's application.&nbsp;<span class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"group\/tag relative h-[18px] rounded-full inline-flex items-center overflow-hidden -translate-y-px cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/lostcoastoutpost.com\/2025\/dec\/19\/trump-administration-intervenes-potter-valley-dam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative transition-colors h-full max-w-[180px] overflow-hidden px-1.5 inline-flex items-center font-small rounded-full border-0.5 border-border-300 bg-bg-200 group-hover\/tag:bg-accent-900 group-hover\/tag:border-accent-100\/60\"><span class=\"text-nowrap text-text-300 break-all truncate font-normal group-hover\/tag:text-text-200\">Lost Coast Outpost<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">However, FERC has jurisdiction over the surrender proceeding and eventual decommissioning. The tribes hold the water rights. The State of California regulates water transfers and water-quality certifications. USDA's December 2025 letter gives the administration standing to file briefs, but legal levers are limited.&nbsp;<span class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"group\/tag relative h-[18px] rounded-full inline-flex items-center overflow-hidden -translate-y-px cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/mendovoice.com\/2026\/05\/the-potter-valley-dams-are-coming-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative transition-colors h-full max-w-[180px] overflow-hidden px-1.5 inline-flex items-center font-small rounded-full border-0.5 border-border-300 bg-bg-200 group-hover\/tag:bg-accent-900 group-hover\/tag:border-accent-100\/60\"><span class=\"text-nowrap text-text-300 break-all truncate font-normal group-hover\/tag:text-text-200\">The Mendocino Voice<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\">\n<h3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\">Bottom Line<\/h3>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">FERC appears to be moving toward approving dam removal with the NERF as the water mitigation solution. For Potter Valley, the plan guarantees continued wet-season diversions via NERF for at least 30 years, but does&nbsp;<strong>not<\/strong>&nbsp;replicate the current summer storage capacity that irrigates farms through dry months. 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