Lake County may try to derail Eel River Dam deal with direct appeal to President Trump
It was all kumbaya a couple of weeks ago, as various players in the drama over the Eel River Project stamped their seals of approval on a deal that would tear down both Scott and Van Arsdale dams, while at the same time continuing delivery of Eel River water to the Russian River watershed. But Lake County — the actual home of Lake Pillsbury, the reservoir created by Scott Dam — now seems ready to throw a wrench into the gears, via a direct appeal to President Donald Trump. At its meeting tomorrow, the Lake County Board of Supervisors will consider sending two letters — one to Gov. Gavin Newsom and one to various cabinet-level officials in the Trump administration, arguing that removal of the badly broken dams runs contrary to policy.
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