Northern California farmers urge Trump to prevent PG&E’s dam removal
Four Northern California farm bureaus are making a plea to the Donald Trump administration, urging it to halt PG&E’s plan to dismantle a key piece of water infrastructure. The counties say they need time to craft a strategy to protect public health, the local economy and their communities. … Environmentalists and Eel River advocates say it’s time to rip out the century-old Potter Valley Project and let the Eel River run wild again. For decades, dams like Scott and Cape Horn have choked the river, blocking salmon from ideal spawning grounds and turning cold mountain water into warm, fish-killing reservoirs, they argue. … Yet for residents and farmers, the looming loss of reliable summer water has sparked alarm. Without Scott Dam and Lake Pillsbury to store water year-round, the region would be left at the mercy of rainfall. “Summertime access to water, which is eminent today, will not be an option,” the farm bureaus warned.
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