PG&E recently tendered its License Surrender Application and Decommissioning Plan for the Potter Valley Project to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. This plan details when and how PG&E plans to tear down its two dams on the Eel River. And since an agreement has...| Friends of the Eel River
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On October 8th, the global river community will come together to celebrate the very first-ever Dam Removal Day, a day dedicated to restoring free-flowing rivers and reconnecting them with the life that depends on them.| Dam Removal Europe
With discretion and respect for Native Americans, a BC Law alum helps restore a river, its salmon, and its people to their rightful places.| Boston College Law School Magazine
PG&E’s July 2025 filing to the official Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) docket is an important milestone on the way to removing the Eel River dams. The filing also provides a rare opportunity for the public to speak directly to FERC staff about Eel River dam...| Friends of the Eel River
Eel River dam removal is just around the corner. On Friday, July 25th PG&E published their final License Surrender Application and Decommissioning Plan| Friends of the Eel River
Live from Slovakia! Join us to celebrate the removal of the Hucava Weir, watch on Dam Removal Europe YouTube channel| Dam Removal Europe
Live from Slovakia! Join us to celebrate the removal of the Hucava Weir, watch on Dam Removal Europe YouTube channel| Dam Removal Europe
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Live from Romania! Join us to learn about the fragmentation status in the country, watch on YouTube| Dam Removal Europe
Scott Dam’s proximity to the Bartlett Springs Fault is a major safety concern. Earthquake safety is a key element of life in California and FOER has repeatedly requested that PG&E reveal the real risks to dam safety associated with seismic activity at Scott Dam. Click to learn more.| Friends of the Eel River
This year Scott Dam turned 100 years old, and as is the case with any century-old infrastructure, there are some concerns about its safety.| Friends of the Eel River
Decreased water storage, high temperatures, and evapotranspiration cause the sediment that has piled up in steep banks behind Scott Dam to dry out and slough off, threatening to irreparably clog the ‘needle valve’ which is the only way to release water when the Lake Pillsbury reservoir is lower than completely full. With water storage looming at 27,306 AF, balancing on a precipice of management priorities and safety requirements. How long do we have before the water levels in the reservoi...| Friends of the Eel River
Immense pressure behind Scott Dam in this highly erosive landscape and the "flashy" Eel River threatens dam safety and reliability. Read more in this post about dam safety and Scott Dam's questionable foundation.| Friends of the Eel River
Did you know Scott Dam was originally designed to run straight across the Eel River Canyon? So why is there an angle in Scott Dam?| Friends of the Eel River
Pacific Gas and Electric’s (PG&E) Potter Valley Project has failed, forever, at the primary purpose for which Cape Horn and Scott Dams and the diversion| Friends of the Eel River
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Between October 2023 and October 2024, the four dams of the Klamath Hydroelectric Project were taken down, opening more than 400 miles of salmon habitat. The post Undamming the Klamath first appeared on Landsat Science.| Landsat Science
Volunteers are working with WDFW to collect steelhead spawning data after dam removal…| Wild Steelheaders United
The function of large wood in a river for salmon habitat could be compared to the game Plinko, from the…| Northwest Treaty Tribes
At every step of the governance of the inland fisheries, small-scale fishers and fish farmers must be consulted since their engagement in inland fisheries is directly linked to the health of the fr…| SANDRP
