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
Even in cases like the 1500 MW Warasgaon Warangi PSP in Western Ghats Maharashtra, when the project is asked to reapply due to massive increase in forest land and when details letters are sent to E…| SANDRP
Himanshu Thakkar of SANDRP, says, “As dams age, a major concern is that they get silted up, decreasing their storage capacity. Secondly, there is wear and tear of the gates and walls. But the more …| SANDRP
Besides the dam induced flood events, the available media reports show two incidents breach in industrial dams causing substantial flood damages to local people in India during 2024. The first inci…| SANDRP
This is even more relevant in inherently vulnerable areas like the Himalayas and Western Ghats from the point of view of seismic activity, young erosion prone mountain, flash floods, avalanches and…| SANDRP
However, the CGWB in its second report has claimed that total annual groundwater recharge has increased (15 billion cubic meters or BCM) substantially, and extraction has declined (3 BCM) in 2024 f…| SANDRP
Reports show that NDSA has been ineffective in achieving basic safety of massive dams like Srisailam and Nagarjunsagar on Krishna river, both of which NDSA visited in early 2024, but the serious pr…| SANDRP
National Register of Large Dams should have listed such a dam, but there is no dam by the name of Tonga dam (neither in NRLD 2019, nor in in 2023 edition), nor does NRLD list any MP dam commissione…| SANDRP
In addition to posing safety threats to Prakasam barrage and downstream people, these incidents suggest that the sand mining rules are being clearly violated in the Andhra Pradesh. About 150 trucks…| SANDRP
