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PG&E proposes “rapid removal” plan for Cape Horn and Scott dams on the Eel River 

by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance | Apr 28, 2025

On January 31, PG&E released its draft license surrender application and decommissioning plan for the Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project in Mendocino and Lake counties. In the draft plan, PG&E proposes to remove Cape Horn Dam and the Scott Dam in Lake and...
State Water Board Takes Action to Protect Klamath River Salmon and Steelhead

State Water Board Takes Action to Protect Klamath River Salmon and Steelhead

by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance | Feb 25, 2025

On February 4, 2025, the California State Water Board issued Water Rights Order WR 2025-0002 settling longstanding disputes regarding the diversion of water from Stanshaw Creek, a tributary of the Klamath River in Siskiyou County. The Order found waste of water,...
CSPA Sues California over Operations of the State Water Project

CSPA Sues California over Operations of the State Water Project

by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance | Jan 1, 2025

On November 26, 2024, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance sued the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) over the “Incidental Take Permit” (ITP) for the operation of the State Water...

FERC Holds PG&E Accountable for 2023 Butte Canal Failure

by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance | Nov 24, 2024

On November 19, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a letter to PG&E about a major canal break and two canal blockages in 2023 at PG&E’s DeSabla-Centerville Hydroelectric Project on Butte Creek. The canal break had extremely damaging...
PG&E Withdraws Application for Transfer of Hydropower Assets

PG&E Withdraws Application for Transfer of Hydropower Assets

by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance | Aug 12, 2024

On May 10, 2024, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) reported that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) had denied an application for the transfer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) hydropower assets to a subsidiary, Pacific...
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