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NID Withdraws Centennial Dam Proposal After SYRCL’s Decade-Long Opposition 

NID Withdraws Centennial Dam Proposal After SYRCL’s Decade-Long Opposition 

by South Yuba River Citizens League | Sep 25, 2024

On September 25th, the Nevada Irrigation District voted on the future of their proposed Centennial Dam project, a $1 billion project that SYRCL has rallied the community in opposition to since its inception. In August of 2014, the Nevada Irrigation District (NID)...
The Klamath Dam Removals: A Story of People and Possibility

The Klamath Dam Removals: A Story of People and Possibility

by American Rivers | Sep 9, 2024

As I stood on a bridge and looked upstream along the Klamath River, I felt confused. For over 15 years, I had stood in the same stop and gazed on the earthen face of Iron Gate Dam. But on this day, I saw…space. Framing the edges of that space, I saw canyon walls,...
Monthly Newsletter: Klamath Dam Removals: A Tale of the Power of Collaboration and Persistence

Monthly Newsletter: Klamath Dam Removals: A Tale of the Power of Collaboration and Persistence

by Hydropower Reform Coalition | Aug 30, 2024

A river basin once split in half for more than a century will be reconnected this fall with the completion of the nation’s largest dam removal and river restoration project. Over the past two years, four dams were removed from the Klamath River: J.C. Boyle in southern...
The Klamath River Flows Free for First Time in 100+ Years

The Klamath River Flows Free for First Time in 100+ Years

by California Trout | Aug 28, 2024

The Klamath River is free flowing for the first time in over one hundred years! Today, the cofferdam was broken at the former Iron Gate Dam site, marking the completion of the construction phase of the largest dam removal and river restoration project in U.S....
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...
The Narrows Hydroelectric Project and Englebright Dam: SYRCL joins Agencies and YWA on a site visit

The Narrows Hydroelectric Project and Englebright Dam: SYRCL joins Agencies and YWA on a site visit

by South Yuba River Citizens League | Jul 24, 2024

Recently, our dedicated team from the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) had the opportunity to join the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), state agencies, and the Yuba Water Agency (YWA) on a site visit to the Narrows 1 powerhouse. [In front of...
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