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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)...
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 Bay Delta and Yuba: Native American Tribes, Water Rights, and Cultural Uses

The Bay Delta and Yuba: Native American Tribes, Water Rights, and Cultural Uses

by South Yuba River Citizens League | Jan 10, 2024

“First in time, first in right….”  –Doctrine of prior appropriation The “first in time, first in right” principle didn’t apply to California’s first people, and it still doesn’t apply today. The principle of “prior appropriation” meant that water was to be used and...
TU stands up for Snake River salmon in congressional hearing

TU stands up for Snake River salmon in congressional hearing

by Trout Unlimited | Dec 13, 2023

Lindsay Slater, represented salmon advocates in Congress Tuesday at a hearing ominously titled, “Left in the Dark: Examining the Biden Administration’s Efforts to Eliminate the Pacific Northwest’s Clean Energy Production.”
PG&E and PacGen: A risky proposal for the Yuba River, our community, and ratepayers.

PG&E and PacGen: A risky proposal for the Yuba River, our community, and ratepayers.

by South Yuba River Citizens League | Nov 14, 2023

While many people are familiar with the miles of transmission lines that Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) owns, not as many know about their large portfolio of hydroelectric assets – the dams, reservoirs, and powerhouses — they operate.  On the Yuba and Bear...
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