Feds Undermine Clean Water Act Protections: American River Project Center Stage of National Precedent
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) recently ruled that California does not need to provide water quality certification for the Middle Fork American Hydroelectric Project (Middle Fork Project) in Placer and El Dorado counties, operated by Placer County...
Summer steelhead in the Elwha rise from the ashes
Should we invest in dam removal? It’s a question that many communities, businesses and policy-makers are facing these days — partly because of aging infrastructure and financial liabilities, and partly because of legal obligations to protect water quality and recover declining salmon and steelhead populations.
River Advocate – Volume 7, Issue 3 – October 2017
Excerpts taken from River Advocate-Volume 7 Issue 3 full version-102517 Orovillle Report Released Friends of the River, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL), and American Whitewater have prepared a report on the...