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Dollars and Dams: Building Safety into California’s Future

Dollars and Dams: Building Safety into California’s Future

by American Rivers | Apr 20, 2023

The near-failure of Oroville Dam on February 7, 2017 was a major wake-up call regarding the risks posed by dams in California and nationwide.  The January 5, 2023 spillway failure of the North Fork Dam on Pacheco Creek is an unfortunate sign that California has much...
Hydropower flexibility valuation tool for flow requirement evaluation

Hydropower flexibility valuation tool for flow requirement evaluation

by Colleen McNally-Murphy | Dec 6, 2022

Highlights Examined value of hydropower flow flexibility using a two-stage optimization method. Revenue is more sensitive to ramping constraints than minimum flow constraints. Demonstrated the impacts of hydropower plant configuration changes on revenue. Evaluated...
CSPA Develops and Supports Changes to Hydropower Licensing

CSPA Develops and Supports Changes to Hydropower Licensing

by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance | Apr 17, 2022

CSPA has played a strong role over the last 12 months in developing and negotiating a package of proposed reforms to the Federal Power Act.  The package will, if implemented, change a multitude of on-the-ground aspects of how the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...
Eel River Dams License Expires, Opening Long Road to Dam Removal

Eel River Dams License Expires, Opening Long Road to Dam Removal

by American Whitewater | Apr 14, 2022

Today marks the beginning of the end for two antiquated hydropower dams on the Eel River, one of the largest whitewater river systems in California. The federal license for Pacific Gas and Electric’s Potter Valley Project expires today, and the utility has decided...
Groups Seek to Improve the Hydropower Licensing Process, Restore Authority to Native American Tribes

Groups Seek to Improve the Hydropower Licensing Process, Restore Authority to Native American Tribes

by Hydropower Reform Coalition | Apr 4, 2022

Press Release Proposed package will support river conversation, hydropower development and expand authority for Tribal Nations Contact: LeRoy Coleman, National Hydropower Association, 202-413-4605 Amy Souers Kober, American Rivers, 503-708-1145 Washington, D.C. (April...
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