‘This is exploratory’: Southern California water agencies ramp up interest in Northern California’s Eel River dams
Directors of a Riverside County water agency said to be interested in a pair of Eel River dams, 600 miles away from their jurisdiction, held a public meeting Thursday night that proved revelatory. It shed light on a recent trip by Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District directors and representatives of a neighboring water agency to the North Coast waterworks. It also gave both supporters and opponents of dam removal on the Eel River a chance to weigh in on the seemingly far-fetched, Trump-era move by the Southern California entities in a complex Northern California water dispute. The updates and public input came in a May 14 board meeting of the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, which now has an ad hoc committee dedicated to “exploring opportunities associated with Potter Valley,” according to Director Chance Edmondson.
Other Potter Valley Project news:
- Redheaded Blackbelt (Phillipsville, Calif.): Southern California water agencies eye Potter Valley dams as new political battle emerges over Eel River future
- The Mendocino Voice (Calif.): The downstate bid for Mendocino’s Potter Valley Project
