People who came to the Ukiah Valley Conference Center on Tuesday evening wanting to weigh in on the future of the Potter Valley dams did not get to address a room. They got a ticket number. Most walked in expecting a hearing. What they found was a waiting room — rows of chairs, mostly empty, and a handful of federal staffers. … The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is weighing Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s application to surrender its license for the century-old Potter Valley Project and decommission it — a plan that calls for removing the project’s two Eel River dams. … Staff assured them that the transcript would go up on FERC’s website in about 10 days.

Other infrastructure news:

• US Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District: News release: Inspectors find no damage at Black Butte Dam after magnitude 5.6 earthquake
• Capitol Weekly (Sacramento, Calif.): Opinion: The future of California’s water supply