… The Eel River Diversion has been the subject of continuous biological study. The diversion amount, rate of flow, and timing, has always been managed to mimic natural flows with the goal of improving fisheries survival and habitat. …The small percentage of total water generated in the upper Eel River being diverted into the East Branch Russian River is not depriving fisheries survivability or reproduction. In fact, water stored in Lake Pillsbury is being used every day of the year to supplement normally low or dry flows throughout the summer and fall seasons for the migrations of salmon and steelhead.
– Written by Steven Elliott, former superintendent of the Potter Valley Irrigation District.

Other Russian River and Potter Valley Project news:

• Sonoma magazine: Those working to preserve the Russian River watershed’s native coho salmon offer hope for a flourishing future
• KRCR (Redding, Calif.): Multiple agencies sign agreement for Eel River infrastructure
• Redheaded Blackbelt (Eureka, Calif.): Humboldt approves agreement as end of Potter Valley Project nears
• MendoFever (Ukiah, Calif.): End of an era: PG&E plans to decommission Potter Valley Hydroelectric Facility