California has taken a significant step toward restoring the Eel River and securing water reliability for coastal communities through a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). State and local leaders, including California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham, joined the Round Valley Indian Tribes and county officials to announce a multi-party agreement aimed at balancing ecological restoration and water needs. The MOU addresses a century-old conflict over water diversion while ensuring access for over 600,000 residents in Mendocino, Sonoma, and Marin counties.

Other dam removal news:

• KRCR (Redding, Calif.): PG&E evaluating plans for Eel River Dam removal project​
• Ashland News (Ore.): Dam removal a success on the Klamath — could Applegate do the same?