The Mendocino County Inland Water and Power Commission, local organizations, engineers, politicians, and community members have been exploring long-term water supply options ahead of PG&E’s plan to decommission the Potter Valley Project. The commission’s most recent meeting this month looked at proposals such as raising Coyote Valley Dam at Lake Mendocino. … Raising the dam could increase water availability, storage, and allow water to be pumped to Potter Valley and other areas that would be most impacted by the decommissioning. However, raising the dam would also require altering nearby structures at Lake Mendocino.

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