By Keely Covello, UNWON
December 19, 2025 - KEELY COVELLO
“It is abundantly clear that PG&E’s application fails to consider appropriately the elimination of water supply to local communities without viable alternatives; the negative impact that removal will have on downstream communities and agricultural producers; and the diminished capacity for wildland firefighting in one of the most fire-prone regions of the country,” said USDA senior advisor Tucker Stewart in written comments submitted to FERC.”
Mendo Voice - December 12 2025
LETTER TO THE EDITOR by Brook Rollins Secretary, US Department of Agriculture
UNWON - December 5, 2025
Potter Valley rancher: “I think they have signed our death warrant.”
Press Democrat - November 28, 2025
“PG&E’s decommissioning plan is inadequate, non-compliant with federal law, and dismissive of community and environmental consequences. We urge the Commission and cooperating agencies to reject the plan in its current form and facilitate a transparent, science-driven process that includes robust stakeholder consultation.”
“At the heart of it all: the dismantling of Scott and Cape Horn dams — a decision PG&E says is driven by seismic risks, aging infrastructure, and economic loss, but which critics have called an “irresponsible gamble” with Northern California’s water supply and fire protection systems.”
SFGATE
Matt LaFever - May 29, 2025
“PG&E admits tearing down the Potter Valley Project could rattle the Russian River watershed. In its draft plan, the utility warns of “unavoidable adverse impacts” to water reliability, farming and recreation once diversions stop flowing into the east branch.”
UNWON - Keely Covello
May 16,2025
Lake County News - Elizabeth Larsen
May 19, 2025
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce will host the town hall from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, at the Soper Reese Theater, 275 S. Main St., Lakeport.
Everyone concerned about the future of Lake Pillsbury and the decommissioning of the dams — from residents to business owners — is encouraged to attend.
