An UNWON Interview by Keely Covello with Darcy Burke, Vice President of the the Elsinore Valley Mutual Water District to talk about why their Board is interested in the Potter Valley Project.
Trump’s agriculture secretary touts Southern California water district as potential buyer for Potter Valley Project
Buyer comes forward to purchase Potter Valley Project from PG&E
Potter Valley Water Crisis: A Community Fighting for Survival
AgNet West
January 28, 2026
“This isn’t about fish over people,” Brazil emphasizes. “It’s about wise water management and sustaining communities.”
How a California tribe is confronting the Trump administration to claim historic rights to a river
Press Democrat - January 31, 2026 - by Amie Windsor
“Just as dam removal opponents, including Lake County itself, are lobbying the administration to intervene and block federal sign-off on PG&E’s plans, the tribes and their allies are asking Washington, D.C., to allow a locally brokered water pact to proceed.”
Secretary Rollins Meets with Potter Valley Project Stakeholders
By Keely Covello, UNWON
“I see this as one of the existential battles of our time," Rollins told members of the press at the 107th annual American Farm Bureau Convention in Anaheim, CA.
BREAKING: Feds Intervene to Halt Potter Valley Dam Removal
December 19, 2025 - KEELY COVELLO
Agriculture Secretary Rollins has asked FERC to reject removal of Scott and Cape Horn Dams.
“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.”
Leaked Tribal Meeting Upends 'Two Basin Solution:' RVIT Attorney Says All Diversions Will End
UNWON - December 5, 2025
Potter Valley rancher: “I think they have signed our death warrant.”
Water Storage Options Floated for Mendocino County's Potter Vall
Press Democrat - November 28, 2025
Letter from Russian and Eel River communities asks federal agencies to review "devastating" environmental impact of Potter Valley dam removals
“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.”
