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.”

Click to Read