NID Board Meeting: This Wednesday
- When: Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at 9:00AM
- Where: 1036 West Main Street, Grass Valley
The NID Board meets on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month at 9:00am. Find this meeting's agenda here.
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Tell CWC to Declare Centennial Dam Ineligible
for State Funding
Take Action by Friday, April 27
On April 10. 2018, the California Water Commission (CWC) staff notified the Nevada Irrigation District that they will be asking the Commission to find the Centennial Dam project ineligible for the Water Storage Investment Program (WSIP) Proposition 1 funding at the May 1-3 meeting.
SYRCL, our allies, and 3,000 petition-signers agree with the CWC technical reviewers and CWC staff: Centennial Dam does not meet the requirements of this source of public funding, as outlined by the California Water Code.
Centennial would not create a net public benefit because of the environmental, cultural and economic damage the dam would bring to the Bear River. Further, it fails to provide measurable benefits to the Delta ecosystem or tributaries to the Delta.
“Centennial contradicts the goals of the Water Storage Investment Program. Affordable recreation and thriving ecosystems already exist. Trading thousands of acres of oak woodland and natural wetlands for poor quality habitat with a steep price tag is not a good deal for Californians,” said Booth, SYRCL’s Executive Director.
It's time for the CWC to make this project officially “ineligible.”
Sign on to our letter by Friday, April 27.
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State of the Yuba
SYRCL's annual State of the Yuba was held last week in Grass Valley. We shared our work to improve river flows and habitat, reported on our Stop Centennial Dam campaign, and inspired attendees to take action to protect and restore the Yuba and Bear Rivers.
Read this article in The Union for more details, and check back soon for 2018 video uploads. |
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Stop Centennial Dam Campaign Update
Check out this Op-Ed by Peter Van Zant, a member of the Centennial Dam Working Group. The article follows the general timeline of the proposed Centennial Dam issue, where we are now in fighting the dam, and where we will have to go from here in the coming months to ensure the last 6 miles of flowing Bear River stay free.
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