Concerns about Russian-Eel River water supply focus of Cloverdale town hall

PG&E’s decision to not relicense the project ― which is aging and would need costly upgrades, including for fish passage ― led stakeholders in the two river basins to reach a compromise that would continue the supplemental flows, albeit with stronger protections for Eel River interests.

Other elected officials, including Cloverdale Mayor Todd Lands, have voiced similar concerns, as have local agricultural leaders.

They include Sonoma County Farm Bureau Executive Director Dayna Ghiradelli, who said Monday the current diversion solution “will have tremendously negative effects on farmers and ranchers.

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