The Water Forum Planning Group is being convened to discuss and evaluate options for a local solution that responds to the planned decommissioning of the Potter Valley Project and can inform future negotiations with PG&E.
The Planning Group is comprised of approximately 35 members representing a cross-section of interests in Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake, and Humboldt Counties.
Goals for the Planning Group include:
- Bring together interested parties in the Russian River and Eel River basins in a collaborative, solutions-oriented process.
- Improve understanding of water reliability uncertainties in the Russian River and Eel River basins.
- Problem-solve around the future of the Potter Valley Project, water supply resilience, and fisheries in both river basins.
- Identify funding sources to support water supply resiliency solutions and environment benefits in response to the planned decommissioning of the Potter Valley Project.
Planning Group Meetings
Date: May 17, 2023
Location: Ukiah Valley Conference Center
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Location: Ukiah Valley Conference Center
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Date: June 12, 2023
Location: Zoom
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Location: Zoom
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Date: July 13, 2023
Location: Ukiah Valley Conference Center and Zoom
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Location: Ukiah Valley Conference Center and Zoom
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Date: August 17, 2023 @ 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom only
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Location: Zoom only
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Date: September 7, 2023 – Cancelled
Future Planning Group meetings will take place on the following dates. These meetings will be hybrid and open to the public; register here for all 2023 Planning Group Meetings.
- Meeting #7: Thursday, November 2, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Meeting #8: Thursday, December 7, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Planning Group meetings are open to the public and meeting materials will be archived on this website.