Tag: hydroelectric
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First sighting of salmon in 100 years marks key milestone for California dam removal
For the first time in more than a century, a salmon was observed swimming through Klamath River waters formerly blocked by Iron Gate Dam. Iron Gate and three other dams were demolished in a massive dam-removal project that recently wrapped up. Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The Chronicle In an early victory for the nation’s largest dam-removal project, the first…
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A Geography of Hope
The Copco 2 dam, built in 1925, was the smallest of the four Klamath dams slated for removal. Photo by Shane Anderson. Following the removal of four dams on the Klamath River, the work of restoring the watershed is now underway. The epic task of rewilding a river and restoring its watershed is underway in…
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‘Grey infrastructure’ can’t meet future water storage needs
Photo: Aerial view of the Saint Etienne Cantales hydroelectric dam in France. | Romain Longieras A new study maps how energy and food systems depend on stored water to generate hydropower and feed irrigation. Dams and reservoirs won’t be able to meet the demand in coming decades. As demand for food and energy grows, water will only…
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Saving salmon: Gov. Newsom unveils blueprint for ending decades-long decline
Photo by Steve Martarano By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters With salmon populations throughout California declining for decades and facing the threat of extinction, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday unveiled a state strategy aimed at protecting and restoring the iconic species “amidst hotter and drier weather exacerbated by climate change.” The blueprint calls for tearing down dams and improving…
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Russian-Eel River stakeholders effort to find path forward without defunct power plant
Newly formed Russian River Water Forum will consider alternatives without hydroelectric plant that shunted Eel River water into the Russian River. Photo: Water from the Eel River collects at Van Arsdale Reservoir and flows over Cape Horn Dam. A percentage of the water is redirected through a diversion tunnel to the Potter Valley Powerhouse and…
