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Reservoir Storage & Operations:

Water supply information provided by Sonoma Water (find more water storage info here).

PG&E and PVP

• RRFC's website page on the PG&E Draft Surrender Application & Decommissioning Plan for PVP. (including public comments submitted.)
• PG&E Submits License Amendment
• PG&E Submits 2025 temporary license flow amendment (flow variance.)
• RRFC's website page on the Partnership.

Uploaded recently:

• 2025, 5-12 Stephen Garrity comment to FERC on Decomissioning.pdf2025, 5-12 Patricia Robinson comment to FERC on Decomissioning.pdf
•  Mendo Fever: Mendocino officials brace for PG&E’s abandonment of the Potter Valley Project 5/19/25

2025 Potter Valley Project Operations – Comment Period Opened by FERC

On April 16, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) opened the comment period on PG&E’s Application for Temporary Variance of Flow Requirements. With this notice, FERC is inviting federal, state, local, and Tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues affected by the proposal, that wish to cooperate in the preparation of any environmental document, if applicable, to follow the instructions for filing such requests.  Cooperating agencies should note the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of any environmental document cannot also intervene. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests was May 16, 2025. More information on RRFC website. Recently uploaded comments on flow variance:

North Coast Resource Partnership Landscape Scale Portfolio of Wildfire and Forest Resilience Implementation Projects

At the request of state agency partners, the North Coast Resource Partnership (NCRP) is compiling a list of landscape scale, multi-benefit projects focused on wildfire resilience and forest health. The NCRP expects this project list to amplify the need for funding in the North Coast region, with the majority of the funding allocated to partners for implementation projects. NCRP expects to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) in the near future that will build on this preliminary request for projects, and will include financial and technical support for project development and project planning. Note: this is no guarantee of funding and not a formal RFP. To be included in this list, please complete a brief survey by clicking the button below. The survey should take no more than 10-15 minutes to complete.

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In the press:

• CA Water Plan eNews 5/14/25
• Maven's Notebook May 11-16, 2025
• Maven's Notebook Weekend Edition 5/16/25

• Press Democrat: Staffing cuts to National Weather Service river forecast center could leave Sonoma, Napa counties ‘flying blind’ ahead of storms 5/15/25
• AMS Journals: The Influence of Drought on Heat Wave Intensity, Duration, and Exposure 5/1/25
• UC Davis: California Risks Billions in Economic Losses Without Water Supply Action- Study Highlights Need for Long-Term Water Security for California 5/14/25
• Knee Deep Times: Can Colgan Creek Do It All? Santa Rosa Reimagines Flood Control 5/14/25
• MIT: How US research cuts are threatening crucial climate data 5/15/25
• NPR: Where does your weather forecast come from? 5/29/25