Issues and Causes

Trouble for the Yuba & Bear Rivers

Trouble for the Yuba & Bear Rivers

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Right now the Bear River is in trouble—which means the Yuba is in trouble, too.
The local water agency is championing a project to build a 275-foot tall dam—called Centennial—on the Bear River, and create a 110,000-acre-foot reservoir. If built, Centennial Dam would block the last six miles of free-flowing, publicly-accessible river on the Bear. It would wipe out sacred Native American sites, beloved swimming holes, public campgrounds, oak woodlands and other fish and wildlife habitat. Read more >>

Become a Dam Watchdog — Take the Pledge
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Become a Dam Watchdog — Take the Pledge

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We’re mobilizing and assembling a team of 1,000 Dam Watchdogs.

Join SYRCL and help us scrutinize every angle of the Centennial Dam project and raise awareness of the impacts on the Yuba and Bear Rivers, water supply and wildlife. If Centennial Dam is green lighted, we’ll lose beloved public and sacred land—Native American heritage sites, campgrounds, a whitewater boating run, hiking trails and river access. Read more >>

Conservation Groups Protest Water Rights for Centennial Dam

Conservation Groups Protest Water Rights for Centennial Dam

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On Tuesday, Foothills Water Network, a coalition of conservation and recreation organizations, submitted a joint water rights protest to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) demanding that Nevada Irrigation District’s (NID) water rights application for the proposed Centennial Dam be denied based on environmental, public interest and legal grounds. Read more >>