Dam Relicensing and Salmon Restoration Not Yet Aligned
Last week, the Yuba County Water Agency (YCWA) submitted their Final License Application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for…
Centennial Dam
Federal Fish Agency Reverses Direction on Army Corps’ Responsibility for Dams’ Impacts on Salmon
Nevada City, CA – River conservation groups are outraged at the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) reversal of position on the…
Update on the Proposed Hydropower Project at Daguerre Point Dam: Draft Study Plan Found Inadequate
The South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) and a coalition of local and national conservation organizations once again filed formal comments with the…
River Group Blasts Delta Tunnels as a Plan to Dam More Rivers
Sacramento, CA – Friends of the River (FOR) joined with dozens of other organizations at the Capitol on Monday to officially…
Army Corps Under Fire for Evading Responsibility for Dam Impacts on Salmon
Two new studies of impacts of Yuba River dams reverse Corps’ previous findings Nevada City, CA – River conservation groups are…
Federal Judge Imposes Deadline on Issuance of New Biological Opinion Concerning Army Corps’ Duty to Protect Yuba River Salmon
Nevada City, CA – Last week, in a lawsuit brought by the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) and Friends of…
SYRCL Submits Comments to Federal Commission Re-Licensing Dams on the South and Middle Yuba Rivers
For the past fifty years, dams in the upper South Yuba and Middle Yuba River watersheds have diverted 70% of the…
Daguerre Point Dam Hydropower Project Application Inadequate – SYRCL Files Formal Comments Saying that More Study Needed
The South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) and a coalition of seven local and national conservation organizations filed formal comments (see…
