BREAKING NEWS: Centennial Dam’s Federal Environmental Review Process Starts Now
Just released was the “Notice of Intent” to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Nevada Irrigation District’s (NID)…
Centennial Dam
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There Are Alternatives to the Centennial Dam, by Peter Van Zant
The Centennial Dam proposed by Nevada Irrigation District (NID) would be a 110,000-acre-foot reservoir with a 275-foot tall dam on the Bear River. It would inundate the last six miles of publicly accessible, free-flowing river on the Bear, covering the Bear River Campground, more than 25 homes and 120 parcels, 140 Native American sacred cultural sites, and Dog Bar Bridge. There are alternatives. Read more >>
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Wild & Scenic Mobilized 1,300 Dam Watchdogs
Dam Watchdogs are people who are helping 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. More than 1,300 people became Dam Watchdogs at our 2017 Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Read more >>
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Trouble for the Yuba & Bear Rivers
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
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 >>
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Conservation Groups Protest Water Rights for Centennial Dam
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 >>
