Supervisors Seek Explicit Platform Language for Potter Valley Changes and Water‑Storage Funding
Oct 22, 2026
A supervisor urged the committee to add language to the legislative platform advocating state and federal funding and technical help for additional water storage and related projects (raising Coyote Dam, groundwater recharge in Powder Valley, and other Russian River watershed projects) in response to changes to the Potter Valley project.
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One supervisor asked staff to include clearer platform language supporting state and federal funding and technical assistance for additional water storage infrastructure in response to changes to the Potter Valley project. The suggested language cited priorities identified by the Mendocino County Inland Water Power Commission, including raising Coyote Dam at Lake Mendocino, groundwater recharge and storage in Powder Valley, and additional surface-water storage projects within the Russian River watershed.
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