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New Eel-to-Russian facility (NERF) explained: how it would work, limits and storage choices
Summary
Panelists described a proposed New Eel-to-Russian facility that would replace the lower dam function with pumps and screens, operate seasonally up to 300 cfs under flow-floor rules, and require substantial new storage and permitting. Presenters detailed six storage alternatives and preliminary cost ranges.
At a Mendocino County workshop, technical presenters described the New Eel'to'Russian facility (NERF) concept and the storage strategies needed to sustain summer deliveries after dams are removed.
David Manning of the Russian Project Authority said the NERF is designed to pump water into the existing tunnel when river flows exceed a prescribed seasonal "floor" meant to protect fish and habitat. "The new industrial facility is being designed to pump between 10 and 300 CFS when water is available," Manning said. Diversion rules described at the workshop call for seasonal floors and ramp rates that allow 20'30%…
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