Potter Valley Project Update - download template for public comment

The Comment Period for the Draft PG&E Surrender Application and Decommissioning Plan for the PVP Ends on December 22nd

PG&E is soliciting comments from Tribes, regulatory agencies, and other interested parties on the Initial Draft Surrender Application that includes PG&E’s conceptual decommissioning plan and the Proponent’s proposal for Cape Horn Dam site and Van Arsdale Diversion. PG&E will address comments as appropriate before distribution of the Final Draft Surrender Application in June 2024.

To read the Initial Draft Surrender Application and Conceptual Decommissioning Plan for public review at the following website:

pottervalleysurrenderproceeding.com

The initial draft can be accessed from the DOCUMENTS PAGE using the Password: PV_Surrender

The public comment period will be open until this Friday, December 22, 2023. We encourage you to participate and write in support the efforts to continue the ability to divert water via the Project into the Russian River. Formal comments must be submitted in writing via email to PVSurrender@pge.com or by mail to:

Tony Gigliotti

Senior Licensing Project Manager

Power Generation

12840 Bill Clark Way

Auburn, CA 95602

To assist you with submitting comments, the Sonoma County Farm Bureau has drafted a template letter you can use. The letter can be found by clicking the button below and can be customized as desired. You can place it on your letterhead and attach a letter to the PG&E email listed above or cut/paste the language into the body of an email.