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Lake Pillsbury Drought Working Group

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Area: 5888268 km2
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Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
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Santa Cruz; Manaus; La Paz
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Countries: United States of America
Basins: Arkansas & White River
Project SDGs:
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Integrated Water Resource Management (SDG 6.5)
Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6)
Sustainable Production (SDG 12.4)
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Sanitation
Progress to Date: NA Increased stakeholder participation
Services Needed: No services needed/offered
Desired Partner: Other
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jan. 01, 2017  »  Ongoing
Contextual Condition(s): PHYSICAL: Water scarcity or drought
Additional Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Beneficiaries: Local communities / domestic users
Planning & Implementation Time: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: pool
Project Challenges: Other
Project Source: CDP
Profile Completion: 80%

Project Overview

As an example, in response to perilously dry conditions in Lake Pillsbury, a storage reservoir for PG&E’s Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project, PG&E brought together key stakeholders, including state and local water resource agencies, federal and state fish and wildlife departments, and local Native American tribes and community groups to form the Lake Pillsbury Drought Working Group. Under our FERC license, PG&E is required to have a minimum amount of water flow …

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As an example, in response to perilously dry conditions in Lake Pillsbury, a storage reservoir for PG&E’s Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project, PG&E brought together key stakeholders, including state and local water resource agencies, federal and state fish and wildlife departments, and local Native American tribes and community groups to form the Lake Pillsbury Drought Working Group. Under our FERC license, PG&E is required to have a minimum amount of water flow downstream from Lake Pillsbury. The Working Group collaborated to make water management decisions that conserve enough water to ensure the health and protection of salmon and steelhead populations in the Eel River, as well as for agricultural and domestic water uses in the Russian River watershed.

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Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: PHYSICAL: Water scarcity or drought
Project Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Local communities / domestic users
Months & Implementing: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: Pool funding (i.e., joint funding of several partners)
Challenges: Other

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