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Some animals win, some lose when the Potter Valley Project dams come down • The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CA
Almost all will learn a different river.
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The Potter Valley bid that makes no sense
The Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District wants to buy the Potter Valley Project — but the physics of the system make the bid nonsensical. A look at what the project actually does, and why a Southern California water agency's offer doesn't hold water.