Save Lake Almanor!!!
Please if you would take the time and send as many letters as possible to the FERC. If you are a member of a fly club - please have the fly club send letters also. I have placed an example letter below.
Email from John:
As most of you know LACC has taken the lead and hired a law firm to represent Plumas County residents, business owners and non-profits in our collective efforts to defeat the State Water Resource Control Board's recommendation to FERC to increase cold water releases from Lake Almanor.
With PG&E's relicensing on FERC's desk and the SWRCB recommending to FERC that they make cold water releases of up to 250 CFS from the Canyon Dam intake tower from the middle of June through the middle of September a condition of approval AND they keep the option of a Thermal Curtain on the table if the additional cold water releases don't lower water temps downstream to their desired goals, we as a community, fishermen and concerned citizens of Plumas County need to take immediate action to let FERC know what the impacts will do to us personally, our fishery and our community.
If you haven't written a letter to FERC since the DIXIE Fire, it's time to do it now! Plumas County will feel the impacts of the DIXIE Fire for certainly our lifetime and only time will tell what impact it will have on our fishery. If FERC approves the additional cold water releases our cold-water fishery is surely doomed. The DIXIE Fire has given us the opportunity to file a motion to intervene out of time with FERC and we need to resume our letter writing campaign to ensure FERC hears us load and clear.
In an effort to educate the public and have letters written, Brian Meier's will be setting up a table on the next two Fridays (April 8 & 15) at Holiday Market from 10-2 to encourage residents to submit letters. He will have a couple of sample letters along with pre-written letters for people to sign. Brian will collect letters and submit to FERC.
If you haven't already written a letter to FERC please do so immediately. AFA will be dedicating the front page of our annual newsletter to Project 2105 as well. If you would like a sample letter Brian has a couple and the Lake Almanor Chamber has a few on their website as well.
If you would like a word doc copy - email us at LGC and we will send you one.
For more information on Project 2015 click on the website below
Save Lake Almanor!!!
