Stop the Centennial Dam
Protect American River Canyons is opposed to this dam. Below are links to find out more.
There are many smart alternatives to building an expensive, destructive and ineffective dam. Read about effective ways to save and store water below.
ALTERNATIVES LIST
SUPPLY SIDE ALTERNATIVES
Optimizing existing facilities, raise existing dams:
Forest management for water yield and fire safety, can increase yield 10-30%, and hedge against future losses from evapo-transpiration, with biomass utilization for power generation + carbon sequestration
Groundwater recharge ponds using Mehrten Formation to increase storage of the North American River Groundwater Sub-basin.
Conjunctive Use Collaboration on existing facilities, like Camp Far West, banking the water in the American River Sub-basin, eliminating evaporation and increasing supplies for emergencies and drought.
DEMAND SIDE ALTERNATIVES
Establish true market values for historic legacy of ditch “ag” water for now used as landscape water for “rural estates.” Ramp into true market value for water.
Lining canals or replacing with pipe. NID estimates 10 to 30% water loss from leaking canals in transmission of water to customers.
Raw water (ditch water) user-end conservation should be assessed and implemented.
Urban water conservation. NID urban use is 280 gpd, very high by state standards. 2015 voluntarily reduced consumption by 38%. Compare to EBMUD at 85 gpd and LADWP at 90 gpd.
Active programs:
SUPPLY SIDE ALTERNATIVES
Optimizing existing facilities, raise existing dams:
- Rollins dam, already studied, NID ownership, 25-40,000 Acre Feet
- Fordyce dam, already studied, PGE partnership, 15-25,000 Acre Feet
- Silver Lake dam, already studied, NID ownership, ? AF
- Camp Far West, owned by South Sutter Water District (SSWD), under FEMA orders to re-construct spillway for flood safety concerns. Could be modified and raised. Partnership with SSWD, 15-30,000 AF
Forest management for water yield and fire safety, can increase yield 10-30%, and hedge against future losses from evapo-transpiration, with biomass utilization for power generation + carbon sequestration
Groundwater recharge ponds using Mehrten Formation to increase storage of the North American River Groundwater Sub-basin.
Conjunctive Use Collaboration on existing facilities, like Camp Far West, banking the water in the American River Sub-basin, eliminating evaporation and increasing supplies for emergencies and drought.
DEMAND SIDE ALTERNATIVES
Establish true market values for historic legacy of ditch “ag” water for now used as landscape water for “rural estates.” Ramp into true market value for water.
Lining canals or replacing with pipe. NID estimates 10 to 30% water loss from leaking canals in transmission of water to customers.
Raw water (ditch water) user-end conservation should be assessed and implemented.
Urban water conservation. NID urban use is 280 gpd, very high by state standards. 2015 voluntarily reduced consumption by 38%. Compare to EBMUD at 85 gpd and LADWP at 90 gpd.
Active programs:
- Toilet replacement rebates
- Turf reduction buyout
- High efficiency landscape watering systems
- Leak detection
- Sophisticated metering with customer feedback capability
- Conservation rate structures.........................................and much more.
Letters to Editor opposing the Centennial Dam:
> Letter 1 - Jack Sanchez
> Letter 2 - Gordon Ainsleigh
> Letter 3 - David Ryland
