Today, Klamath River Renewal Corporation completed removal of the four dams of the Lower Klamath Project. The deconstruction took only 10 months, beginning January 2024 with reservoir drawdown. This work was completed on schedule and budget. The Renewal Corporation is now turning to restoratio
Today, Sonoma Water and seven other parties reached an agreement to develop the New Eel-Russian Facility. This facility will support reliable water supply in the Russian Basin, while contributing to restoration of salmon fisheries in the Eel River. Sonoma Water is a member of the Eel-Russian Pr
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WPLG's Paul Kibel has been invited to deliver lectures in late October 2024 at Novi Sad University in Serbia and the University of Montenegro Faculty of Law on the topic of fisheries and hydropower in transboundary river basins.
The Pacific Forest and Watershed Lands Stewardship Council (Stewardship Council) is a non-profit formed twenty years ago as part of a settlement agreement between Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), the California Public Utilities Commission, and other parties in PG&E’s bankruptcy proceedi
WPLG Attorney Paul Kibel will deliver a lecture at the University of Manchester International Law Centre (MILC) in England on April 22, 2024.
On February 24, 2024, WPLG's Richard Roos-Collins and Paul Kibel will participate in panels for the 2024 California Water Law Symposium (WLS) at the University of San Francisco School of Law.
In June 2023, WPLG attorney Paul Kibel was elected to the Executive Council of the International Association for Water Law (AIDA) based in Rome, Italy. Paul will serve as Projects Chair on the Executive Council, which is elected by AIDA members.
On November 17, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved license surrender for the Lower Klamath Project. The order may be viewed here.