Centennial Dam

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Centennial Dam is a proposed dam on the border of Placer County and Nevada County in Northern California near Colfax. The contingent reservoir would be created by a 275-foot dam along the Bear River between two existing reservoirs — and Rollins Reservoir — and would hold 110,000 acre feet of water.[1][2]

Name[]

The project, set to be run by the Nevada Irrigation District (NID) upon approval, would begin construction in 2021, which would coincide with the district's 100-year anniversary — thus providing the dam and reservoir its proposed name.[3]

Cost[]

The NID suggests construction of the dam will exceed $250 million, with an additional $54 million allotted for a new road crossing.[4]

Criticism[]

The "Save the Bear, Stop Centennial" campaign was created in opposition of the proposal by non-profit environmental organizations, the Foothills Water Network and South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL).[5][6]

In February 2018, the (CWC) released the Public Benefit Ratio for the proposed dam. According to the CWC, the application submitted by the NID shows the Centennial Dam has a Public Benefit Ratio of zero.[7] The zero score means the dam does not qualify for any Proposition 1 funding.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "New dams coming to California? A dozen projects seek $2.7 billion in state funding". The Mercury News. 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  2. ^ "NID's Centennial Dam project declared ineligible for state funding". The Union. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  3. ^ NID, 2015. "History | Centennial Reservoir". www.centennialreservoir.org. Retrieved 2017-11-10.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ NID, 2015. "Project Costs | Centennial Reservoir". www.centennialreservoir.org. Retrieved 2017-11-10.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Several groups question need for Centennial Dam". The Union. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  6. ^ "Peter Van Zant: Centennial Dam: A Long Road Ahead". The Union. 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  7. ^ a b Centennial Dam Receives Zero on Public Benefits Score, yubanet.com, 2018
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