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Have you heard about the controversial plan to build Centennial Dam on the Bear River? If built, this 275-foot dam would block the last six miles of publicly accessible free-flowing river on the Bear. It would destroy fish and wildlife habitat, beloved swimming holes, and sacred Native American sites. The local water agency says they need this dam because climate change is reducing snowpack in the Yuba headwaters. Did you know that more than half of the Yuba’s waters are already diverted into the Bear River? Will they take more in the future when Centennial doesn’t fill? We don’t need a new dam generating more polluting sprawl and traffic. We can increase our water supply by restoring our forests and meadows, and use the water we do have more wisely.

Join SYRCL – and take action to meet our water needs — without another big dam.


Demand Transparency from NID!

Videos Online! 
Centennial Dam Watchdog Activist Summit
League of Women Voters Presents: "Centennial Dam & Regional Water Resources"
How a New Dam on the Bear River Threatens Native American's Living Culture


Centennial Dam FAQ   (Download PDF)

Centennial Dam in the News
www.theunion.com/opinion/brian-hamilton-nid-directors-not-ready-for-prime-time/

www.theunion.com/news/local-news/several-groups-question-need-for-centennial-dam/


www.theunion.com/opinion/r-l-crabb-it-takes-a-village-idiot-164/

http://www.theunion.com/opinion/columns/peter-van-zant-there-are-alternatives-to-the-centennial-dam/​

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HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?
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IS THERE ENOUGH WATER IN THE RIVER?
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Overview

NID’s proposed Centennial Dam will:
  • flood the Bear River Canyon from Meadow Vista to Hwy 174
  • destroy 25 homes and over 120 private property parcels
  • inundate the Bear River Campground, Dog Bar, and Taylor Crossing
  • re-route Nevada County traffic through Meadow Vista
  • destroy thousands of acres of prime oak woodland with fish & wildlife habitat, and current recreational use
  • threaten water supply to downstream users
  • burden taxpayers & ratepayers with nearly a billion dollars in debt
  • damage the health of the Sacramento River Delta


Comments submitted to the State Water Resources Control Board protesting NID's application for water rights for Centennial Dam:
  • Comments submitted by Foothills Water Network - DOWNLOAD PDF
  • Comments submitted by American River Watershed Institute - DOWNLOAD PDF








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Foothills Water Network Responds to NID
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American River Watershed Institute Responds to NID  
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