USDA Secretary Pens Op-Ed Warning Against Potter Valley Dam Removal

In a letter to The Mendocino Voice, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the proposed decommissioning would cut off water to rural communities and increase wildfire risk.

Northern California residents have turned to the federal government to help save their water. Photo: Ken Foster

The Trump administration has taken a stand in the debate over proposed dam removals in Northern California, signaling federal opposition to Potter Valley Project decommissioning.