Centennial Dam
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 — Lake Combie 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 California Water Commission (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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "NID's Centennial Dam project declared ineligible for state funding". The Union. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
- ^ NID, 2015. "History | Centennial Reservoir". www.centennialreservoir.org. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
{{cite web}}:|first=has numeric name (help) - ^ NID, 2015. "Project Costs | Centennial Reservoir". www.centennialreservoir.org. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
{{cite web}}:|first=has numeric name (help) - ^ "Several groups question need for Centennial Dam". The Union. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
- ^ "Peter Van Zant: Centennial Dam: A Long Road Ahead". The Union. 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
- ^ a b Centennial Dam Receives Zero on Public Benefits Score, yubanet.com, 2018