A river might run through it again: criteria for consideration of dam removal and interim lessons from California |
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Authors: | Pejchar L Warner K |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Environmental Studies, UC Santa Cruz, California 95064 USA, US |
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Abstract: | Resource managers are increasingly being challenged by stakeholder groups to consider dam removal as a policy option and as
a tool for watershed management. As more dam owners face high maintenance costs, and rivers as spawning grounds for anadromous
fish become increasingly valuable, dam removal may provide the greatest net benefit to society. This article reviews the impact
of Endangered Species Act listings for anadromous fish and recent shifts in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's hydropower
benefit-costs analysis and discusses their implications for dam removal in California. We propose evaluative criteria for
consideration of dam removal and apply them to two case studies: the Daguerre and Englebright Dams on the Yuba River and the
Scott and Van Horne Dams on the South Eel River, California. |
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Keywords: | : Salmon Anadromous fish Watershed management Dam management Dam removal Endangered Species Act Dam hazard |
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