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Tribe Excluded as White House Hosts Eel River Meeting with PG&E and Southern California Water District

18 June 2026 09:15

The Round Valley Indian Tribes were not invited to a White House meeting on the future of the Eel River, which included Agriculture Secretary Rollins, Interior Secretary Burgum, PG&E, and the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District. - The tribe holds senior federal reserved water rights on the Eel River.

- The meeting discussed the Potter Valley Project, which PG&E plans to decommission. - The tribe warns that the administration's actions undermine the Two-Basin Solution.

- The Elsinore district's internal memos reveal plans to buy water rights cheaply and sell at a steep markup. The tribe is prepared to assert its water and fishing rights to defend the solution.

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