An aerial view shows Scott Dam and Lake Pillsbury surrounded by forested hills, with water flowing from the dam into the Eel River below.
FILE - The Potter Valley Project's Scott Dam holds back the waters of Lake Pillsbury in Mendocino County, Calif., in an undated photo. (Friends of the Eel River via Bay City News)

MENDOCINO CO., 2/7/26 — The Mendocino County Inland Water and Power Commission will hold a meeting Thursday to discuss water storage options as the county prepares for PG&E’s plan to shutter the Potter Valley Project.

The meeting will be at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Mendocino County Administration Center in Ukiah. Community members can attend in person or by using a Zoom link, which will be available in the commission’s agenda packet. The commission will post its agenda packet within the next week.

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Sydney Fishman is a UC Berkeley California Local News Fellow and lives full time in Ukiah. Reach her at sydney@mendovoice.com or through her Signal username @sydannfish.67.