The Coyote Valley Dam located at Lake Mendocino, provides drinking water for over 650,000 people in Mendocino, Sonoma and Marin counties, in Ukiah, Calif., on Friday, April 11, 2025. The Coyote Valley Dam General Investigation Study will begin by evaluating water storage options in the watershed and explore upgrades to Coyote Valley Dam infrastructure. (Sydney Fishman/Bay City News)

MENDOCINO CO., 2/25/26 —The Mendocino County Inland Water and Power Commission, local organizations, engineers, politicians, and community members have been exploring long-term water supply options ahead of PG&E’s plan to decommission the Potter Valley Project.

The commission’s most recent meeting this month looked at proposals such as raising Coyote Valley Dam at Lake Mendocino, which could significantly increase water supply in the aftermath of the decommissioning.

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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.