Community Efforts to Preserve McCumber Reservoir Amid PG&E Withdrawal
Local residents in Shingletown are mobilizing to save McCumber Reservoir as PG&E plans to withdraw from the Battle Creek Hydroelectric Project. The potential removal of the McCumber Dam raises concerns about environmental impacts, community resources, and fire mitigation efforts.
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PG&E's decision to not renew its license for the Battle Creek Hydroelectric Project, which includes the McCumber Dam, raises the risk of dam removal and decommissioning. Local activists, led by Isabel Klopchic and Kim Walters, are organizing the Save Lake McCumber initiative to prevent possible environmental and community impacts, including increased wildfire risk and flooding.
The group is working with stakeholders to explore ownership options for the dam, as PG&E is open to third-party takeovers. The feasibility study will assess the costs and environmental implications of maintaining the dam. Without intervention, McCumber Reservoir could lose its benefits to the community, impacting recreational use and ecological balance.
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