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The overall goal of the Foothills Water Network is to provide a forum that increases the effectiveness of conservation
organizations to achieve river and watershed restoration and protection
benefits for the Yuba, Bear, and American. This includes negotiations at the
county, state, and federal levels, with an immediate focus on the upcoming FERC
relicensing processes.
The objectives of the Foothills Water Network include:
- Facilitate a dialogue on cross-basin issues and strategies to enhance overall watershed
balance with special attention to an interbasin framework with which to address
the FERC relicensings.
- Identify and avoid potential conflicts among watershed groups in order to work towards a
common “vision” for overall watershed health across the basins.
- Analyze the Yuba, Bear, and American (NF and MF) as the “problemshed” in order to
explore constructive interbasin solutions.
- Conduct public outreach to raise awareness of water supply issues and the unique
opportunities in the three interlinked watersheds. To this end, the Network
will collaborate with established watershed groups to disseminate outreach
materials.
The Foothills Water Network is a forum, rather than an
organization in the traditional sense. This forum is convened by a Steering
Committee consists of local conservation leaders. Assisted by a Network
Coordinator, the Steering Committee is dedicated to providing a forum in which
to address cross-basin issues with the intent of enhancing environmental water
flows.
Organizational Diagram:
The Foothills Water Network shares many members and goals with the California Hydropower Reform Coalition
The Foothills Water Network Steering Committee members have been environmental activists for decades and
occupy leadership roles in conservation organizations. Steering Committee members include:
- Allan Eberhart, Chair, Sierra Club California Conservation Committee
- Barbara Rivenes, Nevada County Conservationist
- Marilyn Jasper, Founder, Clover Valley Foundation and Chair, Sierra Club Placer Group
- Gary Estes, Protect American River Canyons
- Steve Rothert, Associate Director, Dams Program, American Rivers
Yuba-Bear Work Group
- Sierra Club - Mother Lode Chapter, Allan Eberhart
- South Yuba River Citizen's League, Gary Reedy and Jason Rainey
- Save Sierra Salmon, Ty Gorre and Bill Jacobson
- American Rivers, Steve Rothert
- American Whitewater, Bob Center
- California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, Chris Shutes
- Trout Unlimited, Brian Johnson
- Northern California Federation of Fly Fishers, Frank Rinella
Middle Fork American Work Group
- Protect American River Canyons, Gary Estes
- California Outdoors, Nate Rangel
- Horseshoe Bar Fish and Game Preserve, Tom Bartos
- Member of the Public, John Donovan
- American River Recreation Association, Bill Center
- Private Boater, Hilde Schweitzer
- American Whitewater, Dave Steindorf
- Upper American River Foundation, Bill Templin
- Western States Trail Foundation, Gene Freeland
- Northern California Federation of Fly Fishers, Gary Flanagan
- Current Adventures, Dan Crandall
Western Placer Creek Work Group
- Horseshoe Bar Fish and Game Preserve, Tom Bartos
- Save Auburn Ravine Salmon and Steelhead, Jack Sanchez and John Rabe
- Dry Creek Conservancy, Gregg Bates
- Sierra Club - Mother Lode Chapter, Allan Eberhart
- Northern California Federation of Fly Fishers, Frank Rinella
- Ophir Property Owners Association and Auburn Ravine Preservation Committee, Ron Otto
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