[env-trinity] Trinity River winter flow rates still undecided

[Tom Stokely]

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Trinity River winter flow rates still undecidedSupervisors briefly consider
changing vote

   - By Josh Cozine The Trinity Journal
   - Sep 28, 2022
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A proposal to increase water flow rates for the Trinity River during the
months of January and February is on hold after the meeting where a vote on
the matter was meant to be held but did not go forward.

Over the past few months, a new “Winter Flow Project,” which would see more
water released down the river during winter months, has been discussed at
length in front of the county supervisors by representatives of Trinity
River Restoration Project and members from their governing agency, Trinity
Management Council. Trinity County holds one of eight seats on the council,
and the council was set to vote on the Winter Flow Project Sept. 21 until
the item was pulled from the agenda and the meeting was concluded.

On Sept. 6, county supervisors voted to direct Sup. Liam Gogan to vote in
favor of the proposal after he had indicated he would vote against it. (The
Trinity Journal, “Trinity River winter flow disagreement comes to head,”
Sept. 14).

The Hoopa Valley Tribe also holds one of eight seats and TMC voting
representative for the tribe, Mike Orcutt, indicated at the same meeting he
was in opposition to the proposal, and TMC governing rules are such that
two votes against a proposal will cause it to fail.

More recently, at the following Sept. 20 county supervisors meeting before
it was known the Winter Flow Project vote would be pulled, Sup. Jeremy
Brown said he had rethought his vote and reached out to the Hoopa Valley
and Yurok tribes for more information and made a motion for the board to
reconsider their earlier vote directing Sup. Gogan to vote in favor of the
Winter Flow Project.

Sup. Jill Cox seconded the motion for discussion purposes, but then
withdrew her second to Brown’s motion later. According to County Counsel,
only those who voted in favor of the first vote (Brown, Cox and Groves)
could second a motion to reconsider a vote, leaving only Groves who
remained silent. With no second, Brown’s motion to reconsider the vote died
on the floor.

According to TRRP Executive Director Mike Dixon, the vote was removed from
the TMC agenda due to objections raised by the Hoopa Valley Tribe and
because of disagreements between the Hoopa and the Yurok tribe — who also
serves as a TMC voting representative. Orcutt, with the Hoopa Valley Tribe,
said the group had requested to speak with the Department of the Interior
and that the project was of big enough scope that the federal trust
responsibility between the U.S. government and native tribes should come
into effect, and a conversation with higher-ups in the federal government
was warranted.

TMC holds quarterly meetings with the next meeting scheduled for Dec. 7 and
8. So far, no agenda has been posted. According to Dixon with TRRP, it is
still possible the Winter Flow Project could show up on a future agenda,
but it is unknown for now.

*Science on Tap talks sedimentation*

Join Science on Tap at 6 p.m. today, Sept. 28, Trinity County Brewing
Company, 301 Main St., Weaverville. The topic this month will be “Fine
sediments in the Trinity River: then and now,” presented by Todd Buxton of
the Trinity River Restoration Program.

Grab a beer and dive into local science. This educational series will take
place on the fourth Wednesday of each month, featuring local scientists and
natural resource professionals presenting on scientific topics relevant to
Trinity County.

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