Water Woes, Planned Dam Removal Threatens North Bay Water Security | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa Counties

Water Woes, Planned Dam Removal Threatens North Bay Water Security | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa Counties

At Potter Valley Rodeo this Memorial Day weekend, “The Star-Spangled Banner” echoed across the arena in Hannah Foster’s voice.  A tradition almost as old as her family’s six generations farming in this corner of rural Mendocino County. But beyond the pageantry, Foster is sounding the alarm: The water that sustains her tiny town—and several cities beyond—may be running dry, and hardly anyone downstream seems to notice. For more than a century, hy…