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More than 600-thousand people who rely on the Russian River are facing an uncertain water supply outlook. That’s after PG&E reversed its position on some of its surrender plan for the Potter Valley powerhouse. PG&E had committed to accommodating the requests of water managers and stakeholder partners in Sonoma and Mendocino Counties. That would have allowed water diversions from the Eel River into the Russian River to continue. But, PG&E is now moving ahead with license surrender for the Potter Valley plant without those terms in place. A spokesperson says future diversions would have meant unwanted liabilities for the company, and would have threatened to delay the removal of the Scott and Cape Horn dams as part of the plant decommissioning plan.