The Sierra Fund believes that this language leaves open the possibility
of using funding from this section of Proposition #1 (if passed by the
voters) for projects such as the one proposed by the Nevada Irrigation
District at Combie Reservoir.
Their project is seeking funding to test and implement new methods for
removing the debris from behind this small dam on the Bear River between
Placer and Nevada Counties. The project would not only restore capacity
in the reservoir but would also safely remove and dispose of toxic
mercury from the fine grain sands and clays held behind the dam that are
a result of upstream legacy gold mining activities.
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