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This study examines the role of politics in the removal of the 106-foot tall San Clemente Dam. The removal project and negotiations provide a case study of the contemporary phenomenon of dam removal. My analysis joins a growing body of social science literature on the social, political, and human dimensions of removal. The San Clemente Dam, which impounded the Carmel River near Monterey, California, was removed in 2015, the largest such project completed in California. Drawing on political ecology and science and technology studies, and using a mixed qualitative approach, I assess both the role of politics in shaping the project and the politics affected through or by the removal. I use a broad, historically attentive analysis of the region to contextualize the political elements of the project. My findings demonstrate and focus on several political dimensions of the removal project, including funding, micro-political strategies, and the prioritizing of particular ecosystem functions and services in the post-removal landscape.
"Project Purpose, Need & Objectives: The need for the San Clemente Dam Seismic Safety Project is to increase dam safety to meet current design standards. The purposes and objectives for the project are to protect public safety by meeting current standards for withstanding a Maximum Credible Earthquake and Probable Maximum Flood at San Clemente Dam, provide fish passage at the dam, maintain a point of diversion to support existing water supply facilities, water rights and services, and minimize financial impacts to California-American Water ratepayers. Abstract: This Final EIR/EIS analyzes the Proponent's Proposed Project (dam strengthening) and the following alternatives: Alternative 1 (dam notching with partial sediment removal), Alternative 2 (dam removal with total sediment removal), Alternative 3 (Carmel River reroute and dam removal with in-place sediment stabilization), and Alternative 4 (No Project). Chapter 2 contains summaries of each alternative, and Chapter 3 contains detailed descriptions. With the exception of No Project, all of the alternatives evaluated in this EIR/EIS meet the purpose, need and objectives"--Information cover sheet.