By Liz Kellar | Staff Writer
Water from the Bear River flows through a stretch of Nevada County slated to be submerged due to the proposed Centennial Dam. Nevada Irrigation District’s new board members could decide the fate of project.
Elias Funez
This November, some of the most closely watched races in Nevada County revolved around the future of water, the Nevada Irrigation District and its hotly contested Centennial reservoir project.
The race for two open seats could be seen as a vote not for the candidates themselves but for or against the dam. In the end, no clear mandate emerged after the November election. Incumbent Scott Miller lost to dam opponent Karen Hull in Division 3, but her counterpart in the Division 5 race, John Norton, lost to Rich Johansen.