Final Report on the recovery of the Upper Sacramento River – subsequent to the 1991 Cantara spill

The Cantara Trustee Council (CTC), and the Cantara Program, operated for a period of 12 years, from 1995-2007. During that time, the CTC funded numerous projects which included restoration activities, land acquisition and protection, research, and public education.

The purpose of this document is to leave a summary record of events that occurred due to the 1991 Cantara spill. It is our intent to provide a condensed presentation of the spill event, the legal processes following the spill, including the formation of the CTC, the formation of the Cantara Program, and the development of guiding plans and documents used by the CTC in the disbursement of settlement funds.