Posts Tagged ‘Army Corps of Engineers’
Study Says Snake River Dams Could Be Replaced With Renewables
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed an order to spill more water over lower Columbia and Snake river dams to help protect salmon and steelhead. U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon ruled last spring that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must spill more water through spillways, rather than turbines. The National…
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Appeals Court Orders Added Dam Spills To Give Salmon Spring Relief
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed an order to spill more water over lower Columbia and Snake river dams to help protect salmon and steelhead. U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon ruled last spring that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must spill more water through spillways, rather than turbines. The National…
Read MorePublic Hearing in Wenatchee to Explore Salmon Passage, Possible Dam Removal
Click here to listen to the full interview. The Bonneville Power Administration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced hearings and opened a public comment period seeking public input to develop a new plan to save endangered wild salmon and steelhead in the Columbia and Snake Rivers in the Pacific Northwest,…
Read MoreArmy Corps Approves Cascade School Construction on Pine St.
The Army Corps of Engineers has given the okay to the Cascade School District to start construction on their Pine Street property that will eventually house new practice fields. The parcel can get soggy in the spring time and so engineers wanted to make sure it shouldn’t be classified as a wetland. Superintendent Bill Motsenbocker…
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