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Time Lapse Website for Removal of Condit Dam

By: Rupak Thapaliya  Thursday August 25, 2011
Project: Condit : P-2342
Project: Condit : P-2342

A new website (http://whitesalmontimelapse.wordpress.com/) will maintain a timelapse of the events unfolding during the removal of the Condit dam.

The Condit Dam on the White Salmon River in Washington will be breached on October 26, 2011. The dam has been in place since 1913 and has been a major barrier that has devastated the White Salmon River's salmon and steelhead runs by reducing their habitat to only three miles. Removal of the dam will open 33 miles of habitat for steelhead and 14 miles of habitat for chinook, chum and coho salmon as well as five miles of recreational boating runs.

PacifiCorps decided in 1999 that removing the dam would be more cost effective than building a fish passage system to keep the hydropower project running. More information on the project is available at http://whitesalmonriver.org/.

 


Kilarc-Cow Project Recommended for Decommissioning

By: Rupak Thapaliya  Wednesday August 17, 2011
Region: California
States: California

In a final environmental Impact statement (FEIS) released on August 16, staff at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission have supported PG&E’s proposal to decommission the Kilarc-Cow project in Shasta County, California.


Draft EIS Issued for Decommissioning of Kilarc-Cow Project in California

By: Rupak Thapaliya  Wednesday June 23, 2010
Region: California
States: California

FERC Staff have prepared and issued a draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed surrender of the Kilarc-Cow Creek project (P-606) by Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

 


PG&E Gets a Green Light for Removal of Wildcat Dam

By: Rupak Thapaliya  Tuesday March 23, 2010

PG&E has received FERC approval for its plan to decommission the Wildcat dam, a part of the Battle Creek hydroelectric project (P-1121). According to the “Wildcat Dam Decommissioning Plan,” removal will happen between May 1 and September 1.

 


Three Dams Coming Out: Cold Water Fisheries Will Benefit

By: Rupak Thapaliya  Thursday April 16, 2009

After years of debate on the fate of former hydroelectric dams on the Boardman river in Michigan, it has been decided that three of the four existing dams will be removed.

 


Fort Halifax dam comes down, Sebasticook revives

By: Rupak Thapaliya  Friday July 18, 2008

With the start of dam breaching, this week marked an end to the long controversy in removal of Fort Halifax dam


Sullivan Creek Project to require surrendering of application

By: Rupak Thapaliya  Tuesday April 1, 2008

A FERC rehearing on the Sullivan Creek Project concluded that the current license for this project is still valid and the PUD will be required to apply for surrender of license for decommissioning.


Montana dam breached to allow for toxic cleanup and removal

By: Rupak Thapaliya  Monday March 31, 2008
Region: Northwest
States: Montana

The Milltown hydroelcetric dam in Montana that trapped toxic wastes, mainly arsenic, from mining operations was breached on Friday, March 28.


Benefit Dinner to Un-dam Klamath

By: Rupak Thapaliya  Tuesday February 19, 2008
Project: Klamath : P-2082

Klamath Riverkeeper is organizing a benefit dinner on Mar 14 in Bayside, CA to help bring down the four obsolete dams in the Klamath River.


Sullivan Creek Rehearing

By: Rich Bowers  Friday September 14, 2007

American Whitewater/Washington State Agencies file petitions for rehearing of an August decision of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission finding that the licensee for the Sullivan Creek Project has no need to relicense the project.