by Rep. Dan Newhouse
The recently released Lower Snake River Dam Stakeholder Engagement Report, (in pdf) the product of a $750,000 state-funded study on breaching the
federally-owned and operated Snake River dams, will be the subject of a
public workshop in Tri-Cities on January 13
This
report, which was drafted over the past year, concludes that "there are
differing perspectives" and "more information is needed" on the dam
breaching issue. Anybody in Washington state could have told you that.
Instead, this study spent three-quarters of a million dollars that
could have been used to directly support salmon recovery efforts.
I
encourage the people of Central Washington to attend the public
workshop on January 13 at the Pasco Red Lion from 6:00PM - 9:00PM.
We understand how critical these dams are to our area and realize the
impact they have on our daily lives - from clean and affordable energy
they provide to the well-paying jobs and investment in our local
economies.
Without these dams, our region - and the state of Washington - would not be what it is today, and we must make our voices heard.
While the workshops will not allow for public testimony, public comments are accepted online and in writing until January 24. Find more information about how to submit comments here.
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