Puyallup Tribe raises new alarms for fish impacts of embattled Electron Dam project
Crews improperly installed artificial turf in a Puyallup River dam project last year, sparking a legal battle over the environmental impacts. Author: Michael Crowe Updated: 7:31 PM PDT May 21, 2021
SEATTLE The Puyallup Tribe is hoping to stop an embattled dam operator from further harming fish in the river, according to new filings in federal court.
Operators of the Electron Dam on the Puyallup River are looking to open the intake, which would allow them to begin generating power, the tribe said.
Electron Hydro and parent company Tollhouse Energy of Bellingham made headlines last year when they improperly installed artificial turf in a diversion channel while modernizing the century-old dam. High flows and debris tore the plastic lining over the turf, sending chunks of the turf material and countless crumb rubber particles downstream, and raising concerns for
Schrier backs take-down of Puyallup River dam
Structure provides no energy, irrigation, flood control By Lynda V. Mapes, The Seattle Times
Published: December 10, 2020, 5:58pm
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SEATTLE U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Sammamish, has added her voice to the chorus calling for removal of the Electron Hydroelectric Project on the Puyallup River, saying the dam’s cost to salmon is not worth it.
The dam, owned by Electron Hyrdo LLC, a division of Tollhouse Energy LLC of Bellingham, is more than 100 years old. It provides no irrigation, flood control or energy benefits and is a known killer of protected fish, including spring chinook salmon and bull trout.
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