Proposed PUD project holds meetings
By Lou Marzeles Goldendale Sentinel The Klickitat PUD (KPUD) thinks water is just too lazy, just lying there. At best, it seems, you can make it run through a dam and generate electricity. But why not really make…
Month: January 2015
UW extension educator promotes small hydropower
By Susan Lockhart Northern Wyoming Daily News Milt Geiger gets pretty excited when he talks about small hydropower projects in Wyoming, but he says his excitement is tempered by his economics background which makes him weigh the benefits…
EWEB’s third Leaburg gate locked open
By Christian Hill Register-Guard Leaburg Dam operators have locked its only operating rollgate into an open position to avoid a potential failure after it malfunctioned last month, the Eugene Water & Electric Board’s engineering manager told utility commissioners…
2015 river dredging at Ice Harbor Dam cleared by court
By Associated Press and Tri-City Herald The News Tribune Dredging could start as soon as Monday at the downstream navigation lock approach at Ice Harbor Dam on the Snake River, after a ruling this week by a federal judge…
Dam relicensing funding is boon to kayakers at popular Spokane River rapid
By Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review Kayakers are enjoying ritzy new facilities at Trailer Park Wave. A $480,000 access to the Spokane River geared especially for nonmotorized paddlers, floaters and anglers has been completed by Avista Utilities downstream from…