Two of the three Mid-Columbia public utility districts celebrated the
near-completion of habitat conservation plans for their hydropower projects
by signing a "commemorative declaration" at Wenatchee on June
27th.
The utilities’ 50-year plan promises "no net impact" to migrating
salmon from hydropower operations at Chelan County PUD’s Rocky Reach and
Rock Island dams and Douglas County PUD’s Wells Dam. Grant County PUD,
which owns and operates Wanapum and Priest …