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Proposals to remove underused dams and restore fish habitats emerged in the early 21st century with support from the state's Native American tribes; the first major dam removal was the Condit Dam near White Salmon in 2011, which was followed by two dams on the Elwha River near Port Angeles. As of 2024, 39 dams in Washington have been removed. [2]
Pinto Dam is an earthen structure, 130 feet high and 1900 feet long at its crest, that provides offstream storage of water. [1] The six-mile-long crescent-shaped reservoir it creates, Billy Clapp Lake, was originally called Long Lake Reservoir, but was renamed for one of the sponsors of the project, a lawyer from Ephrata, Washington.
Labeled "The Dam University", Ephrata residents persistently lobbied at the local, state, and federal levels to gather support for the project. Initial funding for the Grand Coulee Dam was through the Public Works Administration created under Franklin Roosevelt's promise of a "New Deal" in 1933. However, the irrigation waters would not be ...
On June 14, 1945, Grant County PUD took over operation of Washington Water Power (WWP) Company facilities in Grant County. In the process, Grant County PUD retained several WWP employees and jumped the number of employees from 4 to 17. That same month, Grant County PUD headquarters moved again to Ephrata. [2]
Brown said the AG will play a big role in supporting the state’s work as federal negotiations continue about the dam’s removal. “Right now, Washington state is struggling to get by and have ...
The county seat was located in Ephrata. The area's population at the time stood at around 8700 people. The Columbia Basin Project, which ultimately produced the Grand Coulee Dam with its associated irrigation and hydroelectric generating grid, was an outgrowth of the 1902 creation of the United States Bureau of Reclamation. When that agency ...
Breaching the dams would require an additional 14,900 megawatts of new generation and batteries, the analysis said. This is 23% of the Pacific Northwest’s current generation capacity and enough ...
Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., is among those who believe the administration’s agreement reached in December is a step toward taking out the four lower Snake River dams in Eastern Washington.