SAVE COPCO LAKE Currently the dams at Iron Gate, Copco, Copco II and Boyle Powerhouse on the Klamath river are under threat of being removed. It is the purpose of this site to keep you informed on this particular issue. WE NEED YOUR HELP. CLICK HERE TO FOR MORE INFOMATION ON HOW YOU CAN HELP. As of february 24 2004 Pacificorp filed for relicensing of the Klamath River Hydro Project for 2006 (which didn't happen). Pacific Power and Light operates these Hydroelectric Power dams and currently has no intention of decommissioning them. However, a threat comes from small special interest groups who have big voices and a lot of political clout but in many cases there is no science to back up their claims that removing the dams would help the fisheries and water quality. Other rivers in the area that have no dams actually have the same or lower water quality. If the dams are removed a large ecosystem will be destroyed as well as a highly valued recreation area on the lakes of Copco and Irongate. "FERC IGNORES SALMON MANDATES." PacifiCorp plans to keep dams 2-8-07 Hydroelectric Power vs the Alternatives 2-07 Dam relicensing--Fish ladders can be a win-win situation for everyone 11-06 State says Klamath smothered in sediment 11-06 Letter to FERC by Ryan L. Grizzell 11-2006 KLAMATH FACTS VS FICTION By Patt Wardlaw Read some of my own reasons why the removal should not take place.
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