FERC agrees with LaMalfa: KRRC can't handle Klamath Dams' license 071720

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						FERC Agrees with LaMalfa: KRRC Can’t 
						Handle Klamath Dams’ License

						LaMalfa Suggests Relicensing Would Be Cost-effective and 
						Provide Reliable Energy
						
						Yreka News 
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						Rep. Doug LaMalfa 
						issued the following statement after the Federal Energy 
						Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced that the Klamath 
						River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) lacked the finances and 
						experience to be the sole licensees of the four dams on 
						the Klamath River. At PacifiCorp’s discretion KRRC may 
						be a co-licensee, but PacificCorp would retain liability 
						for the hydropower dams on the Klamath River. PacifiCorp 
						previously announced they would seek to transfer the 
						license to operate these dams to the Klamath River 
						Renewal Corporation, who would assume all liability and 
						then oversee their removal. FERC’s July 16th Order 
						states KRRC is “not equipped to handle” this project, 
						and “has limited finances and no experience with 
						hydropower dam operation or dam removal.” 

						“The 
						Commission’s Order today reinforces what I have been 
						saying since KRRC’s inception: KRRC is incapable of 
						handling any hydropower project. Rather, KRRC is nothing 
						more than a shell corporation created for California, 
						Oregon, and other supporters of dam removal to avoid 
						liability and leave local communities to clean up the 
						mess they would create. I am happy to see that FERC 
						agreed with the many issues I, and other stakeholders, 
						brought to their attention," stated LaMalfa. "It would 
						have set a dangerous precedent to give a shell 
						cooperation sole liability for the immense damage to the 
						environment and local economy that this project would 
						create. Smaller dam removal projects have faced 
						significantly higher costs than originally estimated and 
						this project has made the same failed assumptions. This 
						Order clears the way to stop this terrible project 
						without wasting more of California taxpayer funds or 
						Oregon ratepayer dollars. PacifiCorp should instead 
						pursue relicensing of all four Klamath dams, ensuring 
						the Basin continues to receive ample carbon free, clean 
						power for years to come.”

COMMENTS:

Ellen Wilson

Dam removal would result in a muddy trickle of water by fall every year. The dams are controlling water release and preventing a major fish kill plus many other benefits for all of us. NO to dam removal!

Debbie Nilsson

Very happy with this decision. Even though they have been adding money our Power bill for years we are not happy with the proposal to pull the dams

Chevell Shepherd Magill

After watching them pull water out to put on the Klamathon Fire...definitely NO!! removal!

Mark Hamerdinger

I really don’t know much about this but I do know that one bubble sent up through a pipe at depth can move a lot of water that will turn a power turbine creating power. It’s called overunity.

Heidi Golden

LaMouthfull... has many words.

Judy Stelter Mckenzie

Heidi Golden some people cant handle realism, truth. MR LAMALFA is representing the majority of SISKIYOU COUNTY citizens that value our country and state and his leadership is highly appreciated.

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