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".As for power dams they can be replaced with other options like wind etc... " Up for grab (removal) are 4 dams on the upper Klamath. Odds are good that they will be pulled, but at huge cost (Billions, much of it due to removal of silt that's backed up behind same). The other 'up in the air' is the loss of about 35 Million KW from the NW's power grid. That will take a hell of a lot of windmills to replace .. and what if the wind doesn't want to cooperate?
Are there 'non-contributing' dams that could/should be pulled? Absolutely, and I suspect the 'easy choices' will be the first. We're down one here on the upper Rogue (Savage Rapids) and a second (Gold Rae) is soon to go. Only thing about GR's removal is it's got the one and only 'fish counter' in the entire river system (includes the Applegate, Illinois, etc). When that one's gone, it's anybodies guess how good/bad/indifferent the fish runs really are.
Are there 'non-contributing' dams that could/should be pulled? Absolutely, and I suspect the 'easy choices' will be the first. We're down one here on the upper Rogue (Savage Rapids) and a second (Gold Rae) is soon to go. Only thing about GR's removal is it's got the one and only 'fish counter' in the entire river system (includes the Applegate, Illinois, etc). When that one's gone, it's anybodies guess how good/bad/indifferent the fish runs really are.