Condit Dam Removal to Be Reviewed

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A controversial plan to remove Condit Dam from the White Salmon River in the Columbia River Gorge is up for approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

PacifiCorp wants to remove its 91-year-old dam, rather than having to install an expensive fish ladder to renew its federal operating license. Officials of Skamania and Klickitat counties oppose the $17.15 million dam-removal plan, saying it will clog the lower White Salmon with up to 2.3 million cubic yards of sediment that's accumulated for nearly a century in Northwestern Lake.

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Condit Dam Removal to Be Reviewed

At 125 feet in height, Condit would be the largest dam rem...

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