dam breach

CSRIA Issues Memo Address Dam Breaching
CSRIA Issues Memo Address Dam Breaching
CSRIA Issues Memo Address Dam Breaching
The Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association is running an attached full-page "open memo" ad in several regional papers and magazines to address three key areas.  The CSRIA’s Darryll Olsen said the first item deals with the Lower Snake River biological opinion litigation that is ongoing.   “And t...
NW Lawmakers Unhappy With Snake River Dam Report
NW Lawmakers Unhappy With Snake River Dam Report
NW Lawmakers Unhappy With Snake River Dam Report
Late last week, the Administration issued a final report that advocates for the breaching of the four lower Snake River dams.  Many lawmakers across the PNW decried the report as nothing more than a political maneuver by the Biden Administration.  Dan New...
Olsen: Report From Murray Inslee Offers Very Little Direction
Olsen: Report From Murray Inslee Offers Very Little Direction
Olsen: Report From Murray Inslee Offers Very Little Direction
A recent report issued by Washington Governor Jay Inslee and senator Patty Murray attempted to answer questions about the economic impact to SE Washington and beyond if the Snake River dams were removed.  However, according to Darryll Olsen with the Columbia Snake River Irrigators Association, the report offered very few answers and did not clear up confusion between the two sides of the argument.
Hennings: Snake River Dams Vital For Wheat Growers
Hennings: Snake River Dams Vital For Wheat Growers
Hennings: Snake River Dams Vital For Wheat Growers
Thanks to the recent announcement by the Biden Administration, as well as Washington Governor Jay Inslee and Senator Patty Murray, conversations over removing the Snake River dams have intensified.  Michelle Hennings, Executive Director of the Washington Association of Wheat Growers said breaching of those four dams would be detrimental to local wheat growers, and the American ag industry as a who
McMorris Rodgers: We Are Working To Protect The Dams
McMorris Rodgers: We Are Working To Protect The Dams
McMorris Rodgers: We Are Working To Protect The Dams
Back in October, Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced he and Senator Patty Murray were exploring options to breaching the lower Snake River dams. Eastern Washington Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers said it’s vital for the Pacific Northwest farming community that these four dams remain. “ ...
Lawmakers Frustrated Over Communication Between Simpson, Brown Offices
Lawmakers Frustrated Over Communication Between Simpson, Brown Offices
Lawmakers Frustrated Over Communication Between Simpson, Brown Offices
Republican lawmakers from Washington and Oregon have expressed their frustration over conversations focused on a proposal to breach the four lower Snake River dams. Washington’s Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Dan Newhouse as well as Cliff Bentz issued a joint statement Wednesday after learning that the office of Idaho Representative Mike Simpson has been communicating with the office of Oregon Govern
Simpson: Farmers Will Be OK If Dams Are Breached
Simpson: Farmers Will Be OK If Dams Are Breached
Simpson: Farmers Will Be OK If Dams Are Breached
Removing the four lower Snake River dams in eastern Washington has been a controversial topic for the Northwest farming community for over a generation. Supporters of removing the dams say it will help the environment and specifically salmon runs as they return upstream to spawn ...
CSRIA Lays Out Financial Case For Snake River Dams
CSRIA Lays Out Financial Case For Snake River Dams
CSRIA Lays Out Financial Case For Snake River Dams
Because of the Columbia-Snake River EAS litigation, the study looking at the economic impact of removing the four lower Snake River dams, local irrigators have responded.  Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association has developed a Risk Mitigation Response Alternative to protect assets from adverse economic impacts caused by dam breaching and project pool draw downs.  CS...