By Marcy Stamper
PUD dam project faces another hurdle over water flows.
Enloe Dam
State board: PUD must protect fish, visual impact at Enloe Dam
By Marcy Stamper A state board has agreed with a coalition of environmental groups that the PUD’s plans to significantly reduce water flows over Enloe Dam and a nearby waterfall may not be adequate to protect both aesthetics and fish. The Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) has ordered the district to monitor the effects of […]
Pollution board: PUD must consider visual impact of flows at Enloe Dam
By MARCY STAMPER A state board has agreed with a coalition of environmental groups that the PUD’s plans to significantly reduce water flows over Enloe Dam and a nearby waterfall may not be adequate to protect both aesthetics and fish. The Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) has ordered the district to monitor the effects of […]
PUD gets federal license to restart Enloe Dam
BY MARCY STAMPER After five years of public comment and environmental review, the PUD has received a federal license to restart Enloe Dam for the first time in more than half a century. There are at least two issues that must be resolved before the Okanogan County Public Utility District can start construction at the […]
PUD struggling to make up for big drop in revenue
Okanogan County PUD commissioners are hammering out a budget to cover shortfalls. File photo by Sue Misao BY MARCY STAMPER Plummeting prices for power on the wholesale market, overly optimistic projections about growth, numerous capital projects and a coming increase in what it pays for electricity have the PUD relying on borrowed funds and […]
