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AIUI these dams have a limited lifetime either way. Giving the natives and activists what they've been fighting for is a sort of consolation prize for somethin
by pengaru 2y ago
AIUI these dams have a limited lifetime either way. Giving the natives and activists what they've been fighting for is a sort of consolation prize for something that was a cheaper option than proper repairs/maintenance.
What I wonder is how long before new dams are being built in their place. Maybe after all the ailing bridges have been fixed, and there's another pile of federal money desperate for "green infrastructure" projects to be spent on...
- WorldMaker 2y agoSince the time that many of those dams that are worth demolishing for poor repairs/maintenance the federal government has also made it harder to get permits to build new dams. They require more environmental studies up front. They require more study of downstream effects. Things like salmon, which are very sensitive to changes in river conditions, now have to be taken into effect earlier in planning stages and it is a growing requirement that any river to be dammed that include salmon hatcheries now has to plan for sub-projects like salmon runs (or with certain exceptions salmon cannons).