SEATTLE (AP) — Tribal leaders in northern Washington state have announced an effort to determine the feasibility and costs for the removal of a dam that has not generated electricity since 1958.
The Enloe Dam, built 100 years ago, still blocks fish from reaching the Similkameen River and is of no use to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. The tribe wants to bring salmon back to the river.
Officials say the Okanogan Public Utility District would also benefit from the dam’s removal because it does not generate electricity, provides no irrigation or flood control and has backed up contaminated sediment.