Post by Logan on May 11, 2016 8:36:12 GMT -6
BOISE – Federal authorities have issued a final environmental impact statement recommending denial of a proposed dam in southeast Idaho on the Bear River.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released the document last week on the Bear River Narrows Project. The next step in the process is for the commission to make a final decision on whether to deny or allow the project.
The document has a staff recommendation to deny a plan by Twin Lakes Canal Co. to build a 109-foot-high dam with a 10-megawatt powerhouse. The 362-acre reservoir would provide irrigation water to about 230 farmers and ranchers.
Twin Lakes Canal Co. President Clair Bosen said proponents of building the dam remain optimistic despite the denial recommendation.
Read more: www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/may/09/feds-move-forward-rejecting-southeast-idaho-dam-pr/
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released the document last week on the Bear River Narrows Project. The next step in the process is for the commission to make a final decision on whether to deny or allow the project.
The document has a staff recommendation to deny a plan by Twin Lakes Canal Co. to build a 109-foot-high dam with a 10-megawatt powerhouse. The 362-acre reservoir would provide irrigation water to about 230 farmers and ranchers.
Twin Lakes Canal Co. President Clair Bosen said proponents of building the dam remain optimistic despite the denial recommendation.
Read more: www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/may/09/feds-move-forward-rejecting-southeast-idaho-dam-pr/