The Snake River dams do not provide flood control. They were built as "run of river" dams, meaning they store minimal water behind them, and have little to no room for the water level to fluctuate. So, if there is a flooding event, the water will still have to go through the spillway or powerhouse, and places will still be flooded. That is why Congress did not authorize these dams for the purpose of flood control.

The Columbia once had the largest salmon runs in the world now many of the fish runs there are extinct or barely hanging on. If removing the dams will help them recover, I don't even see why there is a debate? Whatever value the dams provide can be replaced. The salmon can't.

I'm for de-constructing the dams on the LSR. It will revive the potential of these magnificent fish to reoccupy their ancient home sites within the Snake/Salmon and Clearwater watersheds.

Theirs a railroad that travels the whole corridor, no mention of the sediment and nutrient flows that are blocked.

why do we need to wait for 2030 as the salmon continue to decline towards extinvtion when we can make dam removal sooner, technology is already here, ie... Elwha river

Removing dams have a down side too. I'm a fisherman, so I'm leaning toward dam removal but is there anything that will get screwed up by removing 4 dams ? That is a lot of water to release after being controlled for so long. So far, I see more good than bad. We would get fish recovery, more opportunities to fish, a boost to the local economies in the area, more food for Orca whales when all those fish grow big in the ocean. I cannot see the negative impacts here open to discussion though

Hoping the senator is successful. It’s way overdue.

Geothermal well work there is plenty of hotspots in the lower Idaho

How will you power your electric cars?

We Washingtonians may have our disagreements with Idahoans, but for once let’s go something good

These ideas might help. Fish Runs saving Dams and Water Shortages Update 7/4/2021 Do you have a nearby moving river or stream? You can now place a slow speed water generator on the bottom of the stream and make power 24 hours a day. The unit is called a Waterotor made in Canada. The Waterotors won't harm fish and can be scaled up to meet the needs of small towns or cities. Make the power miles away from the small town, sell the power to the power company than use the power to make water anywhere. Atmospheric water generators can make drinking water and irrigation water, and with a Waterotor, power can be made even in remote regions of the World. You just need moving water 3 to 4 miles an hour in streams, irrigation channels, fish ladders or even waste water outlet's. Garbage treatment plants can also use the power they make burning garbage to make water with atmospheric water generators and add storage tanks to supply small towns and cities. Adding Waterotors below dams can maximize electrical power made by any dam and replace power lost if the dam has a fish ladder or channel for fish to move up and down stream. A dam can be saved for flood control by adding these powered fish ladders and channels or notching the dam and putting in a flood gate to raise and lower the river during fish runs. Now people and fish can share the river. Note using the methane from sewage treatment plants or garbage landfills might be used to generate electricity for any water making projects. You might use your own City sewage system to make filtered irrigation water for lawns and gardens they have a system like that in my my small town. Note, what to make even more power? Then by covering fish ladders and channels with spaced solar panels decreases evaporation of the water and increases the efficiency of the solar panels. A now overdue idea, dealing with forest fires. You build and place atmospheric water generators and 100,000 to 5,000,000 gallon water tanks on hilltops to protect your town. You cover the tanks with solar panels and add wind turbines to make power anywhere. You sell the power, drinking water and irrigation water, then by adding irrigation pipes down the hillsides, you can create fire lines that lasts up to 24 hours. You make these fire lines by adding TetraKO, by Earth Clean at a 4 to 6 percent solution to the water. Turn on these stand alone units remotely, your fire trucks can work elsewhere or resupply themselves with needed water. Fire protection, drinking water, irrigation water and stand alone power for any city or town in need. Here again, Waterotor generators could be used to generate power for the hilltop water making units. These ideas all can be done today, just search KZfaq, and then tell someone.

for grain transportation, put it on barge and that it down on a free flowing river and share the wart w/ fish, for irrigation water is still there, extend pipes and improve pumping stations, power is not needed NW power coalition white paper research

The dams are not coming down. Just make some epic scale fish ladders or something.

Good job congressman. Doing more good than most. Save the salmon and get rid of the dams!

Breach those damn dams today!

Wind and solar power with battery storage will eliminate the need for these small/medium dams in the coming 5 years

With a dam you have a water supply, stupid is what stupid does! and you're paying for it.

American innovation can solve the problems of dam removal. The solutions will provide jobs and inproved habitat is good for water, humans and salmon. Free the Snake!

Lewiston was never intended to be a sea port--put the grain on the rail and bust up the dams! Bust them up!

I'm with mike, remove these dams

1. Cost of removal 2. Loss of Port of Lewiston 3. Loss of Power 4. Faster and more narrow river which is more dangerous 5. This won’t effect the Salmon in any positive way that we can’t do already.

We conquer our rivers and now this guy wants to tear the dams out. Vote him out

what impact would there be in just removing the Snake river dams? while leaving the Columbia river dams in place? Could we not first remove the dams on the tributaries that reach the Columbia downstream of the Bonneville dam?

2030 is too late.

unproven ideas?, have you bothered to look at the Elwha for an example, do you homework before making stupid statements

Well... Dam

Choices: Save the salmon and the Snake River, or allow the snake river to die... Seems to be a no brainer decision, but of course there are those who continue to believe the big lie about the value of dams in that they produce cheap energy and human recreation. People, and the health of the environment are more important, therefore I say it's about time we make the right decision and save the Snake for the good of all the living creatures that inhabit this land...

What ever happened to solar power via dams?

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Non sense.

Mike is a leader in the lds community. weird the lds is looking at buying that 2.2 billion dollar farming empire near there.

I support mike simpson 100%

Let's do it.

Cachow

The dams are not coming down until alternatives are found for the resources and services that the dams provide. Those that want the dams removed would be far more effective if they would focus on that.

You decide if you want E power for homes and cars or salmon for Indians. Hydro power is essential for electric use and clean energy. Wind mills, and solar panels made in China are ruining out state. Make a choice ya only get one shot. 4 hydro dams for everyone or Indian salmon.

Hey Simpson: your idea would choke out the river with silt! Fish nuts! Who cares?

I am from Idaho, Simpson is my congressman. He wants to spend 33 billion dollars to save a damn fish while 100,000 people in the US died of drug overdoses last year. I have never hear of anything more un Christian in my entire life.