Puyallup River

[Stonedfish]

This was discussed before on the previous board. It looks like it has been concluded now.
SF

Dam owner pleads guilty in field turf pollution of Puyallup River

A company that operates a century-old hydroelectric dam near Mount Rainier National Park and its chief operating officer each pleaded guilty to a single criminal count Monday in connection with a spill of synthetic field turf and the tiny rubber particles used to make it into the Puyallup River...

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[Matt B]

Fischer lucked out again. Interesting how that works out for some people.

Departing Alaska governor pardons firm

A bellingham-based company convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the death of one of its workers, killed in an avalanche in 1999...

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[Zak]

This was discussed before on the previous board. It looks like it has been concluded now.
SF

Dam owner pleads guilty in field turf pollution of Puyallup River

A company that operates a century-old hydroelectric dam near Mount Rainier National Park and its chief operating officer each pleaded guilty to a single criminal count Monday in connection with a spill of synthetic field turf and the tiny rubber particles used to make it into the Puyallup River...

www.q13fox.com

MIllion dollar fine.

Dam operator reaches criminal settlement over Puyallup River rubber spill

In the settlement, which still requires approval of a Superior Court judge, Electron Hydro's chief operating officer pleaded guilty to a gross criminal misdemeanor.

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[Salmo_g]

Just a week or so I was wondering what ever became of the Electron Dam issue. A million bucks. Seems fitting.

I think the Puyallup Tribe is right. The project seems like more trouble than the energy is worth, and it should be decommissioned and removed.