[Amerigomag]

The article suggests that PacificCorps Oregon rate payers will be charged to tear down their own production facilities. The State of Oregon apparently has no financial obligation. All California taxpayers will bear the financial burden for California's share and those few Californians who are PacificCorp customers will pay twice. There is no suggestion that PacificCorp will have a significant expense, other than loss of future income.

Tearing down the dams is expected to cost less than making the improvements...

The article also suggests that PacificCorp would bear all of the initial expense to improve the existing utilities, eventually passing the costs along to it's California and Oregon rate payers. Under an improvement plan, the State of California would have little or no financial obligation in the matter but it's residents, who are PacificCorp customers, would get socked with more than $550M worth of rate surcharges over the years. Some very expensive power.

[SierraWasp]

Well, the reply #56, following yours should clear up a whole reservoir of questions about this artickle!!!

Marsh2 and her fellow board memebers elected by the people of Siskayou County are either going to be trampled by this thundering herd of swine, or will have to find a judge with the wisdom of Solomon to keep them from being overrun in my opinion!!!