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Posted on 04/12/2024 8:38:37 AM PDT by george76
April 9 Letter from FERC to KRRC, ‘… Kiewit has aborted the Iron Gate Development drilling program in its entirety…’
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This is part of a series about the Klamath Dam Removal project in Siskiyou County.
The removal of dams along the Klamath River in Siskiyou County, Northern California was sold as necessary to save salmon – specifically, “to restore habitat for endangered fish.”
The dams are part of the Klamath project, a series of seven dams built in the 1910’s and 1920’s in the Klamath Basin to bring electricity and agricultural water mitigation for Southern Oregon and Northern California, the Globe reported in 2020. However, in recent years, concerns over the dams’ effect on the wildlife and fishing industry have been raised, especially regarding claims of fish facing extinction because the dams.
According to an April 9th Letter from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to Klamath River Renewal Corporation, “… Kiewit has aborted the Iron Gate Development drilling program in its entirety…”
An old NASA phrase comes to mind… Houston, we have a problem!
In a letter dated April 9, 2024 from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (‘FERC’), Office of Energy Projects to Mark Bransom, CEO of the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (‘KRRC’), FERC stated the following in Item 6 of their Letter (attached PDF):
6. According to Mr. Sean Iiams’ March 27, 2024 email to Ms. Elisabeth Jacquot-Matt of this office, Kiewit has aborted the Iron Gate Development drilling program in its entirety negating the requirement for the DPP. Therefore, we will not provide comments on the DPP. We remind you that you may not proceed with exploratory drilling in any of the project embankments without prior authorization from this office
In the concluding paragraph of the April 9th Letter from FERC to KRRC, FERC said: “We cannot authorize the Iron Gate Dam removal at this time based on the above comments.”
Maybe the engineering report from Stephen Koshy about the dangers of decommissioning a “clay-core” dam might have finally come to light, and may have some folks worried! It would make sense that the insurance underwriters on this project are starting to get really nervous about this ill-fated project.
And I am certain that the states of California and Oregon need to be worried, since they are on the hook for all cost over-runs as well as liabilities on the Klamath Dam Removal project, according to an order by FERC.
Earthen dam engineer Stephen Koshy has written a Letter (attached PDF) to FERC and other agencies offering a grave warning. Maybe the insurance underwriters for project contractor Kiewit have new concerns?
(Please Note: It seems that Google and or some cooperating agencies have disabled and scrubbed links to the Koshy Letter that is attached to this article as a PDF)… WHY?
The Sierra Club don’t care, they are bragging to all their friedns in San Fran and NYC how they are saving the planet at $1,000/hour.
left high and dry.
till the floods that is...
bet the tribes wont see hide nor hair of their econatzi “ friends” ever again.
( heavy sigh)
Anyone that reads the engineering report from 2021 I think about the DAM removal and actually has any functioning brain cells knows damn well this is Absolutely FELONY CRIMINAL NegLigence and every PUBLIC official involved belongs in PRISON for a very long time and deserves to be ASSET STRIPPED for Damages. The report is on the CaliforniaGlobe site, I suggest EVERYONE READ IT
Agreed.
btt
KIEWIT is NOT A STUPID ENTITY
Oregon’s Just Shut Down Farms After Something Terrifying Happened
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4XL1bD_9f4
Wow. We keep being told this is rumor. I wish.
The state claims to be concerned about water!
As they breach dams and poison water runs all the way to the ocean!
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Articles on the internet attest that small farmers are under attack in Oregon, which has begun shutting down family farms throughout the state under the guise of water conservation and groundwater protection.
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They are coming for our land in Oregon and California.
This will “manage” private property too!
Siskiyou County asks federal agency to monitor dam removal project
Earlier today, the board approved a written request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. It formally outlines concerns about the four Klamath River dams removal project.
Concerns include dead fish, downstream silt, large mud fields from now-drained lake beds.
Media will not cover this tragedy!
It seems rather codependent to ask for help from the same government who is screwing you. Not much choice.
Today the tribes of envirofreaks are in that neighborhood blessing fish they are putting into poison sludge at taxpayers expense to pretend everything is wonderful!
The county declared a emergency about the project, asked California governor Gavin Newsom for emergency declaration.
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