Final Blast Removes Last Hydro Project on Washington's Elwha River

Renewable Energy World:  Port Angeles, Wash. — A final explosion Aug. 26 removed the remains of 12-MW Glines Canyon Dam, fully opening the Elwha River to salmon passage in Washington's Olympic National Park.

Congress passed the Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act in 1992, requiring the Secretary of Interior to restore the Elwha River ecosystem and native anadromous fisheries. The Interior Department determined that removal of the 12-MW Elwha and 12-MW Glines Canyon dams was the only option that would accomplish full restoration.

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