Moreover, they have no adequate alternative proposals to flood control. Restoring fish is vital to the region. Maintaining the federal hydroelectric generation and transmission system is vital to the region. Freight transportation on the inland waterway is vital to the region. Irrigation is vital to the region.
Flood control is vital to the region.
Municipal water from the river system is vital to the region. I am not, nor do I pretend to be, an expert on fish, but it is clear to me that there is no simple solution to problems of fish restoration. Fish runs in the region are down whether the fish encounter dams or not. Dam breaching and dam destruction proposals come with no evidence that these will help fish. The proposals, however do carry extremely detrimental consequences.