The following posts outline, step by step, some of the things you can do immediately...


1) Visit Savetheskyriver.org to aquaint yourself with the issue and SIGN THE PETITION.

2) Get your hands on one of our nifty little postcards and mail it immediately to FERC. Tell FERC to Deny SnoPUD’s Draft License Application. Contact jP, Lora Cox, or Irene if you are interested in distributing more postcards to more people.

This is where we are at now and we have to get as many distributed, filled out, and sent into FERC by the end of the month. Who wants to help? Contact me, Irene, or Lora.


Edited by jP - 02 Mar 2016 at 5:27pm

4) File an online eComment on FERC’s eComment Page. Reference Docket # P-14295. (That’s the “Sunset Fish Passage And Energy Project”). Any comment saying you Oppose the Dam is better than no comment at all. But focusing on one of the many reasons why this hydro proposal is a bad idea is better. Here is a very basic list of reasons why a dam between Canyon and Sunset Falls is wrong:

-Bad for the Fish (Salmon, Steelhead, Trout)
-Bad for Water Quality
-Blasting a Tunnel through bedrock just 330’ from an incredibly active, frequent Landslide is reckless and irresponsible
-Dam Will NOT produce the projected amount of power as predicted due to frequent Times of inoperable conditions (river levels too high or too low). Even if it does produce its expected output, it will only contribute 1% to SnoPID’s energy supply.
-SnoPUD’s draw of water from that section of the river violates Minimum Instream Flows as mandated by the Dept. of Ecology (WAC 173-507-020)
-The Skykomish River is part of the Washington’s Scenic River system (RCW 79A.55) and is Eligible for Federal Wild and Scenic Status as recognized by the NWPCC. The Northwest Power and Conservation Council has determined the Sky as protected from hydro development.
-Solar can be a more effective investment with the same money.

       Given this long list of problems with SnoPUD’s plan, it is best to pick one, or at most two items and focus on them in detail. The limit is 6,000 characters, which is a lot. But if you are just filing a basic “I’m against this. Please Deny the Draft License Application”, it's probably best to keep your statement to 250 words or less.
       Apparently FERC is not so interested in the finances of the project, which is yet another lopsided detail.
       While commenting on any one of these issues is good as a comment, it is far more effective to attack the DLA itself. Now you’re talking about breaking into the document, reading it, and looking for weaknesses to point out to FERC. This is truly the way to find that missing scale under the dragon’s body so as to fire the arrow and slay the beast.

More to come soon I gotta run I'm too busy. Please get involved we need all the help we can get!