{"id":2149932,"date":"2024-01-15T21:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T02:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/largest-dam-removal-in-american-history-commences\/"},"modified":"2024-01-15T21:29:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T02:29:12","slug":"largest-dam-removal-in-american-history-commences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/largest-dam-removal-in-american-history-commences\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive dam removal begins in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flargest-dam-removal-in-american-history-commences%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2149932&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Klamath River winds runs \u200calong\u200c state Highway 96 on June 7, 2021,\u2062 near Happy Camp,\u200b Calif. \u2063Work has\u2064 begun\u200c on\u2063 removing four dams along the Klamath \u2064River, the largest dam removal project \u2064in history. All the dams are scheduled to come down by the end of 2024. (AP Photo\/Nathan Howard, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>6:00 PM \u2013 Monday, January 15,\u200c 2024<\/h2>\n<p>This week, a major milestone was reached in\u200c the largest dam removal project in United States \u200bhistory as the dammed reservoirs \u2063on\u200b the Klamath River were lowered.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the gate on the \u200clowest of the bypass \u200dtunnels planned for removal, which is 16-feet-wide and located at the base of Iron Gate Dam in Northern California, was accessed from a crack to 36 inches.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 order for the bypass \u2063tunnel\u2062 at the base\u2063 of Northern California\u2019s Iron Gate Dam to\u200c withstand the weight of \u2064flowing waters coming through \u200bit, it has \u2063undergone major reinforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Playing a crucial role in advocating for the dam removal, Amy Cordalis, \u2062a member of the Yurok Tribe and attorney, expressed the significance of this historic moment.<\/p>\n<p>According to the organization\u2019s website, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yuroktribe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yurok Tribe\u2019s mission<\/a> is to \u201cexercise the aboriginal and sovereign rights of the Yurok People to continue forever our Tribal traditions of self-governance, \u2062cultural and spiritual \u200bpreservation, stewardship of Yurok lands, waters and other natural endowments\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis is\u200c historic and life-changing,\u201d Cordalis explained. \u201cAnd it \u200cmeans that the Yurok people have\u200b a future. It means the river has \u200da future; the salmon have a future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mike Belchik, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-atf-nominee-has-long-history-of-anti-gun-statements\/\" title=\"Biden ATF Nominee Has Long History of Anti-Gun Statements\">senior policy adviser<\/a> for the Yurok \u200dTribe, also witnessed the controlled \u2063breach and shared his thoughts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s\u200b kind of surreal,\u201d said\u2063 Belchik. \u201cI don\u2019t\u2063 know why we had such\u2064 confidence that \u200dit was going to happen. But we did. We always knew it would happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What do you\u200d say when the impossible dream you&#8217;ve \u2064worked on for 24 years comes\u2064 true?  Yesterday the\u200c plug was pulled from the bottom of Iron Gate Dam; I was there. \u200dI thought of everybody who pulled together; scientists, regulators, but especially indigenous activists. Celebration. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nNIntkIdpq\">pic.twitter.com\/nNIntkIdpq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Belchik (@MichaelBelchik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelBelchik\/status\/1745941646477533228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Iron \u2062Gate Dam, standing at \u200d143 feet\u2064 tall, is an earth embankment dam with a narrow reservoir behind it. As the Klamath River dams are lowered, three hydroelectric dams\u200c that are part of the Lower Klamath Project in southern Oregon and Northern California will also be removed.<\/p>\n<p>These dams have long hindered the \u2062access of salmon,\u2064 steelhead, and Pacific lamprey \u2063to their natural habitat, resulting in poor water quality downstream.<\/p>\n<p>Dave Owen, a law professor at \u200bthe University of California, \u2062San Francisco, commented on the significance of dam\u2064 removal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cEvery time we do this, and we \u2063do this at a big scale, we learn new things about the legal pathways,\u201d said Owen.\u200b \u201cIt just helps\u2062 people see that this is possible, and that\u2064 it can be highly successful. Along the Snake River,\u200b you\u2062 have irrigators \u2064who rely\u2064 on \u2063some of those reservoirs; you also have \u200dbarge traffic, that\u2019s conveying wheat.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Owen added that the removal of the Klamath River\u2064 dams increases the \u2062likelihood\u200d of action being taken on the Snake River dams, although\u2063 the latter presents a more challenging \u200ccase due\u2062 to various factors.<\/p>\n<p>Looking \u200dahead, the next major dam \u2064removal project being considered is the removal of four dams on Washington\u2019s Lower Snake River. The politics surrounding dam removal are\u200c heavily\u2063 influenced by dam owners and their utilization.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next week, water will gradually \u200cdrain from the Iron Gate reservoir through the bypass tunnel, lowering it by two to four\u2064 feet each\u2062 day at a flow rate of 2,200 cubic\u2062 feet-per-second.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetzs-father-seeks-return-to-florida-gop-senate\/\" title=\"Gaetz's dad wants to rejoin Florida GOP Senate.\">receive breaking\u2062 news directly<\/a> to your inbox for free. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare \u200cthis post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The\u2063 House\u2063 Committee On Small Business discusses possible\u2062 solutions to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/starbucks-closes-multiple-coffee-shops-in-democrat-run-cities\/\" title=\"Starbucks Closes Multiple Coffee Shops In Democrat-Run Cities\">rising retail crime<\/a> across the \u2062U.S..\u200d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Governor Doug \u2063Burgum comes out in support for President Trump just ahead of the Iowa caucus. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Iowans get \u200cready to Caucus, Fani Willis plays her\u200d Trump card and \u200dDavos 2024 kicks off.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Biden Administration holds Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in Pennsylvania and South Carolina.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google is set to go before a\u2063 federal jury in Boston on \u200bTuesday over accusations that its processors infringe a computer scientist\u2019s patents.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI and its financial backer Microsoft were sued\u200c in Manhattan federal court by a pair of nonfiction authors who say\u2064 the companies misused their work to train the AI models behind AI-based services.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>SpaceX sued\u2063 a U.S. labor board to block its case accusing \u2062the company of illegally firing employees calling CEO Elon Musk \u201ca distraction and embarrassment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>ChatGPT was well on its way to becoming a household name even before 2023 kicked off.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What role did\u200b the Yurok Tribe play in advocating for and ensuring the success of\u2064 the dam removal project on the Klamath River?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  System, allowing the river to flow freely for the first time in over a century. This restoration of natural\u2063 flow is expected \u2062to benefit the \u2064local ecosystem and \u200cprovide new opportunities for native wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>The dam removal project on the Klamath \u2064River has been a long time coming, with years of planning and negotiations.\u2062 The four dams, including Iron Gate Dam, have been a source of controversy \u2064and concern due to their impact on fish populations and\u2064 water quality. The removal of these dams\u200b is seen \u2062as \u200da crucial step towards restoring the health and vitality of the river.<\/p>\n<p>The Yurok Tribe, who \u2064has been actively advocating for dam removal, is particularly invested in the \u2064restoration\u200c of the\u2063 Klamath River. The tribe has a deep connection to the river \u2063and relies\u2062 on its resources for sustenance and cultural practices. The removal of the dams signifies a new chapter for the Yurok people and \u200dtheir relationship with the river and its inhabitants.<\/p>\n<p>The controlled breach of the bypass tunnel at the base of Iron Gate Dam\u200b was a significant\u2064 moment for all those involved in the project. Witnessing the water flow through \u200cthe crack\u2062 in the gate brought a sense of surrealism and accomplishment. The years \u2064of hard work \u200cand collaboration among scientists, \u2062regulators, and indigenous activists have finally \u200dpaid off.<\/p>\n<p>The removal of the \u2063Klamath River dams sets a \u2062precedent for future dam removal projects, particularly the ones on \u200cthe Lower Snake River \u2063in Washington. While the \u200dpolitical and economic factors\u2062 surrounding dam\u2064 removal are complex, the success of the Klamath River project demonstrates that \u2062it is possible to restore\u200d rivers to their natural state and mitigate the \u2062negative impacts \u2064of\u2063 dams.<\/p>\n<p>As the water gradually drains from\u2062 the\u2062 Iron Gate reservoir, experts will \u2062closely monitor the changes in the river\u200b and\u2063 its ecosystem. It is expected that the restoration of natural flow will lead to improved water quality and enhanced habitat for fish species, such as salmon and steelhead. This, in turn, will have positive ripple effects on the local\u200c economy and the overall \u200dhealth of the river.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cdam removal project\u200c on the Klamath River is not just an engineering feat, but also a testament to the power of collaboration and environmental stewardship. It represents a step forward in our understanding of how to balance human needs\u200c with \u200cthe preservation of our natural resources. As we celebrate this historic\u2063 milestone, let us \u200cremember the importance of ongoing efforts to protect and\u2064 restore our rivers for future generations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 7, 2021, the Klamath River in California, near Happy Camp, flowed alongside state Highway 96. The monumental task of removing four dams along the river has commenced, making it the largest dam removal project ever. The plan is to complete the removal of all dams by the end of 2024. 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