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Nice, I am a hydropower guy and its rare to see river / hydro related things on front page!

• seanmcdirmid 8y ago
  This is about knocking dams down, not putting them up :).
  • Jesus_Jones 8y ago
    It feels like a rare success. We managed to get an unneeded dam removed and we did it without endless fights in court and it seems to be working.
    • seanmcdirmid 8y ago
      I remember seeing that dam when I went camping at Elwa one summer. That is such a beautiful area, it doesn’t need dams like the Columbia.
  • pinkgodzilla 8y ago
    Yes decommissioning is an integral part of the project and regulators and lenders mandate you to set aside funds for it before the first brick is even laid. Knocking them down is part of the project's economic and environmental risks evaluation. Projects can be rejected by regulators if there is no feasible way to run it or knock it down without irreversible damage to the natural environment or communities.