dam on the chehalis
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Topic: dam on the chehalis
Posted By: SOPBOATER
Subject: dam on the chehalis
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2015 at 8:51am
This project seems to be gaining traction from residents and businesses. Read that as wal mart,a car dealership and some rich people who bought land in boistfort for low low prices and want to see their property values soar. The town of chehalis is largely on board as well because of flood related costs. This is what happens when you let wal mart and others pave the flood plain. Also many residents feel a lake would be awesome. I couldn't disagree more. Flood plains are not an appropriate place for what is built in them. I say screw wal mart and the idiots that let them build there
I don't need to preach to paddlers about what this means. However the chehalis basin hosts likely the most in tact and healthy coho run on the west coast excluding Alaska. It's so healthy that harvest is allowed. The tribes oppose the dam for this reason. The dam would be a death nail for anadramous fish and whitewater. Yes the mighty weyco has gated access to much of the goods, yet I'd rather have the goods gated than a jet ski slack jaw bass lake. Because it would not be a lake, it's a reservoir. Which is also a term for dead or ruined river corridor.
Dam removal is at the forefront these days. However many of these dams are decommissioned as they are not needed for power or much else. This is a flood control project with a conservative voting public in residence of the area. I have many friends in the area and the common consensus is that the dam is good. The Nooch is another dam built for the same reasons with the same results as I've described. I've educated those who will listen but it is an uphill battle for many. I'm not exactly certain what can be done or the most effective course of action. I'm hoping Mr. O'Keefe and others will see this message and use their experience to mobilize an effective campaign of fighting this stupidity. I've grown up in the chehalis basin and have returned to it, it would be heart breaking to see it shackled so walk mart, a car dealership, and some poorly placed pieces of property don't flood. After all, is the flood not what makes farming a cinch in the chehalis valley?
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Posted By: James
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2015 at 7:34pm
Screw farmers. The food in walmart comes from China, why even grow crops in the USA anymore?
I think you need to adopt a stronger consumer view SOP.
all BS aside I agree 100% with what you post. I would however hate to loose quality videos such as these.
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Posted By: SOPBOATER
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2015 at 5:40pm
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Thank you James. Your video only helps illustrate my point that until bowel control is mastered perhaps the people of wal mart are not ready for dam control.
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Posted By: water wacko
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2015 at 8:20am
video is private..?
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