Legislation under consideration aims to safeguard contended water storage structures, specifically dams.
The Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee is addressing Western water issues this week, with a particular focus on H.R. 2073, also known as the "Defending our Dams Act." This bill, introduced by Washington Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse, is concerned with the preservation of dams on the Lower Snake River, specifically the Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose, and Lower Granite dams.
H.R. 2073 aims to prevent the removal of these four structures, arguing that they are crucial for securing flows for California farmers. However, the bill faces opposition from Native American groups and environmentalists who believe that these dams are detrimental to the recovery of salmon and steelhead populations in the Columbia River Basin.
The opposition to H.R. 2073 is based on the belief that these dams hinder the recovery of both salmon and steelhead populations in the Columbia River Basin. The focus of the opposition is on the need to restore these populations, which they argue is hindered by the presence of the Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose, and Lower Granite dams.
Native American groups and environmentalists advocate for the breaching of these dams to benefit salmon populations. The argument for breaching the dams focuses on restoring Columbia River Basin salmon and steelhead populations. Environmentalists also support the breaching of the dams as a means to support the recovery of steelhead populations in the Columbia River Basin.
The breaching of the dams is proposed as a solution to aid the recovery of both salmon and steelhead populations in the Columbia River Basin. Native Americans argue for breaching the Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose, and Lower Granite dams to restore Columbia River Basin salmon populations.
However, no specific organizations or individuals have been identified in the search results who support the removal of the four dams on the Lower Snake River or oppose Rep. Dan Newhouse's "Defending our Dams Act."
The agenda for the Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee this week also includes a discussion on contentious dams in the Pacific Northwest, further highlighting the ongoing debate surrounding these structures and their impact on the environment and local communities.
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