What happened: A federal district court recently ruled that a large portion of Electron Dam must be removed from the Puyallup River in Washington because the dam harms fish protected under the Endangered Species Act.
Earthjustice went to court to press for the new segment’s removal on behalf of the Puyallup Tribe.
With this part of the dam gone, the river will flow naturally for the first time in almost a century.
The Electron dam was constructed in 1904 and has operated on the upper Puyallup River for nearly a century, blocking fish migration.
was constructed in 1904 and has operated on the upper Puyallup River for nearly a century, blocking fish migration.
The lawsuit: The dam was illegally harming Chinook salmon, steelhead trout and bull trout, which are protected under the Endangered Species Act.
“The Endangered Species Act ensures that companies like Electron cannot blatantly harm or kill threatened and endangered species.”. »
