Washington State Sen. Doug Ericksen is not giving up on his plan to breach the Ballard Locks to return Lake Washington to its natural state.
Why? Because he believes it’s important for the people of Seattle and King County to take a look in their own backyards before they suggest removing dams along the Snake River. Breaching four dams on the lower Snake River was mentioned in Governor Inslee’s Orca Task Force’s report as a way to potentially release more salmon into the orcas’ habitat.
“Establish a stakeholder process to discuss potential breaching or removal of the lower Snake River Dams for the benefit of Southern Resident orcas,” the task force suggested.
The Seattle City Council passed a resolution requesting that Idaho breach the dams.
Not surprisingly, the controversial proposal from the task force raised the eyebrows of people in more rural areas of Washington living along the Snake River.
