Agencies start EIS review for Northwest hydro

摘要

In a move that could affect hydroelectric operations in the Northwest,rnfederal agencies are beginning to prepare an environmental impactrnstatement on running 14 federal dams in the Columbia River basin.rnThe dams in Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington total aboutrn19,920 MW and produce about 66.8 million MWh a year. The US ArmyrnCorps of Engineers operates 12 of the dams and the Bureau ofrnReclamation operates two. The Bonneville Power Administrationrnmarkets the power.