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The Old And The New: Evaluating Existing And Proposed Dams In California, Jonas Minton
The Old And The New: Evaluating Existing And Proposed Dams In California, Jonas Minton
Golden Gate University Environmental Law Journal
This article suggests criteria for determining when existing dams should be removed and for evaluating proposals for new dams. Section II offers a historical overview of dam building in California. Section III discusses current issues concerning evaluation of removal, repair, and expansion proposals for existing dams in the state. Section IV outlines issues, including funding and impacts, related to recent proposals for the construction of additional dams and reservoirs.
Beyond And Beneath O'Shaughnessy Dam: Options To Restore Hetch Hetchy Valley And Replace Water And Engergy Supplies, Gerald H. Meral
Beyond And Beneath O'Shaughnessy Dam: Options To Restore Hetch Hetchy Valley And Replace Water And Engergy Supplies, Gerald H. Meral
Golden Gate University Environmental Law Journal
Section II of this article presents an overview of the natural, human, and political histories concerning Hetch Hetchy Valley and the construction of O’Shaughnessy Dam. Section III then considers the options available to replace water and energy supplies that would be reduced by dam removal. Section IV evaluates the benefits, costs, and financing alternatives related to the proposed removal of O’Shaughnessy Dam and the restoration of Hetch Hetchy Valley. Section V identifies some of the legal issues and obstacles involved in the proposed dam removal, and Section VI describes the Valley as it might be after it is restored.
Tribal Advocacy For Elwha River Dams Removal On Washington's Olympic Peninsula, Russell W. Busch
Tribal Advocacy For Elwha River Dams Removal On Washington's Olympic Peninsula, Russell W. Busch
Golden Gate University Environmental Law Journal
This article details the history and current status of Elwha River Dams removal from a tribal perspective. Section II recounts the Elwha Tribe’s struggle to remain in its homeland in the years after the Treaty of Point No Point. Section III highlights the Tribe’s more recent efforts to protect its treaty fisheries and cultural heritage, and Section IV presents an early example of Washington State’s appalling inability to protect its salmon streams. Section V summarizes the legal history of the Elwha Dams, and Section VI discusses the efforts of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to retain licensing jurisdiction on the …