Chehalis River Basin Flood Damage Reduction Project Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement

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Comment From: Colleen Walter

2/01/26 @ 6:45 PM
So many dams are being taken down to help our rivers heal and return to their natural flow. So many dams are being taken down to help the fish and other creatures who live in, live on, or live around them. Do not build another dam now. Stop doing har...↓
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Comment From: James Cronin

2/01/26 @ 6:42 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,


I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of Sprin...↓
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Comment From: Peter Talbot

2/01/26 @ 6:29 PM
We do not need it, flooding will continue and fish will be harmed.
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Comment From: mark day

2/01/26 @ 6:29 PM
Every analysis you did shows very negative impacts so how could you possibly go ahead with this project??
Don't do it.
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Comment From: Diane Doles

2/01/26 @ 6:02 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of Sp...↓
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Comment From: Troy Mason

2/01/26 @ 6:00 PM
After reviewing the DEIS, it is clear that the project would cause significant and irreversible harm to salmon and steelhead populations, including Spring Chinook, Coho, Fall Chinook, and Steelhead. This stretch of river is one of the basin's most im...↓
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Comment From: Stan Isley

2/01/26 @ 6:00 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,

We must err on the side of protecting our dwindling salmon in the Puget Sound drainages. The starving Southern Resident Orcas depend on salmon to survive. Tribes depend on salmon. I oppose the Chehalis River Mega-Dam. ...↓
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Comment From: Lisa Siegfried

2/01/26 @ 5:53 PM
Please reconsider this proposal it will have damaging effects to fish runs. In light of climate change and an uncertain future for our fish runs we need to conserve an put this as a priority for future generations. We need to look into other sustai...↓
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Comment From: Marylee Chamberlain

2/01/26 @ 5:43 PM

Dear Department of Ecology,


I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of S...↓
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Comment From: Carol Melton

2/01/26 @ 5:38 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of Sp...↓
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Comment From: Anna Gilmore

2/01/26 @ 5:02 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,


I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of S...↓
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Comment From: Bronwen Evans

2/01/26 @ 5:02 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,


I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of S...↓
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Comment From: Deborah Rodenhizer

2/01/26 @ 4:59 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,


I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of S...↓
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Comment From: Renee Paradis

2/01/26 @ 4:51 PM
I want to express my concerns about the proposed dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of Spring Chinook, Coho, Fall Chinook, and S...↓
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Comment From: Annie Roberts

2/01/26 @ 4:46 PM


I am expressing my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of Spring Chinook, Coho, Fall Chinook, an...↓
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Comment From: Sharon Mitchler

2/01/26 @ 4:38 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of Sp...↓
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Comment From: Washington Kayak Club (Renée Paradis)

2/01/26 @ 4:37 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,


I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of S...↓
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Comment From: Kristen Bryant

2/01/26 @ 4:33 PM
Hello,
After review of the proposed Chehalis River Basin project with SEPA comment period ending February 4, 2026, my comment is that this project's environmental harm is too great. Myself and millions of other residents repeatedly support doing more...↓
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Comment From: Kate Evans

2/01/26 @ 4:28 PM
As a hiker, backpacker and camper in the Chehalis River area, I am extremely concerned about the Chehalis Mega-Dam project. It is a financial disaster-- $1.3-$2.3 billion-- with no clear funding plan or long term maintenance plan. The proposed Dam si...↓
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Comment From: Mindy Blaski,MD

2/01/26 @ 4:27 PM
FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River: Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of Spring Chinook, Coho, Fall Chinook, and Steelhead populations. This stretch of the riv...↓
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Comment From: Amy Hepburn

2/01/26 @ 4:17 PM
I am a voting Washington citizen living near the Elwha River and the ite of the former dam on the Elwha River. I am active in efforts to restore salmon runs and the Southern Resident Killer Whales. I am writing to express my concerns about the propos...↓
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Comment From: Cindy Elliser

2/01/26 @ 4:11 PM
Building a dam is not the answer. Dams are being removed WORLDWIDE, along with other things like culverts that significantly alter water flow and are a detriment to so many species. In a time where we are trying to save wildlife and nature why are we...↓
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Comment From: Joseph Butera

2/01/26 @ 3:32 PM

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Comment From: EMILY CRAWFORD

2/01/26 @ 3:05 PM
Hello,

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of Spring Chinook, Coho, ...↓
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Comment From: Daniel Peterson

2/01/26 @ 1:38 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,


I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. I currently live in San Diego, but lived in the PNW for 15 years and will most likely return at some point in my life.

Based o...↓
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Comment From: Russell Graham

2/01/26 @ 1:03 PM
We know dams have caused significant damage to Salmon populations, "despite" huge expenditures and many creative efforts to mitigate the damage, right?

We also, now know dam removal can readily restore Salmon populations.

The proposed Dam "must" in...↓
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Comment From: Jack McLeod

2/01/26 @ 1:01 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I'm writing to object to the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. To spend over $1billion on a project with geological uncertainties and HUGE environmental costs, and no long-term funding for maintenance and oper...↓
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Comment From: Kristen Pilgrim

2/01/26 @ 12:48 PM
I have spent my life in Washington and Oregon. Our irreplaceable waters, ecosystems, plants, and animals are constantly at risk of being destroyed or are in the process of being destroyed. These lands belong to the indigenous peoples since time immem...↓
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Comment From: Thomas Jacobs

2/01/26 @ 12:31 PM
I am not sold that this flow through dam is the answer. More effective, less damaging flood‑reduction approaches already exist, including the Local Actions Non‑Dam Alternative. I urge Ecology to pursue these solutions instead of the proposed dam.

Sa...↓
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Comment From: Dan Dickinson

2/01/26 @ 12:22 PM
Dear DOE,


I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Thank you for allowing my comment. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including ...↓
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Comment From: GARY WILES

2/01/26 @ 11:39 AM
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Comment From: Robert Faris

2/01/26 @ 11:32 AM
Dear Department of Ecology,


I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of S...↓
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Comment From: Virgene Link-New

2/01/26 @ 11:14 AM
We need to improve fish runs and keep communities safe. Protect our land and wildlife. It is one of our last free flowing rivers. Thank you.
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Comment From: Coastal Watershed Institute (Anne Shaffer)

2/01/26 @ 11:12 AM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to express the Coastal Watershed Institute's (CWI) opposition to the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and st...↓
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Comment From: Krystal Miller

2/01/26 @ 11:11 AM
I am extremely concerned the state is resorting to dam construction after decades of knowledge gained of the negative environmental consequences of dam construction and operation. This is an ill-advised and outdated solution to a serious issue.

Mor...↓
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Comment From: Hartmut Peters

2/01/26 @ 10:28 AM
Dear Department of Ecology,


I am writing in opposition to the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. The damage to to salmon and steelhead populations expected from the DEIS is simply unacceptable. The same holds for the scale and cost of th...↓
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Comment From: Shannan Harris

2/01/26 @ 10:15 AM
Find an alternative to a dam on the chehalis. Our wildlife deserve better. You can do better. This is critical in the tidewinds of environmental concern...a new dam supports continued destruction of salmon habitat.
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Comment From: Melissa Ashton

2/01/26 @ 10:13 AM
Dear Department of Ecology,


I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of S...↓
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Comment From: Cori Sharp

2/01/26 @ 10:10 AM
This project is incredibly concerning to me. As a graduate student in fisheries and wildlife at Michigan State University, I regularly learn about the incredibly negative environmental effects of dams on native fish and other aquatic animals. It pain...↓
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Comment From: Colleen Webster

2/01/26 @ 10:10 AM
No to the mega-dam on the Chehalis River! Our salmon need the habitat. Protect this precious resource. There are other, more sustainable flood protection methods. Use them!
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Comment From: Christine Anonymous

2/01/26 @ 9:58 AM
Dear Department of Ecology,


I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of S...↓
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Comment From: Thomas Trott

2/01/26 @ 9:57 AM
I oppose the proposed Chehalis River dam. Large-scale impoundment would cause significant and irreversible harm to salmon habitat connectivity, sediment transport, water temperature, and overall river function in the Chehalis River basin. These impac...↓
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Comment From: Karen Young

2/01/26 @ 9:48 AM
I am asking that the mega dam on the headwaters of the Chehalis River not be approved. The impact on salmon spawning and damage to that ecosystem would be devastating. I live above the Pilchuck River and am relieved to see the numbers of salmon still...↓
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Comment From: Dave Shreffler

2/01/26 @ 8:39 AM
Dear Department of Ecology,

Having participated in the Elwha Dam removal, it is beyond my comprehension that Ecology would ever even consider the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. The scale, cost, and unavoidable harm to salmon, steelhea...↓
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Comment From: Melissa Heilweil

2/01/26 @ 8:34 AM
This makes no sense to add a dam when we are doing dam removals to restore environments that have been decimated. Restoration has shown to be effective so why add another destructive infrastructure? Find another way.
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Comment From: Anne Rogness

2/01/26 @ 8:14 AM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of Sp...↓
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Comment From: Joshua Watson

2/01/26 @ 7:06 AM
Dear Department of Ecology,


I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of S...↓
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Comment From: Jenifer Clark

2/01/26 @ 5:22 AM
Washington has been making great efforts to remove dams and remediate damages done by the dams. We don't want to see one more built. No to the Chehalis dam!
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Comment From: Cameron Bigge

2/01/26 @ 12:56 AM
I do not support this project. Rivers flood. Building houses and towns in flood zones isn't smart. Negatively impacting the regional environmental ecosystem by damming rivers is irresponsible for future generations, humans and mammals.
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Comment From: Vince Panesko

1/31/26 @ 11:37 PM
Impacts of Transportation on Private Road into the project site.

Appendix K, Transportation Discipline Report states the following on page iv:

"All adverse impacts to transportation identified from the proposed action would be less than significan...↓
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Comment From: Katie Klahn

1/31/26 @ 11:18 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,


Please don't support the FRE Dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of Spring Chinook, Coho, Fall Chin...↓
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Comment From: Wendy Novini

1/31/26 @ 10:54 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of Sp...↓
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Comment From: Tracy Ouellette

1/31/26 @ 10:38 PM
I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. I am very concerned about adding any dams into an ecosystem where salmon are critical parts of the food chain for so many species, including humans. Recogniz...↓
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Comment From: Tree Action Seattle (Sandy Shettler)

1/31/26 @ 10:25 PM
Tree Action Seattle works at the intersection of trees, nature and public health. We oppose this project because it fails to account for the severe negative impacts on natural systems this dam will have. It will harm the community. Please do not proc...↓
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Comment From: Chelsea MacIntyre

1/31/26 @ 10:19 PM
I oppose this project. With catastrophically high cost and devastating environmental impacts, this project does not make sense for us, the residents of SW Washington. While flooding risks certainly need to be addressed, more cost-effective and ecolog...↓
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Comment From: Heather Jolma

1/31/26 @ 10:18 PM
In a time where we have realized dams are not going to honor treaties, save salmon and keep water cool, why on earth would you propose a dam? Please so not allow this project to move forward.
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Comment From: Peggy Butler

1/31/26 @ 10:06 PM
Flooding on the Chehalis is certainly a problem but this dam is not the solution. It may not even solve the problem. There are significant tributaries that have contributed to the flooding. The size of the dam and the costs are huge. Your own evaluat...↓
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Comment From: Muhen Anonymous

1/31/26 @ 9:54 PM
Protect our salmon!
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, includin...↓
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Comment From: Seven Dunsmore

1/31/26 @ 9:34 PM
We are taking dams down in Washington State, not putting dams up. This is not a solution of the 21st century and I would like to see some of the players behind the scene be more transparent about their contracts. The impact on the flora and fauna o...↓
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Comment From: Thomas Semple

1/31/26 @ 9:34 PM
I say to reject this dam proposal. Throughout the Pacific coast dams are being removed to save salmon on the verge of extinction. Another dam added will just make it more difficult to continue the environmental work of restoration in the future.
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Comment From: nancy zahn

1/31/26 @ 9:33 PM
I strongly oppose the proposed dam on the Chehalis River. Most importantly, this is an important river for salmon. Multiple studies have shown how detrimental to salmon populations dams of this proportion are. There has been a push in recent times to...↓
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Comment From: Perrin Zahn

1/31/26 @ 9:29 PM
Stop living in low laying areas. Sacrificing yet another major river's Salmon runs for the sake of a handful of local beneficiaries is foolish, centuries-old thinking. No more dams, or "flood retention facilities."
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Comment From: Corin Zahn

1/31/26 @ 9:16 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of Sp...↓
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Comment From: Sandy Zelasko

1/31/26 @ 9:14 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,


I am using this form letter because I don't have time to write how pissed off I am for even considering a mega dam. I am VERY CONCERNED on the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River.

Based on the DEIS, the projec...↓
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Comment From: Dwight Rousu

1/31/26 @ 8:46 PM
The damn planned will have environmental damages that can be expected to get worse over time due to climate change and river warming. Potential warming and desertification may remove any hypothesized power benefit. Any electrical power benefit co...↓
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Comment From: Alison Raykovich

1/31/26 @ 8:45 PM


Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of S...↓
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Comment From: Vince Panesko

1/31/26 @ 8:35 PM
Transportation Impacts on Town of Pe Ell

The draft EIS makes no mention of any traffic impacts to the residential district of Pe Ell. The EIS merely states there are no significant transportation impacts. This may be because the EIS author has never...↓
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Comment From: Kevin Beerbower

1/31/26 @ 8:08 PM
There is no way this dam or any dam in the Chehalis river basin will control flood waters. No one can control mother natural she does what she wants. We have a very small run of spring chinook and a very small of steelhead Our State Fish Dam it up an...↓
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Comment From: Sue Bergquist

1/31/26 @ 7:56 PM
I cannot believe this is even being proposed!

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including ...↓
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Comment From: Beowulf Brower

1/31/26 @ 7:40 PM
There is no universe where it makes sense to build a goddamn on this river. If someone decided to build a farm on a river that floods frequently, that's their problem. Whoever proposed this should have their house filled with largemouth bass.
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Comment From: Zeuk Brown

1/31/26 @ 7:19 PM
No Thank You to the anything that will impede the salmon. They have enough of an uphill battle as it is. Thanks
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Comment From: Vince Panesko

1/31/26 @ 7:14 PM
Subject: Over-Arching Transportation Impacts of Proposed Pe Ell dam.

A lot of work has gone into the preparation of Appendix K, Transportation Discipline Report and the April 24, 2024 FCZD Technical Memorandum on Access Roads. Both documents are wel...↓
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Comment From: Rachael Moore

1/31/26 @ 7:00 PM
I'm concerned about the impact on critical salmon habitat and oppose the construction of a flood retention facility.
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Comment From: Tom Hinckley

1/31/26 @ 6:41 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of Sp...↓
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Comment From: Teddy Deane

1/31/26 @ 6:29 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of Sp...↓
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Comment From: Angela McPhee

1/31/26 @ 6:25 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I care deeply about the future of the Chehalis River and the communities and wildlife that depend on it. This river is a defining part of our region, and its health matters not only for today, but for future generations. ...↓
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Comment From: Lise Grace

1/31/26 @ 5:32 PM
To the Department of Ecology,

I am concerned about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. The project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of Spring Chinook, Coho, Fall Chinook, and ...↓
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Comment From: Bernice Tannenbaum

1/31/26 @ 5:23 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed upper Chehalis River Basin Flood Damage Reduction Project. The proposed massive dam and temporary reservoir that could exceed 824 acres and impact 5.6 river miles, w...↓
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Comment From: Robin Boyer

1/31/26 @ 5:15 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,


I am writing to express my grave concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause irreparable and unavoidable harm to indigenous salmon and steelhead, including ...↓
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Comment From: Haley Erikson

1/31/26 @ 5:10 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,


I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of S...↓
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Comment From: Kenneth Zirinsky

1/31/26 @ 5:02 PM
To: Department of Ecology,

I am writing to express my opposition to the proposed flow-through dam and temporary reservoir along the upper Chehalis River.

The Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement (RDEIS) indicates that the construction and ...↓
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Comment From: Kristin Womack

1/31/26 @ 5:01 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of Sp...↓
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Comment From: Christina Zolko

1/31/26 @ 4:47 PM
I am writing to oppose the proposed flow-through dam in the Chehalis River Basin as outlined in the Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement. While flooding is an undeniable and serious concern in our basin, building this dam is the wrong solutio...↓
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Comment From: Virginia M. Haver

1/31/26 @ 4:46 PM
This project doesn't sound well thought out. No long term funding plan, big start-up cost, and lots of damage to salmon that are already struggling in the PNW. There are other more affordable options that don't come saddled with these problems. Lo...↓
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Comment From: Sharron Coontz

1/31/26 @ 4:41 PM
I am writing in opposition to the proposed dam on the upper Chehalis River. It's clear, even from the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), that there would be significant harm to various salmon and steelhead populations. 

Additionally, the e...↓
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Comment From: Kristin Penn

1/31/26 @ 4:40 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of Sp...↓
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Comment From: Jennifer Fairchild

1/31/26 @ 4:31 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of Sp...↓
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Comment From: Dawn Jensen-Nobile

1/31/26 @ 4:20 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,


Most people talk about how expensive the proposed FRE dam on the Chehalis River would be to build, or how salmon and the forests would be harmed, or how it could create safety issues. I worry most about the future of our...↓
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Comment From: Penny Becker

1/31/26 @ 4:20 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. As a biologist, I have followed the process and read the DEIS closely. The project would cause significant and unavoidable harm t...↓
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Comment From: Dorothy Jordan

1/31/26 @ 4:01 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,


I am writing to express my urgent concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major loss...↓
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Comment From: Brent Naylor

1/31/26 @ 3:59 PM



Dear Department of Ecology,


I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of...↓
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Comment From: Valerie Anderson

1/31/26 @ 3:54 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to share my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. After reviewing the DEIS, I am deeply troubled by the significant and unavoidable harm the project would cause to salmon and steelh...↓
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Comment From: Erik Schneider

1/31/26 @ 3:42 PM
I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of Spring Chinook, Coho, Fall Chin...↓
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Comment From: Katherine Bailie

1/31/26 @ 3:40 PM
There are better ways to protect flood plains than building a dam.
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Comment From: Jena Gilman

1/31/26 @ 3:38 PM
I am a licensed civil engineer specializing in coastal and river hydraulics. The Chehalis River Basin Flood Damage Reduction Project will have too much impact on the adjacent and downstream environment. As it is the last major free-flowing river in...↓
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Comment From: Pam Beal

1/31/26 @ 3:32 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,


I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of S...↓
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

1/31/26 @ 3:19 PM
I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of Spring Chinook, Coho, Fall Chin...↓
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Comment From: Emily Geballe

1/31/26 @ 3:13 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I'm writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of Spr...↓
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Comment From: Bryan Kern

1/31/26 @ 3:10 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to express my deep concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses ...↓
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

1/31/26 @ 3:05 PM
Hello,
DOE should not approve the EIS for the dam!
The new expanded dam design would be dramatically larger than earlier concepts, spanning 2,250 feet (0.4 miles) and carrying a price tag estimated at $1.3–$2.3 billion. There is currently no clear ...↓
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