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

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Comment From: Alexis Porte

1/31/26 @ 2:53 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: Eric Jones

1/31/26 @ 2:37 PM
I am submitting a comment out of concern for the proposed flood retention facility and its potentially devastating effect on salmon populations. Other solutions are possible which do not have such a detrimental effect on wildlife. I urge the state to...↓
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Comment From: Roman Stadtler

1/31/26 @ 2:34 PM
This project will have the usual bad effects on the local ecosystem; damaging salmon runs, harming ecodiversity, etc. A dam is never the best way to go, not nowadays when we know better and understand more about ecosystems. Losing salmon spawning gr...↓
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Comment From: Laura Sheehan

1/31/26 @ 2:31 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,
I am submitting comments regarding the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. After reviewing the DEIS, I am deeply concerned that the project would result in substantial and irreversible impacts to salmon and steel...↓
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Comment From: Jeanne Barrett

1/31/26 @ 2:27 PM
This dam would cause irreversible, disastrous effects for fish and wildlife, as well as being terribly costly. There are other alternatives to consider that would cause less harm and cost less. More effective, less damaging alternatives already exi...↓
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Comment From: Courtney Cundiff

1/31/26 @ 2:18 PM
The limited benefits do not outweigh the costs and impacts. Do one of the alternatives that are not only proven, effective, and more affordable approaches but can also be implemented sooner, avoid the worst ecological harm, and provide more widesprea...↓
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Comment From: Heather Best

1/31/26 @ 2:17 PM
This would be another nail in the coffin for PNW salmon. Dam removals should be taking place, not building new ones.
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Comment From: Jack Massie

1/31/26 @ 2:06 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to express my deep concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. I feel the project would cause significant, problematic and unavoidable harm to salmonoids, including major losses of these ...↓
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Comment From: Sandra Ciske

1/31/26 @ 2:01 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: Anonymous Anonymous

1/31/26 @ 2:01 PM
This FRE Chehalis mega dam is going to have severe adverse impacts to salmon. There are better alternatives available like the Local Actions Non‑Dam Alternative.
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Comment From: Norm Ritchie

1/31/26 @ 1:28 PM
I am concerned 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, and Steelhead po...↓
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Comment From: Dette Drinkalll

1/31/26 @ 1:21 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: Jeff Mack

1/31/26 @ 1:19 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: Marcy Reynolds

1/31/26 @ 1:16 PM
Please do not proceed with this project. The negative environmental impacts and costs do not appear to out weigh the potential benefits.
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Comment From: Henry Doyle

1/31/26 @ 1:16 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 S...↓
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Comment From: Joseph Jennings

1/31/26 @ 1:16 PM
This project will be a nail in the coffin for Salmon recovery goals in WA. It will have dire effects on water quality, harming fish, wildlife and may violate tribal water rights. Please: No mega-dam.
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Comment From: Foxy Marie

1/31/26 @ 1:08 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: Genevieve Shank

1/31/26 @ 1:05 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: Laura Manz

1/31/26 @ 12:50 PM
The upper Chehalis River is one of only three main spawning areas for Chinook and Coho salmon and Steelhead in the Basin. The DEIS shows the impacts would be devastating:

Spring Chinook could be driven to extinction by mid‑century.

Coho salmon woul...↓
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Comment From: Virginia Davis

1/31/26 @ 12:46 PM
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Chehalis River Basin Flood Damage Reduction Project Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement.


I am concerned about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the DEIS, the project ...↓
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Comment From: Julie Whitacre

1/31/26 @ 12:44 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: John Pauli

1/31/26 @ 12:38 PM
The Upper Chehalis River us a beautiful, rare and irreplaceable free flowing ecosystem.
There are better all around solutions for reducing flooding economically and environmentally.
We do not need another mega dam which will need to be torn down 50 y...↓
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Comment From: Julia Spencer

1/31/26 @ 12:36 PM
Hello Department of Ecology,

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River, which I strongly oppose.

We already know dams are terrible for maintaining healthy ecosystems, meaning they are also terrible ...↓
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Comment From: Kathryn Lafond

1/31/26 @ 12:35 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River in a stretch of the river that is one of the Basin's key spawning areas. Once damaged, these habitats are irreplaceable. Based on...↓
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Comment From: Lois Johnston

1/31/26 @ 12:34 PM
Please don't dam up the Chehalis river-. The project would harm fish and other wildlife. There are much better alternatives to limit flooding.
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Comment From: Libby Meador

1/31/26 @ 12:27 PM
Dear Washington Department of Ecology,


I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Chelalis River is a key spawning area for salmon species. Salmon are a keystone species, maintaining the health and...↓
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Comment From: Patricia Halsell

1/31/26 @ 12:25 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: suzanne whittinghill

1/31/26 @ 12:24 PM
I am extremely concerned about this project, and urge you to consider alternative measures to resolve the problem. How many times must Washingtonians fight for salmon habitat, while the populations are decimated? And I understand that there are less...↓
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Comment From: Anna Veltkamp

1/31/26 @ 12:23 PM
Department of Ecology,

I am writing in opposition to this proposed project. Improving means of flood control is obviously very important as this past year has shown, but it's incredibly short sighted and self defeating to try to alleviate the sympt...↓
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Comment From: Richard Appis

1/31/26 @ 12:07 PM
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Comment From: Phil Kirkland

1/31/26 @ 12:06 PM
We don't need more dams. We know the environmental impact they create. Have we not learned our lesson? This is a hazard more than anything.
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Comment From: Julie Langabeer

1/31/26 @ 12:04 PM
I oppose this poorly planned and expensive project which will do irreparable harm to salmon and other wildlife. Please consider the Local Actions Non-Dam Alternative. We don't need another dam which our grandchildren will have to pay big bucks to t...↓
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Comment From: Hazel Lyon

1/31/26 @ 12:00 PM
This proposed dam will harm many essential environmental ecosystems. ​​Chehalis River salmon are part of the Washington Coast stock which is listed as a priority Chinook stock for Southern Resident orcas. Resident orcas need as much support as we can...↓
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Comment From: Lisa Harris

1/31/26 @ 12:00 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: Eir Cheeka

1/31/26 @ 11:56 AM
We need to be removing old dams not building new ones. Houses and buildings from the flood plain need to be moved and that is where you should spend the money, helping people move to safer areas.
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Comment From: Mark Johnston

1/31/26 @ 11:55 AM
I oppose the proposed Dam on the Chehalis River. Far too many of our rivers have been dammed already. Our remaining free flowing rivers should remain so. I favor our state adjusting its needs in such a way that we don't need to continue disrupting ou...↓
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Comment From: Chris Harnois

1/31/26 @ 11:55 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: Line Ringgaard

1/31/26 @ 11:54 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: Jeffrey Anonymous

1/31/26 @ 11:53 AM
Dams are a one-size-fits-all solution for very divergent flood problems. In dealing with the Chehalis River, one has to realize that it is one of the few intact river systems in Washington, supplying an abundance of salmon to the food chain. Allowing...↓
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Comment From: Marcy Golde

1/31/26 @ 11:51 AM
No large dams, use small, multiple controls. Marcy Golde
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Comment From: Thorolf Galinski

1/31/26 @ 11:47 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: Alice Gustafson

1/31/26 @ 11:44 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: Nicholas Giguere

1/31/26 @ 11:42 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: Aimee Thompson

1/31/26 @ 11:41 AM
Dear Department of Ecology,


As a resident of Washington state, 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 ste...↓
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Comment From: Nathan Greenley

1/31/26 @ 11:40 AM
Dept. Of Ecology,

I am writing to express my concerns regarding the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. Based on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelh...↓
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Comment From: Cynthia Bates

1/31/26 @ 11:38 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: Claire McDougall

1/31/26 @ 11:33 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: Wendy Lukowitz

1/31/26 @ 11:32 AM
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: Steven Harper

1/31/26 @ 11:31 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: Genevieve Peaslee

1/31/26 @ 11:27 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: Margie Morgan

1/31/26 @ 11:23 AM
I am very concerned about the proposed dam on the Chehalis River, the last free-flowing river in Washington. The Coho and Chinook salmon are facing dramatically reduced populations and this project would speed up their extinction. The extinction of t...↓
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Comment From: Christian Chabot

1/31/26 @ 11:16 AM
Dear Department of Ecology,

Please stop pursuing dams, which are incredibly damaging to our precious salmon and ecosystems and wilderness identity and industry!

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis ...↓
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Comment From: June Parker

1/31/26 @ 11:12 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: MITCHELL HARTER

1/31/26 @ 11:11 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: Joanna Chesnut

1/31/26 @ 11:10 AM
The threat to salmon that the Mega dam presents is unacceptable. Salmon is vital to the ecological and cultural health of the Salish Sea and our state. Please consider the alternatives to the mega dam.
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Comment From: Kevin Parkinson

1/31/26 @ 11:10 AM
Hi!
This damn is the wrong solution to flooding and will have significant public opposition. Don't build it. There are other solutions to flooding that are cheaper and less disruptive
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Comment From: Andrea Miller

1/31/26 @ 11:08 AM
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 Chinoo...↓
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Comment From: Sinclair Wade

1/31/26 @ 11:06 AM
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Comment From: Peggy Page

1/31/26 @ 11:03 AM
Department of Ecology,


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

1/31/26 @ 11:03 AM
Dear Department of Ecology,


I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River.

Having spent time on the chehalis, researching salmonid populations and invasive aquatic vegetation I am disappointed that this...↓
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

1/31/26 @ 11:02 AM

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: Deborah Turner

1/31/26 @ 11:02 AM
This proposed dam project on the upper Chehalis river would cause harm to salmon and steelhead runs based on the DEIS. The area where the dam is proposed is a key spawning area that would be gone forever if the dam was built.

Also the cost and mai...↓
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Comment From: Melissa Davis

1/31/26 @ 10:57 AM
I do not support a CHehalis River dam. Do not build this dam. It is not good for people, environment or wildlife.
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Comment From: Breanna Kallista

1/31/26 @ 10:53 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: Dakota Dilk

1/31/26 @ 10:53 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: Crystal McElroy

1/31/26 @ 10:52 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: Samantha Wilson

1/31/26 @ 10:52 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: Paige Milatz

1/31/26 @ 10:47 AM
Dear Department of Ecology,

As a lifelong Washington resident, I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River.
Based on the DElS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and stee...↓
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Comment From: Ben Harrison

1/31/26 @ 10:46 AM
Flooding is a natural phenomenon and I do not support the construction of this dam. I understand that this is a flow through dam. However, it is clear from the review and mitigation plan that this dam would substantially alter the upper Chehalis an...↓
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

1/31/26 @ 10:46 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: Jan Ellis

1/31/26 @ 10:37 AM
Iam 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 Chino...↓
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Comment From: Dawne A.

1/31/26 @ 10:34 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: Lucien Loan

1/31/26 @ 10:34 AM
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: adrian slade

1/31/26 @ 10:33 AM
Dear Department of Ecology,

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

1/31/26 @ 10:30 AM
HISTORICALLY SALMON SPAWN IN THE SIDE CREEKS, STREAMS AND RIVERS AWAY FROM THE MAIN CHANNELS. PLEASE LEAVE THEM ALONE.
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Comment From: Eleanor Bell

1/31/26 @ 10:28 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: Jill Hamilton

1/31/26 @ 10:28 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: Anthony Drury

1/31/26 @ 10:27 AM
Hello,

This is an era of dam removal, not new construction. Around the country, dams are being removed because of the damage they cause to rivers, fish and communities.

We have better, more green, less impacting, alternatives available for our powe...↓
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

1/31/26 @ 10:23 AM
Hello,
I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River.

I have read that a dam would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including major losses of Spring Chinook, Coho, Fall Chi...↓
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Comment From: Forest Shomer

1/31/26 @ 10:23 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: Richard Moore

1/31/26 @ 10:22 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: David Tarico

1/31/26 @ 10:21 AM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to share my serious concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. I am particularly troubled by the projected ecological impacts outlined in the DEIS, especially the significant and irrever...↓
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Comment From: kathleen petty

1/31/26 @ 10:19 AM
I am writing to express my concern about the proposed dam on the Chehalis River. As I understand it, a dam would harm fish (salmon and steelhead) and their spawning grounds at a time when their existence is threatened. It is expensive, but future c...↓
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Comment From: Renee Duprel

1/31/26 @ 10:16 AM
No dam!! This would be an ecological disaster. We need to stop building dams - there are other alternatives.
Renee Duprel
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Comment From: Virginia Bear

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

Please consider the following, which firmly expresses my opinions about this proposed dam. I am living in a waterfall of current events and I do not have time to carefully rewrite the following in my own words, when I am...↓
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Comment From: Irene Ragan

1/31/26 @ 10:08 AM
Dear Department of Ecology,

October is one of my favorite months, because I get to see salmon swim up the Cedar River. It encourages me to see them bringing important nutrients to our ecosystem, and I'm proud of Washington State for prioritizing the...↓
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Comment From: Lauren Swift

1/31/26 @ 10:07 AM
Please don't build another dam. Dana are being REMOVED because they are so harmful. My biggest concern is damage to salmon populations and habitat. We need to do all we can to improve salmon runs and help the local Orca population. We will otherwise ...↓
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Comment From: Mike Blake

1/31/26 @ 10:05 AM
The environmental impact of this project can be clearly seen if you look at the Cowlitz River basin. While the dams have provided some marginal flood protection, the Salmon/Steelhead runs have been
decimated.

Additionally, the lack of funding to ...↓
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Comment From: Vicki Shaw

1/31/26 @ 10:00 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: Anonymous Anonymous

1/31/26 @ 10:00 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: Brianna Cowin

1/31/26 @ 9:59 AM
I live in Centralia, and I am writing because the Chehalis River is part of my everyday life. I cross the Mellen Street bridge daily and spend time recreating on and around it. I have also lived through the last two major floods and seen firsthand th...↓
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Comment From: Bruce Turcott

1/31/26 @ 9:58 AM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am a 35-year resident of Thurston County and native Washingtonian. I value our natural environment and have advocated for and supported conservation for decades.

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed F...↓
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Comment From: Will Muehlhausen

1/31/26 @ 9:57 AM
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: Marwa Mahmoud

1/31/26 @ 9:55 AM
We know the effects of dams on ecosystems (heinous for fish and wildlife) and as a society we are tearing dams down, not building them. While flood risk is important to consider for downstream communities, there are viable alternatives that don't inv...↓
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Comment From: Judy McCoid

1/31/26 @ 9:52 AM
The Chehalis River is one of the the last free-flowing rivers in that part of the state. The risks of the proposed dam outweigh any benefits. Please consider other alternatives. Thank you.
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Comment From: Nate Cutting

1/31/26 @ 9:49 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: Dan Struble

1/31/26 @ 9:47 AM
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: Betsy Cooper

1/31/26 @ 9:47 AM


Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. This is not the right project to solve flooding problems and based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoida...↓
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Comment From: David Dunneback

1/31/26 @ 9:46 AM
No dam on the upper Chehalis River.

Thank you
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Comment From: Jennifer Hiebert

1/31/26 @ 9:46 AM
I appreciate the opportunity to comment on this proposed Chehalis River dam. I write out of lifelong and deep concern for the natural world, and its ongoing pollution and loss of habitat caused by human activity. This dam need not be built, and would...↓
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