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

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Comment From: Emma Johnson

1/31/26 @ 9:46 AM
Dear Department of Ecology staff,
I do not understand why large hydro projects make sense to construct in these times. Salmon are on the brink of environmental collapse, water is warming due to climate change, rainfall is more and more erratic, and ...↓
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Comment From: Christine Vlasaty

1/31/26 @ 9:43 AM
Communities across the basin need real, lasting flood protection -- but a mega‑dam isn't it. Proven, effective, and more affordable approaches, including the Local Actions Non‑Dam Alternative, are already being developed. These can be implemented soo...↓
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Comment From: Claire Boswell

1/31/26 @ 9:43 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: Angus Brackett

1/31/26 @ 9:41 AM
I'm concerned about the proposed dam project. This area of the river Chehalis is critical to our threatened salmon and steelhead. The area once flooded is gone. We have plenty of dams in sw Washington what we don't have is free flowing rivers. Suppor...↓
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Comment From: Sinead Vaughan

1/31/26 @ 9:41 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: John Wood

1/31/26 @ 9:39 AM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. If you were to propose un-damming some other similar sized Washington state river as a precondition to damming the upper Chehalis...↓
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Comment From: Tim Durnell

1/31/26 @ 9:38 AM
Communities across the basin need real, lasting flood protection -- but a mega‑dam isn't it. Proven, effective, and more affordable approaches, including the Local Actions Non‑Dam Alternative, are already being developed. These can be implemented soo...↓
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Comment From: Peggy Printz

1/31/26 @ 9:37 AM
Dear Department of Ecology,

You are probably as concerned as I am 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: Piero Cantieni

1/31/26 @ 9:35 AM
It's hard to believe that in 2026 we're still being asked to comment on this kind of "mega-dam" proposal. Please, get your heads screwed on straight. There are many much less destructive and expensive non-dam solutions to flooding.I would have though...↓
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Comment From: Erik Kleiva

1/31/26 @ 9:34 AM
The dam is a bad idea. Every dam built in Washington State has cost beyond initial proposal. History has shown time after time that the damage caused to the environment is massive compared to any "benefit" reaped.
There are many other flood control m...↓
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Comment From: Robert Richards

1/31/26 @ 9:33 AM
As a lifelong Washington resident, I've enjoyed visiting all parts of this beautiful state, including multiple trips to the Chehalis River Basin. This dam project causes irreversible damage to salmon, wildlife, water quality, and Tribal treaty‑protec...↓
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Comment From: Pam Pritzl

1/31/26 @ 9:33 AM
I have concerns about the FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. It will cause harm to fish & wildlife plus it is way too expensive.
Please consider other alternatives such as the Local Actions Non-dam Alternative.
Sincerely,
Pam Pritzl
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Comment From: James Mulcare

1/31/26 @ 9:31 AM
The anadromus fisheries is already facing a dangerous decline in Washington and the entire Northwest. To dam another river would add an additional impediment to the fisheries already challenging recovery. Please consider the long term ramifications o...↓
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Comment From: Anita Gwinn

1/31/26 @ 9:29 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: Maria Wagar

1/31/26 @ 9:27 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: Alexandra Loeb

1/31/26 @ 9:27 AM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing because I am very concerned about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. It is clear, based on the DEIS, the project would cause significant and unavoidable harm to salmon and steelhead, including ...↓
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Comment From: Gro Buer

1/31/26 @ 9:25 AM
In simple terms, I am against enlarging the mega dam for environmental reasons. Humans keep changing the environment to the detriment of flora and fauna, as well as insects and especially fish in this instance. Please record my comments as strongly...↓
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Comment From: Kersti Muul

1/31/26 @ 9:25 AM
Dear Department of Ecology,

I am writing to formally express my concerns regarding the proposed Flood Retention Expandable (FRE) dam on the upper Chehalis River.

According to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), this project would resul...↓
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Comment From: Catherine Staunton

1/31/26 @ 9:24 AM
Department of Ecology Staff,

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed FRE dam on the upper Chehalis River. My primary concern is for the irreversible environmental damage the project would create including harm to salmon and steelhead,...↓
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Comment From: Anna Louise E. Fontaine

1/31/26 @ 9:23 AM
A Mega Dam That Poses Mega Risks
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 long‑term funding pl...↓
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Comment From: Bonnie Anonymous

1/31/26 @ 9:23 AM
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Comment From: KayLee Andrews

1/31/26 @ 9:23 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: Ken Bennett

1/31/26 @ 9:18 AM
Dear Department of Ecology,


As a 38-year 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...↓
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

1/31/26 @ 9:18 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: M Colony

1/31/26 @ 9:17 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: Tim Gibson

1/31/26 @ 8:52 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: Daniel Johnson

1/31/26 @ 8:48 AM
Let's grow up and learn from our past mistakes. Stopping natural flow from rivers damages ecology and limits the natural run of salmon which replenishes nutrients to the ecosystem... free of charge!

Money is transient. Avoid the temptation of shor...↓
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Comment From: Wendy Secrist

1/31/26 @ 8:45 AM
I am against this project. It would be a big step backwards in restoring critical habitats in Washington for Chinook salmon and the industries, tribes, and ecosystems that depend on them. It would be disastrous for the critically endangered Southern ...↓
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Comment From: John Altshuler

1/31/26 @ 8:30 AM
As long as environmental concerns are addressed fairly and accurately allowing for easy fish migration and NOT mitigating other fauna/flora and animal habitats this dam project seems ok. Please follow Natures lead.
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Comment From: Pamela Miller

1/31/26 @ 2:26 AM
No to the Chehalis mega-dam. The cost is outrageous and it will harm salmon and steelhead runs, not to mention the fishing economy. It won't stop flooding either. Please look at the big picture and say NO!
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Comment From: Vince Panesko

1/31/26 @ 1:18 AM
Why has a $13 million dollar Airport levee been held up by a $1.7+ billion dollar dam which has continuous difficulties and delays?

If the Airport Levee had been a separate project, it could have been funded and constructed years ago.

The Office of...↓
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Comment From: Vince Panesko

1/31/26 @ 12:38 AM
The Preliminary Design Cost Report prepared by the FCZS on June 26, 2025 contained the following statement on page 5.

"PDR design reflects understanding and judgment based on limited prior site investigation
and characterization. Design will change ...↓
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Comment From: Benjamin Ayer

1/30/26 @ 10:16 PM
Don't build the Dam!
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Comment From: Barbara Wright

1/30/26 @ 10:16 PM
I believe that any new dams are short sighted and will do far more damage to the environment than than good. Haven't we learned by now just how damaging to the environment dams are?
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Comment From: Andrew LeFort

1/30/26 @ 9:46 PM
This damn dam must not be built, as it will have a huge negative impact on the environment in this
fragile area.
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Comment From: Vince Panesko

1/30/26 @ 8:23 PM
TOPIC: DISPOSAL OF OVERBURDEN EXCAVATED FROM DAM SITE

The 2020 EIS for the old dam site stated that 900,000 to 1,200,000 cubic yards (CY) of top soil/rocks (called overburden) would have to be excavated to before a new dam could be constructed. The...↓
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Comment From: LuAnne Swainson

1/30/26 @ 7:51 PM
No to this distructive dam!
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Comment From: Mary Cheston

1/30/26 @ 6:00 PM
PLEASE OH PLEASE stop this insanity of another dam. YOU know all the reasons, please do not let this happen.
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Comment From: RANDY LEDUC

1/30/26 @ 5:01 PM
I am in full support of the Flow Through Water Retention Project proposed on the Upper Chehalis River. The river flows uninterrupted except during a major flooding event which would have been a few times in the last 10 years and not effected the rive...↓
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Comment From: Robert Moore

1/30/26 @ 3:01 PM
Please no dam ! Dams are coming down all over the country because of the environmental damage they do to the river and surrounding countryside
Thank you
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Comment From: CRAIG LIMOGES

1/30/26 @ 2:13 PM
After all the State (Pacific NW, really) has been through with dam building and the consequences that result, I'm disappointed there is yet another dam being considered. Dams have been coming down on numerous rivers in numerous States, after recogni...↓
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Comment From: Ryan Masuda

1/30/26 @ 1:42 PM
I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed flood retention facility (dam) on the Chehalis River. As one of Washington's last major free-flowing rivers, the Chehalis is too ecologically and culturally significant to be permanently co...↓
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Comment From: Richard Albrecht

1/30/26 @ 1:35 PM
I'm a lifelong Washington resident, registered voter and avid outdoorsperson. The Chehalis river represents one of the great fishing rivers of our state and supports so much habitat and recreational opportunity for so many Washingtonians.

I oppose ...↓
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Comment From: Stephen Sharrett

1/30/26 @ 12:53 PM
As a biologist and community member, I adamantly oppose the Chehalis River Basin Flood Damage Reduction Project.

Vieling this project as "flood damage reduction" is simply a way to pull the wool over the eyes of everyone living in the Chehalis River...↓
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Comment From: Erin McRae

1/30/26 @ 12:16 PM
Please reconsider your plan to allow the billion-dollar-plus mega-dam to be built on the Chehalis River. Not only is it prohibitively expensive, past experience with such dams has shown that they negatively affect fish and wildlife and communities th...↓
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Comment From: Allison Aasen

1/30/26 @ 12:04 PM
Constructing a dam on the Chehalis River would be a poor choice for the future of our watersheds in Washington State. We are in an era of dam removal not dam construction. Evidence shows that dams harm watersheds and salmon habitat. Restoring salmon ...↓
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Comment From: Jennifer Drury

1/30/26 @ 11:55 AM
I am strongly opposed to the Chehalis River Dam project as it would have a terrible impact on salmon and the ecology of the area. The State and Tribes have been working hard and spending millions of dollars to repair salmon habits. And building this...↓
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Comment From: Jourdan Jackson

1/30/26 @ 11:25 AM
Constructing a dam on the Chehalis River is irresponsible, dangerous, and will prove to be extremely detrimental to the biodiversity of the area.
​​Data from NOAA shows that Southern Resident continue to target Chinook salmon as their preferred prey ...↓
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Comment From: Ashley Byerly

1/30/26 @ 11:16 AM
The Chehalis River is the largest watershed entirely within the state of Washington and one of the only remaining free flowing (undammed) rivers on the west coast. It is one of the top salmon producing rivers in the state, and the majority are wild f...↓
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Comment From: Andrew Frishman

1/30/26 @ 9:30 AM
In a time of dire statistics for Washington salmon populations, a new dam on one of the state's last free-flowing rivers is a terrible idea. Washington cannot currently afford a costly megaproject that will cause such damage to our ecology. The DEIS ...↓
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Comment From: ben rall

1/30/26 @ 8:08 AM
The Chehalis River is the largest watershed entirely within the state of Washington and one of the only remaining free flowing (undammed) rivers on the west coast. It is one of the top salmon producing rivers in the state, and the majority are wild f...↓
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Comment From: Kasey Welles

1/30/26 @ 7:58 AM
We're removing dams all over the country because we've found that they do more harm than good. We cannot depend on hard infrastructure to prevent flooding any longer. Follow the science not the fear.
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

1/30/26 @ 6:48 AM
Please seek out alternative options for flood control. Building this dam will have a negative impact on the ability of the salmon to navigate the river properly. If it must be built, please design an adequate fish ladder for the salmon.
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Comment From: Stephanie Patterson

1/30/26 @ 1:42 AM
How are we proposing new dams in Washington state in 2026...????
First of all, there is largely studied and documented degradation of habitat and wildlife and other ecological issues that have happened because of dams (Snake river? The Columbia?) and...↓
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Comment From: A. M. Stone

1/30/26 @ 12:32 AM
Flood damage is caused by construction in flood plains - not by floods. Dams are not just a container to hold water. They block the ecosystem-based function of rivers. The impacts are wide-ranging, long-term, largely un-quantified by economic and env...↓
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Comment From: Vince Panesko

1/30/26 @ 12:24 AM
The following paragraph appears on page 16 of the EIS:

"Smaller floods would not trigger reservoir operation and their associated flows would pass through the open FRE facility conduits. During these smaller flood events, water would be impounded in...↓
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Comment From: lyric Anonymous

1/30/26 @ 12:14 AM
A dam won't stop major flooding long- term, but it will destroy irreplaceable habitat. The DEIS clearly lays out the reality that this dam will have catastrophic impacts. Our community deserves real flood solutions, not a project that harms
wildlife ...↓
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Comment From: Erica Wesselman

1/29/26 @ 11:17 PM
This river dam is a waste of money and resources that can all be used elsewhere. It will cause more harm than good. Please make the wise choice and don't build this project.
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Comment From: Alexander Kofsky

1/29/26 @ 10:02 PM
Please do what's right for the environment.
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

1/29/26 @ 9:54 PM
No dam.
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Comment From: Janice Wilfing

1/29/26 @ 9:23 PM
I strongly oppose the proposed dam on the Chehalis river - one of the last free rivers in Washington. Irreplaceable habitat will be destroyed unnecessarily because other solutions to flooding exist.
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Comment From: Amber Floyd

1/29/26 @ 9:20 PM
There have been many successful salmon habitat restoration projects on the west coast in recent years, but in addition to recovering habitat that has been degraded, we also have to make sure we are protecting what is still healthy. Please oppose the...↓
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Comment From: Robert Ostrow

1/29/26 @ 9:20 PM
Please make sure the passages for free way of salmon migrations is included in this and any new project.
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Comment From: Susana Gladwin

1/29/26 @ 9:08 PM
So few rivers have never been damed. We now know the price we pay not in just the money cost but in fish killed, warm waters in the reservoir behind it, and sedimentation behind it. Because of these costs there is a push to remove existing dams.
Plea...↓
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Comment From: Katrina Michel

1/29/26 @ 9:05 PM
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Comment From: Virginia Rosenkranz

1/29/26 @ 8:52 PM
Save the salmon!
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

1/29/26 @ 8:30 PM
STOP THE CHEHALIS RIVER DAM. This is a failed idea — one that could cost $2 billion, harm salmon and steelhead runs, hurt our fishing economies, and siphon funding from bigger-picture solutions. We can do better.

The proposed dam would permanently d...↓
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Comment From: Frances Walker

1/29/26 @ 8:28 PM
I am a resident of WA State and am acutely aware of the dire straits our wild salmon face. No Chehalis Dam not now not ever.
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Comment From: JJ Lindsey

1/29/26 @ 8:04 PM
My concerns start with your own narrative, calling a "dam" a "flood retention facility".
That is a euphemism.
It's a dam.
We will call it like it is.
We understand that is not a popular concept these days, and that's why you don't use the word--we ...↓
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Comment From: Vince Panesko

1/29/26 @ 8:04 PM
The Dept of Ecology has withdrawn junior water rights on the Chehalis river from May through October every summer for the past 10+ years. The reason is that the flowrate at the Doty gauge routinely goes below the legislative-mandated flowrate of 31 ...↓
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Comment From: Shelly Jimenez

1/29/26 @ 8:03 PM
AL'S response when asking about the proposed Chehalis Damn makes this very clear to me and all of the other species that benefit from the salmon,just want you to say no! Their are alternatives. Our obligations to our native tribes should be honored a...↓
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Comment From: Aubria Boynton

1/29/26 @ 7:52 PM
No new dams! This is an era of dam removal. The orcas need salmon. Let our wild ecology remain!
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Comment From: Pamela Stein

1/29/26 @ 7:30 PM
Dear Department of Ecology,
Thank you for accepting public comment on this important issue, a draft Environmental Impact Statement on the proposed dam on the Chehalis River. I submit this comment in deep opposition of this proposed dam and to the har...↓
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Comment From: MARTA FRANCIS

1/29/26 @ 7:28 PM
Do not build a dam that will impact so many environmental conditions. The adverse effects will be irreversible.
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Comment From: Chelsea Tossing

1/29/26 @ 7:24 PM
I'm writing to oppose the Chehalis River Basin Flood Reduction Project, and specifically the construction of a flow-through dam. Salmon are a keystone species whose health is critical to our riparian areas; dam construction damages habitat and threat...↓
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

1/29/26 @ 7:23 PM
Please build more dams we rely on hydro power and solar is not yet viable. It would be great if it had a nice salmon ladder also. This dam should be massive as long as there's a salmon ladder thank you �
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Comment From: Paul Daniello

1/29/26 @ 7:18 PM
I oppose the construction of a proposed dam project on the Chehalis. Dams are known killers of Pacific Northwest salmon, steelhead and lamprey. The habitat modification creates warm reservoirs that cause seasonal lethal temperatures for coldwater spe...↓
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Comment From: Emily Lisborg

1/29/26 @ 7:15 PM
Hello,

As a concerned citizen of Oregon I am writing to express support for an end to the proposed Chehalis Dam project, which will not prevent flooding long term, but will damage already severely threatened salmon and fish runs. It would be such ...↓
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Comment From: Brian Davern

1/29/26 @ 6:48 PM
I oppose a flood retention facility and temporary reservoir in favor of stream rehabilitation on the Chehalis River and tributaries. Doing so, would increase the capacity of the watershed to store storm water, provide protective cover for juvenile s...↓
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Comment From: Callum McLaren

1/29/26 @ 6:02 PM
The Chehalis River needs to be free run, as a dam will forever remove a major portion of traditional spawning grounds which we need to recover, preserve, protect, and expand
The Chehalis Tribe has put forth proposals that will eliminate the need for ...↓
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Comment From: Nicolas Coiteux

1/29/26 @ 6:02 PM
This dam would impede salmon runs and violate native treaties. Listen to the scientists who are telling you that there's another, better way to do this that won't cost taxpayers billions of dollars.
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Comment From: Jana Waldroup

1/29/26 @ 5:51 PM
We don't need more dams affecting salmon runs! Focus should be on solar and wind energy alternatives.
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Comment From: Vince Panesko

1/29/26 @ 5:21 PM
Appendix N, Table N-19 on page 73 contains erroneous information which will mislead decision makers. I will attempt to show you why this is so.

FIRST POINT TO MAKE: Table N-19 uses average river flowrates over the past 47 years. It has been my exper...↓
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

1/29/26 @ 5:14 PM
A dam won't stop major flooding long- term, but it will destroy irreplaceable habitat. The DEIS clearly lays out the reality that this dam will have
catastrophic impacts. • The Chehalis supports salmon, elk, birds, steelhead, lamprey, beavers,
otters...↓
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Comment From: Meaghan Doherty

1/29/26 @ 5:03 PM
We don't need anymore damn dams!
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Comment From: Jane Nicolai

1/29/26 @ 4:30 PM
This dam proposal is a boondoggle that has been dangled over the Chehalis River for more than a decade. It will not protect the area from floods and will do more harm to the existing forest, river, riparian zone, and all that rely on that area than i...↓
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Comment From: Laura Turnbull

1/29/26 @ 4:23 PM
As a Landscape Architect (KS) and former Watershed Planner for the City of Lenexa KS, I am very well educated on the various forms of interventions to address both water quantity and water quality.
At time when we are realizing the negative impacts o...↓
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Comment From: Mirq Wiegmann

1/29/26 @ 4:05 PM
The proposed dam's environmental review found that it would cause significant negative impact on native fish as well as water quality and tribal resources. Find another way to control flooding.
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Comment From: Amy Brewster

1/29/26 @ 3:50 PM
I am writing to voice my opposition to the Chehalis River Dam proposal.

Aside from it's massive price tag and the burden on Washington tax payers, the dam will irrevocably harm one of the last wild rivers in the region.

I support habitat for fish...↓
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Comment From: David Parks

1/29/26 @ 3:41 PM
As a taxpayer, I am absolutely opposed to a new dam on the Chehalis River. I worked extensively on the Elwha Dam Removal Project, and the benefits from a free flowing river greatly outweigh any perceived benefits of installing a new dam on the Chehal...↓
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Comment From: Melissa Hathaway

1/29/26 @ 3:40 PM
Salmon are more important than dams.
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Comment From: Eleanor Israel

1/29/26 @ 3:39 PM
This will have a terrible impact on everything around the project. Please do not start it. Dams are always a disaster for wildlife and fish and people!
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Comment From: L M

1/29/26 @ 3:11 PM
• A dam won't stop major flooding long- term, but it will destroy irreplaceable habitat. The DEIS clearly lays out the reality that this dam will have
catastrophic impacts. • The Chehalis supports salmon, elk, birds, steelhead, lamprey, beavers,
otte...↓
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Comment From: John Robinson

1/29/26 @ 3:10 PM
Any possible positive impact of flood control will be far outweighed by the damage to the environment and specifically to wild salmon
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Comment From: B Jay

1/29/26 @ 3:08 PM
The Department of ecology must end this attempt. The project will cost billions. And it will harm fish species and our fishing economies.
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Comment From: Franklin Drumwright

1/29/26 @ 2:52 PM
At this time of climate change, we have done enough damn building. We must do more studies to protect fish and wildlife as well as consideration of private property that would be affected. The Trump Administration has not proven to be trustworthy ...↓
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Comment From: Scott Penzarella

1/29/26 @ 2:39 PM
One doesnt' need to do much more research on the deleterious affects of Dams on fish and ecosystems to know that America should not repeat the mistakes of the Army Corps of Engineers from the last century. This dam is a terrible idea and is a major ...↓
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Comment From: John Duggan

1/29/26 @ 2:26 PM
I have watched the free flowing Chehalis River when I lived in Washington State. As dams are coming down across the country, building a dam on the Chehalis River seems a gross waste of public money. The fight will last years before any decision is ...↓
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Comment From: William Edwards

1/29/26 @ 2:12 PM
Please end this failed idea—one that could cost $2 billion, harm salmon and steelhead runs, hurt our fishing economies, and siphon funding from bigger-picture solutions. We can do better.
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Comment From: Vikram Sikand

1/29/26 @ 2:04 PM
Chehalis Basin residents need modern, proven flood solutions that protect people, the land, and salmon—not a massive, untested dam.
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