Columbia & Snake River Temperature TMDL Implementation Plan Public Survey

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Comment From: Chelan County PUD (Alene Underwood)

12/31/25 @ 2:49 PM
Please find attached our comments. Thank you.
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Comment From: Chelan County PUD (Alene Underwood)

12/31/25 @ 2:44 PM
Please find attached our comments. Thank you.
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Comment From: Logan Bahr

12/31/25 @ 1:49 PM
RE: Columbia & Snake River Temperature TMDL Implementation Plan

To whom it may concern:

Tacoma Power appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Columbia & Snake River Temperature TMDL Implementation Plan. As a public power utility committed to c...↓
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Comment From: Tacoma Public Utilities/Tacoma... (Logan Bahr)

12/31/25 @ 1:38 PM
RE: Columbia & Snake River Temperature TMDL Implementation Plan

To whom it may concern:

Tacoma Power appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Columbia & Snake River Temperature TMDL Implementation Plan. As a public power utility committed to c...↓
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Comment From: Douglas County Public Utility ... (Shane Bickford)

12/31/25 @ 11:00 AM
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Comment From: Jason Hudson

12/30/25 @ 6:12 PM
We have deep concerns about the approach taken by the EPA in formulating the TMDL and flaws in the analysis resulting from that approach. The Department of Ecology has the opportunity to recognize and remedy those flaws as it develops the mechanics ...↓
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Comment From: Jacob Henry

12/30/25 @ 4:52 PM
Jacob Henry
Director of Energy Resources
Peninsula Light Company
Gig Harbor, WA 98332


Washington Department of Ecology
300 Desmond Drive SE
Lacey, WA 98503


RE: Columbia & Snake River Temperature TMDL Implementation Plan

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Comment From: Michelle Hennings

12/30/25 @ 3:53 PM
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Comment From: Randy Payne

12/30/25 @ 3:50 PM
Please see attached pdf from Skamania County PUD No. 1.
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Comment From: Jon Meyer

12/30/25 @ 12:35 PM
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Comment From: Travis Nelson

12/30/25 @ 11:42 AM
(Formal letter attached)


The Washington Public Utility Districts Association (WPUDA) represents 27 public utility districts (PUDs) operating in Washington state that provide services critical to public health, safety and welfare. PUDs are committe...↓
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Comment From: Clark Mather

12/30/25 @ 11:35 AM
Please see attached comments from Northwest RiverPartners.

Clark Mather
Executive Director
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Comment From: Kara Riebold

12/30/25 @ 11:35 AM
Please see attached file.
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Comment From: Connor Reiten

12/30/25 @ 11:35 AM
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Comment From: Ross Hendrick

12/30/25 @ 10:49 AM
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Comment From: Tim Simpson

12/30/25 @ 9:44 AM
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Comment From: Steve Taylor

12/29/25 @ 12:26 PM
December 29, 2025

Washington Department of Ecology
300 Desmond Drive SE
Lacey, WA 98503

RE: Columbia & Snake River Temperature TMDL Implementation Plan

To whom it may concern:
Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the Columbia & Sn...↓
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Comment From: Bryan Bertacchi

12/29/25 @ 11:56 AM
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Comment From: Kristin Masteller

12/29/25 @ 10:49 AM
To Whom it May Concern,

Mason County Public Utility District No. 1 (Mason PUD 1) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the Columbia & Snake River Temperature Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Implementation Plan.

Mason PUD 1 is a small,...↓
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Comment From: Wanda Keefer

12/29/25 @ 9:37 AM

Upstream Conditions Exceed Temperature Standards

Water entering the State of Washington from upstream Canadian and domestic rivers routinely exceeds the temperature standard before it reaches the Washington border. The current TMDL fails to account ...↓
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Comment From: Chris Rasmussen

12/29/25 @ 9:36 AM
Washington Department of Ecology
300 Desmond Drive SE
Lacey, WA 98503

RE: Columbia & Snake River Temperature TMDL Implementation Plan

To whom it may concern:

Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the Columbia & Snake River Temperatu...↓
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Comment From: Josh Lozano

12/29/25 @ 9:32 AM
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Comment From: Avery Johnson

12/23/25 @ 2:59 PM
Washington Department of Ecology
300 Desmond Drive SE
Lacey, WA 98503


RE: Columbia & Snake River Temperature TMDL Implementation Plan

To whom it may concern:

Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the Columbia & Snake River Temperat...↓
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Comment From: Sarah LaBrasca

12/23/25 @ 10:21 AM
Washington Department of Ecology
300 Desmond Drive SE
Lacey, WA 98503


RE: Columbia & Snake River Temperature TMDL Implementation Plan

To whom it may concern:

Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the Columbia & Snake River Temperat...↓
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Comment From: Derise Warner

12/23/25 @ 9:12 AM
Washington Department of Ecology
300 Desmond Drive SE
Lacey, WA 98503


RE: Columbia & Snake River Temperature TMDL Implementation Plan

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Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the Columbia & Snake River Temperat...↓
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Comment From: John DeVore

12/22/25 @ 6:20 PM

Washington Department of Ecology
300 Desmond Drive SE
Lacey, WA 98503


RE: Columbia & Snake River Temperature TMDL Implementation Plan

To whom it may concern:

Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the Columbia & Snake River Temperat...↓
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Comment From: Brooke Stegmeier

12/22/25 @ 6:11 PM
Washington Department of Ecology
300 Desmond Drive SE
Lacey, WA 98503


RE: Columbia & Snake River Temperature TMDL Implementation Plan

To whom it may concern:

Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the Columbia & Snake River Temperat...↓
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Comment From: Jasen Bronec

12/22/25 @ 4:39 PM
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Comment From: Chelsea Martin

12/22/25 @ 3:23 PM
To Whom It May Concern,

Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the Columbia & Snake River Temperature Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Implementation Plan.

My name is Chelsea Martin, and I submit these comments on behalf of Modern Elec...↓
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Comment From: Kurt Miller

12/19/25 @ 5:53 PM
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Comment From: Victor Fuentes

12/18/25 @ 8:49 AM
Please see the attached letter re: Comments Submitted on Columbia and Lower Snake River Temperature Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL).
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Comment From: Kelly Haugh

12/17/25 @ 3:16 PM
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Comment From: Abby Saks

12/15/25 @ 3:38 PM
I support research into the effects of lower Snake River restoration on reservoir temperature, and of increased spill across the Basin on temperature. Thank you.
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

9/25/25 @ 7:47 PM
Page 29 of (https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2022-06/tmdl-columbia-snake-temperature-errata-update-05102022.pdf).
shows that the major tributaries that are too hot are between RM 250 and RM 700. Please help the salmon by finding ways to co...↓
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Comment From: Mary Grant

9/20/25 @ 2:13 PM
One year ago, E&E (eenews.net/articles/lower-snake-river-temperature-diet-looks-to-shed-degrees/) informed us that "Army Corps of Engineers and Washington state officials are trying to figure out how to cool off the water to boost salmon migration." ...↓
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

9/17/25 @ 3:19 PM
We are seeing toxic algae blooms in our precious rivers year after year because not only are dams slowing the water flows thereby allowing the water to absorb the sun's rays and heat up, but also because anthropogenic climate change has created the c...↓
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Comment From: Matthew Y

9/17/25 @ 12:18 PM
Hello. Thank you for taking time to consider comments from the public. Please work closely with Columbia River Keepers on implementing a long term solution for the health of our waterways.
With kind regards,
Matthew Gray
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Comment From: Wilma Weddington

9/17/25 @ 11:08 AM

Please prioritize the restoration of areas and projects, including current research projects basin wide. These include implementing new strategies and technology which reduce the impact of dams operations. Plus restore funding sources. We are all sha...↓
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Comment From: Jody OConnor

9/17/25 @ 10:40 AM
Innovative solutions should be identified and shared with the public and stakeholder businesses/industries for feasibility input. Solutions such as regulations requiring businesses to remove heat from the Columbia and its tributaries when their oper...↓
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Comment From: Andrea Leonard

9/17/25 @ 7:10 AM
We would like to be able to use the river without the fear of toxic algae. Remove the damns.
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Comment From: Eric Moe

8/26/25 @ 4:25 PM
Make clear how point sources and dams in tributaries to the Columbia and Snake are treated in the temperature accounting. Embrace the use of stratified cold water in dams and reservoirs, where applicable. Embrace a voluntary temperature mitigation ...↓
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