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Puyallup Tribe raises new alarms for fish impacts of embattled Electron Dam project Crews improperly installed artificial turf in a Puyallup River dam project last year, sparking a legal battle over the environmental impacts. Author: Michael Crowe Updated: 7:31 PM PDT May 21, 2021 SEATTLE — The Puyallup Tribe is hoping to stop an embattled dam operator from further harming fish in the river, according to new filings in federal court. Operators of the Electron Dam on the Puyallup River are looking to open the intake, which would allow them to begin generating ...

As lawsuits mount, government looks into removing Electron Dam A piece of the artificial turf in the Puyallup River. (Courtesy of Puyallup Tribe) It’s a new year, and with that year will likely come some of the groundwork for removing the Electron Dam on the Puyallup River. Just last week, the Puyallup Tribe announced it was suing the owner of the dam, Electron Hydro, LLC, over a long list of environmental hazards and permit violations — including a fish kill that caused the death of thousands of fish and the pollution of the river with un-permitted artificial turf, both of which occurred...

Puyallup Tribe sues Electron Dam owner over artificial turf pollution A piece of the artificial turf in the Puyallup River. (Courtesy of Puyallup Tribe) As the calendar closes on a year that saw the owner of the Electron Dam come under fire for actions during a construction project on the Puyallup River, the Puyallup Tribe is suing Electron Hydro, LLC. The Puyallup Tribe has filed a federal lawsuit against Electron Hydro over alleged violations of the Environmental Protection Act. During a construction project this past summer, Electron Hydro put sheets of artificial turf equating to more tha...

Puyallup Tribe sues Electron Hydro for polluting Puyallup River with crumb rubber The Tribe claims the company repeatedly violated the Endangered Species Act, which protects Chinook salmon and other species that call the Puyallup River home. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 2:15 PM PST December 31, 2020 The Puyallup Tribe has filed a lawsuit against Electron Hydro, the owners of the Electron Dam on the Puyallup River, for endangering salmon by improperly using artificial turf and releasing yards of the material and crumb rubber into the Puyallup River. The lawsuit...

It’s time to get rid of the Electron Hydroelectric Dam on the Puyallup River that has been killing salmon, steelhead, bull trout and other fish for more than a century. It is so old that it escapes most regulatory oversight and would never be allowed to be built today.  A last straw came in July when the dam’s owners, Electron Hydro, placed nearly 2,500 yards of old, degraded and unapproved artificial turf in the river to cushion the liner of a new diversion channel. The channel was part of a renovation project to remove the current dam and replace it with an inflatable rubber ba...