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Page 1: conservationfund - United States Society on Dams · Native Village of Eklutna HDR Rasmuson Foundation National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Patagonia Trout Unlimited Resources Legacy

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Native Village of Eklutna is the oldest settlement in Southcentral Alaska

Eklutna is the largest landowner in Anchorage

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Removing the Lower Eklutna River Dam

Estimated cost: $7.5 million

30 jobs created

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Aerials by Noel Aspiras

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Fixing a Broken River Partners and Agencies

The Conservation FundEklutna Inc

Eklutna Construction and ManagementNative Village of Eklutna

HDRRasmuson Foundation

National Fish and Wildlife FoundationPatagonia

Trout UnlimitedResources Legacy Fund

US Army Corps of EngineersState of Alaska Governor’s Office

State of Alaska Office of Dam SafetyState of Alaska Department of Fish and Game

State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

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Taking ALL the water out of a salmon river is not acceptable practice

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Hydropower consumes ~90% of Eklutna water to produce ~2% of

Southcentral grid power

AWWU consumes ~10% of Eklutna water

to supply ~85% of Anchorage drinking

water

Eklutna Lake Water Allocation

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“It is necessary that Anchorage Power & Light be on friendlyterms with the Indians around Eklutna Lake. The uneducated Indianhas only the mind of a 12-year old child.””

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The Eklutna River has been broken for 88 years.

Native people and salmon have been neglected.

It’s time to fix this river.