The state of Montana has been waging a procedural
protest against 20-foot drawdowns at Libby and
Hungry Horse dam, and the effort appears to have
been successful.
A “Systems Operation Request” was made Wednesday
by the state to stop the 20-foot drawdown, which
was requested by regional salmon managers last
week to help salmon move through the lower
Columbia River system.
Also Wednesday, salmon managers requested a
200,000 cubic feet per second weekly flow average
at McNary …
