Articles with the Tag: Kerr Dam
ST. IGNATIUS — The Flathead Joint Board of Control began 2015 by amassing forces and funds for multiple legal and legislative battles the group plans to fight this year. A draft budget released Dec. 14 shows the board plans to spend as much as $354,000 on attorney and consulting fees in the ne...
With a little less than a month left until the state legislature convenes, state, federal, and tribal officials met in Missoula Dec. 1 to hammer out last minute details of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact. Officials said they were getting closer to agreeing on most elements of the ...
POLSON — Rob McDonald, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal communications director, spoke on the State of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes at the Sept. 3 Polson Chamber of Commerce luncheon. “Relations between the tribes and the larger community are the best they’ve ...
In a May 29 letter, Senator Verdell Jackson, SD 8, and 11 other Montana representatives and senators contacted Kimberly Bose, secretary of the Energy Regulatory Commission. In summary the letter said, “We seek FERC’s careful deliberation in the issuance of a Kerr Dam license to NorthWestern Co...
FLATHEAD RIVER — More than 1,000 students learned lessons about nurturing relationships with native wildlife, people and oneself at the River Honoring held last week beside the Lower Flathead River near Moiese. The annual event partners community organizations with fourth and fifth graders fro...
News from the Lake County Commissioners POLSON — Lake County Commissioners wrote Kimberly Bose, Secretary of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, requesting an additional 30-day comment period for Kerr Dam Hydroelectric Project. In the April 3 letter, LCC Chair Bill Barron said, &ldquo...
PABLO — It took years of discussion and even arbitration, but the purchase price of Kerr Dam has been set at $18,289,798, according to Ronald Trahan, tribal chairman for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. PPL Montana started out asking $49.4 million for the dam with the CSKT offering $14.7...
Kerr Dam is a breathtaking spot, with tons of clear emerald water and plumes of white foam slamming more than 200 feet down into the Flathead River. Kerr Dam’s beauty also serves a purpose —averaging production of 1.1 million megawatt hours of energy per year. Located five miles southwest o...
News from Energy Keepers, Inc. POLSON — After several days of intense arbitration hearings, now the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes have some answers on the cost of purchasing the Kerr Hydroelectric Project from the current owner, PPL Montana, when the Tribes get the chance to sign on the do...
News from KERR Hydroelectric project operation for Flathead Lake Representatives from PPL Montana, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Reclamation, and Bonneville Power Administration conferred on Jan. 14, regarding cur...
