PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s Public Utility Commission has approved a utility company’s plan to charge customers up to $200 million to pay for the removal of four dams on the Klamath River.
The Oregonian reports the California is supposed to provide another $250 million toward the project, but a legislative gridlock has delayed putting a bond measure on the ballot until 2012.
Three of the four dams are in California.
The Oregon’s commission’s approval came Thursday, part of a $450 million plan to remove the dams by 2020. The utility owns the dams.
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Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com
