I was involved in the Deschutes hatchery in the beiginning, like late 80s/erly 90s. As I recall we had located the water, located the site (in Pioneer Park) and I know I was working on some treatment designs for the wastewater. Then I got RIFd elsewhere and lost that thread as to where it was going.

ESA mucked up the passing of the Chinook. IF they successfully reproduced up there they would create a "wild" run that would require protection and mess up all the sport and commercial fisheries down here. Squaxin were very opposed to accepting that risk.