Smalma,

I know that a year or 2 ago the Army Corp of Engineers blew some dikes in the lower Skagit delta and retuned some land to the estuary. I am wondering if you know how much area was given back? Also, do you have any estimate of how much land is going to be affected by the removal of the one way tide gates?

One more question a little off topic. Have you read Larry Kunzler's latest study on Skagit flooding? If so, what effects in the lower river do you think his study might have on dikes and tide gates if it is found as accurate?

KLS