As a former Simpson employee I am very familiar with the "sustained use permit" that salmo mentioned. Simpson has tried hard the past few years to do the right thing, but the cutting in the 40's, 50's, and 60's caused so much sediment run off that the river is plugged. Witthout dredging it will never stay in its banks.
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