My guess is that the upgrade is probably covered with some type of Federal permit which makes the project exempt from any local, state, or county agencies controls for monitoring and protecting water quality. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Corps more than likely set the project conditions for the contractor to follow. Hmm I'lll ask around and try to find out more.

BD
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"It makes no sense to regulate salmon habitat on land while allowing thousands of yards of gill nets to be stretched across salmon habitat in the water"

John Carlson, Gubernatorial Contender, Sept. 2000 speech at the Ballard Locks