Wow, a consultant's report the concludes we really can have it both ways! I just hate it when crap like this clouds over my rose-colored Polly Anna optimism. Restore 100 miles of salmon producing stream AND construct a new concrete flood control dam on the Chehalis? Hah! Oh, and for the record please, who pays for all this? $650 million in flood damage reduction benefits, eh? Over how many years? Quite honestly, I think having I-5 closed 5 days every 10 years due to flooding is an acceptable outcome. It's not like there is no other way around when it does happen. This is all about the money, and the salmon and steelhead will be the losers.

Sg