Earth Week 1981
Energy rep sees hydropower as answer
By HARRY ESTEVE
Of the Emerald
A regional energy repre
sentative said Tuesday that 83
permits for small-scale hy
dropower generators on file
with Bonneville Power Admin
istration may be the answer to
Oregon’s midwinter energy
deficit.
Speaking at an Earth Week
symposium, Margeret Lambie
said part of the recently
approved Northwest power bill
provides funding for develop
ment of these kinds of renewa
ble energy resources.
In Oregon, ‘‘small-scale hy
dropower plants are definitely
the frontrunners,” in the race
for renewable energy sources,
she said.
Under the Northwest power
bill, the BPA was granted the
authority to fund "demonstra
tion projects” to assist Oregon
ians with streams on their
property in building small hy
droelectric generators. The
successful ones generated en
ough power to run their homes
and businesses, she said, while
some even sold surplus elec
tricity to local utilities
“There are quite a lot of sites
in the state that can be
developed that are really quite
small,” Lambie said.
‘‘An awful lot’’ of excess
power could be generated from
these small sites, she said. The
extra electricity would ‘‘con
tribute a significant amount,” to
Oregon’s total energy supply.
Oregon’s energy deficit cur
rently runs about 3,000
megawatts during the winter
when home heating causes the
highest energy demand. The 83
permits filed with the BPA
represent a potential of about
1,000 extra megawatts if the
electricity was channeled into
BPA’s energy grid
However, that figure is bound
to rise according to Lambie, as
BPA administrators have been
‘‘snowed under” by applica
tions for more small site
developments.
The BPA currently is trying to
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process to handle the influx of
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requests for permits, Lambie
said.
"We’re used to dealing with
projects that concern
thousands of megawatts,” she
said. "We don’t have any ex
perience with small ones.”
Hydroelectric power sources
became the center of attention
and controversy in Oregon last
year following the publication of
the Army Corps of Engineers’
“National Hydropower Study.”
The study identified 186 sites
along Oregon rivers as potential
power generating sources. Of
these, 144 called for the con
struction of new dams.
Lambie said several of the
permits filed with the BPA
named sites the study identified.
The Corps’ study brought out
the wrath of environmental
groups, statewide and locally.
Fearful of possible
environmental damage caused
by damming previously un
touched rivers, they have
requested stricter limitations on
sites with hydropower potential.
Lambie acknowledged the
controversy when she stated,
“water resources belong to
everybody. If you like to raft and
canoe, you see the develop
ment of dams as a real threat.
“Others, who are concerned
about energy shortages, see
you as a threat.
“What we have to do is
maintain some respect and
make compromises,” she said.
Lambie said the “biggest sin
gle issue’’ involved with hy
dropower and dam develop
ment is fish.
Studies have proven that as
dams were developed in the
Northwest, the fish population
declined noticeably, she said.
But she questioned the validity
of the studies because she said
fish populations were declining
at the same time in areas of
Alaska and British Columbia
where there was no dam
development.
Bumper crops hit local stores
By CAROLYN RAMSEY
Of the Emerald
The A’s have it as far as fresh produce goes.
The asparagus, artichoke and avocado all
abound at local produce markets.
Eugene now is enjoying the fruit of an
avocado bumper crop in California this spring.
Dan Scott, from Berry's Produce at 28th Aven
ue and Friendly Street, says he thinks that crop
is nearing an end because the market price has
gone up again.
Artichokes, though, with their delectable
hearts, still are cheap and plentiful right now.
It's the time for all artichoke lovers to eat their
hearts out literally.
Asparagus lovers still have to pay a price for
their passion, but at least these vegetables are
available Prices have been decreasing stead
ily since asparagus became available in
January, Scott says, but the vegetables still
wear a price tag worthy of their taste.
Scott says he can’t wait until juicy Oregon
tomatoes come into season. Round, red,
water-grown tomatoes should be available
within the next six weeks, he says.
Scott says most of the produce his market
gets is from California.
"California is the produce capital," he says.
Strawberries come to Eugene from Califor
nia also, instead of making the long jaunt from
Mexico. These berries are so plentiful that they
have even been on sale at Safeway and other
Eugene grocery chains.
But the Greengrocer, downstairs at the Fifth
Street Public Market, produces locally grown
mushrooms at a price that beats many local
chain supermarkets. Karen Murray, of the
Greengrocer shop, says the market gets its
lettuce from local growers also.
Lettuce, she says, maintains a steady price
throughout the year because it can be grown
indoors. During the summer, though, the cost
goes down along with most other fruit and
vegetables.
The Greengrocer also displays some un
usual produce — rhubarb and kiwi fruit rest on
their racks. The red stalks of the rhubarb are
now seasonable, Murray says.
Apples and oranges still are plentiful
although they are not really in season. Apple
prices roll along evenly because they can be
grown in a controlled atmosphere, Scott says.