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2A ܂ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2018 ܂ APPEAL TRIBUNE Dam Continued from Page 1A That led to a backlash and the Corps to present all of the options it is still considering, including constructing the temperature control tower underwater. “Building under 300 feet of water is very costly and dangerous,” said Kelly Janes, Corps Environmental Resource Specialist. “It’s the highest risk and highest cost, but we’re going to look at all options.” How will the project be funded? Tom Conning, public affairs special- ist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engi- neers, said when the 13 dams – includ- ing Detroit Dam – in the Willamette Val- ley were built in the 1950s, 15 dams had been approved to be built. Two never received funding. “If they never fund it, you can’t do that,” Conning said. The research monitoring and evalu- ation budget for the Corps for the Wil- lamette Basin is about $10 million each year, including the Detroit effort. The two-year drawdown plan is de- scribed as the most cost-effective solu- tion; building the cooling tower in the wet is the most expensive option. The estimated cost of the project is between $100 million and $250 million. Ultimately the money comes out of the federal budget so the President and Congress have the final say. The Corps will ask for the money to complete whichever option it decides as a Preferred Plan from the federal budget in 2019. Lawsuits, and possibility of more The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is under pressure. The 2008 Biological Opinion stipu- lated the Corps needed to make tem- perature control corrections by 2018; the current plan is to complete that by 2023. The BiOp also stated the down- stream fish passage corrections were to be made by 2023; the plan is to com- plete that by 2028. As the Corps will miss their original deadlines, there are currently two law- suits – each involving multiple environ- mental groups – against the Corps. “Already we’re being sued because we’re not moving fast enough,” project manager Jeff Ament said. Marion County Commissioner Sam Brentano threatened the Corps with more litigation if it moves forward with a plan that draws down the water of De- troit Lake. “You don’t factor the human need as the No. 1 need,” Brentano said at a De- troit project presentation. “Factor in your costs the injunctions because we’re going to do everything possible to stop you.” Economic impact Depending on which plan the Corps uses, it could have vast impacts on the economy of everyone who lives be- tween Detroit and Salem. Most businesses in Detroit rely heavily on tourism in and around De- troit Lake. Detroit Lake has been through a lot in recent years with drought, wildfires and cyanotoxins found in the lake. But the project also could have wide- ranging impacts on cities that get their drinking water from the North Santiam River like Salem and Stayton. “And not only each town, but also the farmers and the irrigators,” said Jessie Mizic, a sociologist with the Corps. “We are taking all of these things into consideration when we’re developing Co-op work, Codner said, "the cool thing is about food co-ops is that each one is unique to its community; the people, the farms, the landscape, the vibe of Sil- verton. We hope to incorporate all of that into the store." The next step will be to find an appro- priate location and to launch a capital campaign wherein "owners loan the co- op money at a small interest rate." An in- vestment in addition to the one time $150 household membership fee (which members can make in monthly pay- Continued from Page 1A farmers, business owners, community members," Codner said, "we want to be a place that people could walk or bike to, or drive and fill the car up with grocer- ies." While most food co-ops follow the same set of principles and maintain a worldwide affiliation and support net- Fires Continued from Page 1A lease said. “Unfortunately, despite earlier re- strictions, we continue to see illegal and abandoned fires,” deputy forest su- pervisor Holly Jewkes said in a news release. “Given the abundance of wildfire ac- tivity, the relative shortage of re- sources, and the increasingly hot and dry weather, we are going a step further and ban the use of campfires in wilder- ness areas.” The action follows fire restrictions already in place that limit campfires to developed campsites in metal or con- crete fire rings. There’s a blanket ban on campfires in Oregon’s state parks, ex- cept on the Oregon Coast. More details Smoking is not allowed, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, or a developed recreation site. Generators are permitted only in areas devoid of vegetation, such as a paved area or developed campsite. Motorized vehicles may operate only on designated trails and roads. San- tiam and Huckleberry OHV areas re- main open but riders are cautioned to park in areas devoid of vegetation for 10 feet around any vehicle. List of the wilderness areas where campfires are now prohibited ܂ Diamond Peak Wilderness ܂ Three Sisters Wilderness ܂ Mount Jefferson Wilderness ܂ Mount Thielsen Wilderness ܂ Mount Washington Wilderness ܂ Opal Creek Wilderness ܂ Middle Santiam Wilderness ܂ Menagerie Wilderness ܂ Waldo Lake Wilderness Zach Urness has been an outdoors writer, photographer and videographer in Oregon for 10 years. He is the author of the book “Best Hikes with Kids: Ore- gon” and “Hiking Southern Oregon.” He can be reached at zurness@Statesman- Journal.com or (503) 399-6801. Find him on Twitter at @ZachsORoutdoors. 23M pounds of recyclables landfilled “Building under 300 feet of water is very costly and dangerous. It’s the highest risk and highest cost, but we’re going to look at all options.” Tracy Loew Salem Statesman Journal USA TODAY NETWORK Kelly Janes Corps Environmental Resource Specialist these alternatives and we are docu- menting all of these steps one by one.” The plan will have to be narrowed significantly before the potential eco- nomic impacts will be predictable, and those numbers will be in the final plan, Mizic said. Who will make the decision? The Corps expects to present its pre- ferred plan for the project in the spring or summer of 2019, but the final deci- sion won’t be made until 2020. There will be a public comment peri- od after the preferred plan is made pub- lic of at least 30 days, though Janes said the period could be extended to 60 days, as was the case when the initial plan was revealed in November of 2017. Conning said Northwest Division commander Colonel Peter Helmlinger- will make the final decision, although he could delegate that to Portland dis- trict commander Col. Aaron Dorf. But funding for the project will be the ultimate level of approval. “They also will have to go to our headquarters, our division and eventu- ally Congress makes the ultimate deci- sion,” Janes said. bpoehler@StatesmanJournal.com or Twitter.com/bpoehler ments of $15). "When the co-op opens we'll pay our member-owners back, " Codner ex- plained, "it's a good way for you to invest in something ... (in) helping build your own store." Once the store opens it will operate as a for-profit business, and profits will be reinvested in the Silverton communi- ty in the form of low-interest loans to small business owners and farms. "We have real potential, as we pro- gress, to encourage small farmers to Oregonians have sent 23 million pounds of recyclables to landfills in the months since China began turning them away. Salem’s Garten Services is among those that have dumped the most, throwing away 2.6 million pounds of mixed paper and certain plastics col- lected in Marion County residents’ big blue bins. On Jan. 1, China stopped allowing many materials to be imported for re- cycling, saying contamination levels were too high. China was the world’s largest importer of recycled paper and plastic, and took most of Oregon’s re- cycling. About half of Marion County’s recy- cling goes to Salem’s Garten Services, with the rest going to Pioneer Recy- cling Services in Portland. Representatives of both companies participated in a recent stakeholder meeting, led by the state Department of Environmental Quality, aiming to figure out how to deal with the new re- strictions. It’s against Oregon law for garbage haulers to dump recyclables in land- fills. DEQ has given 26 companies spe- cial permission do so for the time be- ing. But that can’t continue forever, Pe- ter Spendelow, a DEQ natural resource specialist, said. While most Portland-area and Sa- See RECYCLABLES, Page 3A take more risks and continue to grow and expand and strengthen." Curious about becoming a co-op member? Read more and sign-up:https://sil- vertonfood.coop/ Emily Teel is the Food & Drink Editor at the Statesman Journal. Contact her at eteel@statesmanjournal.com, Face- book, or Twitter. See what she's cooking and where she's eating this week on In- stagram: @emily_teel Address: P.O. 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