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jggn Collection 003940 n SLOCUM SERIALS SECTION 0 OF 0 LIBRARY EUGENE Congratuations To All Graduates From The US POSTAGE BULK RATE PERMIT NO. 2 OR 97403 WARM SPRINGS, OR. Spilyay Tymoo Coyote News Spilyay Tymoo Staff VOL. 3 NO. 11 WARM SPRINGS, OREGON 97761 JUNE 2, 1978 Marine Board Denies Tribes' Request (at this time) The State Marine Board an nounced its decision May 31 not to adopt any controls for boaters on Lake Billy Chinook of the Metolius Arm at this time. The proposal before the board which was requested by the Confederated Tribes would have banned waterskiing on that part of the lake and limited powerboats to 10 miles per hour because of erosion problems on Indian Island and the north bank. However, the board did not . rule out the possibility of future restrictions in that area . And the' board agreed to look into a survey of erosion damage on a cooperative basis with the Tribes and other agencies. They also agreed to the M f“a,,y °ver! was no doubt the thought going through the minds of many graduates setting up of some kind of May 26. Sally Rhoan is especially happy and anxious to join the other graduates in the cafeteria for the memorandum of understanding traditional reception “line”» See page 3 for graduation story. DLB Photo with the Tribes outlining con current jurisdiction and imple mentation of any boating con trols which may be required at a future date. Tribal attorney Dennis Kar- nopp said that it was* not the intent of the Tribes to just toss the boaters out. “The Tribes feel the sounder approach is to try to work cooperatively in dealing with trouble areas,” he told the board. Documentation of erosion damage, or the lack of it, appeared to be at the center of The Federal Department of ceivably excersize its option to and not something which would the Marine Board’s decision. Energy has indicated to the build a hydropower plant at the be in operation soon. That, coupled with the huge Warm Springs Reservation that dam which could provide the If the completed study indi public outcry in opposition to the they are preparing a contract reservation with a dependable cates that the project is feasible, proposal were apparently the with the Tribes to pay $86,000 for source of hydroelectric power — and the Council agrees, the the completion of a feasibility with enough left over to sell on Tribes would also be faced with study for the possible develop the open market. the question of how to finance it. ment of a hydropower plant at Among the possibilities, accord the Pelton Reregulating Dam. Consulting Engineer Jerry ing to grants planner Art Tassie, Recently, the Department of Dibble, who is conducting the is a grant proposal for at least Energy (DOE) has been direct study with the assistance of partial funding of construction ing its efforts toward encourag Stanley Sporseen (a tribal wit costs. ing the development of power at ness at the Round Butte arbitra low-head (small) dams nation tion hearings) and Stanley Reed As of Monday, May 22, Kah- wide through funding of this of Engineering and Design Asso Nee-Ta Resort manager Dan type, according to Jerry Dibble, ciates, expects the study to be Myles’ working contract was engineering consultant for the completed in six months. terminated because things just Tribes. weren’t working out, according Competition for the funds to Enterprise Manager Ed Dibble is currently looking was very stiff, however, as DOE into whether or not two hydro Manion. received over 200 applications electric turbines and generators Kah-Nee-Ta manager since for the funds from all over the can be installed at the Reregu November 1975, Myles said he is country. They picked the Pelton lating Dam. He said, in a phone parting on what he feels are Reregulating Dam study as one interview, that investigation of good terms. “I’ve enjoyed work they would help fund. ing with Ed (Manion),” he com the condition of the foundation of mented in a phone interview. the dam must be completed “Ed has swept a lot of rocks out In the mid 1950’s, the Tribes before any conclusions could be of the way for me during my had the foresight to reserve the drawn as to the location of any time here.” right to build a powerhouse at power plant. Myles said that he is proud the Pelton Reregulating dam Aside from completion of that Kah-Nee-Ta is on the right when setting up the contract the study, Tribal Council action, path and feels that it will be “in with PGE. The Tribes now have and other looming factors, li the black” within two years, by the opportunity to proceed with censing from the Federal Ener 1980. And he takes pride in the such a project if they choose to gy Commission is a lengthy do so. advertising and exposure he has process and the construction helped bring Kah-Nee-Ta in the The significance of the study alone would take about a year past couple of years. He did say is that, with Tribal Council and a half. So the Tribes would approval, the Tribe could con be looking at a long-term project that Kah-Nee-Ta is the most un ■IMBIM Warm Springs Wins Energy Grant determining factors in denying the Tribe’s request. Brad Morris, Director for the State Marine Board, said however that there will be some continuing dialogue between the Tribes and the board. He suggested that he could meet this fall with the Tribal Council to analyze data collected from monitoring equipment which he recommends be estab lished on Indian Island and the North Bank this summer. At that point, if it can be determined that Indian Island and-or the North Shore of the Metolius Arm is being eroded by power boats, then the following action can be taken which the board would consider through public hearing: --Some areas of the Metolius Arm could be closed to high-speed boating and-or a 300-foot slow no-wake speed (5 mph) could be estab lished for the north bank and Indian Island. Morris arrived at the recom mendations, which the board accepted, through testimony at the April public hearing in Mad ras, through letters and petitions received, and as a result of several meetings with the Con federated Tribes’ Fish and Wild life Committee. The board received 700 let ters in opposition to the request ed ban and only eleven letters supporting the Tribes’ request. Also, there were 2,234 names on a petition opposing the ban. KAH-NEE-TA MANAGER LEAVES usual place he has ever worked. Originally from San Diego, Myles said that since they have been up here, both he and his wife have “fallen in love” with the Northwest and will try to stay in this region. He is cur rently interviewing for another position. In the meantime,' Ed Manion has done some reorganizing out at Kah-Nee-Ta. He has set up a five-man management team to carry out the resort business during the interim and feels that the concept is working smoothly. The management team is made up of Garland Brunoe as operations manager, Bill Pauli at the Village, Richard Macy handling sales and reservations, Livina Haitila as controller, and Robert Stahl in charge of food and beverages.
