Will the Eklutna dam owners listen to what Alaskans want and revise their plan before submitting it to the governor later this spring? I sure hope so.
Water is released from the a dam on the upper Eklutna River on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 near Eklutna Lake. The dam has been closed and the river has been dry for many years, with most of the water diverted to produce power and supply Anchorage with drinking water.
Most Alaskans who participated in the public comment period did not support the proposed Draft Plan. Instead, four out of five Alaskans said they want water and salmon returned to the entire length of the Eklutna River. The Draft Plan goes against what the public has asked for while still costing ratepayers $57 million.In a presentation on Feb.
However, the numbers don’t lie. An audit of all the public comments posted on the official Eklutna Fish and Wildlife Planrevealed 874 individual Alaskans commented between December 2023 and February 2024. Of the 874 Alaskan commenters, 80% want water flowing from the lake down the entire Eklutna River. Notably, 54% of the commenters asked for dam removal.
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