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SKAGIT HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT

Where a wildfire made movie stars…

Cody Watson | 12/3/2018

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SKAGIT RIVER HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT

Ross Diablo Gorge

Dams & Powerhouses Dams & Powerhouses

Ross Diablo Gorge

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BORING BASIC FACTS

• Project length~35 miles
• Within Ross Lake

National Recreation Area

• Also includes:
• 2 towns (Newhalem &

Diablo)

• 85 historic structures
• > 100 miles of 230 kV

transmission lines running to Bothell

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PRE-GOODELL CREEK FIRE MITIGATION EFFORTS

• Newhalem Recognized FireWise Community 2013-Present
• Diablo Recognized Firewise Community 2014-Present
• Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network

Member 2015-Present

• Assisted Dioubsud Creek FireWise Community in Invasive

Species Research

• Adapted Vegetation Management Practices

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POST-GOODELL CREEK FIRE MITIGATION EFFORTS

• Collaborative fuel reduction project with National Park

Service, North Cascades Institute, and Seattle City Light.

• Wildland Fire Equipment Purchased
• Received Award from National Hydropower Association

for “Wildfire Mitigation Efforts”

• Completed fuel modeling project in partnership with

USFS and NPS.

• Expanded Employee Incident Command Training
• Lessons-Learned Evacuation Procedure Developed
• Employee Evacuation Safety Video

DIABLO EVACUATION PROCEDURE

“It’s the spare tire of the Skagit!”

ESCAPE FROM DIABLO WORLD PREMIERE

Big Fire. Small Town.

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