Seattle utility to pay nearly $1B for fish passage on Skagit River under proposed agreement

By: Sophia Gates

Outlets: Cascadia Daily News

Published: March 6, 2026

Words: 688

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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Years of negotiations over Seattle City Light’s relicensing of three dams on the upper Skagit River appear to be nearing the finish line, with a pending historic agreement that includes fish passage for three upper-river dams.

Treaty tribes and state and federal agencies have already approved a proposed agreement, which would commit Seattle’s public utility to spending up to $979 million on fish passage and $200 million on salmon habitat and water quality monitoring. Electricity …

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