Portland General Electric and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
are in talks that could result in a joint licensing application for the
Pelton Round Butte complex of three dams on the Deschutes River in central
Oregon, as well as the reintroduction of anadromous fish into upper Deschutes
River tributaries.
While PGE says the talks are young, they hope for an agreement by July
to leave time to complete a final application that is due at the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission …