Your PUD PUD News Line
3/14/2007
Rocky Reach Visitor Center opens for family fun March 17
Rocky Reach Visitor Center will open for the 2007 season at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 17.
New this year is “Experience Chelan County.” The video takes viewers on a trip up the Columbia River, with historical stops at Rock Island, Rocky Reach and Chelan dams. It also explains how power gets from a dam to your light switch and the PUD’s role in fish protection.
See what else is planned at the Visitor Center this year.
Time to talk choices at March 19 strategic planning session
The third in a series of public meetings on the future direction of Chelan County PUD will be held at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 19, at the Confluence Technology Center in Wenatchee. PUD customer-owners and community members are encouraged to attend. Click here to learn more.
Managing Lake Chelan levels Managing the level of Lake Chelan is a balancing act, and changes that come with the new operating license reflect that.
For 2007 operations, runoff is forecast at 114 percent of average, said Scott Buehn, power resource engineer. That will help meet power-generation needs and fish and recreation needs. “We’re ahead on water for the year, which is a good thing,” Buehn said.
Click here for news of the board discussion Monday.
Read the details on the runoff forecast.