Dave Hallock

Do Not Divert a Wild River Near a Residential Community 0
- Articles, Barnaby Project, Featured, Pinned
- May 16, 2016
From my discussions with experts in risk exposure and probability, it’s become clear to me that the channel feature proposed by the Skagit River System Cooperative is something that can lead to great harm in our community. We can imagine some of the things that could occur as a result of opening the Skagit with
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Letter to Senator Kirk Pearson 0
- Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Featured, Letters, Pinned
- May 15, 2016
We had the opportunity to meet with our state senator, Kirk Pearson, this evening in Marblemount to discuss the Barnaby Reach project. He listened well and asked that we follow promptly with a summary of our conversation so he could refer to it tomorrow in his meeting with the head of the Washington Department of
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Climate Change Report Negates Barnaby Reach Study 0
- Articles, Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Featured, Pinned
- April 28, 2016
Anyone who takes the time to read what we’ve published on this website regarding the “Barnaby Reach Project” knows that we oppose this project because it creates a public safety threat to our Rockport area residential and farming community. The “Skagit River System Cooperative,” together with Seattle City Light, The Nature Conservancy and the Washington
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River Diversion Channel Increases Probability and Severity of Harm 0
- Articles, Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Featured, Pinned
- February 3, 2016
By Dave Hallock Several days ago I had occasion to talk with a professional actuary regarding the Barnaby Project and, specifically, about the desire of project sponsors to divert a portion of the Skagit River into the Barnaby Slough by constructing a long, wide and deep channel. Actuaries are experts in assessing risk and the
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