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<\/a>Seattle City Light, Eight Hundred Ton Gorilla With a Checkbook<\/a>0<\/span><\/a><\/h2>- Articles<\/a><\/li>
- February 8, 2023<\/li><\/ul>
Seattle City Light has been an 800-ton gorilla recklessly throwing its weight around our valley for a long time. In 2014 City Light advanced an extremely dangerous initiative to divert the Skagit River directly toward our neighborhood through Barnaby Slough. And now it’s partially funding and providing study, political influence, and science support for a<\/p>\n<\/span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>![\"Federal](\"https:\/\/skagitupriverneighbors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Screen-Shot-2015-08-03-at-6.23.55-PM-330x242.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a>Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Queries Seattle City Light About Our Complaint<\/a>0<\/span><\/a><\/h2>- Barnaby Project<\/a>, Barnaby Project Information<\/a>, Featured<\/a>, Letters<\/a>, Pinned<\/a><\/li>
- December 15, 2021<\/li><\/ul>
In July, 2021, we sent a letter to the sponsors of the Barnaby Reach project expressing our opposition to any project feature like the dangerous channel originally envisioned by the sponsors. For the past eight years we’ve demanded that the idea of constructing a long, wide and deep channel to divert substantial Skagit River flow<\/p>\n<\/span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>- <\/a>
Barnaby Reach sponsors declare “no intention” to harm or risk increased flooding or erosion<\/a>0<\/span><\/a><\/h2>- Barnaby Project<\/a>, Featured<\/a>, Letters<\/a>, Pinned<\/a><\/li>
- December 15, 2021<\/li><\/ul>
In what we hope is not just a public relations move but a genuine commitment to our community’s well-being, the three powerful organizations sponsoring the Barnaby Reach project have declared their intention not to harm our community or put us at risk of increased flooding or erosion. We are writing to you in response to<\/p>\n<\/span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>![\"No](\"https:\/\/skagitupriverneighbors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-17-at-11.38.48-AM-330x242.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a>No Support Here for Diverting the Skagit<\/a>0<\/span><\/a><\/h2>- Articles<\/a>, Barnaby Project<\/a>, Barnaby Project Information<\/a>, Featured<\/a>, Pinned<\/a><\/li>
- July 20, 2021<\/li><\/ul>
Seattle City Light and its sponsoring partners of the Barnaby Reach Project have begun work dismantling old hatchery infrastructure in the vicinity of Barnaby Slough. We are not opposing this work, and as we’ve repeatedly made clear, we support fisheries resource recovery. However, it’s evident to us that Seattle City Light and the other sponsors<\/p>\n<\/span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>![\"You](\"https:\/\/skagitupriverneighbors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-05-at-1.04.32-PM-330x242.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a>You Have a Lot of Work to Do!<\/a>0<\/span><\/a><\/h2>- Barnaby Project<\/a>, Featured<\/a>, Letters<\/a><\/li>
- February 11, 2015<\/li><\/ul>
Letter to the Skagit River System Cooperative following February 10, 2015, public meeting. We own a home and property\u00a0adjacent to the False Lucas Slough, on Stafford Lane, off Martins Road in Rockport. Our property is west of the Barnaby Slough habitat restoration project area and may be at significant risk as a consequence of actions<\/p>\n<\/span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>![\"WSDOT,](\"https:\/\/skagitupriverneighbors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WSDOT-20-EROSION-2-330x242.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a>WSDOT, YOUR LOGJAM PROJECT DID THIS!<\/a>1<\/span><\/a><\/h2>- Articles<\/a>, Barnaby Project<\/a>, Barnaby Project Information<\/a>, Featured<\/a><\/li>
- November 29, 2017<\/li><\/ul>
By Lisa Fenley, WSDOT, your project created the pooling of water that undermined highway 20 east of Rockport. You can’t put that much debris in a body of water and not expect water pressure to build elsewhere, like right in front of (at the upstream end of) the man-made logjam. The debris got caught up<\/p>\n<\/span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>![\"What](\"https:\/\/skagitupriverneighbors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/34051836_1721445964603856_6642336505752715264_n-330x242.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a>What the Skagit Upriver Valley Floor Looks Like<\/a>0<\/span><\/a><\/h2>- Articles<\/a>, Barnaby Project<\/a>, Barnaby Project Information<\/a><\/li>
- July 30, 2018<\/li><\/ul>
Here are two images of the same Skagit Upriver area, one showing what we’d see flying overhead and the other what we’d see if all the trees and other vegetation was removed. The second image was produced using Lidar a technology which reveals the actual ground elevations of the area. We can see in the<\/p>\n<\/span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>![\"What](\"https:\/\/skagitupriverneighbors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-13-at-3.04.43-PM-330x242.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a>What A Two-Year Flood Event Looks Like<\/a>0<\/span><\/a><\/h2>- Articles<\/a>, Barnaby Project<\/a>, Barnaby Project Information<\/a>, Flood Events<\/a><\/li>
- November 13, 2018<\/li><\/ul>
As part of its research work in support of the Barnaby Reach Project, the consulting firm Natural Systems Design studied water levels in the Skagit and Sauk Rivers and within the project area under flood conditions. By measuring water levels at various points, they developed models of what future floods might look like. Measurements from<\/p>\n<\/span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>![\"Well-Being](\"https:\/\/skagitupriverneighbors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Conceptual_Alternative_4_fullres-330x242.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a>Well-Being of Private Citizens Must Come First<\/a>2<\/span><\/a><\/h2>- Articles<\/a>, Barnaby Project<\/a>, Featured<\/a>, Pinned<\/a><\/li>
- September 23, 2015<\/li><\/ul>
By Pat Buller Alternative number four of the “Habitat Restoration Alternatives Assessment for the Barnaby Reach of the Skagit River” proposes diverting up to one-third of the flow of the mainstream Skagit River into Barnaby Slough. In the document there are a number of risk assessments given for different actions related to the project. Nowhere<\/p>\n<\/span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>![\"Website](\"https:\/\/skagitupriverneighbors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ThanksGiving2011-014-330x242.jpeg\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a>Website Notification Emails<\/a>0<\/span><\/a><\/h2>- Barnaby Project<\/a>, Letters<\/a>, News Items<\/a><\/li>
- August 12, 2015<\/li><\/ul>
We’ve sent email notifications regarding this website to individuals and organizations with significant roles relating to the Barnaby Reach project.\u00a0Recipients include folks with the Washington Department of Recreation and Conservation, the Skagit Watershed Council, The Skagit River System Cooperative, The Nature Conservancy, City of Seattle (Seattle City Light), and the Washington Department of Fish and<\/p>\n<\/span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>- 1<\/span><\/li>
- 2<\/a><\/li>
- 3<\/a><\/li>
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<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\"Too Many Unknowns,\" Howard Stafford Tells King 5 News<\/a><\/h5>- Barnaby Project<\/a>, Featured<\/a>, News Items<\/a>, Pinned<\/a><\/li>
- November 5, 2015<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/li>
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WSDOT, YOUR LOGJAM PROJECT DID THIS!<\/a><\/h5>- Articles<\/a>, Barnaby Project<\/a>, Barnaby Project Information<\/a>, Featured<\/a><\/li>
- November 29, 2017<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/li>
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Government\u2019s Primary Task is to Protect Life, Liberty, and Property<\/a><\/h5>- Articles<\/a>, Barnaby Project<\/a>, Featured<\/a>, Pinned<\/a><\/li>
- January 22, 2016<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/li>
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You Have a Lot of Work to Do!<\/a><\/h5>- Barnaby Project<\/a>, Featured<\/a>, Letters<\/a><\/li>
- February 11, 2015<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/li>
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What A Two-Year Flood Event Looks Like<\/a><\/h5>- Articles<\/a>, Barnaby Project<\/a>, Barnaby Project Information<\/a>, Flood Events<\/a><\/li>
- November 13, 2018<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”Commented” tab_id=”sidebar-most-commented”]
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<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\tGovernment\u2019s Primary Task is to Protect Life, Liberty, and Property<\/a><\/h5>
Seattle City Light has been an 800-ton gorilla recklessly throwing its weight around our valley for a long time. In 2014 City Light advanced an extremely dangerous initiative to divert the Skagit River directly toward our neighborhood through Barnaby Slough. And now it’s partially funding and providing study, political influence, and science support for a<\/p>\n<\/span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li> In July, 2021, we sent a letter to the sponsors of the Barnaby Reach project expressing our opposition to any project feature like the dangerous channel originally envisioned by the sponsors. For the past eight years we’ve demanded that the idea of constructing a long, wide and deep channel to divert substantial Skagit River flow<\/p>\n<\/span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li> In what we hope is not just a public relations move but a genuine commitment to our community’s well-being, the three powerful organizations sponsoring the Barnaby Reach project have declared their intention not to harm our community or put us at risk of increased flooding or erosion. We are writing to you in response to<\/p>\n<\/span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li> Seattle City Light and its sponsoring partners of the Barnaby Reach Project have begun work dismantling old hatchery infrastructure in the vicinity of Barnaby Slough. We are not opposing this work, and as we’ve repeatedly made clear, we support fisheries resource recovery. However, it’s evident to us that Seattle City Light and the other sponsors<\/p>\n<\/span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li> Letter to the Skagit River System Cooperative following February 10, 2015, public meeting. We own a home and property\u00a0adjacent to the False Lucas Slough, on Stafford Lane, off Martins Road in Rockport. Our property is west of the Barnaby Slough habitat restoration project area and may be at significant risk as a consequence of actions<\/p>\n<\/span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li> By Lisa Fenley, WSDOT, your project created the pooling of water that undermined highway 20 east of Rockport. You can’t put that much debris in a body of water and not expect water pressure to build elsewhere, like right in front of (at the upstream end of) the man-made logjam. The debris got caught up<\/p>\n<\/span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li> Here are two images of the same Skagit Upriver area, one showing what we’d see flying overhead and the other what we’d see if all the trees and other vegetation was removed. The second image was produced using Lidar a technology which reveals the actual ground elevations of the area. We can see in the<\/p>\n<\/span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li> As part of its research work in support of the Barnaby Reach Project, the consulting firm Natural Systems Design studied water levels in the Skagit and Sauk Rivers and within the project area under flood conditions. By measuring water levels at various points, they developed models of what future floods might look like. Measurements from<\/p>\n<\/span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li> By Pat Buller Alternative number four of the “Habitat Restoration Alternatives Assessment for the Barnaby Reach of the Skagit River” proposes diverting up to one-third of the flow of the mainstream Skagit River into Barnaby Slough. In the document there are a number of risk assessments given for different actions related to the project. Nowhere<\/p>\n<\/span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li> We’ve sent email notifications regarding this website to individuals and organizations with significant roles relating to the Barnaby Reach project.\u00a0Recipients include folks with the Washington Department of Recreation and Conservation, the Skagit Watershed Council, The Skagit River System Cooperative, The Nature Conservancy, City of Seattle (Seattle City Light), and the Washington Department of Fish and<\/p>\n<\/span>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/a>Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Queries Seattle City Light About Our Complaint<\/a>0<\/span><\/a><\/h2>
<\/a>Barnaby Reach sponsors declare “no intention” to harm or risk increased flooding or erosion<\/a>0<\/span><\/a><\/h2>
<\/a>No Support Here for Diverting the Skagit<\/a>0<\/span><\/a><\/h2>
<\/a>You Have a Lot of Work to Do!<\/a>0<\/span><\/a><\/h2>
<\/a>WSDOT, YOUR LOGJAM PROJECT DID THIS!<\/a>1<\/span><\/a><\/h2>
<\/a>What the Skagit Upriver Valley Floor Looks Like<\/a>0<\/span><\/a><\/h2>
<\/a>What A Two-Year Flood Event Looks Like<\/a>0<\/span><\/a><\/h2>
<\/a>Well-Being of Private Citizens Must Come First<\/a>2<\/span><\/a><\/h2>
<\/a>Website Notification Emails<\/a>0<\/span><\/a><\/h2>
<\/a>\"Too Many Unknowns,\" Howard Stafford Tells King 5 News<\/a><\/h5>
WSDOT, YOUR LOGJAM PROJECT DID THIS!<\/a><\/h5>
Government\u2019s Primary Task is to Protect Life, Liberty, and Property<\/a><\/h5>
You Have a Lot of Work to Do!<\/a><\/h5>
What A Two-Year Flood Event Looks Like<\/a><\/h5>
<\/a>Government\u2019s Primary Task is to Protect Life, Liberty, and Property<\/a><\/h5>