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Archive Home > 2007 > September > 19 > Local fish interests go to D.C. to ask for a waiver

Local fish interests go to D.C. to ask for a waiver

They want to avoid fines if steelhead die during reintroduction

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
September 19, 2007

WASHINGTON " A group of Central Oregon irrigators, government officials and dam owners asked federal officials Tuesday for time to gauge the impacts of reintroducing endangered fish, in meetings in Washington, D.C.

They made their request to delay potentially harsh penalties that could....

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