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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 15 > Engineering failure at $100M fish facility

Engineering failure at $100M fish facility

Just as the project was coming to fruition, a chunk breaks loose, leaving a 4-month delay, and questions

By Kate Ramsayer / The Bulletin
April 15, 2009

The 140-foot-tall underwater tower — one of the three major components of the $100 million fish passage facility at Lake Billy Chinook — broke in two over the weekend, causing a significant setback for a project to restore salmon and steelhead runs in the Upper Deschutes....

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