Jan. 12, 2009: NOAA's Fisheries Service, Tacoma Power, the Skokomish Tribal Nation and state and other federal agencies signed historic settlement agreements for Tacoma Power’s Cushman Hydroelectric Project. The agreements resolve a $5.8 billion damages claim and long-standing disputes over the terms of a long-term license for Cushman, which is located on the Skokomish River in Mason County, Wash.
The licensing settlement agreement concludes nearly two years of negotiations and decades of contention between Tacoma Power, the Skokomish Tribal Nation and the many state and federal agencies that will oversee implementation of the terms of the agreement. The licensing agreement addresses issues that have sparked contention for many years: river restoration, in-stream flows, fish habitat and fish passage improvements, wildlife habitat, restoration of fish populations and recreation.
(All documents below link to Tacoma Power's Website.)
