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Elwha Dam Comes Down
The removal of dams along the Elwha river in Washington State has freed up salmon runs, but also clogged up water treatment plants with sediment. Still, that sediment is creating a great habitat for many fish.
The removal of hundred year old dams along the Elwha river in Washington State have freed up salmon runs, but they have also clogged up a water treatment plant with sediment. Still as Ashley Ahearn of the public radio collaborative EarthFix reports, that sediment is creating a great habitat for fish.