Articles with the Tag: SKQ Dam
POLSON – A substitute district court judge recently dismissed a lawsuit filed by Lake County in an attempt to force the Montana Department of Revenue to send a property tax bill to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes for the former Kerr Dam. Blair Jones, 22nd District Court j...

The Federal Energy Regulation System issued an initial decision on Dec. 29, 2016 concerning a licensing agreement for the Seliš Ksanka Qĺispe dam. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes have operated the SKQ Dam since 2015. FERC regulates the transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oi...
News from Energy Keepers, Inc. The current outflow of SKQ Dam is about 18,300 cubic feet per second and the lake elevation, as of Nov. 1 at midnight, was 2,892.6 feet. October was a very wet month, with the natural streamflow 338 percent of average (historical data from 1981-2010) and is forecasted to be 233...

POLSON – Lake County’s budget broke even for regular expenses this year but it was a tight fit. “Right now we have enough money for operating costs but nothing to expand or grow,” Commissioner Bill Barron said. His wish list includes the expansion of the county jail with about a...
News from Energy Keepers POLSON — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an “Order Denying Rehearing,” sending a resounding message to those who formally opposed the transfer of Selis Ksanka Qlispe FERC Project No. 5, which is the former Kerr Dam project. On Nov. 19, the FERC...
News from Energy Keepers POLSON — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an “Order Denying Rehearing,” sending a resounding message to those who formally opposed the transfer of Selis Ksanka Qlispe FERC Project No. 5, which is the former Kerr Dam project. On Nov. 19, the FERC...