Welcome to the Fate of the Dams Blog!

The blog feature is new to our website and our process. The Boardman River Dams Committee seeks input from all interests regarding the fate of the four dams on the Boardman River. Please use this blog to share your questions, comments and thoughts about the dams and the river. It's a great way to participate in this historic decision!

New posts will be added to this blog regularly and your comments are welcome. Please be courteous to others in your comments!

Comment to this blog post with your thoughts about the website and how it could be improved. We are interested in hearing how this blog feature is working for you and how this might be improved as well.

Again, WELCOME! We look forward to your comments!

BLOG POLICY APPROVED BY THE BRDC, SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

Use of the Boardman River Dams Committee (BRDC) blog is open to all. We do require that you abide by the rules and policies detailed below. If you post a blog comment, you are indicating that you have read and agree to the terms. By agreeing to these rules, you additionally warrant that you will not post any messages that are obscene, vulgar, sexually-orientated, hateful, threatening, or otherwise in violation of any laws.

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