komonews

Salmon fishing to close on Puyallup, Carbon rivers starting on Monday

The salmon fishing season on the lower Puyallup River will be closed starting on Monday because of a lower than expected coho run. The closure affects the river from its mouth at Commencement Bay ...
komonews

The fishing, and the views, are awesome on the Puyallup River

KOMO YouNews contributor theboringone sent in these great photos from the Puyallup River, taken on Saturday evening. Here's what she wrote with the photos: Hundreds of fishermen & women invade the ...
KREM

Electron Dam must remove 'temporary' structure from Puyallup River after court ruling

SEATTLE — Part of the controversial Electron Dam must be removed from the Puyallup River following a district court ruling in Seattle on Friday. The Puyallup Tribe sued Electron Hydro, the company ...
The Columbian

Judge orders breach of dam at hydroelectric project on Puyallup River

PUYALLUP TRIBAL LANDS — A federal judge ordered Electron Hydro to breach its dam on the Puyallup River because it violates the Endangered Species Act. In summer 2020, the company used artificial turf ...
Seattle Times

Electron Dam agrees to $1M fine for artificial turf spill on Puyallup River

Electron Hydro and its chief operating officer Thom Fischer have agreed to be fined more than $1 million for major violations of the Clean Water Act as part of a consent decree federal officials ...