Hopefully this will be the last comment. 

So why on Earth would we build a dam that directly impacts tribal treaty rights & resources? Or Cultural resources? That's probably the most asinine idea you could come up with. Especially when the Tribes will sue to protect their rights.... & cost the taxpayer even more money.... 

We have seen, across the state, the damage dams can do to watersheds. They block salmon migration, cause gravel starvation & increase sedimentation downstream, increase temperatures & lower dissolved oxygen, create earthquake and mass flood hazards, & cost millions to maintain indefinitely. 

Alternately, restoration, wetland creation, removal of flood barriers including thoughtful (& willing) relocation of people from floodplains has been proven time & again to reduce flooding & increase salmon habitat. The Skokomish Tribe has done this, Orting has done this... it works, it's effective, and it's cheap compared to a dam. 

Say NO to the dam, say YES to restoration!