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Enviros sue to block Lake Roosevelt drawdowns
Two environmental groups are going to court to block a government plan to take more water out of Lake Roosevelt, behind the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River.
Two environmental groups are going to court to block a government plan to take more water out of Lake Roosevelt, behind the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River.
Columbia Riverkeeper and the Center for Environmental Law and Policy say the plan would expose more shoreline to sun and wind - and that as a result, toxic metals that have been pumped into the lake over the years would be released into the enviornment.
The groups say the federal Bureau of Reclamation can't go through with it unless they perform an environmental analysis required by law.
The water would be used for irrigation, municipal uses, and to increase flows for salmon in summertime.
A Bureau of Reclamation spokeswoman says it's unfortunate the groups felt a need to sue. She said the agency has not had a chance to review their claims.
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