Pend Oreille and Kalispel Tribe reach agreement.(Member News)

Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association), September, 2007

Following years of discussion and negotiations, Pend Oreille PUD and the Kalispel Tribe of Indians announced that they have agreed on how annual payments for reservation lands, used by the PUD's Box Canyon Dam, will be calculated.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulations require that the PUD and Tribe negotiate the annual payment as part of the Box Canyon's new license. This process is mandatory for all dam operators as long-term federal licenses are renewed.

The negotiations were a cooperative effort between the Kalispel Tribe and the PUD. "What I am really pleased about is the ability to work together," said Bob Geddes, Pend Oreille general manager. "We are entering a new era of cooperation, and I am really looking forward to it."...

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