They panic if there is not enough snow-pack and they complain if there is too much. Decades ago there were lakes built to catch that melting snow to save for future use, along with dams they could use to control the flow of water. I understand many of those dams have been removed, and more are scheduled to be destroyed, thus reducing the amount of water saved and used from the snow.
They love batteries.
Too bad that most of the public does not understand that the largest battery in America is Lake Roosevelt. Why? Because much of that water goes through a series of dams that generate massive amounts of electricity with no loss of water and no pollution.
They love salmon. I love salmon. Too bad that most of the public does not understand how successful the fish ladder systems and hatcheries have been in the Pacific Northwest.
The loss of salmon is coming from commercial fishing and much of that is China who does not obey rules. The US and China have throttled their commercial fishing and China has filled the void since China wiped out their own fish stocks in territorial waters.
It’s China - not the dams. The new fish ladders are amazingly effective where they take the strongest fish and pump them up and over the dam.
Dams increase animal and aquatic activity in addition to agricultural activity. We should have more dams - not less.