Grant County PUD announces a leadership change.
The PUD says 19-year employee Rich Flanigan begins his new role as Chief Commercia Officer April 11. He is already serving as interim chief until his official start date. He replaces John Mertlich who will lead the utility as general manager & CEO.
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Nearly 3,000 homes and businesses in Chelan and Douglas Counties were without power at different times during the winter storm that rolled through the region late Tuesday and early Wednesday morning.
"We had about a dozen outages across Chelan County," says Chelan PUD spokesperson, Rachel Hansen...
The two countries signed the Treaty in the 1960s to establish coordinated flood control and hydroelectric energy production throughout the Columbia River Basin.
The PUDs are part of an agreement the federal agencies have with Canada over the flow of water on the Columbia River, which is called the Columbia River Treaty.