eightmile dam

The Washington Department of Ecology has issued its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the reconstruction and restoration of Eightmile Dam. The 95-year-old structure located in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area west of Leavenworth has been damaged by several natural events over the decades and is losing its capacity to store water...

The Icicle and Peshastin Irrigation Districts have worked with Ecology to identify the environmental impacts of four options for the dam.

The Eightmile Dam is a 90-year-old dam located in the Alpine Lake Wilderness Area west of Leavenworth.

The State Department of Ecology is holding one final hearing on the environmental impact statement, or EIS, for the rebuild and restoration of Eightmile Dam Thursday night. As a result of flood damage and erosion caused by impacts of the Jack Creek Fire in 2017, a state of emergency was declared, and the 90 year old dam was designated a high hazard and a threat to downstream residents and propert