Summary
The Chugach and Matanuska electric associations and Anchorage's hydropower utility own the dam at the base of Eklutna Lake, which dries up the 12-mile river. The village's new proposal calls for the construction of a siphon pump station to take water from the bottom of the lake.
The Municipality of Anchorage, which currently owns 53% of the hydroelectric project, has not had voting rights for several years. The village was not included in the legal agreement that requires the mitigation effort, which was signed between the federal government and the utilities in 1991.
