Skagit County farmers and county leaders are working to head off proposals by Seattle’s power utility, Seattle City Light, that they said put their world-class farmlands and way of life at risk. Seattle is in the process of relicensing its three dams on the Skagit River, which generate about 20% of Seattle’s electricity. At issue is how City Light will mitigate the impacts of their dam operations under terms of a new license, details of which are being negotiated now. Skagit Valley residents, farming groups, and Skagit County Commissioners are highly critical of the utility’s mitigation proposals, which include buying up farmland downstream of their dams to create additional fish habitat. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/investigations/skagit-county-farmers-seattle-city-lights-skagit-river-dam-programs/281-39bd648a-575b-43a6-a360-2707079d43a0