The Dams on the Elwha were built by private companies that no longer exisist the ownership has changed several times and the last private owner was James River Corp.
James River was unable to get the Dams reliceensed by the FERC and started examineing options and the removal and liability of same. Then the fed offered to buy the dam sites and go with accepting the liability for all of what that entails, they ( James River) said thank you very much and unloaded what, if they owned them now, they would have to remove thereselves since they don't have operating permits and or fish passage. Boy Lance you are so Right I fail to see how you can bring yourself to look to the direction opposite of right at a street intersection!