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Mike Rounds: “Are there any plans right now to open up any of the bypass spillways, the tunnels as we call them out here, to avoid…”

On the recordAugust 21, 2017
Are there any plans right now to open up any of the bypass spillways, the tunnels as we call them out here, to avoid or--because of the fact that there may not be the need for generation or the ability to generate through the power plant?
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Mike Rounds
Republican · South Dakota

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Senator Rounds inquires about plans for bypassing generating facilities due to power generation needs.

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