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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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