Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The Bureau of Reclamation intends to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Scoggins Dam Safety Modifications project in the Tualatin basin, Oregon. The purpose of the project is to improve public safety by reducing risk associated with severe seismic loadings, while continuing to meet authorized project purposes. Reclamation is proposing to reduce the risk of dam failure by raising the dam crest, constructing a downstream shear key, creating a new spillway, and placing additional berm material over the existing dam.
Scoggins Dam and its reservoir, Henry Hagg Lake, are in southwestern Washington County, 5 miles southwest of Forest Grove, Ore., and 25 miles west of Portland, Ore. Reclamation invited public comments to identify issues or alternatives to be considered in EIS development during a 30-day public scoping from Jan. 25, 2024, to Feb. 26, 2024. Reclamation a held virtual public meeting on Feb 13, 2024. This is the first meeting.
The Bureau of Reclamation intends to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Scoggins Dam Safety Modifications project in the Tualatin basin, Oregon. The purpose of the project is to improve public safety by reducing risk associated with severe seismic loadings, while continuing to meet authorized project purposes. Reclamation is proposing to reduce the risk of dam failure by raising the dam crest, constructing a downstream shear key, creating a new spillway, and placing additional berm material over the existing dam.
Scoggins Dam and its reservoir, Henry Hagg Lake, are in southwestern Washington County, 5 miles southwest of Forest Grove, Ore., and 25 miles west of Portland, Ore. Reclamation invited public comments to identify issues or alternatives to be considered in EIS development during a 30-day public scoping from Jan. 25, 2024, to Feb. 26, 2024. Reclamation a held virtual public meeting on Feb 13, 2024. This is the first meeting.
