Little Colorado River Dams Fact Sheet

A Phoenix company, Pumped Hydro Storage LLC, applied for preliminary permits to build dams on the Little Colorado River for hydroelectric power. But local tribes oppose the projects. The developer has requested the cancellation of two preliminary permits for dams on the lower Little Colorado River above the confluence with the Colorado River inside the Grand Canyon, but the Big Canyon dam remains the developer’s priority. Here are the facts ›

Dams would hurt the Little Colorado River Above the Confluence

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