A developer has withdrawn two of the three proposals to build a series of hydroelectric dams in the Little Colorado River watershed, projects that had drawn opposition from several tribes and environmentalists.
Phoenix-based Pumped Hydro Storage LLC relinquished preliminary permits for the Salt Trail Canyon and Little Colorado River proposals on July 26. The company told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that "the study requirements and eventual environmentalist opposition makes investing resources in this project a very high risk."
The company left in place an application for a third proposal in nearby Big Canyon...