DNR Testimony Excerpts I

DNR Forestry Expert Ted Pyrick

Read prefiled testimony here.

Basically, Mr. Pyrick opines that if the RKLD water level request is granted, all forested floodplains will be permanently flooded and certain species of trees will be drowned and killed.

He sources the NRC report (here) to reinforce his testimony

The resulting impact will be less board feet for harvesting from the floodplain forests.

Mr. Pyrick estimates the loss of revenue to be approximately $5,000.00 -- five thousand dollars -- over the next 100 -- one hundred -- years.