(insects chirping) (critters chittering) (birds chirping) (soft music)

- [franklin] this morning, i came, i sa and i w conquer, as everye woulbe i sa and i w conquer, whsees forhe firstime is greateat of mkind. 10 yrs ago, e placewhere were gd was annpeopled forbding desert. ose precitous walls ro to heig of morthan a tusand fe, sing 726eet abov the beock of t river and alteng the ggraphy of a whole regn.

the pele of the uned stateare prou withhe exction of e fewho are rrow-visned, thisreat damon unersal apoval. this ian enginri viory of t first oer. anher greaachievemt ofmerican sourcefuess, american skill, and american determination.

(soft sic) - now the are, ts ishe tape om, cently ted 'em at, heh tchy lefit, anthen juskept em afterhe elwha but,eah. (chkl) (indtinct) etal claing soft) little qeter, .

but dot biggernd bette definite do it bigg and b. don' you kno it'sike, gre, passe,t's old,een done taket a stepurther don' you kno justomethingsomethin real iressive.e, passe,t's old,een done ti n't knowhat that be, t comep with somethin (laughs [ben] iniration n be pretty dgerous tng. mikal's vice haunted for mons after wenterview him. whatort ofunatic rappels f a 200-ot dam with paint bket, alo, ainhe middlof the nht, ju to make a stament? my ne's ben,y the wa we'll t when i srted rking onhis film i us to sneainside their ovflow tunls on in awle, toake phos ofy friendskateboaing. sohe extenof my knledge about d on iwithow to avd gettinarrestd whilcrawlingnside th.g.

ms don'tust bld in as rt of the ldscape tme anymo. knowg what inow now, it's impossible r me to look at dams the same way i did a few years ago. or even rivers for that matter. da and hropowereprent there'. but ju like another reurce delopment the u.s there'. we took too far - ere are ,000 dam er three ft high in the uted stat. n ewathe present of e unite. in the uted stat. (soft muc contins) - en] damsave been a commopart the amecan lascape focenties. st earlyommuniti werestablish toivert rir flows watewheels trun machery.

ound theime edis had e light lb dialein, the first hyoelectri powe was bei generat ouon the.s. side of niara fas e light lb dialein, at o point, arly ha the coury's pow s beg fed by hydroper alone as ameri's depenncy onlectrici grew, new ms wereybeing ilt so ft that the engeering thnologystru. one ofhe wst disasrs in u.s. hisry occurd in 188 when pennsylnia soutfork m failedith no wning. the city of johnstn was leld with 20 llion to of ter, takin2,200 lis. the flood is sll referd tos a natul disast, wdespe the fa that the's ally notng natur0 lis. out impoding a rer behin a poor construct wall. th a tou choice,hen ey begano reize either srt reguling the impactfo

th a tou choice,hen ey d dams owild fis in 12, the recmatiiol act s passedy congre, to prote the settleme of the st through the velopmen of irration prects to suppo small fily farm this wl-intentd missio devolv into e reau of reclamatn, whose shorsid projec began legacy oresourcebuse. ansporting and iounding absurdr to support unstainabledeseru ansprawlg urban velopmen - [frankn] the mhty wars of thcolorado re running used to t sea. in a great nation posses. - [ben] in 191 a sevenear vironmenl battle led by t legenda sierra club fn, ended vain, wn congre gavehe greenight to flood nationapark. yosemite stunninhetch hetchy vley was damm to prode watertorage f the ty of safrancisc

on march2th, 192 12 hour aftea safety inspeion by its engineer william mulholland, california's st. francis dam broke free from its foundation, sending a ll of l.a.'sater supply plowing downstream. mulholland was cleared of any wrongdoing, but felt personally responsible for dam's failure. "i envy the dead," said mulholland at a court hearing. "don't blame anyone else. if there was an error in human judgment, i was the human." during the great depression, reclamation began the two most ambitious engineering efforts in u.s. history. the hoover dam on the border of arizona and nevada, and the grand coulee dam in eastern washington. both projects created thousands of coveted jobs, and were proudly embraced by the public as national treasures. the te coulee's gerators wt online e u.s. hropower' syst was feeng

tannsatiabldemand for elecicitynline to bui airplan, ships and bomb. ifhe era odams d a gold age, it was t followi 20 year tharmy cor of engiers, e bureauf reclamion, d the teessee valley ahority re the gernment' dreateam. d the teessee if iflowed, itas damme anriver le unharneed was coidered dangero torrt with wted poteial. 30,000 pvatend fedal dams were mpted between 50 and 10. by that pot, the ylowstone wasw unalterewatershe leftn the naon. when t bureau reclation ben runninout shit srting gr and ut's dinosr nation monun leby envirmentalis david brer, the erra cluworked qckly and ut's dinosr nation monun to rally massiveutcry of publidisapproval.

buwhile brer's atttion s focuseelsewhere, reclamats new seet apon wasuietly foding a lile known nation trr reclamats new seet apon wasuietly foding withery litt oppositn. - if hd had knn how autifuthat aa was, he wld've ught tooth a nail. brow now say thatas the bgest stake hever made - [b] in 197 the dangeredpecies at s set in motion by prede. a bo move torote endangedpeciesthe fromxtinctn,es at a conseence of econic dev. could nobe held accountae by law in 1976, t bureau reclamaon set a claimoffice easterndaho, to divvy ou$300illion to the communities in the flood path of their newly completed teton dam. as its reservoir filled for the very first time, the 300-foot earthen dam started to liquefy and cave away, taking 11 lives downstream. duringn intervw with t highountry ns in 199

clintoappoind bureau of recmate in 1997,he 162-ar-old eards dam beca the fir major d on remol in u.s. histor, iriveconservaon ornizationamericanivers, becadecled 2011 thed on remoar of thriver,or, asultiple m reval projts began beinuding e largesed on rein u. historver,or, oft musicontinue - we areere todato say fr that betiful ela rir, let h run fre we're re to sawelcome back t. want yoto live ee aga. the are a and tota in thapool ovether someoncounted em yesterda 73 salm.

not 72not 74. (peoplchuckln love peoe with fisheries d wildli, not 72not 74. (peoplchuckln "the are exaly 73, gor" (peoe laughi) , to tho, we say we wan7. weome backcome on ba. that's what th day all abo. rowd appuding) (crowd cering) (wer rushi) w deep ts, rely deep is is. until u get rit here t thedge andou look er. ye, of our fin operatiswnthat ty up he on theam. u come io a plan anas you lrn to opate d spend me with em, u learn listen certain soundl

rtain viations thatre not tical. would blo load it, and she'just run a run smoh. ju 1st was big day that w hard, il beonest wi y. to st down t perfect goodunning per plant that w hard, il beitasn't ea. to st down t perfect , as a cntry rig now,t it's n just enterpre tolow someing up anbuild sothing new and ander. d we're t just taking ds out, t we'rhaving t relote famils. yeah, i vei probab have some pernal feelgs towar escially bng a dropoweruy.

country,o removevery dam varus r thers not dot about at. 're all xious toee, s this thing reay worth ? d it reay make aifferee? d if in or 20 years do the roa we looback anday, "notng rely chang that mu," some silar concsions. and ly tim gonna tl us - [b] what's yr ifhatgusay to y?ruor not. - wh's my gusay? - m not ruing foryspoliti, bu) a lot. (laughs) - ma a stament out taki out eha dam in my rst mont in offi and it csed a loof troub.

the prident, psident inton, tk me asi and sai and it csed a loof troub. - wh i firstoved to e ste of wasngton in991, i s told, otta g involve with t elwha d remol projec it gonnaappen anyear now so, 20 yrs later it's aually haening. the damsboth of em, re illeg to starwith, so, 20 yrs later becausof existg legislion, had have paage r migratg salmon all the ecies wilfish at have er live inlwha adult snk salmonstill beingd a ntury lar, th're still tryi to getpstrea into olympin. taking aam out a openinup a watshed, recoecting iwithnto olympin. thfish thawere the fohundredsf thsands ofears, taking aam out a openinup a watshed, it's very porful expience.

and happess. there's pe,, thhope of covery i a loof theselaces, the humili when u go to placess and otr placeshere u see thabunnce, d just aasic spitual hainess at you c't find , and otr placeshere i cat find ia lot of oer things. (sofmusic coinues) - it washe elderthat pt the mory aliv it w the elds that passedhat knowledge, th don't me on. they don . they rember an theyersisteny seek restorion of wt was on. -and i'm ju gratefu othate're ablayers. toee it haen in o lifetim so, th's what 're doin we'rsaying tnk you

for maki sure th the sh come ck and suain the ople. - the ople of e lower wha, th enterednto treaty i1855 at gave e word of the uted stat, that ty would able to contue , anto live f the ofhat freelowing rer. for abou100 year but thers a healg now, cause th is channg. all ofndian cotry here inpirit,

d their eyes areocusedn thpeople othe loweelwha. (m chantin (soft s)

the answ sounds like a fa. the fareaches the s. w had th arrived anotr fairy le. the fareaches the s. bywimming ainst e of theost poweul riveron earth why hathey madsuch aninsane jrn. the way from thpacific. these lored stonesnd clr curren so highnd far fromhe sea, ce ga them li. these sohey'd bemend clr cumotain cliers. far literal untain cmber thou they poess these sohey'd bemend clr no ls, hoos, fee far th'd climbhe rocki, to e pebbleof their bir, by swiing me, at t certn cost otheir lis, thin ord to creaki, to e tiny sver offsing." - yeah, just wan welcome you fo. is is thlargest oducer

of hydroectricit in nth ameca and thlargest ncrete for ny yearsit was the largt in theorld.a. 250,000 gaons water aecond, going rougeach the bigenstocks d when is really crankin, will acally vibte throh the beock, you can metimes el it clear acss theiver. so youust real know there's lot of per there there arthose th woultake outvery dam justo save aouple ofalmon. ere are ose thathink tha the nati america got raw deal me of th, of coue, woullike to back and have theirative saon ru and livoff the nd. me of th, of coue, but thgs progrs. (chuces) the wha, theondit, they were old ms selectivy take o so o so of those older,maller, we c do that not restorsome fisries,

rely, serisly, wting take th dam o. - dam, foralmon, sentiallis, lackf access thr basic fe histo reques the jenile fi and the ult fisho come back to eir spawng strea so, anytng that oc a river,ike a dam does, andis e of stor in term bacof tir abili to access spartf the wothey nee ato cplete thr life cle. - [ben] me peoe still fine spthpacific rthwest gion at anywhersalmon c swim. it a romanc thing say, b that wod mean thterritorhas been cut half byams. atne poi, the combian ake rive shown he in red re the mt producven wildalmon fieries. inhe lower8. w the ns hoverround 8% of thr formerlory. evy fish tt passeshis ndow at nneville dam move upream. an elae

e onlyhance fotheir offsprinto get tthe ocea isf the dams a spilng water e onlyhbut at equates offsprinto wted poweocea so youl common see venile fh being transptein bars and truc downstrm,weocea past t dams. ns of thsands ofow enngered ske riverockeye . 1992, oy one fi made it home st all eht dams. if y equate e number of snae 19thatave retued inethe 20ea, it home st all eht dams. to the aunt of mey spt on recery effos, it com to $9,0 per fis to the the vers are run li mae spt on recery effos, . to duri spring noff, whun li mae the vers are crankin . the's actuly a surus of energy ithe id at tis, aving wi-generated wer withowhere tgo . the's actuly a surus of enand one to y for it seeinghousandsf wind rbines genering wind power the colbia rge, witno impac seeingon salmorunsnd rbinesd water ality, power

definily raisethe estion ato how hyopower cld be marketeds green ergy. one thgs for se though the prdam crowseems a little. haveeanie baes. everyby h we, wind ia fad, tt evybody hato have nd. and yol and you t all of thesbeanies and whatre ty good f? anthat's just thsame th wind,t's just fad. - [b] it's rlly hardo ha a baland convertion on the sject of dams vsusaln wh the mt outspon pro-da politians inhe coury fused alof our quests f intervis. - wellone of them reluctany let usn, and en not sreluctany asd us to ave. i can't y i real blamthese gu r not wanting talk to u but i uldn't hp but woer whatheir rheric r nould sounlike.lk to u but i uldn't hp but woer luckfor us, heard ty we throwina ttle pty introduce bill th woulprohibitederal fding but i uldn't hp but woer luckfrom ever beg used we tr dam reval, pty

the stu of dam moval, unless elicitl auorized by congre. - thk you, m chairman, thk you, eeciall for hoing thisearing - to emine andxposean, the ntinuingrive ofthe envi, for hoing thisearing to dtroy ourations'systems . - to emine andxposean, at beforthe era of damon, the endless cye of witring oughts a violentloods, aconsntly plaguedof damon, our wateheds. oudams tam these environy the endless cye of witring oughdestating ents.ds, ey turnedeserts to oasis anlaid theoundatio for a ntury ofrowth t over the lt w decade haseized o public licy. it sings frothe bizae noon that ther ear

must be stored ther even iit meansestoring then prtine preistoric ndition, tots priine prhistoricondition ey're nosatisfie witherely blking constrtion of new dams retch anration we'lbe ro every op of war and ery wad electrity in theirleak andtifling andimly. hos in wch grave has reaced gre lawns d toiletconstant back up to m these gring hyprisies stroy thr credibitylawns - is is the kind o luna we are cing. asou deal th these peopleyoue we are lerally dling th the latic frie of ourociety, d th are in arge ofur publipolicy on thes, because let the we're nogoing to let th ae

(st music)(man chaering fat) - [b] as teming as i let th ae wato staand highive all r new prdam fries, the was a ace st a fewiles awa all r new prdam fries, that ianted toisit. st 57 yes ago, athis ot on thcolumbiaiver, the ar corps oengineer commted whatoday at would be call an act of ctural gecide. - as shean alexi a spoka coeud'alenindianays, 's that rious a mbol. and to r the damin a way thatip, at roves tbeing catt froranchescy - [wom] .

e age-olfishing ound of t columbiriver inans. e salmoneast gaering fr given welcomehe sprin - d my dadoke me and it s dark y. "ce on, so let's g the fi are comg." oke outsidthe te, he said, "sten." itounded le a thound pele with oar, ating onhe water was saln cong up thriver. the celi falls w thgrandestendezvou place r our pele, and platu tribes, in geral. - matterenot whher you s yaka, nespers,matilla,ayuse,

whater you we, didn't mter. u was a rt of it whater you we, th mist anthe roar of tt water just, think abt it rig now d i can ar it. that's o of my gat thgs that,n my memies, wh i thinkbout it,i can aca. - thiss the fit, a unfounately e last te, at we wi ever ha a filmf this cemony. as youill see,he grt dallesam, ich is bng built sevel miles low here will sn back u er thesealls. they wilcover e grt fishing ounds, anthe way of life at indis have h here

they wilcover e will dispear fever. (soft sic conts) - celiloall. so h do you ink i felt? knew whawas therand knew whathey'd de. and i castill e where some tb look over at place anthey're t there no me. e wind h changed

beuse of t flat suaces ming up e columb. the teerates of th watersave chand. e dead wer makes it harr h to getp and do. and w all its, is a git harr h bo of wate is all is. it means nhing to . and all means is a git harr h bo owhathey tookway.s. whathese damhave don as iwas thate rememb.is inot t - en] dati back re than ,000 yea, celo was o of the dest, continuoly inhabed counities north ameri, unl it waslooded i1957. atne pointthe ar corpof enginrs offered lower t water cked ubehind t dalles m,