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E) May 26, 2020
Bristol Bay Area
Health Corporation
6000 Kanakanak Road
P.O. Box 130
Dil.ingham. AK 99576
(907) 842-5201 Robert Himschoot
FAX478-5201
(907) 842 9354 Chief Executive Officer/General Manager
www.bbahc.org Nushagak Cooperative
BrLrtolBay Area P.O. Box 350
Health Corporation is Dillingham, AK 99576
a tribal organization
representing 28 villages in
Southwest Alaska: Dear Mr. Himschoot:
Aleknagik
Chign k Bay I am writing in support of Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation (BBEDC)
Chignik Lagoon and Bristol Bay Native Association's (BBNA) position on the Proposed Study Plan
(PSP) for the Nuyakuk Power Project as described in their letter to you of May 20,
Chignik Lake 2020. A temporary stand -down of 12 months to develop a more thorough and
Clark's Point rigorous PSP is needed as our earlier March letter stated.
Dillingham
Egegik Like BBEDC and BBNA, BBAHC does not oppose the project as it offers a needed
supply of clean and sustainable source of energy, however, more research is needed
Ekuk for the project. We share the concern that the hastily developed revised PSP falls
Eack short of the work needed to assess the impacts on fish populations. We also agree that
Goodnews Bay a study plan be developed which provides a rigorous assessment of the potential
Ivanot Bay impacts on our fish populations, as they are fundamental to our commercial economies
and subsistence way of life. We agree that there is far too much at stake to not get this
Kanalak right. The hope is it will not take a year to develop a PSP to accomplish that.
King Salmon
Knugank Collaborating in the region on this will go a long way to moving the project forward
Koliganek while addressing resource and economic impacts.
Levelock Sincerely,
Manakolak
BRISTOL BAY AREA HEALTH CORPORATION
Naknek
New Stuyahok
Perryville
Piloi Paint Robert J. lark
President/Chief Executive Officer
Platinum
Port Heiden cc: BBNA
Ports a Creek BBEDC
South Naknek Bristol Bay Housing Authority
Bristol Nay Native Corporation
Tagiak BBAHC Executive Committee
Twin Hills
Ugashik
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