yep Decommissioned as putting in a spot for fish to move around it was too cost prohibitive.  
 
So they decided to abandon the upgrades at this Dam.  
 

> Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 12:57:38 -0500
> From: mcneely4@COX.NET
> Subject: Re: F/ White Salmon River damn "burst"
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> The report does not say "burst." It speaks of "breaching." In other places in the report, it mentions the dam being "removed." I believe this is a purposeful removal of an obsolete dam. The rafter who was interviewed had been hired (by whom not stated) to assess silt in the river in relation to the breaching.
> 
> mcneely
> 
> ---- Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
> > on the Columbia river system
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LxMHmw3Z-U&feature=player_embedded
> >
> > Seattle TImes article
> >
> > http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016678515_apwadamremoval1stldwritethru.html
> >
> >
> > alistair
> 
> --
> David McNeely