pˌiːdʒˈiː ænd ˈiːz fˈɪftijˈɪɹ lˈaɪsəns tə jˈuːz ðə wˈɔːɾɚz ʌv lˈeɪk ˈɔlmænɚ wʌz sˈɛt tʊ ɛkspˈaɪɚɹ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ wɛn ðə stˈeɪt wˈɔːɾɚ bˈoːɹd ɛksplˈoːɹd ɹᵻkwˈɛsts tʊ ɪnstˈɔːl ɐ θˈɜːməl kˈɜːtən æt ðə bˈɑːɾəm ʌv lˈeɪk ˈɔlmænɚ tə kəntɹˈoʊl ðə tˈɛmpɹɪtʃɚɹ ʌvðə ɹˈɪvɚz dˈaʊnstɹiːm.
PG&E's 50-year license to use the waters of Lake Almanor was set to expire in 2004 when the state water board explored requests to install a thermal curtain at the bottom of Lake Almanor to control the temperature of the rivers downstream.