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.
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.