In the wake of a meeting two weeks ago involving governmental and corporate officials, the hope is a proposed pump storage project on the Columbia River at the former Goldendale Aluminum site can eventually move from a dream to a reality.  Klickitat PUD is now acting in a facilitation role as energy generation and storage company Rye Development and international energy company National Grid have received federal permits to study the project, which would cost two-point-five billion dollars.  Klickitat PUD General Manager Jim Smith says numbers from National Grid show the project could be an economic boom to Klickitat County and the entire region, starting with large amounts of employment during construction.  A preliminary permit gives Rye and National Grid the ability to study the site and decide if they want to pursue development, which would require a federal license.