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UCREFRP Catalog Number
7089
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Northwest Power Planning Council.
Title
Strategy for Salmon
USFW Year
1992.
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Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program.
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<br />Enhance salmon survival <br />in the rivers <br /> <br />Increase river velocities to reduce <br />fish trcwel time . . <br /> <br />Immediate. actions <br /> <br />\ <br />. Increase the speed of the Snake River during <br />. --. 'the spring salmon mignition by lowering <br />Snake Riyer reservoirs to near minimum op- <br />erating levels and providing additional water <br />from Dworshak Dam and the upper Snake <br />River. <br /> <br />Increase water storage and flows in the <br />Columbia River. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Lower John Day Reservoir to minimum op- <br />erating pool as soon as irrigqtion systems are <br />relocated or modified so they can operate at "" <br />this lower level. . <br /> <br />Operate Brownlee Reservoir on the.Snake <br />River in a manner that ass,ists adult salmon <br />migrating upstream in spring and ensures <br />that fall (,:hinook redds,(nests of eggs) remain <br />wet. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />" IntermedIate-term actions <br /> <br />. 6egin deeper Snake River draw downs in <br />April 1995, unless they are shown to be <br />structurally or economically infeasible, <br />biologically imprudent or inconsistent with <br />the Northwest Power Act. <br /> <br />. Provide additional water storage and im~ <br />prove water-use efficiency in the Snake River <br />Basin through water leases, use of uncon- \ <br />tractetl storage space and other measures. <br /> <br />1980 <br />Congress passes the Northwest Power Act, which allows IdahO, Montana, <br />Oregon and Washington to form the Northwest Power Planning COuncil. <br /> <br />'""'-;., <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />" ' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Evaluate alternatives f~r providing addition- <br />al water in the Columbia to aid summer- <br />migrating salmon, <br /> <br />Secure options on pqwer-generating <br />resources that could reduce the load on <br />hydroelectric damS, thereby ensuring greater <br />flows for fish. . <br /> <br />. . Investigate other water-saving measures to <br />help ease the demand for hydroelectricit}r, <br />such as seasonal power exchanges and accel- <br />erated acquisition of energy conservation <br />measures. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.. Coordinaterivedlow and temperature mea- <br />so/es thro~gh the Fish Operations Executive <br />Committee (FQEq, whiCh includes policy- <br />level representatives of the affected state and <br />federal agencies and Indian' tribes. <br />. . , <br /> <br />Research and conduct an amendment pro- <br />ceeding on the relationship between in:- <br />creased flows, increased water velocity and <br />salmon survival. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. , <br /> <br />Screen dams and spill water to <br />protect juvenile fish ' <br /> <br />Immediate actions <br /> <br />· Imp:ro{re and/ or iilstall screens to divert <br />juvenile fish away from turbines at Snake <br />and Columbia river dams. <br /> <br />· Spill water over the tops of dams to aid <br />juvenile salmon migration until adequate <br />turbine screens are in place. <br /> <br />1982- '. <br />Northwest Power Planning Council approves first . <br />Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. <br /> <br /> <br />37 <br />
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