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Platte River Issues (Nebraska, Colorado. Wyoming) In May 1997, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, and the Department of the Interior reached an historic Cooperative Agreement to resolve remaining Platte River issues (per the 10/94 Memorandum of Agreement) to restore the ecosystem while providing certainty for area water users. The basin-wide program will ensure adequate funds, initiative an environmental analysis of Platte River, adjust Kingsley Dam operations, and improve endangered species habitat. Shasta Dam Temperature Control Device to Save Salmon (California) On May 29, Reclamation dedicate.d the newest state-of-the-art Temperature Control Device in California's Central Valley Project, a vital ecosystem with a series of canals, dams, and riverways. Measuring 250 feet wide and 300 feet high, this device, along with other modifications to the Central Valley Project, is aimed at providing sufficient control over water temperatures to maintain optimum river condition for salmon recovery while generating power in the 578,000 kilowatt-capacity powerplant at Shasta Dam. Bighorn River - Yellowtail Dam (Montana) . Reclamation has been working for several years to reduce or eliminate nitrogen gas buildup in the river immediately below Afterbay Dam. A significant investment in testing and experimentation led to changes in the operation of the dam which have helped minimize the problem. The Bighorn River continue to be one of the premier trophy trout fisheries in the West. McPhee Dam and Dolores River (Colorado) The construction of McPhee Dam and subsequent reservoir operation created a "blue-ribbon" trout fishery in a river that seasonally used to run dry. Reclamation has worked with the Dolores Water Conservancy District to provide 3,900 acre-feet of water for downstream fish and wildlife. Reclamation has leased 3,300 acre-feet of unused tribal irrigation water for five years or until such time as it is needed from the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe for downstream fish and wildlife purposes. Pecos River (New Mexico) Reclamation executed a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, and the Carlsbad Irrigation District to conduct a five-year research program to detennine the biological and hydrological needs of the Pecos bluntnose shiner, an endangered fish. A water budget model will also be developed. The program is in its last quarter at this time. Investigations have included habitat needs and flow impacts. A new biological opinion will be developed over the next three years. Provo River Fish Habitat (Utah) Reclamation has been working since 1986 to provide critical habitat for the June sucker, a native fish found in Utah Lake and the Provo River. Reclamation secured water for Provo River flows through the critical 4.9 mile reach of habitat, conducted three years of study to define flow needs, and has worked with water users to protect the flows and habitat. Upstream, Reclamation has secured Provo River winter flows from Deer Creek Dam to protect the "blue-ribbon" brown trout fishery during critical winter spawning periods.