Oregon-Specific Guidance for Subbasin Planning
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September 2003 revision
[This is a revision to the October 2002 version. Additional revisions
may occur as the process evolves.]
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Introduction
This document provides guidance on the process for preparing subbasin
plans. It is intended to augment the guidance on subbasin plan contents
provided in the Technical
Guide for Subbasin Planners. As with the Technical Guide, this
guidance is not mandatory; it has been prepared by the Oregon Coordinating
Group (OCG) to assist planners and other stakeholders in developing
subbasin plans that meet Council standards and expectations for the
subbasin planning process as well as maintaining consistency with
agency/tribal policies and programs in Oregon.
In addition to this document and the Technical Guide, a number of other
guidances have been developed. Many are referenced directly in this
document. Appendix E contains a complete list of these guidances, updated
to the date of this revision.
The first set of subbasin plans, completed in 1991 for the anadromous
fish bearing subbasins, was a common effort of the tribal, state, and
federal fishery managers to implement U.S. v Oregon court-ordered
management agreements at the subbasin level. They attempted to quantify
the amount of change from historic conditions and the amount of
restoration that would occur as a result actions proposed in those plans.
The amount and type of information and the resources available for the
planning process limited the analyses.
The second set of subbasin plans (Wy-Kan-Ush-Mi Wa-Kish-Wit, Spirit of
the Salmon), updated from 1990 by the member tribes of the Columbia River
Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, was completed in 1995 and extended the
quantification of the original plans. Life stage survival estimates were
included for some runs and changes from historic conditions were allocated
among habitat, hydropower, and harvest impacts. In addition, specific
monitoring proposals were identified to track improvements resulting from
plan implementation.
Now we are embarked upon a third iteration of subbasin planning. It
began with development of Subbasin Summaries as part of the Council's
rolling Provincial Review of projects under its Fish and Wildlife Program.
This round of planning will conclude with the development of subbasin,
provincial and regional plans (the last two based upon the individual
subbasin plans). When completed, the Council intends to adopt these plans
into the Fish and Wildlife Program. As plans are developed they will be
evaluated for consistency with the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water
Act, federal treaty and trust responsibilities to the basin's Native
American Tribes, and the general provisions of the Council's 2000 Fish and
Wildlife Program.
The success of this effort will depend in large part upon how well the
new subbasin plans build from and extend the quantification of earlier
plans, their ability to integrate the various land and water management
plans affecting the subbasin, and on the funding provided for their
implementation.
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