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1994 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program |
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5.9 Pursue Monitoring and Dispute Resolution
5.9A Monitoring
Bonneville
5.9A.1 Fund an annual smolt monitoring program to be conducted by the fish and wildlife agencies and tribes. The monitoring program will provide information on the migrating characteristics of the various stocks of salmon and steelhead within the Columbia River Basin. The program should include:
- field monitoring of smolt movement to determine the best timing for storage releases;
- coordination of runoff forecasts with water budget use and shaping;
- continuous monitoring of runoff conditions and fish movement at Lower Granite and Priest Rapids dams to give information for changes in water budget use if actual runoff conditions are inconsistent with runoff forecasts; and
- coordination of hatchery releases with water budget use.
5.9B Dispute Settlement
Fish Passage Manager and Fish Operations Executive Committee
5.9B.1 In the event that the fish and wildlife agencies and tribes are unable to agree on a flow schedule for the water budget, the fish passage manager immediately will notify the Fish Operations Executive Committee, which will assist them in promptly resolving the dispute. In the event the dispute cannot be resolved, the Council may establish and transmit to the Corps of Engineers a schedule for the water budget.
Fish Operations Executive Committee
5.9B.2 If federal project operators and regulators cannot resolve planning and operational disputes related to mainstem fish operations, the Fish Operations Executive Committee will meet with representatives of those entities to help resolve the dispute.