Tuesday, May 13
Council Meeting – 8am (PDT) / 9am (MDT) – Workshop Meeting Room
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| 8 – 8:15am | Introduction of Interim Executive Director, Guy Norman & Executive Director Report: Guy Norman, Interim Executive Director Public Affairs Committee Report: Charles F. Sams III, Public Affairs Committee Chair | |
| 1. | 8:15 – 9am | Basin Climate and Water Supply Outlook: Kate Self, F&W Program Scientist, Dan Hua, Power System Analyst, and Amy Burke, NOAA |
| 2. | 9 – 9:45am | Emerging Technology: Jud Virden, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Energy and Environment |
| 3. | 9:45 – 10:30am | Overview of Cold Water Refuge (CWR) and Delta Habitat Assessment efforts in Zone 6 of the Columbia River, with updates on Wind, White Salmon, Klickitat, Umatilla, and Walla Walla Rivers; “Enhancing the CWRs we have and building the ones that salmon need”: Rudy Salakory, Fish and Wildlife Policy Analyst, Bill Sharp, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, and Jerimiah Bonifer, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation |
| 10:30 – 10:45am | Break | |
| 4. | 10:45 – 11:15am | State of Washington and Oregon Invasive Mussel Prevention and Readiness: Justin Bush, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Keith DeHart, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife |
| 5. | 11:15 – 11:45am | Efforts of the Oregon and Washington Invasive Mussel Near-Term Action Working Group: Justin Bush, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Keith DeHart, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife |
| 6. | 11:45am – 12:15pm | State of Washington Invasive Mussel Detection Canine Demonstration: Justin Bush, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fin, Aquatic Invasive Species Detection Canine and Nick Knauss, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife |
On the afternoon of Tuesday, May 13, the Council will have a site visit to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to learn about innovative energy technologies and aquatic research; and to Bateman Island to meet with the Yakama Nation and to learn about the potential for improvements in habitat conditions for migrating salmon and steelhead.
Wednesday, May 14
Council Meeting cont’d and Council Work Session – 8am (PDT) / 9am (MDT) – Workshop Meeting Room
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7. Council Work Session Fish and Wildlife Program Amendment 8am – 10:30am
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Council Meeting – 10:30am (PDT) / 11:30pm (MDT) – Workshop Meeting Room
| 10:30 – 10:45am | Break | |
| 8. | 10:45 – 11am | Power Plan Update: Jennifer Light, Director of Power Planning |
| 9. | 11am – 12pm | Proposed Conservation Resources, Part 2: Kevin Smit, Power Planning Resources Manager and Christian Douglass, Senior Resources Analyst |
| 12 – 1pm | Lunch | |
| 10. | 1 – 1:45pm | Proposed Demand Response Potential, Part 1: Joe Walderman, Resources Analyst |
| 11. | 1:45 – 2:45pm | Final Approach to Wildfire Risk for Ninth Plan: Dor Hirsh Bar Gai, Power System Analyst |
| 12. | 2:45 – 3:30pm | Columbia Generating Station Extended Power Uprate (EPU): Jennifer Light, Director of Power Planning, Ryan Egerdahl and Carla Essenberg, Bonneville Power Administration |
| 13. | 3:30pm | Council Business:
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On the morning of Thursday, May 15, the Council will have a site visit to the Columbia Generating Station.