Council Meeting

1.  

3:30 - 4:30

Presentation by the Bonneville Power Administration on Bonneville's financial condition:  Steve Wright, CEO; Paul Norman, Vice President.

5:30 p.m. - Public hearing on draft mainstem amendments - Council document 2002-16.
Please be signed up to testify by 5:45.

Please note:  After 6 p.m., please enter through the door on the S.W. Broadway side of the building.

2.

9:30 - 10:15

Council decision on revised schedule for mainstem amendments: Steve Crow, executive director; and John Shurts, general counsel.

3.

10:15 - 10:30

Update on research plan process:  Brian Allee,manager of policy and program implementation.

4.

10:30 - 11:30

Presentation on proposal by action agencies on mainstem operations for 2003:  Bruce Suzumoto, manager, special projects; and John Shurts.

5.

1:30 - 2:30

Presentation on flow augmentation:  Karl Dreher, director, Idaho Department of Water Resources.
Summary: In 2000, Idaho Department of Water Resources, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute conducted a review of subyearling fall Chinook flow and survival data. In this presentation, Karl Dreher will give an update of this review based on 1999-2001 data.

6.

2:30 - 3:00

Briefing on additional analysis of flow augmentation:  John Fazio, senior power systems analyst.

7.

3:00 - 3:30

Presentation by University of Washington on CRiSP modeling results on mainstem operations: Chris Vanholmes, University of Washington, Columbia Basin Research.

8.

3:45 - 4:45

Presentation by the NOAA Fisheries Service on 2002 juvenile survival and adult returns: John Williams and Bill Muir, NOAA Fisheries Service.
Summary: John Williams and Bill Muir of NOAA Fisheries' Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) will present the most recent data on juvenile survival and adult returns in the Columbia and Snake river basins. The NWFSC provides scientific and technical support for the management and conservation of the Pacific Northwest region's anadromous and marine resources. NWFSC research covers fisheries science, marine biology and ecology, genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, oceanography, and aquaculture and is conducted in cooperation with other agencies, tribes and universities.

9.  

4:45 - 5:15

Council decision on subbasin planning contracts: Brian Allee; and Lynn Palensky, subbasin planning coordinator.

10.

8:30 - 9:30

Presentation on climate change and river operation: Dr. Dennis Lettenmaier, University of Washington; and John Fazio.

11.

9:30 - 10:30

Council decision on Council recommendations on Bonneville's future role in power supply: Dick Watson, director, power division.

12.

10:45 - 11:15

Council decision on fish and wildlife project funding and implementation issues:  Mark Fritsch, fish production coordinator.

• Walla Walla passage improvement project
• Live capture harvest project

Live capture (60k PDF)

13.

11:15 - Noon

Discussion on Bonneville's fish and wildlife project implementation budget and financial condition: John Ogan, senior counsel; Mark Walker, director, public affairs division; and Sarah McNary, Bonneville Power Administration.

14.  

Noon

Council business:

• Approval of minutes from October and November Council Meetings
• Council decision to release demand response issue paper