(Meetings are recorded)
Tuesday, April 12
Power Committee – 10:30am (PDT) / 11:30am (MDT)
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- Power Division Priorities for 2022 (JL) (30 min)
- Update on Natural Gas Price Forecast (SS) (30 min)
- Current Electricity Market Conditions (JO, BK) (30 min)
- Draft scope of work for potential Lower Snake River dam power analysis (BK, JO) (30)
Fish and Wildlife Committee – 8:30am (PDT) / 9:30am (MDT)
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- Study of migrant juvenile salmonid survival and travel time, 1993-present (NOAA-Fisheries) (LB) (45)
Also see presentation in PowerPoint format which preserves transitions more accurately. - White sturgeon status report for Lower and Mid-Columbia and Lower Snake rivers (ODFW, WDFW, CRITFC) (MF) (60)
The Executive Committee will meet in a closed session on Tuesday, April 12th at 1:30pm (PDT) / 2:30pm (MDT).
Wednesday, April 13
Council Meeting – 9am (PDT) / 10am (MDT)
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9 – 9:15am | Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs: Jeffery Allen, chair, fish and wildlife committee; and Jim Yost, chair, power committee. | |
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9:15 – 10am | Presentation by federal agencies regarding the Upper Columbia blocked areas: Roland Springer, Bureau of Reclamation; Michael Langeslay, Corps of Engineers; Ben Zelinsky, Bonneville Power Administration; Michael Tehan, NOAA Fisheries; and Judith Gordon, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Scott Hoefer, Bureau of Reclamation. |
10 – 10:15am | Break | |
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10:15 – 11am | Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission’s 2022 Energy Vision for the Columbia River Basin: Aja DeCoteau, Executive Director; Rob Lothrop, Christine Golightly, Paul Ward, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission; and Ed Sheets, Ed Sheets Consulting. |
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11 – 11:45am | Update from NorthernGrid Transmission Planning Group: Dave Angell and Chelsea Loomis, NorthernGrid and Western Power Pool. |
11:45am – 12:30pm | Lunch | |
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12:30 – 1:30pm | Council decision on Anadromous Fish Habitat and Hatchery Review Recommendations: Fish and Wildlife Division Staff. |
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1:30pm | Council Business:
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