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The Council works to protect and enhance fish and wildlife in the Columbia River Basin. Its Fish & Wildlife Program guides project funding by the Bonneville Power Administration.

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The Council develops a plan, updated every five years, to assure the Pacific Northwest of an adequate, efficient, economical, and reliable power supply.

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Reports and Documents

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  1. Review of the Tucannon Habitat Restoration Project (#2010-077-00)

    Aug 08, 2011 / ISRP 2011-21
    At the Council’s July 6, 2011 request, the ISRP reviewed a second response for the Tucannon River Programmatic Habitat Project (#2010-077-00). This project is proposed by...

  2. Follow-up Review of the ODFW Project Grande Ronde Spring Chinook on Lostine/Catherine Creek/ Upper Grande Ronde Rivers (199800704)

    Jul 20, 2011 / ISRP 2011-20
    At the June 10, 2011 request of the Council, the ISRP reviewed a revised proposal for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s project, Grande Ronde Spring Chinook on...

  3. Follow-up Review of the Yakama Nations' Project, Rock Creek Fish and Habitat Assessment (#2007-156-00)

    Jul 14, 2011 / ISRP 2011-19
    At the Council’s May 25, 2011 request, the ISRP reviewed a revised proposal for the Yakama Nation’s Project, Rock Creek Fish and Habitat Assessment (#2007-156-00). The...

  4. Follow-up Review of CRITFC Accord project, Tribal Pacific Lamprey Restoration Plan Implementation (2008-524-00) - Sub-proposal for Objective 3, Task 3B, Subtask (i)

    Jul 13, 2011 / ISRP 2011-18
    At the June 22, 2011 request of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, the ISRP reviewed a revised sub-proposal and response document for the Columbia River...

  5. Review of the Crystal Springs Fish Hatchery Program Master Plan (#2008-906-00)

    Jun 29, 2011 / ISRP 2011-17
    At the Council’s April 19, 2011 request, the ISRP reviewed the Master Plan prepared by the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (hereafter Tribes) titled Crystal Springs Fish Hatchery...

  6. Review of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes' Supplementation, Monitoring, and Evaluation Program (#2008-905-00)

    Jun 29, 2011 / ISRP 2011-16
    At the Council’s April 1, 2011 request, the ISRP reviewed a revised proposal for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes’ Supplementation, Monitoring, and Evaluation Program...

  7. Review of CRITFC Accord Project, Tribal Pacific Lamprey Restoration Plan Implementation (2008-524-00) - Tasks under Objectives 2, 3, and 5

    Jun 23, 2011 / ISRP 2011-15
    At the Council’s May 14, 2011 request, the ISRP reviewed a response containing four sub-proposals from the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission for the Accord project...

  8. Review of the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan’s Spring Chinook Program

    May 27, 2011 / ISRP 2011-14
    * also see presentation > * See ISRP Summary Review of the LSRCP Program 2011-2014 (June 18, 2014; ISRP 2014-6) The Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP)...

  9. A Resource Adequacy Standard for the Pacific Northwest

    Dec 06, 2011 / 2011-14
    The Council has adopted the following methodology, recommended by the Resource Adequacy Forum, to assess the adequacy of the Northwest’s power supply. The purpose of this...

  10. Review of May 2011 Response for the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation’s Fish Accord Proposal, Natural Production Monitoring and Management (#2008-311-00)

    May 25, 2011 / ISRP 2011-13
    At the Council’s May 9, 2011 request, the ISRP reviewed a response to its recent review of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation’s Fish Accord Project,...

  11. A Resource Adequacy Standard for the Pacific Northwest

    Oct 17, 2011 / 2011-13
    The Council is requesting comment on a draft resource adequacy standard, designed to act as an early warning system should resource development fall dangerously short of...

  12. Review of CRITFC Accord Proposal, Tribal Pacific Lamprey Restoration Plan Implementation (2008-524-00) - Objective 3, Task 3B, Subtask (i)

    May 17, 2011 / ISRP 2011-12
    At the Council’s April 19, 2011 request, the ISRP reviewed a response from the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission for an Accord project titled, Tribal Pacific...

  13. An Introduction to the Columbia River Treaty

    Oct 14, 2011 / 2011-12
    The Columbia River Treaty of 1964 between the United States and Canada has a term of 60 years, and it will continue indefinitely unless either country gives 10 years’...

  14. Follow-up Review of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation’s Fish Accord Proposal, Natural Production Monitoring and Management (#2008-311-00)

    Apr 26, 2011 / ISRP 2011-11
    At the Council’s April 1, 2011 request, the ISRP reviewed a revised proposal for the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation’s Fish Accord Project, Natural...

  15. Update to the Council’s Forecast of Fuel Prices

    Aug 10, 2011 / 2011-11
    The Council monitors its power planning assumptions on a regular basis to identify any significant changes that might affect the plan or the region. More formally, the...

  16. Review of the Columbia Habitat Monitoring Program (CHaMP) Protocols

    Mar 30, 2011 / ISRP 2011-10
    The attached report contains the ISRP’s review of the Columbia Habitat Monitoring Program’s (CHaMP) salmonid habitat survey protocols and the ISRP’s impressions from the...

  17. A Brief History of the Federal Columbia River Power System And Power Planning in the Northwest

    Aug 22, 2011 / 2011-10
    Also see Power Supply map which shows dams and other power generation projects. The Northwest Power Act of 1980, which authorized the four Northwest states to form the...

  18. Final review of two BiOp projects from the Nez Perce Tribe, #2007-092-00 Protect and Restore Selway River Watershed and Project #2010-086-00 Protect and Restore the Crooked and American River Watersheds

    Mar 16, 2011 / ISRP 2011-9
    At the Council’s February 18, 2011 request, the ISRP reviewed responses for two proposals from the Nez Perce Tribe. These projects are intended to meet needs identified in...

  19. The Effects of an Increasing Surplus of Energy Generating Capability in the Pacific Northwest

    Mar 28, 2011 / 2011-09
    This paper documents Council staff analysis addressing the market effects of increased renewable energy on the power system. A consequence of the rapid development of...

  20. Final Review of the BiOp proposal, Tucannon River Programmatic Habitat Project (#2010-077-00)

    Mar 10, 2011 / ISRP 2011-8
    At the Council’s February 14 request, the ISRP reviewed a response for the Tucannon River Programmatic Habitat Project (#2010-077-00). This project is proposed by the Snake...

  21. Fiscal Year 2013 Budget and 2012 Revisions

    Jul 20, 2011 / 2011-08
    The Council’s Fiscal Year 2012 revised budget and Fiscal Year 2013 proposed budget was adopted by the Council at its meeting in Portland, Oregon on July 12, 2011. In...

  22. Review of Lake Trout control objectives for the Hungry Horse Mitigation/Flathead Lake Project #1991-019-01

    Mar 01, 2011 / ISRP 2011-7
    On January 24, 2011, the Council asked the ISRP to review a submittal from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) to the Budget Oversight Group for Project...

  23. Review of Accord Proposal, Willamette Falls Lamprey Escapement Estimate (2008-308-00)

    Mar 02, 2011 / ISRP 2011-6
    At the Council’s January 28, 2011 request, the ISRP reviewed a response for the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon’s Columbia River Basin Fish...

  24. 2010 RTF Annual Report and Progress Update

    Jul 20, 2011 / 2011-06
    This annual report, the first for the Regional Technical Forum (RTF), signals an important milestone in its mission to help the Pacific Northwest meet its energy efficiency...

  25. Final Review of Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s Accord proposal, Idaho Nutrient Enhancement Project (2008-607-00)

    Feb 18, 2011 / ISRP 2011-5
    At the Council’s January 13, 2011 request, the ISRP reviewed Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s (IDFG) response to a preliminary ISRP review of the Accord proposal, Idaho...
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