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Fish and Wildlife

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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COLUMBIA RIVER HISTORY PROJECT

Reports

  1. Fiscal Year 2006 Budget and 2005 Revisions

    Aug 01, 2004 / 2004-11
    FY 2006 budget
  2. Step Two Review of the Northeast Oregon Hatchery (NEOH) Spring Chinook Master Plan: Monitoring and Evaluation Plan

    May 18, 2004 / ISRP 2004-10
    Introduction Per the Council's request, attached is the ISRP's review of the Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Northeast Oregon Hatchery Imnaha and Grande Ronde Subbasin...
  3. Review of the Lower Columbia River Ecosystem Monitoring and Data Management Project (2003-007-00)

    May 07, 2004 / ISRP 2004-9
    Summary The ISRP reiterates its support for a monitoring and evaluation plan for the Lower Columbia River Estuary. In its review of the original M&E proposal, the ISRP...
  4. Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery Master Plan issue paper

    Aug 12, 2004 / 2004-9
    In December 2001, as part of the solicitation associated with the Columbia Cascade Province, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (Colville Tribes) submitted...
  5. Final Review of the US Army Corps of Engineers' Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program for FY2004

    Apr 23, 2004 / ISRP 2004-8
    This is the final report by the ISRP of its initial review of the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program (AFEP) for Fiscal Year 2004. The...
  6. Artificial Production Review and Evaluation Issue Paper

    Jul 15, 2004 / 2004-8
    This paper represents the latest step in the region's efforts to update and change hatchery policies in the Columbia River Basin. The paper articulates hatchery reform...
  7. Comments on Flathead and Kootenai Subbasin Plan Presentations

    Apr 16, 2004 / ISRP 2004-7
    On March 24, 2004, the ISRP and ISAB met with the Flathead and Kootenai subbasin planners in Kalispell, Montana. The meeting provided an opportunity for the subbasin planners...
  8. Second Review of Proposal to Evaluate the Biological Effects of the Council's Mainstem Amendments on the Fisheries Upstream and Downstream of Hungry Horse and Libby Dams

    Apr 08, 2004 / ISRP 2004-6
    This is the ISRP's final review of the "Proposal to Evaluate the Biological Effects of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's Mainstem Amendments on the Fisheries...
  9. Review of Summer Spill Study Proposal

    Apr 06, 2004 / ISRP 2004-5
    In early March 2004, the Council requested that the ISRP review the US Geological Survey's proposal, "Estimating the survival of sub-yearling Chinook salmon through...
  10. Final Council Recommendations for the Future Role of the Bonneville Power Administration in Power

    May 12, 2004 / 2004-5
    Over the past several years, the Bonneville Power Administration has faced periods of instability that have threatened its financial well being and that of its customers;...
  11. Review of Draft Clearwater Subbasin Plan (November 2003 version)

    Feb 06, 2004 / ISRP 2004-4
    In November 2003, the Council accepted delivery of the 2003 Draft Clearwater Subbasin Plan, a revision of the November 2002 Draft Clearwater Subbasin Plan produced in...
  12. Fiscal Year 2003 Annual Report to Congress

    Jun 01, 2004 / 2004-4
    In 2003, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council recommended new guidelines for Columbia and Snake river dam operations, completed a major review of fish hatcheries,...
  13. Preliminary Review of Hungry Horse and Libby Proposal

    Jan 20, 2004 / ISRP 2004-3
    At the Council's December 23, 2003 request, the ISRP reviewed the Proposal to Evaluate the Biological Effects of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's Mainstem...
  14. Third Annual Report to the Northwest Governors On Expenditures of the Bonneville Power Administration

    Feb 01, 2004 / 2004-3
    In Fiscal Year 2002, the Bonneville Power Administration spent a total of $412.3 million including $160.4 million in hydropower operations, on Columbia River Basin fish and...
  15. Comments on the Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership's (PNAMP) Draft Recommendations for Monitoring in Subbasin Plans

    Apr 22, 2004 / ISRP/ISAB 2004-2
    At the Council staff and PNAMP's request the ISRP/AB reviewed PNAMP's draft "Recommendations for Monitoring in Subbasin Plans" which is intended to provide guidance to help...
  16. Review of Criteria for Evaluating Proposals to Secure Tributary Water for 2004

    Jan 20, 2004 / ISRP 2004-2
    This review is a follow-up to a previous ISRP review. In January 2003, as specified in the 2000 Fish and Wildlife Program and requested by the Council, the ISRP completed a...
  17. ISAB Findings from the Reservoir Operations / Flow Survival Symposium

    Dec 10, 2004 / ISAB 2004-2
    see presentation > On November 9th and 10th, 2004, the Council and NOAA Fisheries sponsored a reservoir-operations/flow-survival symposium. The ISAB was asked to provide...
  18. Scoping for Feasibility of Columbia River Mainstem Passage Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

    Nov 01, 2004 / IEAB 2004-2
    The Independent Economic Analysis Board (IEAB) has been asked to review current information about Columbia River mainstem bypass spill and alternative juvenile passage...
  19. Draft Council Recommendations for the Future Role of the Bonneville Power Administration in Power Supply

    Apr 09, 2004 / 2004-2
    [This document has been replaced by final version 2004-5 ] Over the past several years the Bonneville Power Administration has faced periods of instability that have...
  20. Review of Draft Action Agency and NOAA Fisheries RME Plan

    Jan 15, 2004 / ISAB/ISRP 2004-1
    Related link: Presentation (960k PDF) at February 2004 Council meeting This ISAB and ISRP review was requested by NOAA Fisheries and the Council in September 2003. The...
  21. Juvenile Passage Cost Effectiveness Analysis for the Columbia River Basin: Description and Preliminary Analysis

    Jan 01, 2004 / IEAB 2004-1
    Bypass spill for juvenile anadromous fish out-migration and passage improvements to assist juvenile migrants together cost ratepayers hundreds of millions of dollars...
  22. Building Blocks for the 5th Power Plan: Transmission Issues

    Dec 10, 2003 / 2003-23
    Introduction An electrical power system requires constant, second by second, balancing of supply, demand, and transmission capability. Transmission system operators are...
  23. Twenty Years of Progress: Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

    Nov 01, 2003 / 2003-20
    Introduction The Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program is unique in the nation. The Northwest Power and Conservation Council (known until 2003 as the Northwest...
  24. The Future Role of the Bonneville Power Administration in Power Supply

    Oct 28, 2003 / 2003-18
    Introduction and Summary The crown jewel of the Northwest Power System is the federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS). The FCRPS consists of 31 dams on the Columbia...
  25. APRE Draft Basin-Level Report

    Oct 07, 2003 / 2003-17
    Related links: * Report in Word format * Appendices * Final Basin-Level Report (2004-17) * Public comments received to date * Council press release ...
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