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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 Fish and Wildlife Program

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Power Planning

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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Meetings
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OCT 2025
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21
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OCT 2025
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NOV 2025
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05
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System Analysis Advisory Committee
NOV 2025
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13
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NOV 2025
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DEC 2025
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DEC 2025
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09
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DEC 2025
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16
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DEC 2025
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19
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JAN 2026
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13
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21
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28
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29
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FEB 2026
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03
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04
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10
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FEB 2026
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12
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17
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18
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FEB 2026
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24
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26
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MAR 2026
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06
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MAR 2026
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21
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22
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27
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MAY 2026
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04
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Fish and Wildlife Committee - Closed Session
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05
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Fish and Wildlife Committee - Closed Session
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06
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07
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Generating Resources Advisory Committee
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19
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21
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20
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10
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08
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Reports and Documents

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COLUMBIA RIVER HISTORY PROJECT

Reports

  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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 ...
  10. Review of Fiscal Year 2004 Pre-proposals for the US Army Corps of Engineers' Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program

    Oct 15, 2003 / ISRP 2003-14
    In 1998, the U.S. Congress' Senate-House conference report on the Fiscal Year 1999 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill directed the Independent Scientific...
  11. The Columbia River Basin Field Guide (2003 version)

    Sep 01, 2003 / 2003-14
    The Big Map (click to enlarge) (Note: This was updated with a new 2017 version) Historically, the Columbia River Basin has supported a rich variety of fish and...
  12. Review of Draft: "An ecosystem-based restoration plan with emphasis on salmonid habitats in the Columbia River Estuary" (Draft Estuary Plan Review)

    Sep 08, 2003 / ISRP 2003-13
    Authors: Charles C. Coutant Brian Riddell Susan Hanna William Smoker Nancy Huntly Richard Whitney William Liss ...
  13. Follow-up to the ISRP Step Two Review of the Northeast Oregon Hatchery (NEOH) Spring Chinook Master Plan

    Aug 12, 2003 / ISRP 2003-12
    Authors: Nancy Huntly, Brian Riddell, Richard Williams Introduction In a June 2, 2003 memo (40k PDF) , the Northwest Power and Conservation Council requested that the...
  14. Fiscal Year 2005 budget and Fiscal Year 2004 revisions

    Sep 01, 2003 / 2003-12
    In 1997, the Council entered into a budget limitation agreement with Bonneville that resulted in approximately $5 million of savings. Actions taken to accomplish these...
  15. Review of Protocols for Counting Salmonids, Resident Fish, and Lampreys in the Pacific Northwest

    Aug 04, 2003 / ISRP 2003-11
    Background At the request of the Council, the ISRP reviewed the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's proposal, Protocols for Counting Salmonids, Resident Fish,...
  16. 2003 Mainstem Amendments to the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

    Apr 01, 2003 / 2003-11
    Read the publication in parts: * Main report for screen or print (9.2mb PDF) * Appendix A — Analysis of the adequacy, efficiency, economy and reliability of the...
  17. Review of the Umatilla Fish Hatchery Monitoring and Evaluation Project (199000500) document, "Comprehensive Assessment of Salmonid Restoration and Enhancement Efforts in the Umatilla River Basin"

    Jul 01, 2003 / ISRP 2003-10
    As the Council requested on May 15, 2003, the ISRP reviewed the Umatilla Fish Hatchery Monitoring and Evaluation Project's (199000500) progress report titled a...
  18. Request for public comment on proposed changes to the Council's bylaws

    Sep 15, 2003 / 2003-10
    Also see current Council Bylaws. [Comment period ended October 2003.] At its Spokane meeting on September 10 and 11, the Council voted to request public comment on...
  19. Final Review of Proposals Submitted in Response to Bonneville Power Administration's March 14, 2003 Request for Studies for Reasonable and Prudent Alternative Actions 182 and 184 of the 2000 Federal Columbia River Power System Biological Opinion

    Jun 27, 2003 / ISRP 2003-9
    This report contains the ISRP's final recommendations and comments on 15 proposals submitted in response to Bonneville Power Administration's March 14, 2003 Request for...
  20. Draft Power Project Financing Assumptions For The Fifth Power Plan

    Jul 18, 2003 / 2003-9
    INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY This paper describes the generating project financing assumptions proposed for use in the Fifth Power Plan. Project financing strongly affects...
  21. Review of Idaho Supplementation Studies

    May 22, 2003 / ISRP 2003-8
    At the request of the Council, the Independent Scientific Review Panel reviewed a March 28, 2003 submittal from the project sponsors of the Idaho Supplementation Studies...
  22. The Discount Rate in the Fifth Power Plan

    Jun 16, 2003 / 2003-8
    This paper recommends that the Council use a real discount rate of 4 percent for its analysis for the upcoming power plan. This is based on near term forecasts of the cost...
  23. Review of proposals submitted in response to Bonneville Power Administration's March 14, 2003 request for Studies for Reasonable and Prudent Alternative Actions 182 and 184 of the 2000 Federal Columbia River Power System Biological Opinion

    Apr 25, 2003 / ISRP 2003-7
    The Council invites public comment on the this review of 15 proposals submitted in response to Bonneville Power Administration's March 14, 2003 Request for Studies (RFS)...
  24. Revised Draft Fuel Price Forecasts for the Fifth Power Plan

    Apr 22, 2003 / 2003-7
    Fuel prices affect electricity planning in two primary ways. They influence electricity demand because they are substitute sources of energy for space and water heating and...
  25. Review of revised mainstem/systemwide proposals for Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation

    Mar 24, 2003 / ISRP 2003-6
    At the request of the Council and BPA, the ISRP reviewed five revised proposals from the Mainstem Systemwide project selection process that were modified to address...
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