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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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Reports

  1. Revised Draft Part I of the 2020 Addendum to the 2014 Fish and Wildlife Program

    May 15, 2020 / 2020-4
    At its May 2020 meeting, the Council approved to release for public review and comment the Revised Draft Part I of what will be the 2020 Addendum to the 2014 Columbia River...
  2. Review of the Yakama Nation’s Revised Master Plan for Yakima Subbasin Summer- and Fall-run Chinook, Coho Salmon and Steelhead

    Feb 13, 2020 / ISRP 2020-3
    In response to the Council's November 6, 2019 request, the ISRP reviewed the Yakama Nation’s Revised Master Plan for Yakima Subbasin Summer- and Fall-run Chinook, Coho Salmon...
  3. The State of the Columbia River Basin, Fiscal Year 2019

    Mar 04, 2020 / 2020-3
    In this Fiscal Year 2019 annual report to Congress, the Council reviews the state of the Northwest’s energy system and its ongoing efforts to protect fish and wildlife...
  4. ISRP 2020 Response Review of the Hood River Production Program

    Feb 04, 2020 / ISRP 2020-2
    At the December 3, 2019 request of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) reviewed a response from the Oregon...
  5. ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2020 Annual Report

    Oct 29, 2020 / ISAB 2020-2
    The Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program calls for a regular system of independent and timely science reviews of the Fish Passage Center’s (FPC) analytical...
  6. 2019 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Costs Report

    Mar 17, 2020 / 2020-2
    This is the 19th year the Council has reported to the governors on the cost of implementing the Council’s Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, which Bonneville...
  7. ISRP Review the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation’s Land and Water Acquisition Habitat Project (2008-104-00)

    Jan 28, 2020 / ISRP 2020-1
    In response to the December 20, 2019 request of the Council, the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) reviewed the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation’s...
  8. ISAB Review of Chapter 2 of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) 2019 Annual Report

    Apr 29, 2020 / ISAB 2020-1
    The Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program calls for a regular system of independent and timely science reviews of the Fish Passage Center’s (FPC) analytical...
  9. 2020 Addendum to the 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program — Part II: Program Implementation

    Jan 14, 2020 / 2020-1
    At its January 2020 meeting, the Council adopted Part II of the 2020 Addendum to the 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program (see sidebar link). Part II...
  10. Report of Independent Auditors in Accordance with Federal Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and Financial Statements, FY 2019

    Feb 12, 2020
    See attached Moss-Adams audit which concluded September 30, 2019
  11. Pacific Northwest Power Supply Adequacy Assessment for 2024

    Oct 31, 2019 / 2019-11
    Executive Summary: In 2011, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council adopted a resource adequacy standard to provide an early warning should resource development...
  12. Energy Efficiency: Values and Challenges

    Jun 18, 2019 / 2019-9
    The purpose of this white paper is to explore how the value of efficiency at the regional level may or may not translate to individual utilities within the region. The...
  13. Fiscal Year 2021 Budget and 2020 Revisions

    Jul 19, 2019 / 2019-8
    This budget was approved at the July 2019 Council meeting
  14. Economics of the Northern Pike Invasion in the Columbia River Basin

    Jun 10, 2019 / 2019-7
    Executive Summary In a recent letter from the Northwest Power and Conservation Council (hereinafter the Council) to the Independent Science Advisory Board (ISAB), the...
  15. Draft 2020 Addendum to the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

    Jul 19, 2019 / 2019-6
    The Council is amending its 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program by adopting and adding this 2020 Addendum. The 2020 Addendum is part of the fish and...
  16. 2018 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Costs Report

    Mar 01, 2019 / 2019-5
    This is the 18th year the Council has reported to the governors on the cost of implementing the Council’s Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, which Bonneville...
  17. Energy Efficiency: Values and Challenges (Draft)

    Feb 14, 2019 / 2019-04
    The purpose of the Energy Efficiency: Values and Challenges white paper is to explore how the value of efficiency at the regional level may or may not translate to...
  18. ISRP 2019 Step Review of the Hood River Production Program

    Sep 06, 2019 / ISRP 2019-3
    In response to the Council’s June 20, 2019 request, the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) reviewed the Addendum to the 2008 Revised Master Plan for the Hood River...
  19. ISAB Review of the Upper Columbia United Tribes’ Fish Passage and Reintroduction Phase 1 Report: Investigations Upstream of Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee Dams (Reintroduction Report)

    Nov 01, 2019 / ISAB 2019-3
    The Northwest Power and Conservation Council (Council or NPCC) asked the Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) to review the Upper Columbia United Tribes’ (UCUT) Fish...
  20. Midterm Assessment of the Seventh Power Plan

    Feb 26, 2019 / 2019-03
    The primary purpose of the midterm assessment is to check on the region’s progress in implementing the Seventh Northwest Power Plan, which the Council issued in early 2016....
  21. ISRP Final Report: Mainstem and Program Support Category Review

    May 29, 2019 / ISRP 2019-2
    Project reviews increase Fish and Wildlife Program accountability and transparency; improve project design, implementation, and overall effectiveness; help track project...
  22. ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2019 Annual Report

    Oct 17, 2019 / ISAB 2019-2
    The Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program calls for a regular system of independent and timely reviews of the Fish Passage Center’s (FPC) analytical products....
  23. ISRP Preliminary Report: Mainstem and Program Support Category Review

    Apr 04, 2019 / ISRP 2019-1
    Project reviews increase Program accountability and transparency; improve project design, implementation, and overall effectiveness; and facilitate information sharing and...
  24. A Review of Predation Impacts and Management Effectiveness for the Columbia River Basin

    May 03, 2019 / ISAB 2019-1
    * Presentation to Council, May 8, 2019 The Council requested the Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) to provide a review of the biological and economic...
  25. Draft Midterm Assessment of the Seventh Power Plan

    Oct 12, 2018 / 2019-01
    (Comment period closed December 13, 2018) The primary purpose of the midterm assessment is to check on the region’s progress in implementing the Seventh Northwest Power...
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