| May 20, 2010
Supplemental FCRPS Biological Opinion At the urging of the Court, federal agencies spent three months formally integrating the Adaptive Management Implementation Plan developed last fall into the FCRPS BiOp. The agencies thoroughly reviewed the BiOp and the science behind it, and consulted federal and independent scientists to be sure that it provides the right framework and actions to protect Northwest slamon. Two years into the implementation of this BiOp, the region's efforts to protect salmon are on course. Last year alone, 9,609 miles of wetland habitat were protected and 244 miles of streams were reopened to fish. We've made much progress and completion of this legal process now prepares us to make much more. Overview fact sheet BPA Record of Decision on the 2010 Supplemental BiOp Bureau of Reclamation ROD on 2010 Supplemental BiOp Corps Record of Consultation and Statement of Decision 2010 Supplemental BiOp
May 5, 2008
NOAA Fisheries 2008 BiOp on operation of the FCRPS NOAA Fisheries released a final biological opinion on May 5, 2008, on the operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System for salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered Species Act. NOAA Fisheries finds that with the actions in the Reasonable and Prudent Alternative (RPA), the BiOp meets the law’s requirement to protect fish and improves their prospects for recovery. Salmon are endangered because of problems with habitat, harvest and hatcheries as well as the hydropower system. The solution must address all these problems as well. The RPA: - Identifies high performance standards for survival of juvenile fish through the dams
- Specifies hydrosystem spill and operations timed to the needs of individual species
- Expands the habitat program
- Expands the predation-management program
- Sets specific commitments and timetables for site-specific hatchery consultations and reforms
The BiOp analysis is based on the best available science and validated by independent science reviews. Link to NOAA Fisheries webpage with information on the 2008 FCRPS BiOp
September 15, 2009
FCRPS Adaptive Management Implementation Plan (AMIP) Backed by sound science, strong stakeholder support and extensive outreach, the federal government today filed with a United States district court a strengthened plan to implement NOAA’s 2008 biological opinion governing operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System. The plan bolsters protection for salmon and steelhead on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest by adding contingency measures that provide extra insurance that the fish will survive with an adequate potential for recovery. |