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2009 Announcements
July 30, 2009: The EPA is hosting a workshop on Columbia River toxics reduction Aug. 12 at Chelan PUD in Wenatchee, WA. For more information, see the EPA Region 10 website.
July 13, 2009: The federal action agencies, NOAA and the Northwest Power and Conservation Council have produced draft recommendations for research, monitoring and evaluation of salmon and steelhead populations in the Columbia Basin. The agencies will conduct a series of stakeholder workshops over the next several months to prioritize RM&E requirements for the 2008 FCRPS BiOp. See also list of supporting analysis.
May 7, 2009: In order to address the in lieu provision of the Northwest Power Act (Section 4(h)(10)(A)), the Three Treaty Tribes have identified sources of tribal and non-tribal funding by subbasin. These are described in Attachment H to the Three Treaty Tribes' Fish Accord.
May 1, 2009: The Action Agencies have posted updated information developed in consultation with the State of Washington on the habitat projects and their expected biological benefits under the proposed Estuary Habitat Memorandum of Agreement. The projects will be implemented by the State and its partners in the Columbia River estuary to help strengthen populations of steelhead and salmon.
April 10, 2009: Judge Redden has signed an order on 2009 FCRPS hydro operations for spring migrating fish. The operation continues the 2008 operations into 2009, subject to modifications necessary to accommodate new structures and research at specific dams.
April 3, 2009: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today began hydro operations in the Columbia River Basin to help fish migrate safely to the ocean. See news release.
April 3, 2009: The Action Agencies are proposing to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the State of Washington for habitat projects in the Columbia River estuary to help strengthen populations of steelhead and salmon.
Feb. 26, 2009: BPA has committed about $7 million to overhaul an outdated fish ladder on the Klickitat River.
Feb. 25, 2009: Judge Redden has sent a second letter to parties in the 2008 FCRPS BiOp litigation asking further questions for March 6 oral argument.
Feb. 18, 2009: U.S. District Court Judge James Redden has sent a letter to parties in the NWF v. NOAA Fisheries litigation on the 2008 FCRPS BiOp asking specific questions for oral argument March 6, 2009. “Federal Defendants and the sovereigns have worked very hard on this biological opinion and it shows,” he says, “we have come a long way from the 2004 BiOp."
Jan. 26, 2009: A new Citizen Update is available. "Regional Partnerships, Historic Agreements, 'On the Ground' Actions", describes locally-developed ESA recovery plans and restoration actions in the Middle Columbia and Upper Columbia and providing updates on lamprey, biological opinions and the Columbia Basin Fish Accords. Click here to request printed copies. | | |
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