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  • 2010 Supplemental FCRPS BiOp Court Documents

    The National Wildlife Federation et al, plaintiffs in the NWF v. NOAA Fisheries litigation, have challenged the 2010 Supplemental FCRPS BiOp in U.S. District Court. 

    Nov. 16, 2011:  Federal reply brief responding to comments on the 2010 Annual Progress Report

                              Reply brief from Kootenai Tribe of Idaho

                              Reply brief from States of Washington, Idaho and Montana


    Aug. 2, 2011:  Opinion and Order on 2010 FCRPS BiOp   


     

     

    Feb. 11, 2011:  The federal government, three states and three tribes submitted reply briefs in support of the 2010 Supplemental FCRPS BiOp. 

    2-11-11 | Federal reply brief

    2-11-11 | States of Washington, Idaho and Montana filing in support

    Exhibit A: Increases in spill to improve passage conditions for fish, 2000 to 2010.

    2-11-11 | Three lower river Tribes' filing in support 


     

     

    On Dec. 23, 2010, the Justice Department, on behalf of NOAA’s Fisheries Service, filed briefs with the federal district court in Portland, Ore., in the FCRPS BiOp litigation. The agency said there have been strong and in some cases record returns to the Columbia Basin in recent years. It added that the past decade has brought substantial improvement to management of the river and to the dams themselves, along with habitat restoration and better control of salmon predators. These have helped ensure that many more young fish make it to the Pacific to take advantage of recent good ocean conditions.

    The agency added that it would continue its collaboration with the region’s states and tribes and, as always, would rely on the best available science to guide its decisions.

    Six tribes, three States, and two Northwest trade associations filed briefs in support of the FCRPS BiOp. 


    12-23-10 |  Federal filing:

      

    Supplemental cross motion for summary judgment (3 pages)

    Memorandum in support of defendants' cross motion (79 pages)

    Statement of facts in support of federal defendant's cross motion (7 pages)

    Response to plaintiff's statement of facts (6 pages)

       
    12-23-10 |  Lower river tribes' brief in support of FCRPS BiOp 
       
    12-23-10 | States of Washington, Idaho and Montana brief in support of FCRPS BiOp 
       
    12-23-10 |  Kootenai and Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes' brief in support of FCRPS BiOp
     
    • Kootenai tribes: Exhibit 1 
    • Kootenai tribes: Exhibit 2 
    12-23-10 | Colville Tribes' brief in support of FCRPS BiOp
     
    • Colville declaration in support: Michael Rayton
    • Colville declaration in support: William Towye 
    12-23-10 | Northwest RiverPartners brief in support of FCRPS BiOp
       
    12-23-10 |  Inland Ports and Navigation Group breif in support of FCRPS BiOp
       

  • Link to 2010 FCRPS BiOp
    Link to 2010 Supplemental FCRPS BiOp
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