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(AP) - A federal judge last
week ordered the federal gov­
ernment to continue spilling ex­
tra water over dams on the lower
Snake and lower Columbia riv­
ers to help young salmon and
steelhead migrate to the ocean.
The order from U.S. District
Judge James Redden in Portland
came as a result o f his ruling last
year
that
the
Bush
administration’s latest plan for
operating the federally owned
hydroelectric dams in the Co­
lumbia Basin jeopardized the
survival o f threatened and en­
dangered salmon and steelhead.
NOAA Fisheries, the U.S.
Army Corps o f Engineers and
the Bonneville Power Adminis­
tration had proposed putting
about half the young fish in
barges and tank trucks to get
them around the dams on the
lower Snake and lower Colum­
bia rivers and relying on spill for
the oth er half. T h a t would
spread the risks for the salmon
and avoid the loss o f tens o f
millions o f dollars in electricity
revenues.
T h e judge approved the
government’s plans for spring
and summer spills over the
dams, but extended it during
both seasons, saying that the sci­
entific justification for barging
and trucking the fish was not
conclusive.
‘W e are a long way from solv­
ing this problem from bringing
back salmon for all the commu­
nities and people that depend on
them ,” Earthjustice attorney
Todd True, who represents the
conservation and fishing groups
that won the lawsuit, said in a
statement. “But once again, the
court has recognized that doing
nothing is completely unaccept­
able.
“The ball is squarely in the
federal agencies court to come
up with a plan that makes the
major changes in dams and dam
operations that our region needs.
We will see in the com ing
months if they can meet the
challenge.”
Bonneville Power Adminis­
tration spokesman Mike Hansen
said the agency that markets
power produced by the dams
would continue to focus its ef­
forts looking for ways to oper­
ate the dams without harming
salmon that are agreeable to all
interests, including the govern­
ment, Indian tribes, the fishing
industry, and utilities.
BPA will have an estimate in
a couple weeks on the cost o f
the spill ordered by the judge,
H ansen said. H ow ever, the
amount o f water spilled over the
dams last sum m er under
Redden’s orders amounted to
$75 million in lost revenues, ac­
counting for a 2 percent to 3
percent increase in wholesale
power rates for BPA customers.
N OAA Fisheries and the
Corps o f Engineers did not im­
mediately return calls for com­
ment.
Meanwhile, NOAA Fisheries,
the Army Corps o f Engineers
and BPA are appealing Redden’s
May ruling to the 9th U.S. Cir­
cuit Court o f Appeals.
Dams affected by the order
are Lower Granite, Little Goose,
Lower Monumental and Ice har­
bor on the lower Snake and
McNary, John Day, The Dalles
and Bonneville on the lower
Columbia. Snake River spring/
summer chinook and Snake
River steelhead are the species
that benefit most from spilling
extra water and carrying young
fish around dams in the spring.
Snake River fall chinook are the
species helped most by summer
spill and transportation.
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Meth problem focus of gathering
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invited to a community meet­
ing on methamphetamine at
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Jan. 11, from 5 to 10 p.m.
The meeting begins with
the Washat at 5 p.m., fol­
lowed by supper at 5:30 p.m.
Tribal Council Chairman
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ing, followed by an invoca­
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T h e m eeting includes
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at
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ers’ perspective on the drug,
and William Etter from the
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ministration on practical so­
lutions.
A ttendin g com m unity
members will have opportu­
nity to discuss the problem
and possible solutions for an
hour following the speakers’
time. For more information
on the meeting, contact ei­
ther Char Herkshan or Guy
Wallulatum at 553-3205.
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