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2021 Northwest RiverPartners Fast Facts Reference Guide
EnergyGPS Review of the 2018 NWEC Lower Snake River Dams Power Replacement Study
Sources
We value keeping up with the latest information and science on hydropower and salmon. There are many factors to consider when looking at the issues our rivers face, and they change at a rapid pace. By relying on trustworthy sources, it is our belief that we can strike a balance among all sides that achieves the best possible outcome for the resource. Below you will find links to fact sheets, files, and websites that offer great information on the hydropower system and salmon.
– CRSO Final EIS Executive Summary
– NOAA 2020 CRS Biological Opinion
– NWRP CRSO DEIS Final Written Comments
– Lower Snake River Dams Stakeholder Engagement Report
– CRSO DEIS Executive Summary
– CRSO Overview
– CRSO Documents
– Hydropower – Flexibility and Project Statistics
– Fish and Wildlife – Operations, Predation, and Habitat Improvements
– Fish and Wildlife – Survival and System Travel Time
– NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service – 2019 Biological Opinion
– Bureau of Reclamation & USACE – 2019 State of the Infrastructure
– BPA – Snake Dams Fact Sheet 2016
– NRU & PPC – Lower Snake River Dams Fact Sheet
– Chelan PUD / National Hydro Association – Reinvigorating Hydropower
– Corps of Engineers – Methane Gas Emissions at Dams
– KGW – Will there be enough electricity when coal plants shut down?
– NWPCC – BPA Electricity
– NWPCC – Power Supply
– Oregon Department of Energy – 2018 Biennial Energy Report
– PNAS – Tracking emissions in the US electricity system
– Washington Grain Commission – 2018-2019 Wheat Facts
– Fish and Fisheries – A synthesis of the coast-wide decline in survival of West Coast Chinook Salmon
– Salmon Lifecycle
– Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences – Estimates of Chinook Salmon Consumption by Marine Mammal Predators
– Kintama Research – Columbia River Spring-Summer Chinook Studies Visual
– Kintama Research – Rethinking Strategies for Increasing Salmon Survival: What Do the Data Say?
– Nature – Climate change threatens Chinook salmon throughout their life cycle
– NOAA Fisheries – Fish Size Affects Snake River Salmon Returns More than Route Through Dams
– Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences – Ocean and Dam Influences on Salmon Survival
– PLOS Biology – Rethinking Dams: Pacific Salmon Recovery May Rest on Other Factors
– American Fisheries Society – Cumulative Affects of Avian Predation on Upper Columbia Steelhead
– WDFW Washington State Fish Passage Map
– River of Money – Spending for fish and wildlife over time
– BPA – Fish and Wildlife Investments 2015
– NWPCC – 2018 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Costs Report
– 2016 Comprehensive Evaluation of FCRPS Salmon Progress
– Federal Agencies – Citizen’s Guide to the 2016 Comprehensive Evaluation
– 2014-2018 Implementation Plan for the FCRPS Biological Opinion
– Corps of Engineers Info on Spillway Weirs
– Corps of Engineers – Cooling Water for Fish Passage with Snake River Dams
– WSDOT – Fish Passage Projects
– EPA – Southern Resident Killer Whales
– NOAA Fisheries – Southern Resident Killer Whales and Snake River Dams
– NOAA Fisheries – Southern Resident Killer Whales and West Coast Chinook Salmon
– NOAA, NMFS, NWFSC – Exposure to a Mixture of Toxic Chemicals
– PLOS One – Seasonal diet of Southern Resident killer whales
– PNAS – Resurgence of an apex marine predator and the decline in prey body size
– Port of Vancouver – Estimating the effects of noise from commercial vessels and whale watch boats on Southern Resident Killer Whales
Other Resources
Bonneville Power Administration
BPA and its partners operate the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS). Financed through the rates of northwest electric customers, BPA markets electricity, and works to protect and enhance environmental, fish, and wildlife values while keeping electric infrastructure maintained and reliable.
www.bpa.gov
Columbia River DART (Data Access in Real Time)
Purpose is to provide accurate anadromous juvenile and adult fish counts at the Columbia and Snake River dams.
http://www.cbr.washington.edu/dart
NW Power and Conservation Council
To ensure, with public participation, an affordable and reliable energy system while enhancing fish and wildlife in the Columbia River Basin. Was the original creator of, and every 5 years amends, the Federal Columbia River Power System’s Fish and Wildlife Program.
www.nwcouncil.org
The Federal Caucus
Ten federal agencies working for endangered salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River Basin. Their website offers current and historic information on the work of the Caucus to recover ESA-Listed Columbia/Snake River Basin salmon and steelhead.
www.salmonrecovery.gov
US Army Corps of Engineers
Seeks to ensure that USACE owned and operated dams do not present unacceptable risks to people, property, or the environment, with the emphasis on people. Northwest focus on flood risk management, dam safety, dredging for navigation, and river recreation.
http://www.usace.army.mil
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