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MID-COLUMBU NON-FEDERAL PARTIES COSTS FOR DEVALUED 

 NON-FIRM POWER AND FIRM POWER REPLACEMENT 



Finally, there may be additional indirect impacts to BPA by virtue of 

 obligations under the 1 980 Nonhwest Power Act. The Northwest Power 

 Planning Council in its 1987 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program 

 states that draw downs of Lake Kookanusa of more than 90 to 110 feet for 

 power purposes must be mitigated by BPA for effects to recreation and 

 resident fish With the higher levels of requested sturgeon flows draw downs 

 of this magnitude are likely to occur in low water years. It is open to 

 interpretation if these draw downs, which did not occur for power purposes, 

 must be mitigated by BPA Recreation interests in Montana and British 

 Columbia would have an interest in not having Lake Kookanusa drafted to this 

 extent. 



