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Indian Tribes and state fish and wildlife agencies pursuing recovery efforts As a result of 

 these combined effects, we believe the region is working together in a positive and 

 constructive way. 



We would like to take this opportunity to briefly discuss some of the major actions we 

 have taken recently. 



Despite 1992 and 1993 being among the worst water years ever, we saw a dramatic 

 increase in volumes of water made available for salmon migration. Since 1991, increases 

 in volumes released for salmon have been made from both the upper Columbia and Snake 

 River reservoirs. In 1991, almost 3.5 million acre-feet was provided from the upper 

 Columbia. In 1992 and 1993, that was increased to about 6.5 and 7.5 million acre-feet, 

 respectively. From Snake River reservoirs, about 2.8 million acre-feet was provided in 

 1993-up from 1.0 to 1.5 in 1991 and 1992. Thus in 1993, over 10 million acre-feet of 

 water was provided for fish flow augmentation. 



From April 15 to June 15, 1993, Dworshak Reservoir provided about 1 million acre-feet 

 of flow augmentation, and through the end of August, an additional 1.2 million acre-feet 

 was provided from Dworshak. Bonneville also pursued the acquisition of water from the 

 upper Snake Basin irrigation reservoirs, as called for in the Council's Program. This upper 

 Snake Basin acquisition in 1993 amounted to 100,000 acre-feet. Bonneville expended 

 almost $600,000 for the acquisition of the water and may receive of up to one third of that 

 as a refijnd later. The Bureau of-Reclamation contributed 325,000 acre-feet from 

 uncontracted and discretionary storage out of their upper Snake Basin reservoirs. The 

 water from upper snake basin reservoirs, a total of 425,000 acre-feet, was reshaped by 

 releases from Idaho Power Company's Brownlee Project from mid-July through August at 

 a cost to Bonneville of $1 to $2 million dollars. In addition, Idaho Power Company added 



