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Questions for the Bonneville Power Administration Task Force Hearing 

 September 24, 1993 



QUESTIONS FROM CONGRESSMAN DEFAZIO 



Question 1 : Is the NPPC's Strategy for Salmon an appropriate and sufficient framework for 

 salmon recovery efforts in the Columbia Basin? What are the strengths and 

 weaknesses of the Strategy for Salmon? 



Answer: The Strategy for Salmon framework is adequate, in conjunction with species specific 



Recovery Plans, to provide basic direction for the region's efforts to restore salmon 

 to the Columbia Basin There is, however, room for improvement to make the 

 Strategy into a more comprehensive plan, addressing the full spectrum of salmon 

 recovery issues in the region. Planning theory suggests that a plan consider four 

 steps or stages The first stage. Development, is where a plan's overall goals, 

 objectives and measurable targets are established and actions identified to carry 

 them out. Implementation is the second stage where the actions are accomplished, 

 consistent with the established goals, objectives and targets. The third stage. 

 Evaluation, assesses the effectiveness of the implemented action items And the last 

 stage, Revision, incorporates modifications to the original plan based on the relative 

 successes or failures encountered during the preceding stages. The Development 

 stage is then reinitiated, incorporating the changes into new goals, objectives, 

 measurable targets and actions. 



If the Council had applied such a planning approach in the region, with equal 

 emphasis placed on all four stages, there may have been a significantly different 

 program from what the current Strategy for Salmon now contains The 

 Development stage could have placed broader emphasis on all the major factors 

 contributing to the decline of salmon. For example, addressing weak stock 



