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Question 2: Is implementation of the Strategy for Salmon on track for timely completion? How 

 well are federal and state agencies coordinating their activities with each other and 

 with the Council to achieve timely implementation? 



Answer: Implementation of those measures assigned to Bonneville in the Council's Strategy 



for Salmon are generally on track for timely completion. Through joint efforts with 

 Council staff, we believe that virtually all of the 1 17 Salmon Strategy measures 

 assigned to BPA are currently planned for funding. In the few remaining areas 

 where questions remain we are working cooperatively with the Council and other 

 entities to address funding needs. It is our expectation that the total additional 

 funding requirement for all measures can be accommodated for less than $2 million. 

 What is less clear concerning implementation of Strategy for Salmon measures is 

 what specifically is required for each measure and whether measures will be 

 completed in the timeframe originally specified by the Council We continue to 

 work with the Council and others to clarify these issues in order to accomplish the 

 full intent of these measures in the most expeditious time schedule practicable. 

 What follows are a few examples to clarify what we have experienced while 

 implementing Strategy for Salmon measures 



BPA was asked to develop Model Watershed Plans in Oregon, Washington, and 

 Idaho. Original schedules for the plans called for them to be completed within one 

 year of their initiation. Model Watershed Plans must have the buy-in from the 

 people who live in the study basin. Without local acceptance of the process and the 

 product, time and money will be wasted. In addition to delays incurred in selecting 

 the study basins, considerable time was spent with local people to assemble teams 

 and to work together to identify basin-oriented goals and objectives for the 

 watershed. The result, though not on the original time track, will be plans that 



