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and Washington. The Bureau prepares a simunaxy of its progress fi>r the Council 

 every 6 months. August's reports reviewed the Bureau's actions specifically 

 related to the Strategy Jor SaJrnon but included additional work throughout the 

 region.^ 



Ihe Bureau has wrestled with difTerent approaches to water conservation in 

 three demonstration sites. It reports that some methods, such as lining irrigation 

 canals, have run into local opposition, while new storage enjoys more support. 

 The report did not reach conclusions, but instead focused on summarizing the 

 Bureau's eq>erience to date. 



Tlie Bnrean of Land Bfanagement provided a Bmnmaxy of ita ■almon actions 

 and cost estimatea for fntiire woilc. 



The Bureau of Land Management oversees more than 1.000 river mUes of 

 salmon habitat in Oregon, Idaho and Washington. Vfith the Forest Service it 

 adopted a Policy Inq>lementation Guide in 1991 which set specific objectives for 

 ixxxproving salmon habitat management. These objectives were adopted into the 

 Strategy for Salmon. In Jiily. the Bureau of Land Management summarized its 

 acconqilishments'. 



The report states that the Bureau of Land Management conq>leted a review 

 of the existing land-use plans in the Columbia and Snake river basin in Oregon 

 and Weishington. Two plans in the Willamette basin will be updated as part of the 

 overall western Oregon management update, but the remainder of the plans in the 

 two states were determined to adequately address salmon objectives. Council stEtfT 

 wiU schedule a meeting with Bureau ofiScials to discuss the details of this finding. 



The Bureau intends to meet the 1996 goal for updating its management for 

 salmon. It cautions that appeals and opposition fiom land users could slow its 

 ■Tork and so is woridng on cooperative approaches. E^arlier this year the Bureau 

 estimated the cost of inylementing its commitments to require over $ 120 million 

 in the next decade, including the costs for stream inventories, watershed 

 restoration, monitoring and project maintenance. CoimcH staff will seek more 

 detailed information on these costs and the opportunities for coordinating this 

 work with the Forest Service and other agencies. 



The harrest mana^n, ntilitiea and recreational fiahing intexeats are 

 debating the leyels of the 1093 fisll Chinook harvest. 



On July 28, 1993, the Direct Service Industries, the Public Power Cotmcil, 

 the Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee, TYout Unlimited and the 



'Bureau of Reclamation: Pacific Northxvest RegUjn's Water Conservation Piogi ui nAcliulties • an 

 OvenMew/Update; July. 1993. 



bureau of Land Management- The Road to ReooueryiAnadrontous Pish PrognanAccanqMshments 

 (n Oregon. Idaho and Wasivlngtoni June, 1993. fHie Bureau supplied this report to the Coimcil in 

 July. It is discussed in this report because August's report focused on Bonneville budget issues.) 



