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Decisions resulting from the Forum would involve operatioris of these projects and 

 system operations as affected by operation of these projects. Expansion of the Forum 

 scope to include other Federal projects in the Columbia River basin is a future 

 possibility. 



1.5.2 Timing of Decisions 



The Forum would be structiired to enable annual decisions about river operations in 

 conjunction with river operations planning activities and to revise long-term operating 

 strategies. The Forum may also establish a framework for decisions that must be made 

 in a time frame shorter than an annual basis, such as seasonal real-time operations 

 decisions. 



1.5.3 Uses 



Any activity or use directly affected by operations of the 14 Federal projects is 

 appropriate for consideration in the Forum. Spedfically, there are ten major uses of the 

 system being addressed in the SOR evaluation: anadramous fish, cultural resources, 

 flood control, irrigation, navigation, power, recreation, resident fish, water quality, and 

 wrildlife. Economic and sodal aspects would be considered as well, induding impacts 

 upon people who live near reservoirs. 



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