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which actual real-time operations must fall. Different strategies provide different 

 Tjand" widths, resulting in various amounts of flexibility. These requirements would 

 likely persist long-term and would not be related to water conditions. The SOS would 

 become the basis for the SOR lead agencies' submittal of nonpower requirements to the 

 PNCA. 



The Fonun's primary activity would be focused on the SOS, specifically in reviewing 

 the combination of long-term project-spedfic operating requirements that result in 

 planned system operation over multiple years. The review process could occur as 

 frequentiy as annually. Any changes resulting from the review would be reflected in 

 the SOS and continue into the future until such time the Forum made further alterations 

 or adjustments. 



2.2.3 Annual Operating Plan 



The aimual operating plan translates the general terms of the System Operating 

 Strategy into realistic plans given the water conditions on the river. It recognizes 

 unique seasonjd demands of river uses and is based on current system capabilities. It 

 may result from discussions with interested regional parties, from experiences of the 

 preceding year or from formal consultations required of the operators as part of the 

 Endangered Spedes Act or other regulations. Actual operations would be limited 

 within the flexibility afforded by the SOS. 



The Forum may or may not directiy affect the annual operating plan. To the extent that 

 appropriate issues are raised and resolved wdthin the Forum process and those 

 operational changes do not go beyond what is allowed in the SOS, then such changes 

 could be made. The Forum would be contributing directly to the development, and 



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