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CEAA are evaluated in detail in other technical appendices as proposed actions in the 

 SOR. A brief discussion of these processes is provided below. The other processes are 

 not specifically a part of the SOR but relate directly to the selection of a SOS and affect 

 operations covered by that SOS. 



2.3.1 Pacific Northwest Coordination Agreement 



As described earlier, the PNCA is an agreement between the SOR lead agencies and the 

 other utilities which generate power from the operations of the Columbia River system. 

 The purpose of the agreement is to coordinate the power planning of the Columbia 

 River system as if it were owned and operated by a single owner. The net effect of the 

 agreement is that more power is generated from the combined system than would be 

 generated if each entity operated its own facilities in isolation from the others. This 

 agreement was signed in 1964 and will expire in 2003. 



The SOR is considering various potential forms of the PNCA for the future. Among the 

 alternatives being considered are: 



• No new PNCA (existing PNCA continues until 2003) 



• A roll-over of the existing PNCA without modification 



• Extension of the existing agreement with the addition of long-term 

 operating procedures 



• Various modified PNCAs 



As discussed above, under Section 15 of the PNCA the Corps and Reclamation, as do all 

 other utilities in the PNCA, have the authority to determine tiie requirements for 

 nonpower uses before power requirements are established. Under the Forum, this is 



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