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3.3.B.7 Reclamation provide one-half of 137.000 acre-feet of 

 (page 28) water to refill Brownlee Reservoir in August and one- 

 half of 100,000 acre-feet of water to reduce September 

 water temperatures (Reclamation co-lead). 



See above discussion related to measures 3. 3. A. 4 and 3. 3. A. 8. 

 Contacts: Dan Yribar, Fred Crase, Rich Rigby 



3. 4. A. 2 When the April runoff forecast for The Dalles is less 



(page 28) than 90 MAP, store up to 3 MAF of additional water by 



April 30 for Columbia River flow augmentation 

 (Reclamation co-lead). 



Coordinated Plan of Ooerations 



Background: In 1992, Reclamation, the Corps, and BPA cooperated to store an 

 additional 3 MAF of water for Columbia River flow augmentation bringing the 

 total water budget for the Columbia River for 1992 to 6.45 MAF. All involved 

 parties agreed to Spring and Sunmer/Fall Coordinated Plans of Operation to 

 improve flow conditions for salmon, and the agreed upon operations were 

 carried out until the flow augmentation season ended on July 31. 



Recent Activity: In 1993, Reclamation, the Corps, and BPA again cooperated to 

 store an additional 3 MAF of water for Columbia River flow augmentation for a 

 total 1993 Columbia River water budget of 6.45 MAF. Work was completed on a 

 draft 1993 Coordinated Plan of Operations, but the involved parties could not 

 reach an agreement on a final plan. Flow augmentation operations began on 

 April 10 in accordance with the draft Coordinated Plan plus additional 

 measures agreed to with NMFS and Included in the May 26 biological opinion. 

 Flow augmentation operations for the Columbia River were concluded on July 31 

 and the flow targets included in the biological opinion were provided 

 throughout the flow augmentation season. 



Contact: Dan Yribar 



System Operation Review fSORl 



Background: The SOR is a joint study involving Reclamation, the Corps, and 

 BPA to produce the environmental analysis required to consider changes in the 

 operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System. The changes being 

 considered include development of a multipurpose operating strategy for the 

 river system and renegotiation and renewal of the Pacific Northwest 

 Coordination Agreement (PNCA) and other agreements related to the Columbia 

 River Treaty between the United States and Canada. 



Recent Activity: An additional System Operating Strategy with two options has 

 been added to the detailed analysis for the draft EIS, bringing the total 

 number of system strategies to seven, and the total number operating options 

 to 19. The new options being analyzed include one regarding target flows in 

 the lower Snake and lower Columbia Rivers suggested during ESA consultations 

 with NMFS and another option proposed by the Fish and Wildlife Service. The 

 technical work groups are presently analyzing the 19 operating options and 

 preparing draft technical appendixes detailing the effects of the options in 



