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From: Frick Johnson To: Pat Reiten 



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: 6/1/95 Time: 11:03:24 



DIRECT SERV. 





May 26, 1995 



\ir. Ernest J. Harrell 



Iv ajor General, US Army - DixTsion Engineer 



C 3rps of Engineers, North Pacific Division 



O Box 2870 

 P jrtland Oregon 97208-2870 



Dr. William Stelle 



Regional Director 



National Marine Fisheries Service 



N orthwest Region 



7 SOO Sand Point Way NE 



BinCl5700Bldg I 



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ear Major General Harrell and Dr. Stelle: 



DEPARTMENT OF 

 ENVIRONMENTAL 



QUALITY 



NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE 



Cin Apnl 14, 1995 the Oregon Environmenial Quali^ Commission issued an order that 

 provided for a variance to the state's water quality standard for total dissolved gas. The 

 variance w/as granted to enable spill over Columbia River dams to assist outmigraiing 

 ( olumbia and Snake river salmon smolts. 



T he dissolved gas le\'e!s permitted in tlie order are. 



a daily (12 highest hours) average of II 5 percent as measured at established 

 monitors at the forebay of the next dam downstream from the spilling dam; 



a daily (12 highest hours) average of 120 percent as measured at established 

 tailrace monitors below the spilling dams; 



a cap on total dissolved gas for the Columbia River during the spill program of 125 

 percent, based on tJte highest two hours during the 12 highest hourly 

 measurements per calendar day; 



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