ALTERNATIVES 



Alternativs 1. Amend the wildlife mitigation proposals as submitted by the wildlife agencies 

 and tribes into the fish and wildlife program. 



Approach 



The wildlife mitigation proposals for Grand Coulee, the Willamette Basin, Palisades, Anderson 

 Ranch and Black Canyon dams were developed by the wildlife agencies and tribes consistent with 

 the direction provided by the Council in Section 1003(b) of the Columbia River Basin Fish and 

 Wildlife Program. The Council could approve the wildlife mitigation proposals in total and amend 

 them into the fish and wildlife program. 



Summaries of the methods used to determine impacts (losses) and the protection and 

 enhancement proposals to address those impacts were presented earlier in this paper. 



The proposed schedule for implementation and estimated costs are summarized in the 

 following table. The cost figures for the proposals are the best estimates of the agencies and tribes 

 at this time. The agencies and tribes have indicated they are flexible on extending these schedules, 

 if necessary. 



State/Facility 

 Washington 

 Grand Coulee 



Oregon 



Willamette Basin 



Estimated Cost 



$41 .3 million ($1 .5 

 million annual operation 

 and maintenance) 



$46.3 to $106.3 million 

 (annual O&M costs 

 after implementation 

 are uncertain) 



Proposed Implementation Schedule 



10 years for initial implementation 

 plus annual operation and maintenance 

 for the life of the project 



20 years for initial implementation. 



Idaho 



Palisades 



$15.7 million 

 ($326,900 annual O&M) 



10 years for initial implementation 

 plus annual O&M for the life 

 of the project 



Anderson Ranch 



$4.5 million 

 ($144,000 annual O&M) 



Same as Palisades. 



Blaci< Canyon 



$0.8 million 

 ($30,000 annual O&M) 



Same as Palisades. 



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