SECTION 300. ANADROMOUS FISH: 

 DOWNSTREAM MIGRATION - WATER BUDGET 



304. MEASURES 



(a) Establishment and Use of the Water Budget 



(1 ) The federal project operators and regulators shall provide the fish and wildlife agencies and 

 tribes with a total Water Budget of 78 kcfs-months (4 64 Maf) It is to be divided into 58 kcfs- 

 months (3 45 Maf) at Priest Rapids Dam and 20 kcfs-months (1 19 Maf) at Lower Granite Dam The 

 fish and wildlife agencies and tribes will specify the use of the Water Budget during the penod April 

 ^5 through June 15 according to the following procedures:- The-Water-Buaget-may-be-used-Oy- 

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(A) The Corps, in consultation with Bonneville and the Bureau of Reclamation, shall 

 provide weekly average flow projections at Priest Rapids Dam on the mid- 

 Columbia River and at Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River to the fish 

 passage managers on each Wednesday for the next Monday-through-Sunday 

 period. These flow projections shall be composed of both power and nonpower 

 components. 



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