(d) Research and Monitoring 



(1) As pan of Its five-year research worn piar ^^^ --eservoir mortality and Water Budget 

 effectiveness. Bonneville shall fund a stuoy to gather additional evidence on the relationship among 

 flows, spills, travel time and smoit survival (see section 205(c)) This study will include an analysis 

 of the relationship between flows and survival of the late-summer migrating chmook stocks which 

 migrate during earlier life stages than tne smoits that migrate m the spring Based on the results of 

 the study, the Council will oetermme wnether irs Water Budget is successful in achieving smoit 

 survival and to whaf degree Annually, it win review the operation of the Water Budget Pursuant to 

 section 1400. the Council will consider proposed alternatives to the Water Budget designed to be 

 more effective m improving downstream migration or m reducing power system effects. 

 Bonneville also shall include, in its five-year research work plan, investigations of spill 

 effectiveness, hourly fish passage patterns, and reservoir mortality at mainstem federal 

 projects, in consultation with all interested parties. These studies shall be consistent with 

 the research policies specified in section 205. [Source Council decision m February "986 ] 



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