siaff'proposes rejectron on theiDasis;that r^ls•^ess■ettectlve than existing program measures..- (See 

 ■16U.S.C1839b(h)(7)(C).) 



900 YIN-2 This application requests continued Bonneville tundmg of a spring chmook study m the 

 Yakima Basin Such a project is appropriate under existing program measures 704(k){l) or 

 704(i)(3) and should be considered m those broader contexts The Council staff proposes rejection 

 of this recommendation on the basis that measures already m the program address needs for this 

 study and others m a broader way fSee 16 U S C 839b(h)(7)(C).) 



900,'YIN-3 This application requests B onneville funding tor monitoring of aduit and juvenile fish 

 migration at two major points in the Yakima drainage, Roza and Prosser dams The Yakima 

 outplanting facility under section 704(i)(3) already calls for this and other monitoring to determine 

 success of supplementation Staff recommenas rejection on the basis that it is less effective than 

 measures already implemented under the program (16 U S C 839b(h)(7)(C) ) 



903-904 COY This application calls tor the Council to evaluate the results of a site feasibility 

 study on Rattlesnake Creek proposed to be developed as a municipal and industrial water supply 

 for the City of Yakima The Bureau of Reclamation has been investigating new storage sites m the 

 Yakima Basin since 1979. and this site is not on their list of preferred alternatives because of its 

 small size State fish and wildlife agencies oppose the site oecause the area is known to be of high 

 value for wintering wildlife and to be inhabited by anadromous fish. The CounaJ staff proposes : 

 rejection of this application because it would not protect, mitigate oc enhance fish and wildlife. (16 



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