Endangered Species Act - Section 7 Formal Consultation Biological Opinion and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Consultation for the Operation and Maintenance of the Lewiston Orchards Project. Snake River Basin Steelhead, Snake River springs/summer Chinook Salmon, Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon, and Snake River sockeye Salmon

摘要

the key developments and activities during the collaborative process among the Parties included: Elimination of lower flows during a 10-year initial period as part of the proposed action; Elimination of the drought exemption as part of the proposed action; Collection of field data along Sweetwater and Webb Creeks; Finalization of ramping rates; Finalization of the sediment removal and gravel replacement plan; Development of hydrologic and operational analysis tools to test the feasibility, reliability, and Development of hydrologic and operational analysis tools to test the feasibility, reliability, and potential tradeoffs associated with candidate flow regimes; Robust discussions among the Parties regarding minimum instream flows; and Provisions for additional summertime flows under given hydrologic and storage conditions.