Supplemental Comprehensive Analysis of the Federal Columbia River Power System and Mainstem Effects of the Upper Snake and Other Tributary Actions

摘要

NOAA Fisheries is conducting multiple ESA consultations for several Federal actions that are occurring simultaneously affecting the same listed species of Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead. The actions are listed in Chapter 2, Prospective Actions; they concern the operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS), various Bureau of Reclamation irrigation storage projects and certain fisheries in the Columbia and Snake River Basins. Litigation concerning consultations for these activities creates a situation that justifies simultaneous ESA conclusions about the effects of these projects.