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This is the Council's Monthly Spotlight e-newsletter. Each month, you'll receive the latest news from Council meetings, including recent decisions, news from state offices, and updates on energy and the environment.

May 2005 Issue

Spring Chinook return remains far below normal; focus turns to accuracy of run-size forecasting

Through May 9, just over 52,000 spring Chinook salmon had crossed Bonneville Dam on their way to spawn in upriver tributaries of the Columbia and Snake Rivers. The total is less than half the 10-year average for the date. Read more.

Bonneville's Power Function Review underfunds energy conservation for 2007-2009 rate period

Bonneville's Power Function Review, which identified substantial cost reductions for the Fiscal Year 2007-2009 rate period, does not provide enough funding for the agency to achieve its share of the regional energy conservation targets established in the Council's Fifth Northwest Power Plan. Read more.

Independent scientists recommend study to observe effects of river flow fluctuations on salmon survival in this low-flow year

The Council directed its staff to investigate the feasibility of an experiment that would assess the impacts of river flow fluctuations caused by hydropower operations — known as "load following" — on the survival and behavior of migrating juvenile salmon and steelhead. Read more.
 

Coming Up

• June 14-16: Council meeting in Walla Walla

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