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Should Fish PM&E Compliance = Success?. Skagit Project History. Relicensed 1995 18 Years of PM&E Implementation 30 Year License remains in effect until 2025 Seven distinct PM&E Fish Programs. Steelhead Smolt Production Program. Program Objective “Increase steelhead production
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Skagit Project History • Relicensed 1995 • 18 Years of PM&E Implementation • 30 Year License remains in effect until 2025 • Seven distinct PM&E Fish Programs
Steelhead Smolt Production Program Program Objective “Increase steelhead production in the upper Skagit River to offset any residual project impacts on the steelhead fishery resource”
Actual Implementation Steps & Schedule Year 1 Year 10 Year 20 Year 30 5-Year Implementation Delay 1-Year Design Phase 1-Year Construction Phase 4-Year Smolt Production (250,000/yr) ?
Program Assumption More Smolts More Adults Actual Result More Smolts Less Adults
Years of SCL Augmented Smolt Production
Actual Implementation Steps & Schedule Year 1 Year 10 Year 20 Year 30 5-Year Implementation Delay 1-Year Design Phase 1-Year Construction Phase 4-Year Smolt Production (250,000/yr) Smolt Production Funds Reprogrammed to Wild Steelhead Research and Restoration Activities
Without Non-Required Licensee Effectiveness Monitoring Several PM&E Programs Would Have Fallen Short Of Mitigation Intent
Program Change Factors • License authority • (build in) • Oversight Committee • Desire (Original Program • Failure) • Resource Policy Change • Science Driven
license adopted fisheries settlement agreement provided the latitude for the oversight committee to modify program objectives and shift funds between programs. • FERC Notification (not approval) is the final step in the modification process Steelhead Smolt Production Program