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Northwest Power and Conservation Council Subbasin Planning in Washington State

Northwest Power and Conservation Council Subbasin Planning in Washington State. What is SBP? Who is doing SBP and Why? What is the schedule? How does it fit with other processes? What comes after SBP?. Who is involved in Sub-basin planning?.

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Northwest Power and Conservation Council Subbasin Planning in Washington State

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  1. Northwest Power and Conservation Council Subbasin Planning in Washington State • What is SBP? • Who is doing SBP and Why? • What is the schedule? • How does it fit with other processes? • What comes after SBP?

  2. Who is involved in Sub-basin planning? • State Fish and Wildlife agencies, Tribes (the Co-Managers), Local Governments, Conservation Districts, Public Utility Districts, and other stakeholders. • Support and involvement comes from Federal hydropower agencies, Federal fish and wildlife agencies, Federal land management agencies, various state agencies and other regional and local organizations.

  3. Why… • Partial fulfillment of federal dam obligations under Endangered Species Act. • Off-site mitigation for federal dams under Northwest Power Act. • Potential use as building blocks for species recovery plans under Endangered Species Act.

  4. Components of a Subbasin Plan? • Subbasin Assessment – describes the condition of the subbasin ecosystem. • Inventory of Past and Existing Projects and Activities. • Adoption of a Management Plan, including research, monitoring and evaluation plans. • NO NEW INFORMATION IS GATHERED.

  5. How does Subbasin Planning fit with other processes? Coordination is best done at the local level by people who have the most to gain or lose by the outcome – provided they have the assistance of governments at all levels. This is happening in Washington State.

  6. In each Subbasin in the Columbia River Watershed of Washington… The same people often do Watershed Planning, Salmon Recovery, Resident Fish and Wildlife work, and Subbasin Planning. The processes are inherently closely linked.

  7. Schedule • Workplans being approved by Council now • Contracts all in place by Spring 2003 • Independent Science Review Board involvement January through March 2004 • Subbasin Plans due May 2004 • All Subbasin plans compiled by July 2004 • 90 day Public Comment period • 2005 Council Fish & Wildlife Program adopted December 2004 • BPA uses compiled SBPs in the Program for the BiOp check-in milestone – early 2005

  8. Next[possible]Steps after SBP… • Management groups in each Subbasin will prioritize projects and activities in the basin. • Data gaps identified in Subbasin Planning and by ISRB reviewers will be filled in, • Fish and Wildlife projects ranked by the management group will be proposed to the council for funding • Subbasin plans may be updated every few years.

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