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On the hook (too) for more Anadromous Fish, Federal Licensing and the HCP Julie Keil, Director Hydropower Licensing and Water Rights Portland General Electric.

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1 On the hook (too) for more Anadromous Fish, Federal Licensing and the HCP Julie Keil, Director Hydropower Licensing and Water Rights Portland General Electric

2 What are we doing? Participating in the DBBC’s development of an HCP

3 Why are we doing that? Supportive of the successful implementation of the new 50 year license for the Pelton Round Butte Project Co-owned by PGE and the CTWS Largest project inside of Oregon High economic value to the Tribes and to PGE’s customers

4 New License Terms Significant Fisheries and WQ Measures Trout Creek Habitat Lower River Gravel Round Butte Hatchery Selective Water Withdrawal and salmon/steelhead reintroduction

5 Selective Water Withdrawal and Reintroduction $100 million investment Requires construction of new intake tower and fish screening/collection facilities capable of handling 6000+ cfs Reintroduction of steelhead to historic habitats

6 Regulatory Drivers Federal Power Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act Oregon State Law

7 Federal Power Act Provisions Section 18 Section 4(e) Section 10(j)

8 Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Reasonable assurance

9 State Law provisions ORS Chapter 543A Fish Passage and Screening statutes

10 Relationship to the HCP PGE and Tribes limited responsibilities for upstream conditions Improved habitat=improved chance of successful reintroduction The political realities


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