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Big Win for Salmon Survival in Federal Court

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered the Bonneville Power Administration to continue funding the Fish Passage Center. The Center monitors dams and river conditions in the Northwest and makes flow and spill recommendations to give migrating fish the best chances for survival. It's been in jeopardy since Idaho Senator Larry Craig proposed replacing it with a private contractor in 2005. That prompted a lawsuit by environmental groups, public employees, and Native American tribes, which claim the Center was targeted because its decisions don't always benefit
power producers. Liz Hamilton of the Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association says it's an important victory.

"This is a big win, but the sad part is we had to fight this hard to keep what we already had. What we really need to do is turn things around and get the salmon populations going in a different direction."

The Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association was among the plaintiffs, and Liz Hamilton hopes this marks an end to the legal wrangling.

"I would hope that they'd put an end to the nonsense of appeal, and just accept the fact that when we look at the
science of what fish need in the Columbia Basin, it's not necessarily going to match up with maximizing every drop of water for power generation."

Hamilton explains centralizing the fish research costs less than having each stakeholder group do separate studies. There is still a possibility of additional appeals, but for now, the Fish Passage Center is open for business.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals case (#06-70430) is Northwest Environmental Defense Center v. Bonneville Power Administration.






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