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SECTION 13: INDIAN NATIONS III-153 SECTION 14: OTHER
A. Public Participation III-155
B. Coordination III-153
C. General Concerns III-161
IV PUBLIC MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS IV-1...
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I INTRODUCTION
The purpose of the inventory of problems and areas of concern is to collect, in one place, the problems which are known to the public and Federal and State agencies at the outset of the Corps of Engineers Columbia River and...
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II BASIS FOR SELECTING SYSTEM-WIDE STUDY ELEMENTS
There are a number of other studies underway at this time by the Corps of Engineers, other Federal and State agencies and the Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission. Those studies are...
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D - Refer to the Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission (PNWRBC).
E - Already being considered as indicated in comment.
F - Advisory in nature - retain for information and reference in subsequent studies.
Important considerations...
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LIST OF DISPOSITION CODES
A - Continue consideration in CR&T Study (by Corps or other agency).
B - Refer to other Corps study.
C - Refer to other agency for consideration.
D - Refer to the Pacific Northwest River Basins...
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SECTION IA: REVIEW OF THE EXISTING COLUMBIA RIVER SYSTEM
Problem or Area of Concern
A. Potential Impacts of System/project operation
1. The present Columbia River Power system is undergoing transition to an integrated hydrothermal...
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Tentative Problem or Area of Concern Source Disposition
1. (Cont'd) between all uses. Other agencies who could participate with the Corps in the study include BSF&W, 1/ NMFS, BOR, EPA, USBR, NPS, BPA, FPC, state fish and game agencies and the...
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Tentative Source Disposition
F-7 A
Problem or Area of Concern
4. For river stages less than one-foot on the Vancouver gage, many riparian installations are interfered with. Under future operation criteria, such stages may become...
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Problem or Area of Concern
6.(Cont) COMMENT: Several items have been suggested to be considered in establishing future operating criteria for Dworshak Dam. For example, it is possible a larger minimum flow is needed for fish; allowable...
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Problem or Area of Concern
Source
Tentative Disposition
8.(Cont) COMMENT: The concern basically is for local fish and recreation use of the lake versus regional flood control and electric power. Alternative operating criteria for Hungry...
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Source F-7
Tentative Disposition
B
Problem or Area of Concern
11. Reservoir Regulation studies for Willamette River projects are needed. Increasing value of average annual energy makes it desirable to reexamine previous criteria for...
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Problem or Area of Concern
Source
F-3, SI-14, F-7, F-11 SI-31, 70, 77
PI-21 WI-20 1-2
W-6
Tentative Disposition
A
B. Fuller Utilization of and Incorporating New Functions in Existing Projects
1. Each existing or authorized...
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Problem or Area of Concern. Source
Tentative Disposition
2.(Cont) has been suggested as a most productive utilization of the renewable energy source of the region. New dams, however, would be considered as alternatives in planning where...
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Problem or Area of Concern
5. A second powerhouse is needed at Bonneville Dam.
COMMENT: Construction funds were allotted in Fiscal Year 1974 for initiation of construction of additional units at Bonneville Dam.
6. For the proposed...
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Source
F-7 W-6
Tentative Disposition
A
Problem or Area of Concern
8. A number of FPC project licenses are due to expire in the next ten years, including major storage projects such as Flathead Lake and Chelan. The system impact of...
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Source
Tentative Disposition
Problem or Area of Concern
10.(Cont) COMMENT: The CR&T Study will have a continuing interest in this concern, however, the Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission studies, state planning and the Bureau of...
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Source PI-72
Tentative Disposition
A
Problem or Area of Concern
13. Study ways to reduce the number of years that reservoirs are not completely filled.
COMMENT: This concern will be combined with review and updating of the...
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Source
PI-60, 62, 64, 65, 66, 68 76, 77, 81, 105, 108, 109
Tentative Disposition
D
Problem or Area of concern
C. Supplementing Existing System Development
1. A detailed study of the Columbia River Estuary is needed to document...
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Source
Tentative Disposition
Problem or Area of Concern
2.(Cont) into environmental values and desires of the public. Priorities should be established as to future human needs to realistically evaluate such a study. The reciprocal...
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Problem or Area of Concern
3. In order to evaluate the total resource of the area, the pumped-storage and off-stream storage potential, including seasonal operation, should be determined. Pumping or diversion during peak flows and releasing...
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Problem or Area of Concern
5. Study pumped-storage as a means to cool water from nuclear powerplants.
COMMENT: The suggested study is concerned with multiple purpose nuclear plant siting investigations and would require cooperative planning of...
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Problem or Area of Concern
8.(Cont) COMMENT: Where definite project sites prove justified, desired by the public and are authorized by the Congress, it is possible to make advance land acquisition. However, there is no definite long-range...
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Tentative Disposition
Source
Problem or Area of Concern
11.(Cont) COMMENT: CR&T will adhere to Federal principles and standards for water resources planning. Procedures
used by the Corps of Engineers include present and future economic...
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Source F-7, F-5
Tentative 1/ Disposition
A
Problem or Area of Concern A. Energy Demand Forecasts
1. Projection of power demands are required as the basis for planning operation and development of the Columbia River hydro-thermal power...
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Source
SI-25, 27, 74, 76, 78 PI-7, 12, 112
WI-18, 50, 68,70
W-6 F-5
Tentative Disposition
C
Problem or Area of Concern B. Reducing Excessive Energy Usage
1. With all of the dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers, we are still...
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