► This meeting was video recorded. See video links below for each agenda item.

Tuesday, November 14

Power Committee – 8:30am (PST) / 9:30am (MST) – Large and Small conference rooms

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Fish and Wildlife Committee – 1pm (PST) / 2pm (MST) – Large and Small conference rooms

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Wednesday, November 15

Council Meeting – 8:30am (PST) / 9:30am (MST) – Large and Small conference rooms

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  8:30 – 8:45am
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Reports from Committee Chairs and Executive Director: Mike Milburn, Chair, Fish and Wildlife Committee; Doug Grob, Chair, Power Committee; Louie Pitt Jr., Public Affairs Committee and Bill Edmonds, Executive Director.
1. 8:45 – 9:15am
 (► Video)
Quagga Mussel Detection and Response in the Snake River, Idaho: Nic Zurfluh, Invasive Species Bureau Chief, Idaho State Department of Agriculture.
2. 9:15 – 10:45am
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Panel Discussion: Regional Coordination and Summer 2023 Conditions in the Western Grid:
  • Elliot Mainzer, President and CEO of California Independent System Operator.
  • Larry Bekkedahl, Senior Vice President of Advanced Energy Delivery, Portland General Electric.
  • Ricky Bustamante, Vice President of System Operations, Bonneville Power Administration
  • Kathy Anderson, Senior Manager, Transmission and Markets, Idaho Power (via webinar)
  10:45 – 11am Break
3. 11 – 11:45am
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Astoria-Megler Bridge Double-Crested Cormorant Value Engineering Study: John Raasch; Rod Thompson; Paul Benton; Rebecca Burrow, Oregon Department of Transportation; James Lawonn and Art Martin, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Study in PDF format.
  11:45am – 1pm Lunch
4. 1 – 1:45pm
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Groundwater Replenishment Approaches to Improve Water Resiliency in the Walla Walla Basin: Steven Patten, Public Works Engineering Technician, City of Milton-Freewater and Troy Baker, Executive Director, Walla Walla Basin Watershed Council.
5. 1:45pm
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Council Business: Council approval for the summary of the October 2023 Council Meeting
  2 – 3:30pm The Council will meet in executive session to discuss matters pertaining to civil litigation.
    Public comment on any issues before the Council. Please sign up prior to the meeting to provide comment by emailing your name to meetingorganizer@nwcouncil.org Any person participating in the meeting should review and abide by the Code of Conduct expected of all who participate in the Council’s public forums. All meetings are recorded.