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Fish and Wildlife

The Council works to protect and enhance fish and wildlife in the Columbia River Basin. Its Fish & Wildlife Program guides project funding by the Bonneville Power Administration.

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The Fish and Wildlife Program
2020 Addendum 2014/2020 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Subbasin Plans Project Reviews and Recommendations

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Energy

The Council develops a plan, updated every five years, to ensure the region’s power supply and acquire cost-effective energy efficiency.

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The Northwest Power Plan

The 2021 Northwest Power Plan 2021 Plan Supporting Materials Planning Process and Past Power Plans

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  • Regional Portfolio Model
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Reports and Documents

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  1. Long-Term Cost Planning for the Fish and Wildlife Program

    Sep 12, 2015 / IEAB 2015-1
    The Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program is a long-term and sustained effort to mitigate the effects of the hydroelectric system development and operation on fish...

  2. IEAB recommendations related to amendments for the 2014 Fish and Wildlife Program

    Mar 20, 2014 / IEAB 2014-1
    The Independent Economic Analysis Board (IEAB) provides economic advice and analysis on issues related to the Council’s Fish and Wildlife Program. In this task, the IEAB...

  3. IEAB 2013 Annual Report

    Sep 04, 2013 / IEAB 2013
    This letter is to update the Council regarding our activities in 2013 and to suggest some ideas for additional work in 2014. The IEAB currently consists of five...

  4. Review of the IEAB Fish Tagging Cost Effectiveness Model

    Sep 30, 2013 / ISAB 2013-3
    In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s June 2013 request, the ISAB reviewed the Independent Economic Analysis Board’s report: Cost-Effectiveness of...

  5. Economic Risk of Zebra and Quagga Mussels in the Columbia River Basin

    Sep 04, 2013 / IEAB 2013-2
    This report is an update to the IEAB report 2010-1 titled “Economic Risk Associated with the Potential Establishment of Zebra and Quagga Mussels in the Columbia River...

  6. Cost-Effectiveness of Fish Tagging Technologies and Programs in the Columbia River Basin

    Jun 02, 2013 / IEAB 2013-1
    Fish tagging and marking play important roles for stock assessment, research, management, and recovery efforts for salmonid and other fishes in the Columbia River Basin...

  7. Cost-Effectiveness Strategies for the Fish and Wildlife Program

    Feb 20, 2012 / IEAB 2012-1
    The Northwest Power Act contains language promoting the cost-effectiveness of the Council’s Fish and Wildlife Program (the Program). The Independent Economic Analysis Board...

  8. Cost–Effectiveness of Improved Irrigation Efficiency and Water Transactions for Instream Flow for Fish

    Dec 05, 2011 / IEAB 2011-2
    Summary Irrigation is by far the largest consumptive use of diverted water in the Columbia Basin, so it is not surprising that improved irrigation efficiency is often...

  9. Scoping Task for Review of Hatchery EIS Economic Appendices, Task #171 Report

    Jan 19, 2011 / IEAB 2011-1
    Background In 2009 the IEAB completed a Phase I report on Integrated Hatchery Operations under Task 139. The report provided a preliminary discussion of the possible...

  10. Economic Risk Associated with the Potential Establishment of Zebra and Quagga Mussels in the Columbia River Basin

    Jul 14, 2010 / IEAB 2010-1
    The zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha and quagga mussel Dreissena rostriformis bugensis, two species of invasive bivalve mollusks, pose an economic risk to the Columbia River...

  11. Review of Draft Sixth Power Plan Chapter 11, Capacity and Flexibility Task 152

    Nov 02, 2009 / IEAB 2009-3
    The IEAB has reviewed Chapter 11 of the Draft 6th Power Plan. This chapter provides an excellent discussion of the relevant technical information about flexibility options...

  12. Integrated Hatchery Operations: Fish and Wildlife Program Costs and Other Economic Effects Phase 1

    May 01, 2009 / IEAB 2009-2
    This report documents a preliminary investigation of the economic effects of implementing the Hatchery Scientific Review Group (HSRG) draft recommendations on Fish and...

  13. Interactions between Fish and Wildlife Program and Sixth Power Plan (Phase 1): Task 138

    Feb 01, 2009 / IEAB 2009-1
    This report describes some interactions between the Fish and Wildlife Program (FWP) and the Sixth Power Plan, suggests that some of these interactions be considered in the...

  14. Continuing Investigation of Alternative Strategies for Habitat Acquisition

    Oct 01, 2007 / IEAB 2007-5
    The IEAB examined the cost-effectiveness of different approaches used by BPA to acquire and protect habitat in Task 104 "Scoping Investigation of Approaches to Preserving...

  15. Investigation of Wildlife O&M Costs

    Oct 01, 2007 / IEAB 2007-4
    The purpose of this task was to investigate operations and maintenance (O&M) costs for wildlife projects to further the cost-effectiveness goal of the Fish and Wildlife...

  16. SAFE Review 2007 — Review of the Select Area Fishery Evaluation Project Reports: Final Completion Report, October 1993 to October 2005 (April 2006) and Economic Analysis Study (November 2006)Project #1993-060-00

    Apr 11, 2007 / ISRP/IEAB 2007-3
    The ISRP and IEAB reviewed two reports pertaining to the Select Area Fisheries Enhancement Project (SAFE). The ISRP evaluation focuses on "Select Area Fishery Evaluation...

  17. Project Cost Escalation Standards: Task 115

    Mar 30, 2007 / IEAB 2007-2
    Project costs as described in project proposals sometimes turn out to be inaccurate. One source of error involves cost estimation in the presence of inflation and price...

  18. Review of the SOS Revenue Stream Report

    Feb 25, 2007 / IEAB 2007-1
    The IEAB reviewed the "Revenue Stream: An Economic Analysis of the Costs and Benefits of Removing the Four Dams on the Lower Snake River" (1mb PDF) prepared by the Save Our...

  19. Scoping Investigation of Available Project Information

    Jun 20, 2006 / IEAB 2006-2
    The purpose of this task is to review the status of available information for fish and wildlife projects in 2007 fish and wildlife project proposals (proposals) and in...

  20. A Scoping Investigation of Approaches to Preserving Habitat

    Jun 05, 2006 / IEAB 2006-1
    This task report: (1) outlines different approaches that have been used by BPA and other organizations to acquire and preserve habitat, (2) examines the attributes of these...

  21. Review of the Select Area Fishery Evaluation Project 1993-2003 Final Project Completion Report (SAFE Review)

    Mar 16, 2005 / ISRP/IEAB 2005-8
    Overview At the request of the Council, the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) and the Independent Economic Analysis Board (IEAB) reviewed the "Select Area...

  22. Review of the Estimated Economic Impacts of Salmon Fishing in Idaho

    Dec 01, 2005 / IEAB 2005-2
    In "The Potential Economic Impact of Restored Salmon and Steelhead Fishing in Idaho" (2005) Don Reading reports that recreational fishing from a restored salmon and steelhead...

  23. Economic Effects from Columbia River Basin Anadromous Salmonid Fish Production

    Jan 01, 2005 / IEAB 2005-1
    The Council has requested that the Independent Economic Analysis Board (IEAB) prepare an estimate of the economic value of commercial, tribal, and recreational fisheries'...

  24. Scoping for Feasibility of Columbia River Mainstem Passage Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

    Nov 01, 2004 / IEAB 2004-2
    The Independent Economic Analysis Board (IEAB) has been asked to review current information about Columbia River mainstem bypass spill and alternative juvenile passage...

  25. Juvenile Passage Cost Effectiveness Analysis for the Columbia River Basin: Description and Preliminary Analysis

    Jan 01, 2004 / IEAB 2004-1
    Bypass spill for juvenile anadromous fish out-migration and passage improvements to assist juvenile migrants together cost ratepayers hundreds of millions of dollars...
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