Columbia River System Operations
Comment & Response
of bluefish.org
Cover Letter
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Conservation
Coal
Carbon Sequestration
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Irrigation
Barging Wheat
Barging Salmon and Steelhead
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Survival of Salmon and Steelhead
Juvenile Survival through Hydrosystem
Water Temperature
Predation by Birds
Ocean Conditions
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Greenhouse Gases
An Adequate Power Supply
An Economic Power Supply
A Reliable Power Supply
An Efficient Power Supply
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Potatoes, Apples & Grapes
Petroleum to Pasco
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Orca and Idaho's Chinook
Flex Spill to 125% TDG
Breach Lower Snake River Embankments
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Social Effects
Cultural Resources
Environmental Justice
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Conclusion
Federal Response: Thank you for your comment.
SAD -- bluefish counter response:
Good to notice that in-river survival of Chinook has improved by only 2% (4% for wild). That's not much to show for decades of effort and billions of dollars fueling a salmon recovery industry. Meanwhile, critically endangered SRKW that depend upon Chinook, are starving to death.