Should Fish PM&E Compliance = Success?. Skagit Project History Relicensed 1995 18 Years of PM&E...
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Should Fish PM&E Compliance = Success? T he City Light A pproach T o S alm on, G eneration and Flow s A t O ur Skagit Project
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Original Skagit Hydro Fish PM&E FERC Compliance Monitoring FERC Effectiveness Monitoring PM&E Course Change Flow Management Program For Downstream Salmon Protection Required (Semi-Annual Report) No Requirement (Self-Implemented) Voluntary Flow Measures Transitioned To License Requirements Steelhead Smolt Production Program Required (Annual Report) No Requirement (Self-Implemented) Hatchery Smolt Production Steelhead Recovery Research Off-Channel Chum Habitat Development Required (Annual Report) No Requirement (Self-Implemented) Allow Habitat Development Outside Project Area
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The City LightApproach To Salmon,Generation and FlowsAt Our Skagit Project
Should Fish PM&E Compliance =
Success?
Skagit Project History
Relicensed 199518 Years of PM&E Implementation30 Year License remains in effect until
2025 Seven distinct PM&E Fish Programs
Original Skagit Hydro Fish PM&E
FERC Compliance Monitoring
FERC Effectiveness Monitoring
PM&E Course Change
Flow Management Program For Downstream Salmon Protection
Required
(Semi-Annual Report)
No Requirement
(Self-Implemented)
Voluntary Flow Measures Transitioned To License Requirements
Steelhead Smolt Production Program
Required
(Annual Report)
No Requirement
(Self-Implemented)
Hatchery Smolt Production Steelhead Recovery Research
Off-Channel Chum Habitat Development
Required
(Annual Report)
No Requirement
(Self-Implemented)
Allow Habitat Development Outside Project Area
Program Objective
“Increase steelhead production in the upper Skagit River to offset any residual project
impacts on the steelhead fishery resource”
Steelhead Smolt Production Program
Actual Implementation Steps & Schedule
Year 1 Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
1-Year Design Phase
5-Year Implementation Delay
1-Year Construction Phase
4-Year Smolt Production (250,000/yr)
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Program Assumption
More Smolts More Adults
Actual Result
More Smolts Less Adults
A Comparison of Hatchery Smolt Plants (1989-2003) To Total Steelhead Run-Size for Skagit River
[Significant decline in total run-size per smolts planted in this climate period; larger smolt plants led to significantly fewer total steelhead returning.]
R2 = 0.4671
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Years of SCL Augmented SmoltProduction
Actual Implementation Steps & Schedule
Year 1 Year 10 Year 20 Year 30
1-Year Design Phase
5-Year Implementation Delay
1-Year Construction Phase
4-Year Smolt Production (250,000/yr)
Smolt Production Funds Reprogrammed to Wild Steelhead Research and Restoration Activities
Without Non-Required Licensee Effectiveness Monitoring Several PM&E Programs Would Have Fallen Short Of Mitigation Intent
Program Change Factors
License authority (build in)
Oversight Committee Desire (Original Program Failure)
Resource Policy Change
Science Driven
Steelhead Smolt Production Program
license adopted fisheries settlement agreement provided the latitude for the oversight committee to modify program objectives and shift funds between programs.
FERC Notification (not approval) is the final step in the
modification process
