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1. ANALYSTS DISCUSS BOOM/BUST NW POWER MARKET
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Tuesday, September 09, 2003 (PST) |
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With rain, snow and a new buildup of power plants, power emergencies
like those that plagued the Northwest last summer are not as likely this
coming year.
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2. BASIN FISH FUNDING: TOO LITTLE OR TOO MUCH?
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Tuesday, September 09, 2003 (PST) |
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Representatives of electric utilities and ratepayers and those charged
with recovering Columbia Basin fish and wildlife pulled at either end of
the budget rope this week during a roundtable discussion organized by
the Northwest Power Planning Council.
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3. TUBERCULOSIS ELK CASE COULD LEAD TO ELK, CATTLE SLAUGHTER
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Tuesday, September 09, 2003 (PST) |
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As many as 200 domesticated elk and 200 cattle on a farm between
Monument and Kimberly in Eastern Oregon may have to be slaughtered
following the confirmation of one dead elk that tested positive for
tuberculosis.
Further, some wild elk likely will have to be killed and tested.
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4. BIG 2002 UPRIVER SPRING CHINOOK RUN FORECAST
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Tuesday, September 09, 2003 (PST) |
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The Columbia Basin experienced during 2001 what could be called the
"year of the salmon," at least in modern times, with record upriver
spring chinook and steelhead runs, and high counts for most other stocks
as well.
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5. IRRIGATION GROUPS PAN FLOW AUGMENTATION STRATEGY
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Tuesday, September 09, 2003 (PST) |
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Representatives of irrigation groups from the four Columbia Basin states
joined the Northwest Power Planning Council this week to pitch their
vision of how to better manage the river system for power production,
irrigation and fish.
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