A stalemate over the design of spill tests at The Dalles Dam apparently
will have the trickle-down effect of delaying a similar decision for the
John Day Dam.
The debate on spill regimes at both dams moved to the National Marine
Fisheries Service’s multi-agency Implementation Team Thursday after a failure
to reach consensus at the technical level. The higher level policymakers
on Thursday also failed to reach agreement.
The spill test designs will be further scrutinized — and a …