In response to deep cuts in the Army Corps of Engineers’ salmon recovery
budget, federal, state and tribal representatives met Wednesday to shed
about $30 million in proposed fish passage projects at Columbia/Snake River
mainstem dams.
The System Configuration Team, a multi-agency technical team, is charged
annually with recommending Columbia River Fish Mitigation program spending
priorities. The Corps, as the action agency, ultimately decides which programs
to carry out.
The …