PR 57 04 BPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THURSDAY, June 24, 2004 Contact: Mike Hansen | , BPA (503)-230-5131 Witt Anderson, Corps (503) 808-3724 Brian Gorman, NOAA Fisheries (206) 526-6613     Media Advisory BPA and Corps release final summer spill plan Final decision awaits NOAA review PORTLAND, Ore. - The Bonneville Power Administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) have sent their final summer spill plan to NOAA Fisheries and expect a “findings” determination within a week to 10 days. If NOAA Fisheries says the plan is consistent with the 2000 biological opinion, the Corps could issue a final decision document as early as the first full week of July. The final summer spill plan, officially titled the Final Proposal for Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) Summer Juvenile Bypass Operation, can be viewed on the Federal Caucus web site: www.salmonrecovery.gov/implementation.shtml. Submitted for distribution on 06-24-2004 at 9:01 AM

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