Historic Multi-Million Dollar Agreement Announced to Support Salmon Reintroduction to Upper Columbia River Basin

The U.S. Department of Interior announced a historic agreement to support reintroduction of salmon populations in the Upper Columbia River Basin, including the Spokane River Watershed. Click here for the news release.

Key features include:

  • Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) will provide $200 million over 20 years to advance the tribally led Phase 2 Implementation Plan (P2IP).
  • The Bureau of Reclamation will provide the Upper Columbia Tribes (UCUTs) $8 million over the next two years to support P2IP, including funding from their new WaterSMART Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program.
  • The tribes will pause existing litigation for twenty years.
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