Public Comments

Title:	Walla Walla Basin Spring Chinook Hatchery Program
Description:	<P style="WIDTH: 620px">Bonneville Power Administration is proposing to fund the construction and operation of a hatchery at the site of the South Fork Walla Walla Adult Holding and Spawning Facility, which is owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.  The expanded facility located near Milton-Freewater, Oregon would increase the number of fish available for harvest and aid in establishing a naturally spawning spring Chinook population in the Walla Walla River basin.  Additional program operations would include the collection of adult spring Chinook for broodstock at Nursery Bridge Dam downstream of the proposed hatchery, incubation and rearing of juvenile spring Chinook, and release of smolts and adults in tributaries to the Walla Walla River in both Oregon and Washington.</P> <P>To understand the potential environmental impacts of this proposal, BPA will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement as required under the National Environmental Policy Act. We would like to hear from you about what should be included in this analysis.  What questions do you have? What resources and potential impacts should we analyze?  Do you have information or concerns about specific areas?  We have scheduled two public EIS scoping meetings to hear your input and accept comments. </P> <P>To learn more about the project go to <SPAN class=757270418-28032013><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 26pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><A title=http://www.bpa.gov/goto/WallaWallaHatchery href="http://www.bpa.gov/goto/WallaWallaHatchery"><FONT title=http://www.bpa.gov/goto/WallaWallaHatchery color=#800080 size=2>www.bpa.gov/goto/WallaWallaHatchery</FONT></A></SPAN></SPAN> or contact Brenda Aguirre at <A href="mailto:baguirre@bpa.gov">baguirre@bpa.gov</A> or call 503-230-5928, or Jay Marcotte at <A href="mailto:jgmarcotte@bpa.gov">jgmarcotte@bpa.gov</A> or call503-230-7646. You may also call toll free 800-622-4519, please mention Walla Walla Basin Spring Chinook Hatchery Program. </P> <P><U><STRONG>Public Meetings:</STRONG></U></P> <P>Tuesday, April 16, 2013<BR>6:00 to 8:00 p.m.<BR>Milton-Freewater Community Building<BR>109 N.E. 5th<BR>Milton-Freewater, Oregon 97862 </P> <P>Wednesday, April 17, 2013<BR>6:00 to 8:00 p.m.<BR>Dayton Elementary School<BR>302 E. Park<BR>Dayton, Washington 99328</P> <P><FONT color=#00cc66><STRONG>BPA has extended the comment period to May 15, 2013.</STRONG></FONT></P>
Start Date:	3/28/2013
End Date:	5/15/2013
Related information:	http://www.bpa.gov/goto/WallaWallaHatchery

Comments for Walla Walla Basin Spring Chinook Hatchery Program