Spring fish plans begin on Snake River dams

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun implementing its 2015 Spring Fish Operations Plan.

The program provides for spills at the four lower Snake River and four lower Columbia River dams to facilitate the timely and safe passage of juvenile salmon and steelhead.

As specified in NOAA Fisheries’ 2014 Supplemental Biological Opinion (BiOp), the plan calls for spill to begin at the lower Snake River dams April 3 and lower Columbia River dams April 10. The annual plan, prepared by the corps, is coordinated with states, tribes and other federal agencies in the region.

The 2015 FOP includes operation...