The federal government unilaterally reduced spill at the John Day Dam this week, the second time in the last two weeks state and tribal salmon managers of the interagency Technical Management Team have been left out of an important river operations decision.
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Feds Reduce Court-Ordered Spill At John Day Dam In Effort To Address Salmon Passage Problems; State, Tribal Salmon Managers Disagree With Operation
/in 01. RIVERThe federal government unilaterally reduced spill at the John Day Dam this week, the second time in the last two weeks state and tribal salmon managers of the interagency Technical Management Team have been left out of an important river operations decision.