One state would reap the fish and wildlife benefits. Another state,
and a federal power marketing agency, would bear the costs.
So a split four-state Northwest Power Planning Council Wednesday offered
a compromise of sorts to those debating the worth of the Lake Pend Oreille
kokanee study. The Council decided to give the Idaho Department of Fish
and Game the $379,000 it wanted to monitor and evaluate the effects of
lake level on kokanee salmon productivity.
But the Council failed to …
