State, federal, and tribal salmon managers met with Mid-Columbia River
hydro operators in a series of conference calls over the last two weeks
to find a way to minimize fluctuations in river level in the Hanford Reach
below Priest Rapids Dam. No agreement was reached regarding power exchanges
that would substantially reduce the "power peaking" at Priest
Rapids

For the time being, however, the Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville
or the BPA) agreed to operate Grand …