More than 40 percent of the funds allocated for 1999 Columbia/Snake
mainstem projects intended to improve fish passage has been earmarked for
the effort to reduce juvenile salmon mortality at Bonneville Dam. The multi-agency
System Configuration Team on Monday (Oct. 26) completed its ranking of
projects proposed for fiscal year 1999 under the Corps of Engineers’ Columbia
River Fish Mitigation Program. The panel recommended $81.26 million in
spending on a list of 47 projects involving …
