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Case Profile: 
North Umpqua River Hydroelectric Power Relicensing:
Settlement Agreement and Implementation      
Challenge
Mediate a complex Settlement Agreement and facilitate multi-party teams to implement the agreement’s protection, mitigation and enhancement measures.

Parties
PacifiCorp, USDA Forest Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, USDI Fish & Wildlife Service, USDI Bureau of Land Management, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Water Resources Department.

Outcome
Settlement Agreement was approved by the Federal Energy and Regulatory Commission. Facilitated collaborative implementation projects that addressed, among other issues, endangered species; fish, wildlife and amphibian protection;  removal of fish barriers; installation of fish and wildlife passage facilities; fish species flow needs and temperature requirements; monitoring and mitigation of project effects; adaptive management; habitat enhancement; water quality; and future project modifications. 

Completion: 2006

Issue Areas Covered
  • Coastal Zone Issues
  • Hydropower Production
  • Environmental Enforcement and Permitting
  • Adaptive Management
  • Ecosystem Management
  • Endangered Species
  • Facility Siting
  • Fisheries
  • Floodplain
  • Forestry
  • Hydropower Project Settlement Agreements
  • Public Lands Management
  • Watershed Planning
  • Water Quality/River Basins
  • Wetlands/Estuaries
  • Wildlife

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