Above Swift No. 1 Dam Sample Clauses

Above Swift No. 1 Dam. Beginning upon completion of the Swift Downstream Facility, the Licensees shall place juvenile salmonid acclimation sites in areas reasonably accessible to fish hauling trucks and in practical areas in the upper watershed above Swift No. 1 Dam, as determined by the Licensees in Consultation with the Yakama Nation and the ACC. The acclimation sites shall consist of fish containment areas that allow juvenile fish to acclimate in natural or semi-natural waterways and allow necessary pre-release juvenile fish management; such sites will not consist of or include concrete-lined ponds or waterways, but may include other concrete structures necessary for facility functionality and structural integrity during the supplementation program. The SA (Section 8.4.3) also calls for the juvenile and adult supplementation of three species: spring Chinook, late winter wild steelhead and Type S coho. In 2006, discussions occurred at the monthly Aquatics Coordination Committee (ACC) meetings regarding location of the acclimation sites and whether or not juveniles of all three introduced species should be placed in the acclimation ponds. During the June 8, 2006, ACC meeting at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) office in Vancouver, Washington, the Parties in attendance1 agreed to use an initial target of 100,000 spring Chinook for the juvenile supplementation program and that, at the onset, it was not necessary to supplement juvenile coho and steelhead. The general agreement in the decision process was that coho and steelhead adults will likely successfully seed the watershed without additional juvenile supplementation but could be added to the acclimation program, if needed, at a later date. For coho this has been shown to be a valid assumption since the current Habitat Preparation Plan (HPP) fish have spawned and their offspring have occupied nearly every stream in the upper watershed and also occur in all three reservoirs. HPP activities have been in place for the past six years under SA article 7.4. The acclimation ponds sites have now been identified, designed, and will be operated at the onset for the juvenile spring Chinook supplementation program. Adult supplementation will include spring Chinook, late winter wild steelhead and Type S coho as stated in the Settlement Agreement. Hatchery Genetic