Common use of Fish Spill Clause in Contracts

Fish Spill. The required spill of water for the passage of fish past the Projects as required by FERC order, the District’s HCP, spill for studies, or other Regulatory Authorities. Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP) - The plans approved as part of the Projects’ licenses to protect anadromous fish passing upstream and downstream at the Projects. Hanford Reach Fall Chinook Protection Program (Xxxxxxx Bar) - The agreement which defines the Mid-Columbia projects’ (Grand Coulee, Chief Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxx Reach, Rock Island, Wanapum, and Priest Rapids) operational obligations for the fresh water life cycle protection of the Hanford Reach Fall Chinook, which has been signed by the District, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Department of Fisheries (NOAA Fisheries), Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, PUD No. 2 of Grant County, and PUD No. 1 of Xxxxxxx County.