Common use of Phase I (1998 Clause in Contracts

Phase I (1998. 2002). This Agreement shall be implemented in three phases. Under Phase I, the District shall implement 1) juvenile and adult operating plans and criteria to meet the Survival Standards set forth in sub-Section 4.1 (Survival Standards) and 2) a monitoring and evaluation program to determine compliance with the standards. Following the completion of the three-year monitoring and evaluation program in Phase I, the Coordinating Committee will determine whether the pertinent survival standards have been achieved. Depending on the results of this determination, the District will either proceed to Phase II (if the applicable survival standard has not been achieved) or Phase III (if the applicable survival standards has been achieved). In addition, three separate sub-phases were established within Phase III. The three sub-Phase designations are referred to as Phase III (Standards Achieved), Phase III (Provisional Review) and Phase III (Additional Juvenile Studies). The Parties to this Agreement established separate sub-phases within Phase III as a way to address existing limitations in the measurement of adult survival and Juvenile Project Survival for sockeye and subyearling chinook (See Section 14, Figure 1). The Parties recognize that Douglas PUD has completed the three years of valid Juvenile Project Survival studies as documented in Section 15, Appendix B. The Parties further recognize that the District has achieved the 93% Juvenile Project Survival goal for yearling chinook and steelhead and that once this Agreement is implemented the District will move into Phase III (Standard Achieved) for these Plan Species. The District also recognizes that project survival information is currently limited for yearling chinook and steelhead originating from the Okanogan Basin. As a result, future Project Survival Studies (e.g. 10 year standards verification studies) shall consider and attempt to quantify the effect of the Xxxxx reservoir on Okanogan origin yearling chinook and steelhead. Measurement and evaluation of 91% Combined Adult and Juvenile Project Survival or 93% Juvenile Project Survival or the measurement or calculation of 95% Juvenile Dam Passage Survival will be assessed by the Coordinating Committee by 2002. Measurement of Juvenile Project Survival or Juvenile Dam Passage Survival during Phase I is expected to take three years to complete, unless additional years of study are agreed to by the Coordinating Committee. Juvenile survival studies conducted during Phase I (See Section 15, Appendix B) may result in different phase designations for each of the Plan Species. For example, the District will move to Phase II (Interim Tools) or (Additional Tools), or to Phase III (Standard Achieved, Provisional Review or Additional Juvenile Studies) as described in Figure 1, depending on the survival results for individual Plan Species. At the conclusion of Phase I, the Coordinating Committee will determine the appropriate phase designation for each Plan Species. If the Coordinating Committee cannot agree, the Coordinating Committee may agree to require an additional year of study to resolve the disagreement, or a Party may institute Section 11 (Dispute Resolution) to address the need for additional Measures during the period of measurement and evaluation.

Phase I (1998. 2002). This Agreement shall be implemented in three phases. Under Phase I, the District shall implement 1) juvenile and adult operating plans and criteria to meet the Survival Standards set forth in sub-Section 4.1 (Survival Standards) and 2) a monitoring and evaluation program to determine compliance with the standards. Following the completion of the three-year monitoring and evaluation program in Phase I, the Coordinating Committee will determine whether the pertinent survival standards have been achieved. Depending on the results of this determination, the District will either proceed to Phase II (if the applicable survival standard has not been achieved) or Phase III (if the applicable survival standards has been achieved). In addition, three separate sub-phases were established within Phase III. The three sub-Phase designations are referred to as Phase III (Standards Achieved), Phase III (Provisional Review) and Phase III (Additional Juvenile Studies). The Parties to this Agreement established separate sub-phases within Phase III as a way to address existing limitations in the measurement of adult survival and Juvenile Project Survival for sockeye and subyearling chinook (See Section 14, Figure 1). The Parties recognize that Douglas PUD Xxxxxxx XXX has completed the three years of valid Juvenile Project Survival studies as documented in Section 15, Appendix B. The Parties further recognize that the District has achieved the 93% Juvenile Project Survival goal for yearling chinook and steelhead and that once this Agreement is implemented the District will move into Phase III (Standard Achieved) for these Plan Species. The District also recognizes that project survival information is currently limited for yearling chinook and steelhead originating from the Okanogan Basin. As a result, future Project Survival Studies (e.g. 10 year standards verification studies) shall consider and attempt to quantify the effect of the Xxxxx reservoir on Okanogan origin yearling chinook and steelhead. Measurement and evaluation of 91% Combined Adult and Juvenile Project Survival or 93% Juvenile Project Survival or the measurement or calculation of 95% Juvenile Dam Passage Survival will be assessed by the Coordinating Committee by 2002. Measurement of Juvenile Project Survival or Juvenile Dam Passage Survival during Phase I is expected to take three years to complete, unless additional years of study are agreed to by the Coordinating Committee. Juvenile survival studies conducted during Phase I (See Section 15, Appendix B) may result in different phase designations for each of the Plan Species. For example, the District will move to Phase II (Interim Tools) or (Additional Tools), or to Phase III (Standard Achieved, Provisional Review or Additional Juvenile Studies) as described in Figure 1, depending on the survival results for individual Plan Species. At the conclusion of Phase I, the Coordinating Committee will determine the appropriate phase designation for each Plan Species. If the Coordinating Committee cannot agree, the Coordinating Committee may agree to require an additional year of study to resolve the disagreement, or a Party may institute Section 11 (Dispute Resolution) to address the need for additional Measures during the period of measurement and evaluation.