Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region

Phase 2 Implementation Plan: Testing the Feasibility of Reintroduced Salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin

Programatic Environmental Assessment

The Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Bonneville Power Administration, collectively referred to as co-lead agencies, have prepared a draft programmatic environmental assessment under the National Environmental Policy Act for the federal support of the Phase 2 Implementation Plan: Testing the Feasibility of Reintroduced Salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin. The P2IP was developed by the project proponents—Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Spokane Tribe of Indians, Coeur d'Alene Tribe, and Upper Columbia United Tribes—as part of a phased approach to reintroduce salmon into historic habitats to the Columbia River Basin in the areas upstream of Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams.

The co-lead agencies are seeking comment on the P2IP programmatic environmental assessment during the 30-day public comment period. The comment period will be open from Nov. 14, 2024, to Dec. 30, 2024.

The virtual public meeting room will be accessible 24 hours a day, allowing visitors to view the draft programmatic EA and project information, and submit comments. The virtual public meeting room website can be found at https://www.virtualpublicmeeting.com/p2ip-salmon-reintroduction-programmatic-ea

Comments may be submitted by mail, via the virtual public meeting room, or by email at bor-sha-p2ip_peaproject@usbr.gov. Comments submitted must be postmarked by Dec. 30, 2024.

Written comments may be sent to:

Mel Yenko
Natural Resource Specialist
Bureau of Reclamation
Columbia–Pacific Northwest Regional Office
1150 N. Curtis Road
Boise, ID, 83706-1234

Documents

11/2024

P2IP Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment PDF 22 MB

Related Websites

Upper Columbia River Tribes Website HTML

P2IP Virtual Public Meeting Room HTML