Summary
The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) proposes to provide funds to the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho (Nez Perce Tribe) under the Pacific Northwest Power Planning and Conservation Act of 1980 (Northwest Power Act) for continued funding for the Johnson Creek Artificial Propagation Enhancement (JCAPE) hatchery program. BPA would fund the Nez Perce Tribe for continued operation and maintenance of a temporary adult Chinook salmon trap and weir; adult holding and spawning at the South Fork Salmon River Satellite; egg incubation and juvenile rearing of JCAPE fish at McCall Fish Hatchery; transportation of broodstock, eggs, and smolts between facilities; the direct release of smolts into Johnson Creek; and monitoring and evaluation in support of production. Total Chinook production would be up to 150,000 juveniles, depending on the alternative selected.
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is the lead agency and BPA is a cooperating agency. To understand the potential environmental impacts of this proposal, NMFS, in cooperation with BPA, is preparing an environmental assessment (EA) (DOE/EA-2083). The EA analyzes BPA’s proposed continued funding of the JCAPE program, including a potential production increase of 50,000 juveniles, as well as a no-action alternative under which BPA would no longer fund the program.
For more information, see BPA's webpage.
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