Bureau of Reclamation
09/30/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/30/2024 12:15
Agencies provide progress update on lower Snake River study
The Bureau of Reclamation and the Washington State Department of Ecology invite the public to listen to an update on progress made in development of the Lower Snake River Water Supply Replacement Study. The agencies will host a virtual meeting to share an overview of information gathered to-date and next steps in the study process. Participants will be in listen-only status. For those unable to join, a recording of the session will be placed on Reclamation's website.
The virtual meeting will occur on October 9, 2024, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. PDT. Those interested in participating may click on the link below to access the Teams meeting at the appropriate time.
A virtual room housing the meeting recordings, meeting materials, and Frequently Asked Questions may be accessed at https://www.usbr.gov/pn/fcrps/lsrws.html.
The study goal is to obtain a detailed understanding of current water supply and irrigation, municipal and industrial uses near the four Lower Snake River dams (Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose, Lower Granite) in Washington and Idaho, evaluate impacts to water delivery in the event Congress were to authorize breach of the dams, and evaluate mitigation approaches in the event they were breached.
A contractor team led by Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. is working closely with Reclamation and Ecology to conduct the study. This study is one of a set of federal studies committed to by the U.S. government as part of the December 14, 2023, mediated agreement on Columbia River system operations.
A draft report is slated for release by the end of 2024.