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This report is an addendum to the Columbia River Treaty Review Technical Studies Report, which was initially released in draft on March 11, 2013. After the release in March, the BC Treaty Review Team conducted a third round of consultations with stakeholders and basin residents as well as continuing government-to-government consultation with First Nations. As part of the consultation, a technical conference was held in Castlegar to discuss the Technical Studies Report and other topics. Feedback from the public consultation is summarized in the draft CRT Public Consultation Report1. During the consultation processes, the Treaty Review Team heard a strong desire from residents living in the Fauquier area to further investigate modelling a mid-elevation stable reservoir level in the Arrow Lakes Reservoir. In addition, many people from across the basin and First Nations expressed a desire to further investigate an ecosystem alternative (defined below). As a result, the project team has modelled two additional alternatives. The purpose of this addendum report is to present the results of the two new alternatives that are modelled under the Treaty Terminate Scenario: _ Arrow Lakes Reservoir stabilized mid-elevation _ Ecosystem function. A new alternative for Okanagan Sockeye Salmon is also being developed in collaboration with the Okanagan Nation Alliance and once completed will be summarized in a separate report. Other studies conducted in response to feedback from the consultation process are summarized in additional reports. For example, basin residents near Duncan Dam wanted to see a wider range of options such as decommissioning the dam and adding generation2, while residents in Valemount and Golden were interested in new dams built across Canoe Reach and Columbia Reach in Kinbasket Reservoir to provide stable lakes for recreational purposes. The reader is referred to the Technical Studies Report for additional information not covered in this addendum such as the scope of the Treaty Review, the modelling process, and descriptions of performance measures that are used to indicate impacts of alternatives on different interests. |
