PORTLAND, Ore. — The Bonneville Power Administration has reached a $900 million settlement with Indian tribes on ways to increase protection for endangered and threatened salmon in the Columbia River Basin over the next 10 years.
The tribes and the federal agency have been at odds for years in court over the conflict between salmon runs and power demands on the river.
They announced Monday they’ve reached an agreement to have the BPA pay for additional fish hatchery improvements and stream restoration work along Columbia and Snake tributaries.
But it’s unclear whether the deal will win a federal judge’s final approval in May when a revised plan for managing the river system is due.
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