I've just returned and don't understand the total deal. To complicate
matters, I'm slow to learn!! My brother emailed me and said that it looked
like the North Fork(Henry's Fork was UP because farmers were selling their
power) Potatoes are losing money right now and they were thinking about
selling their power to augment their incomes. I just crossed the South Fork
at Heise Hot Springs and the flow was up; runnoff starting more than likely.
There was also something on TV about the Snake river Reservoirs being one of
the few water sources that has plenty of water...?? I just don't understand
the whole deal, haven't been here long enough, but then again, I fished the
Yakima for years and never truly understood their releases either. Jere
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Cavileer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: YAK & others
> Just an aside Jere, but so far Idaho Power has not agreed to release water
> to augment flow in the lower Snake. Water is being bought for power
> generation not fish. In the past BPA has paid Idaho Power (they own Hells
> Canyon dam - last in line before the Snake/Clearwater confluence) for loss
> power generation opportunities. But not this year - with little water in
> the system everyone is holding on to as much water as possible for power.
> Water this year, for spills or flow augmentation, is a sham.
>
> Tim
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> > We're going to be short on water, here in Idaho,
> >and they are now releasing and farmers are selling their rights, to
coastal
> >states, I believe.....next war to be fought over water!
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