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Chelan and Douglas PUDs will collaborate on fish-monitoring work

Chelan County PUD
News Release
6/1/2009

Antennas to monitor downstream passage of small tagged fish will be installed in the Chelan County PUD surface collector and bypass system at Rocky Reach Dam to help Douglas County PUD measure fish survival at its Wells Dam Project in 2010.

Chelan PUD commissioners approved an agreement between the two PUDs Monday afternoon that allows Douglas PUD to install a passive integrated transponder (PIT) system at Rocky Reach. Douglas PUD will be responsible for all costs of installing the system. The two PUDs will then maintain the system and split the operation costs after the first year. Chelan PUD will benefit by having more information it can use for its own fish survival studies.

Similar to Chelan PUD, Douglas PUD has a Habitat Conservation Plan for its Wells Dam Hydro Project that requires testing every 10 years to verify fish survival. Installing the PIT system will allow Douglas PUD to duplicate tests that were done in 2000 when Chelan PUD had its initial prototype bypass system in place that was eventually replaced by the permanent system in 2003.

In other action, commissioners:

• Canceled their weekly meeting on June 8 for lack of agenda items.
• Set a special meeting for 1-3 p.m. Aug. 25 in the PUD boardroom for the next Tri-Commission meeting with commissioners from Chelan County and the Chelan County Port District.

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PUD commissioners will meet next at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 4, at the Chelan PUD Auditorium, 327 N. Wenatchee, for a coffee hour with PUD retirees.

Commissioners will also hold a special meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 6, at the Lake Wenatchee Recreation Club for a community meeting with residents of the Plain-Lake Wenatchee area to discuss items of interest to residents.

The next regular commission meeting is at 1 p.m. on Monday, June 15, 2009, in the PUD boardroom at 327 N. Wenatchee Ave. Most PUD commission meetings are recorded, and a link to the audio is available on the PUD’s home page at www.chelanpud.org.

Steve Lachowicz
Communications director
509-661-4639, direct line
509-679-0148, cell
steve.lachowicz@chelanpud.org

Link to board meeting.