Briefing Report

 

 

Native Americans

 

 

Importance of Salmon to Columbia River Tribes, History of Major Tribes, Timelines and Explanations of Fishing Treaties  Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Site

http://www.critfc.org/text/tribes.html

 

History of Indigenous People along the Columbia River  Columbia River History Project

 (Look under History to the Left)

http://www.ccrh.org/river/history.htm#hydro

 

History and Traditional Economy Umatilla Tribes

http://www.umatilla.nsn.us/hist1.html#setting

 

Right to Traditional Fishery  Columbia River History Project

http://www.ccrh.org/comm/river/harvest.htm

 

Impact of Bonneville Dam on Native American Tribes  Kenyon Research Case Study

http://www2.kenyon.edu/projects/dams/bsc02yogg.html

 

 

 

Early European Explorers

 

Explorers Along Columbia Columbia River History Project

(Explorers Link under History to the left)

http://www.ccrh.org/river/history.htm#hydro

 

Timeline of WA State History that names explorers WA State Historical Society

http://www.wshs.org/text/timeline.htm

 

 

 

Settlements

 

Info for All Dams

 

A guide to major hydropower dams of the Columbia River Basin from the Northwest Power and Conservation Council

http://www.nwppc.org/library/2004/2004-1/default.htm

 

Dam Related Settlements along the Columbia Columbia River History Project

http://www.ccrh.org/comm/index.htm

 

Fur Trading and Settlements along the Columbia Columbia River History Project

(Link under History to the Left)

http://www.ccrh.org/river/history.htm#hydro

 

Current Population by County WA Government Site

http://www.wa.gov:80/esd/lmea/pubs/adi/pop/1a/1asda11.htm

 

Grand Coulee

Chief Joseph

 

History of Bridgeport Bridgeport Home Page

http://www.bridgeportwashington.com/history.html

 

 

Little Goose Dam

Ice Harbor

Lower Granite

 

Settlement & Economic History of Garfield County Hotel Revere Restoration Project

http://www.castlemoyle.com/pomeroy/economic.htm

 

History of Garfield County Pomeroy Home Page

http://www.clickpomeroy.com/history/index.htm

 

History of Whitman County Colfax Home Page

http://www.ci.colfax.wa.us/History.htm

 

History of Adams County Adams Country Home Page

(scroll down to find history section)

http://www.co.adams.wa.us/history.asp

 

History of Tri Cities Tri Cities Homepage

http://www.visittri-cities.com/firstpagehistory.shtml

 

 

McNary Dam

 

Benton County History Benton Country Homepage

(scroll down to history section)

http://www.co.benton.wa.us/html/county_history.htm

 

History of Pendleton, OR Pendleton Homepage

http://www.pendleton.or.us/history.htm

 

History of Tri Cities Tri Cities Homepage

http://www.visittri-cities.com/firstpagehistory.shtml

 

Bonneville

 

Skamania County History Skamania County Homepage

http://www.skamania.org/history.html

 

Clark County History Vancouver, WA Homepage

http://www.ci.vancouver.wa.us/history.shtm

 

History of North Bonneville Kenyon Ed. Research Project

http://www2.kenyon.edu/projects/dams/bsc05fin.html

 

 

 

 

 

Economic Activities

 

Info for All Dams

 

Brief Overview of Washington State Economy by Region  Fact Monster Encyclopedia

http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/us/A0861871.html

 

**Use Green Washington State History Text Book

 

 

Grand Coulee

Chief Joseph

 

Economy of the Colville Reservation Boom Towns and Relic Hunters of NE WA

(scroll down to “What kind of businesses are run by the Colville Tribes?”

http://www.ghosttownsusa.com/native.htm

 

List of Major Employers on Colville Reservation Colville Tribal Enterprises

http://www.colvilletribes.com/ctec.htm

 

Economy of Omak Omak Chamber of Commerce

http://www.omakchamber.com/common/economy.htm

 

List of Largest Employers by Category Douglas County Port of Douglas County

http://www.portofdouglas.org/index2.html

 

Ice Harbor

Little Goose

Lower Granite

 

Garfield County Pomeroy Homepage

http://www.clickpomeroy.com/commerce/index.html

 

Adams County Adams Country Homepage

(scroll down to products/crops/industry section)

http://www.co.adams.wa.us/history.asp

 

Tri Cities Economic Facts Richland Chamber of Commerce Homepage

http://www.usachamber.com/richland/fingertip.asp

 

 

McNary

 

Benton County Economy Benton County Homepage

(read through geography and people)

http://www.co.benton.wa.us/html/county_history.htm

 

Pendleton, OR Economic Facts Pendleton Homepage

http://www.pendleton-oregon.org/profile.html

 

 

Bonneville

 

Employment by Category Columbia Gorge Economic Develop. Assoc

http://www.cgeda.com/wrcoempl.htm

 

List of Columbia Gorge Employers Columbia Gorge Economic Develop. Assoc.

http://www.cgeda.com/wremplyr.htm

 

Skamania County Economic Facts Skamania County Homepage

http://www.skamania.org/statistics.html

 

 

 

 

Dam Statistics / History / Purpose

 

WA State Hydro-Electricity Facts

Map of Total Hydro-Electric Power Produced State by State  US Geologic Survey

http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/graphicshtml/maphypower.html

 

Chart of Hydroelectric Energy Info for the US and Washington US Geologic Survey

http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/tables/dlhy.html

 

 

Grand Coulee

Grand Coulee Dam pictures and history Grand Coulee Homepage

 http://users.owt.com/chubbard/gcdam/index.html

 

Dam Statistics, History, and Native Fisheries  Columbia River History

http://www.ccrh.org/comm/river/dams6.htm

 

Statistics and History Bureau of Reclamation

http://www.usbr.gov/power/data/sites/grandcou/grandcou.htm

 

 

Chief Joseph

Statistics and History US Army Corps of Engineers

http://www.nws.usace.army.mil/opdiv/cj/chiefjo.htm

 

Statistics U of Washington Columbia Basin Research

http://www.cqs.washington.edu/crisp/hydro/chj.html

http://www.cbr.washington.edu/crisp/hydro/hydrochjp.html

 

Dam Statistics, History, and Native Fisheries Columbia River History (scroll down)

http://www.ccrh.org/comm/river/dams5.htm

 

 

Ice Harbor

 

Statistics and History US Army Corps of Engineers

http://www.nww.usace.army.mil/dpn/dpn_project.asp?project_id=59

http://www.nww.usace.army.mil/html/pub/pi/navigation/icehar.htm

 

Dam Statistics, History, and Native Fisheries Columbia River History

http://www.ccrh.org/comm/river/dams7.htm

 

 

Lower Granite

 

Statistics and History US Army Corps of Engineers

 http://www.nww.usace.army.mil/dpn/dpn_project.asp?project_id=91

 

Report with Statistics on Dam and Salmon Situation US Army Corps of Engineers

http://www.nww.usace.army.mil/html/pub/civilworks/cwafy92/para14.htm

http://www.nww.usace.army.mil/html/pub/pi/navigation/lwrgran.htm

 

Dam Statistics, History, and Native Fisheries  Columbia River History (scroll down)

http://www.ccrh.org/comm/river/dams7.htm

 

 

Little Goose

 

Statistics and History US Army Corps of Engineers

http://www.nww.usace.army.mil/dpn/dpn_project.asp?project_id=81

 

Statistics, History, and Native Fisheries Columbia River History

(scroll down)

http://www.ccrh.org/comm/river/dams7.htm

 

Statistics U of Washington Columbia Basin Research

http://www.cbr.washington.edu/crisp/hydro/hydrolgs.html

 

 

McNary

 

McNary Dam Homepage

http://www.cqs.washington.edu/crisp/hydro/mcn.html

 

Statistics and History US Army Corps of Engineers

http://www.nww.usace.army.mil/dpn/dpn_project.asp?project_id=107

http://www.cbr.washington.edu/crisp/hydro/hydromcn.html

 

Statistics, History, and Native Fisheries Columbia River History Project

http://www.ccrh.org/comm/river/dams3.htm

 

History of McNary Dam  Columbia River History Project

http://www.ccrh.org/comm/umatilla/mcnary.htm

 

 

Bonneville

 

Bonneville Dam Homepage

http://www.cqs.washington.edu/crisp/hydro/bon.html

 

Statistics and History US Army Corps of Engineers

http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/op/b/

 

Dam Statistics, History, and Native Fisheries Columbia River History Project

http://www.ccrh.org/comm/river/dams.htm

 

 

 

Consequences

 

Long article about the unforeseen consequences of dams in America Enviromental News Network

http://www.enn.com/features/1999/12/120699/dams1_7161.asp

http://www.enn.com/features/1999/12/120799/dams2_7220.asp

 

Economic Impact of Bonneville Dam Kenyon Ed. Research Project

http://www2.kenyon.edu/projects/dams/bec03wilsona.html

 

Arguments to Breach Snake River Dams  The Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Associations

http://www.pcffa.org/fn-oct97.htm

 

Arguments to Breach Snake River Dams  Taxpayers for Common Sense

http://www.taxpayer.net/snake/LearnMore/moreabouttheissue.htm

 

Long Article About Arguments for Breaching Snake River Dams Cascadia Times

http://cascadia.times.org/archives/2000/endgame.htm

 

Long Article about Negative Consequences of Lower Granite Dam on Environment, Flood Control, and Tax Payers (we pay for the locks)  The Atlantic Monthly

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/environ/dams.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roles for Position Paper

 

 

 

Salmon Fisheries Biologist

 

 

Description of Harm to Salmon from Transportation Projects and Dams Umatilla Tribes

http://umatilla.nsn.us/dams.html

 

Detailed overview of how dams affect the salmon in the NW (scroll down to Changes to the Ecosystem) Foundation for Water and Energy Education

http://www.fwee.org/hpar.html

 

Description of Salmon Declines and Restoration Efforts: Fish Ladders / Juvenile Bypass & Transport / River Flow Augmentation US Army Corps of Engineers

http://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/ps/colrvbsn.htm

 

Sierra Club Site on Salmon and Snake River Dams

http://www.sierraclub.org/wildlands/species/salmon/

http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/200003/salmon1.asp

 

Study finds impact on juvenile fish most harmful cause of salmon decline Seattle PI

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/cost16.shtml

 

Basic Facts on Loss of Salmon in NW  Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Association

http://www.pcffa.org/fn-oct97.htm

 

Economic Impact of Loss of Salmon on NW Pacific Coast Federation Of Fisherman’s Association

(scroll down to economic question)

http://www.cyberlearn.com/pcffa.htm

 

Salmon Restoration Site with Link for Current Newsletter on Recovery Efforts

 

Possible Mitigation Ideas:

 

Salmon Recovery Act Not Being Put into Action  International Rivers Network

http://www.irn.org/revival/decom/index.asp?id=bulletins/rrb47.html#usnw-1

 

Bonneville does not have funds to honor salmon/wildlife commitments Columbia River Inter-Trival Fish Commission

http://www.critfc.org/text/press/20030416.html

 

General Info on Impact of Dams on Fish Passage and Possible Ways to Mitigate US Dept of Energy Site

http://www.eere.energy.gov/RE/hydro_enviro.html

 

 

 

Environmental Organization President

 

1) Wildlife and Ecosystems

 

Detailed info on how dams affect the environment and ecosystems in the NW Foundation for Water and Energy Education

(scroll down to Changes to the Ecosystem)

http://www.fwee.org/hpar.html

 

Environmental Impacts of Dams (Scroll Down to Enviro Impact)

http://www.iclei.org/EFACTS/HYDROELE.HTM

 

Impact of Columbia River Dams on Wildlife Kenyon Ed. Research Project

http://www2.kenyon.edu/projects/dams/bbe03rib.html

 

Possible Mitigation Ideas:

 

Bonneville does not have funds to honor wildlife commitments  Columbia River Inter-Trival Fish Commission

http://www.critfc.org/text/press/20030416.html

 

General Info on Environmental Impact of Dams and Ideas for Mitigation US Dept of Energy Site

http://www.eere.energy.gov/RE/hydro_enviro.html

 

 

 

2) Energy / Greenhouse Effects

Is there a Greenhouse Gas Link with Dam Resevoirs? International Rivers Network

http://www.irn.org/programs/greenhouse/

 

Dams are clean energy and clean transportation Seattle PI

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/soap042.shtml

 

Alt. Shipping of grain will damage environment if we breach dams Seattle PI

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/soap042.shtml

 

Possible Mitigation Idea:

 

Use Columbia River Dams for Hydrogen Power to Cut Car Pollution The News Tribune

http://www.fwee.org/news/getStory?story=1054

 

 

 

Barge Line President

 

** See Economics and Dam Purpose Sections of Briefing Report

 

Short Descriptions of Navigation Uses of Columbia Columbia River History Project  (Under Navigation to the Left)

http://www.ccrh.org/river/history.htm - hydro

 

Facts on Shipping on Columbia and Arguments Against Alternative Transportation Tidepool

http://tidepool.org/features/dredgeaddict.cfm

 

Alt. Shipping of grain will damage environment if we breach dams Seattle PI

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/soap042.shtml

 

Tax Payers Foot the Bill for Barge Companies’ Use of Locks The Atlantic Monthly

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/environ/dams.htm

 

 

 

Aluminum Smelting Company President

 

 

**See Economics and Dam Statistics Section of Briefing Report

 

Aluminum’s Importance to Washington—and Its Link to Energy Costs Seattle Times

http://www.uswa329.org/February_2001/feb27a.htm

 

Long Report on Economic Impact of Aluminum Industry Bonneville Power Association

(Read the summary at the beginning for facts on importance of aluminum industry)

http://www.bpa.gov/power/pl/aluminumstudy/ImpactConway.pdf

 

Energy Costs Hurting Aluminum Manufacturers  Puget Sound Business Journal

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2000/09/25/story2.html

 

Aluminum Plants Close Due to Energy Costs  Planet Ark News

http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/15258/newsDate/2-Apr-200

 

 

 

Tribal Representative

 

 

** See Native American and History of Dam Sections from Briefing Report

 

 Basic Facts on Loss of Salmon in NW  Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Association

http://www.pcffa.org/fn-oct97.htm

 

Economic Impact of Loss of Salmon on NW Pacific Coast Federation Of Fisherman’s Association

(scroll down to economic question)

http://www.cyberlearn.com/pcffa.htm

 

Bonneville does not have funds to honor salmon/wildlife commitments  Columbia River Inter-Trival Fish Commission

http://www.critfc.org/text/press/20030416.html

 

Mitigation Ideas:

 

Alternative Resource Management Method to Save Salmon and Help Everyone Umatilla Tribal Chairman

http://umatilla.nsn.us/acmjune7.html

 

Tribal Council asks to purchase license to operate dams Indian Country News

http://www.indiancountry.com/?2792

 

 

 

Eastern Washington Farmer

 

**See Economics, Dam Purpose, and Dam Statistics from Briefing Report

 

1) Barge Shipping Issues

Breaching Dams will Ruin Wheat Farmers Seattle PI

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/dams16.shtml

 

Alt. Shipping of grain will damage environment if we breach dams Seattle PI

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/soap042.shtml

 

Facts on Shipping on Columbia and Arguments Against Alternative Transportation Tidepool

http://tidepool.org/features/dredgeaddict.cfm

 

We Can Breach Snake River Dams and Still Move Grain