I'm confused. This project was relicensed just a couple years ago. I would have thought that in the cooperative agreement that was hammered out between the various agencies and Seattle City Light (and subsequently incorporated in the FERC license) it would have included a flow regime that is favorable to Pacific salmon, or at least not overly detrimental. If the new license doesn't include very specific recommendations on flows, including ramping rates, we have missed an important opportunity to protect the fish.

But I agree that the reason the river is low now is the lack of inflow to the resevervoir (it hasn't rained and the snow is gone). But the flow flucuations mentioned by Salmo G. are the real killer. The should be considerable justification for allowing that much flow flucuations on a daily basis. Perhaps I need to go back and review the license to see what it requires.