RoJo is correct. The biggest risk is from third party lawsuits, not ESA enforcement by the Feds.

The State has a huge legal risk if it does not get ESA clearance. WFC would like nothing more than to file yet another ESA lawsuit on WDFW. Given the outcome of previous lawsuits, it's likely the Attorney General's office is not going to allow WDFW to take any additional ESA risks, even if that means no salmon fishing on Puget Sound.