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Columbia River Treaty Review
The Columbia River Treaty is a trans-boundary water management agreement between the United States and Canada. The Columbia River Treaty has no specified end date. Either Canada or the United States can terminate most of the agreement provisions as early as September 16, 2024, provided they give at least 10 years’ notice. Read more
What Does the U.S. Get Under the Treaty?
On June 25, 2013 the Province released a discussion paper entitled: U.S. Benefits from the Columbia River Treaty – Past, Present and Future: A Province of British Columbia Perspective. The paper highlights a number of the benefits the United States (U.S.) receives from coordinated operations on the Columbia River and how these benefits could be impacted in the future, whether the Treaty continues or is terminated. Read more
U.S. Releases Draft Recommendations on Treaty Future
The U.S. Entity has released a working draft of recommendations that reflect the perspectives of the U.S. Columbia River Treaty Sovereign Review Team. The draft recommendations cover a suite of topics including ecosystem-based function, hydropower, flood risk management, water supply, navigation, recreation and climate change. Read more
Summary of U.S. Entity Open Houses
In May and June 2013, Bonneville Power Administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the U.S. Entity) hosted a number of open houses in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. The Columbia River Treaty Review Team attended several of the meetings. Read more
Contact the Columbia River Treaty Review Team
- Kathy Eichenberger, Executive Director (250) 953-3368 Kathy.Eichenberger@gov.bc.ca
- Chris Trumpy, Economics (250) 952-6390 Chris.Trumpy@gov.bc.ca
- Amy Avila, First Nations Consultation (250) 387-7614 Amy.Avila@gov.bc.ca
- Ingrid Strauss, Public Consultation (250) 952-0640 Ingrid.Strauss@gov.bc.ca
- Sandy King, Administration (250) 387-2820 Sandra.M.King@gov.bc.ca
Columbia River Treaty Review Holds Workshop at Fauquier
Approximately seventy-five people attended the June 15, 2013 workshop at Fauquier, many attending from outside the Burton-Fauquier-Edgewood area. The workshop included presentations by George Penfold, former Selkirk College Regional Innovation Chair of Rural Economic Development, Richard Paisley, UBC’s Director, Global Transboundary International Waters Research Initiative, Trevor Oussoren, the Program Manager for the Columbia Region, Kathy Eichenberger, Executive Director of the Columbia River Treaty Review at the Ministry of Energy and Mines, and Alan Thomson of Mountain Station Consultants. Following the presentations was a two hour panel question and answer session.
Sounding Board Meets June 3 and July 5
The twenty-eight members of the Sounding Board form a geographically balanced representation of Columbia Basin residents with knowledge of dam/reservoir planning and operations and/or recognized in their communities as knowledgeable in one or more key areas of interest identified by Basin residents during the Columbia River Treaty Review process, and who are able to provide a broad perspective and contribute positively to discussions on Treaty-related matters. Meeting on June 3, Sounding Board members reviewed the strategic decision and Basin interests. On July 5 they identified key elements for consideration regarding the strategic decision. Read more
Reports Now Online!
Summary reports of the March 2013 Golden and Nelson community consultations and the summary report of the March 2013 Columbia River Treaty Review Conference held in Castlegar can now be found on the Columbia River Treaty Review website: blog.gov.bc.ca/columbiarivertreaty
Question of the Month:
What Impact Does Sedimentation Have On Columbia River Basin Dams?
The discussion of possible impacts of sedimentation on Columbia River Treaty dams is divided into three sections.
- Sedimentation and the Hugh L. Keenleyside Dam structure
- Sedimentation and Smaller Reservoirs
- Sedimentation and Operations of B.C.’s Large Reservoirs