The Fisheries Technical Committee (FTC) was created by the settlement agreement for the Cowlitz River Hydroelectric Project and is part of the project's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission license.
The committee is responsible for making recommendations on actions to maximize the effectiveness of fisheries mitigation, protection and enhancement measures in the Cowlitz River Project area.
These recommendations include developing study protocols and plans for hatchery remodeling, fish management, fisheries disease management and fish passage. The FTC also makes adaptive management recommendations as indicated by monitoring and evaluation.
The FTC includes one representative each from Tacoma Power, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Washington Department of Ecology, and the Yakama Nation; and one individual representing Trout Unlimited and American Rivers.
This committee first met in November 2000 to begin implementing some of the measures identified in the Settlement Agreement.
Final meeting summaries
Archived meeting summaries
Fisheries and Hatchery Management Plan update - August 2011
The Fisheries Technical Committee has released the draft Fisheries and Hatchery Management Plan update for public review and comment. Links to the document and some of the appendices are included below.
Appendix G. - Credit Mechanism
Appendix J. - Monitoring and Evaluation Plan: Analytical Methods and Monitoring Activities
Appendix I. - Population Specific Assumptions and Data (ISIT)
- Lower Cowlitz River fall Chinook
- Lower Cowlitz River spring Chinook
- Lower Cowlitz River coho
- Lower Cowlitz River steelhead
- Upper Cowlitz River fall Chinook
- Upper Cowlitz River spring Chinook
- Upper Cowlitz River coho
- Upper Cowlitz River steehead
- Tilton River spring Chinook
- Tilton River coho
- Tilton River steelhead
For more information, e-mail us at cowlitz@cityoftacoma.org.