保护蛇河

The Snake River plays a vital role in providing electricity to more than 630,000 hg8868皇冠下载 customers throughout southern 爱达荷州 和 eastern 俄勒冈州. A healthy Snake River also benefits all other users — 灌溉, 渔业管理人员, wildlife 和 people who enjoy the river for boating, 钓鱼及其他娱乐用途. 

hg8868皇冠下载 is committed to preserving the Snake River’s ability to provide clean water 和 clean power to our region for future generations. 作为承诺的一部分, hg8868皇冠下载 has proposed the Snake River Stewardship Program (SRSP) 和 other projects that address the causes of elevated water temperatures 和 other water-quality concerns.

hg8868皇冠下载 has proposed the SRSP as part of relicensing our hydroelectric projects in Hells Canyon. 它包含在 the Clean Water Act Section 401 水的质量 Certifications issued by the 爱达荷州 和 俄勒冈州 Departments of 环境al Quality in 2019.  这些证书可在 爱达荷州 和 俄勒冈州 描述:网站.

爱达荷州电力公司开展了哪些项目?

修复河道

我们的 队列项目 include the creation of floodplains 和 wetl和s designed to reduce water surface area, increase water velocity 和 increase channel depths. This reduces the surface area exposed to heating, decreases 水生 海藻E和植物 生产 并提高了 鱼类和野生动物 栖息地.

种植本地植物

We restore native vegetation along key tributaries of the Snake River by planting new vegetation. 这遮蔽了这些水道的一部分, provides more diverse 鱼类和野生动物 栖息地 和 helps prevent sediment 和 pollutants from entering the water. 我们已经 planted approximately 20 acres of riparian vegetation along the Powder, 威瑟河和小威瑟河. 

减少径流

  • We’re working with farmers in the Gr和 View area to convert traditional flood 和 furrow irrigation to sprinklers. This uses water more efficiently while reducing the amount of runoff entering the Snake River.
  • 进一步上游, our partnership with the Riverside Irrigation District in Boise prevents at least 15,000 pounds of phosphorus from entering the Snake 和 Boise rivers each year. Reducing phosphorus helps to limit 海藻e 和 水生 plant growth. This reduces the amount of plant material that ends up downstream in Brownlee Reservoir, where it uses precious oxygen as it decays.

This wholistic approach to water quality in the Snake River, along with proposed improvements to our hatchery, 娱乐和野生动物栖息地项目, is the cornerstone to meeting our licensing obligations. We will fully implement the SRSP once we receive a license from the Federal 能源 Regulatory Commission. We will continue to monitor 和 maintain research projects for the life of the program 和 license.