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Description: 71 p. A report submitted to the National Resources Committee and the state planning boards of Washington and Oregon by the Pacific Northwest Regional Planning Commission, Columbia Gorge Committee, detailing the findings of their study of ways to conserve the scenic beauty of the Columbia River Gorge.

Description: 399 p. Written by the U. S. Department of the Interior, this document outlines a plan for the use of water and other physical resources of the Columbia River Basin. Presented in the report are descriptions of the basin's natural resources, its people, their use of the resources, as well as related investigations and summaries on affiliated problems and possibilities. As to use of physical resources, the principal emphasis is upon water utilization. This 1947 edition was issued in advance of its publication as a Congressional Document; it includes black and white photos, and numerous maps covering power facilities, developed and undeveloped land, and water resources.

Description: 230 p. Documentation of summaries of the inventories and studies that were conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Divison, and proposed management direction for the Subject Management Areas as required by the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act.

Description: 189 p. Documentation of the history of the Bonneville Power Administration, including the evolution of the Bonneville Dam and historical photographs of the Pacific Northwest.

Description: 206 p. In the Western Water Policy Review Act of 1992, Congress charged the President with reviewing and reporting on federal activities in the west that affect the allocation and use of water resources. The legislation directed the Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission to advise the President, considering many specific facets of western water issues. This report was written on behalf of the Commission. The author, who worked 12 years as a lawyer for the Northwest Power Planning Council, has sought to objectively discuss legal and economic issues about salmon recovery for the Columbia Basin. The study looks out at the basin from a particular point where water policy and salmon policy meet, and asks how water programs, especially federal water programs, are holding up.

Description: 73 p. A report submitted to the Pacific Northwest Regional Commission detailing issues of importance to interstate water compact negotiations. Addressed are subjects identified as being related to interstate water resource policies in the Pacific Northwest, including allocation of water between states, states' responsibilities in water resource management, diversion of water out of the Columbia River Basin, management of anadromous fish populations, instream flow requirements, and reclamation development. The report also includes appendices of interview participants, listed by state, and the interview questionnaire employed.

Description: 261 p. The purpose of the Columbia River and Tributaries Study is to provide an up-to-date (1974) review of the main Columbia River system development. This study inventories and examines problems and areas of concern known to public and governmental agencies and includes comments on the status and tentative disposition of proposed action on many of these concerns.