[ODFW-News] Fish Screening Task Force and Fish Passage Task Force

[Odfw News]

For Immediate Release Thursday, April 07, 2005
 
Fish Screening Task Force and Fish Passage Task Force
scheduled to meet in The Dalles
 
SALEM - Oregon's Fish Screening Task Force and Fish Passage Task Force
will meet April 29 in The Dalles.
 
The meeting is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the conference room of
ODFW's Fish Screen Shop, 3561 Klindt Drive. The agenda includes general
overviews of state screening and passage programs, discussion of
proposed fish passage rules, funding possibilities and issues for
screening and passage, as well as updates on eastern Oregon projects. 
 
Fish screens are an essential part of any system that diverts water from
a public water body. They prevent the loss of young fish as the water is
used for irrigation, municipal, hydroelectric or other beneficial
purposes. 
 
Fish passage must be addressed by owners and operators of artificial
obstructions at certain key times such as new construction, major
replacement, a change in permit status, and abandonment. Providing adult
and juvenile fish passage to restore access to historic habitat is one
of the best ways to improve fish populations.
 
The Fish Screening Task Force is appointed by the Oregon Fish and
Wildlife Commission. Its seven members, who represent agricultural,
fisheries, and public interests, meet several times each year to advise
the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife on fish screening policies
and issues.
 
The Fish Passage Task Force, a nine-member body representing water
users, the general public, fisheries and conservation interests, is
appointed by the ODFW Director to advise ODFW on fish passage policies
and issues.  
 
The meeting is open to the public. Reasonable accommodations will be
provided as needed for individuals requesting assistive hearing devices,
sign language interpreters or large-print materials. Individuals needing
these types of accommodations may call the Information and Education
Division at 800-720-6339 or 503-947-6002 at least 24 hours in advance of
the meeting. For more information, call Tom Stahl, State Fish Passage
Coordinator, at 503-947-6228, or Bernie Kepshire, State Fish Screening
coordinator, at 503-947-6229.
 
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