Environmental Assessment for Issuance of Endangered Species Act Section 10(a)(1)(A) Permits for Spring Chinook Salmon Hatchery Programs in the Methow Basin

Douglas County Public Utility District, Grant PUD, Chelan PUD, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service propose to continue the operation of two hatchery programs on the Methow River. The plans describe hatchery operations intended to rear and release spring Chinook salmon (ESA-listed) in the Methow River Subbasin of Washington State. The effects to ESA-listed species are not likely to be significant.