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To: csria.public.affairs@gmail.com[csria.public.affairs@gmail.com] From: Cason, James Sent: 2017-03-19T15:40:08-04:00 Importance: Normal Subject: Re: Irrigators Assert State & Federal Fish Managers Engaged in Fish Passage Actions which Killed Columbia-Snake River Salmon in 2015 and Impaired Future Fish Returns Received: 2017-03-19T15:40:40-04:00 Thanks for the email. I'll need to look into the issue. On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 4:16 AM, CSRIA <csria.public.affairs@gmail.com> wrote: Dear James Cason, Please refer to the below article in which the Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association (CSRIA) are asserting that State & Federal fish managers engaged in fish passage mismanagement which killed Columbia Snake River Salmon in 2015 and impaired future fish returns. http://www.pmewswire.com/news-releases/irrigators-assert-state--federalfish-managers-engaged-in-fish-passage-actions-which-killed-columbiasnake-river-salmon-in-2015-and-impaired-future-fish-returns300421018.html On a related note, see attached letter (with attachments) from CSRIA to the U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers related to the recent U.S. District Court hearing regarding the Columbia-Snake River Biological Opinion (BiOp). We hope that Secretary Zinke and the Trump Administration will protect the lower Snake River Dams in Washington State (http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/groups-urge-trumpadministration-to-protect-lower-snake-river-dams-in-washington-state300373609.html). Best regards, Columbia Snake River Irrigators Association 509-783-1623