Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Development and Changes in the Columbia River Basin; 5 3 Hydrology and Water Management; 6 4 Environmental Influences on Salmon; 7 5 Water Laws and Institutions; 8 6 Better Management of Existing Water Supplies; 9 7 Water Resources Management, Risks, and Uncertainties; 10 8 Epilogue; 11 References; 12 Appendix A: Columbia River Initiative Draft Management Scenarios, July 7, 2003; 13 Appendix B: Resources Group; 14 Appendix C: Calculations on Annual Discharges of Water from the Columbia Basin Project; 15 Appendix D: Climate Change and Hydrologic Impacts; 16 Appendix E: Committee Biographical Information; 17 Appendix F: National Research Council Board Membership and Staff

About the Author

Committee on Water Resources Management, Instream Flows, and Salmon Survival in the Columbia River Basin, National Research Council