ID HJM011

Idaho Legislature opposes removal or breaching of dams on the Columbia-Snake River System and its tributaries, asserting state sovereignty over water resources

Lower Snake River dams achieve 97.5 percent survival rate for juvenile Chinook and 99.5 percent for juvenile steelhead, with investments of billions in fish passage and habitat improvements

Columbia-Snake River System serves as top U.S. wheat export gateway, with approximately 16 percent of all U.S. wheat exports barged through at least one Snake River dam

Lower Snake River dams produce 1,000 megawatts of carbon-free renewable energy annually and offset at least 3 million metric tons of CO2 emissions per year

Idaho prohibits contributions of water from state reservoirs for flow augmentation except those expressly authorized by state law, and requires anadromous fish recovery efforts be based on sound science