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MAY 17, 2001

In a report filed in federal court on Tuesday, the Army Corps of Engineers says dams on the Snake River in Idaho aren't causing salmon to die.

The report was filed in response to a February court order which said the Corps violated the Clean Water Act by keeping water temperatures too high for salmon. But while the dams might be raising the temperature, they have no significant impact, says the Corps.

Environmentalists and tribes with treaty rights on the river want the four dams on the river removed. The federal government says it won't consider breaching for a few more years.

Bonneville Power Administration ordered the Army Corps to spill more water at two of hte four dams in order to benefit salmon.

Get the Story:
Dams not killing salmon, corps says (AP 5/17)
BPA orders water spill for fish (AP 5/17)

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