Common use of Steelhead Clause in Contracts

Steelhead. Initial actions related to steelhead will be limited to Anadromous Salmonids habitat enhancements in the lower Yuba River, as established in the Action Plan. The Settlement Agreement will include a process to study and resolve biological and genetic risks, as well as related technical and management issues, including impacts to and from angling activities, associated with reintroduction of steelhead into the North Yuba River upstream of New Bullards Bar Dam. The Settlement Agreement will provide that, if the initial spring-run Chinook salmon reintroduction proves successful, and the studies resolve technical issues and demonstrate that reintroduction of steelhead is consistent with the guiding principles stated in Term 5.5, then the Parties will pursue steelhead reintroduction to be phased into the North Yuba River reintroduction program upstream of New Bullards Bar Dam.