Article 405. Lake Level Plan
(a) Beginning within one year of the effective date of the New
License, and for
the term of the New License, including any subsequent annual
licenses, Chelan PUD
shall make every reasonable effort to comply with the Lake
level management practices
described in Chapter 8 of the Comprehensive Plan, which is
incorporated herein by
reference. Specifically, Chelan PUD shall make every reasonable
effort to comply with
the following objectives (contained in section 3.1 of Chapter 8
of the comprehensive
Plan): (1) maintaining minimum flows in the Chelan River (this
objective has priority
over lake levels); (2) reducing high flows in the Chelan River
(this objective has priority
over lake levels); (3) satisfying regulatory requirements for
flood control (adjusting lake
level); (4) providing usable lake levels for recreation (which
varies between elevation
1,090 and 1,098 ft., depending on the slope of the shoreline
and boat dock
configurations); (5) reduce shoreline erosion; (6) preventing
fish passage blockages (due
to tributary barriers); and (7) minimizing the effect of refill
on attainment of flow
objectives for salmon in the mainstem Columbia River.
(b) Table 8-1 in Chapter 8 of the Comprehensive Plan, and
included below,
indicates the lake level elevations that Chelan PUD shall seek
to achieve, to the extent
consistent with the objectives listed in subsection (a) of this
Article: