$59 Million Commitment

Over and above avoidance and minimization of impacts and robust mitigation, Bradwood Landing is committing $59 million to establish and sustain the Salmon Enhancement Initiative to improve salmon productivity in the Columbia estuary and overall ecosystem health. The SEI goes far beyond any regulatory requirements and will ensure that the Bradwood Landing project provides a significant and sustained net benefit to salmon and the lower Columbia ecosystem. This commitment represents the largest private investment ever made to preserving and enhancing the salmon population in the Columbia River estuary.

The SEI would be guided by a steering committee composed of regional restoration interests.  The $59 million in SEI funding includes:

• $7 million for early actions (during the three years between the start of construction and project operation); and
• $1.3 million a year (adjusted for inflation) for the estimated 40-year life of the project. Ten percent of the funding will give additional emphasis to resources that are of special cultural value to Indian tribes (such as Pacific lamprey).