•Addresses ESA issues raised in the BIOP
•Continues to provide full season navigation flows
•Provides an increase in late season navigation flows and extends the season length
•Provides sufficient cooling flows for downstream powerplants
•Reduces the potential impacts to floodplain farmers
•Addresses most of the upperbasin fishery management issues
•Increases recreational opportunities
•Minimizes the potential for future litigation
•Creates an opportunity for the basin to come together and achieve a win-win solution.