Columbia Basin Trust

[2] There was a lack of prior consultation with the people of the Basin, including the 2,300 residents who were displaced by flooding of their communities and farms.

Local governments in the Basin coordinated their efforts at the regional district and tribal council level under the Columbia River Treaty Committee, which first met in 1992.

They had two objectives: On both counts negotiations were successful and Columbia Basin Trust was formed.

The income from the investments is being spent on social, economic and environmental benefits for the residents of the Basin.

The Arrow Lakes generating station, jointly owned by Columbia Power Corporation and Columbia Basin Trust, won one of three Blue Planet prizes presented by the International Hydropower Association in 2005 for "social, environmental and technical excellence.