PORTLAND — U.S. Columbia River Treaty Negotiator Jill Smail will lead a town hall on the modernization of the Columbia River Treaty regime.
The event is free of charge and open to the public. It will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sept. 6 at Bonneville Power Administration’s Rates Hearing Room, 1201 Lloyd Blvd., Suite 200, Portland.
The town hall will come after the Aug. 15 and 16 round of negotiations on the treaty regime in British Columbia, Canada and in advance of the Oct. 17 and 18 negotiations in Portland.
During the town hall, U.S. government representatives will give an overview of the negotiations and take questions from the public. Questions can be sent in advance to ColumbiaRiverTreaty@state.gov