Download or read book Supplement Analysis for the Watershed Management Program EIS DOE EIS 0265 SA 83 Bear Creek Irrigation Siphon Project written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BPA proposes to fund the construction of a fish passage improvement project on Bear Creek in Grant County, Oregon with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Bear Creek enters the mainstem John Day River at river mile 258.5. At stream mile 0.3 Bear Creek crosses an irrigation diversion, entering Hall Ditch. At times Bear Creek is completely diverted into Hall Ditch. A second diversion from Bear Creek is located 200 feet below the area where Hall Ditch and Bear Creek intercept. As a result of these two diversions, in late summer Bear Creek is essentially dry at the project site. In addition, the diversions are fish barriers at low flow. The objectives for the proposed project include the following: prevent flow from Bear Creek (a Clean Water Act Section 303(d) listed stream for temperature) from mixing with Hall Ditch water; prevent fish from leaving Bear Creek and entering Hall Ditch; ensure fish passage at the project site; and upgrade an existing fish screen to National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) fish screen standards. A number of measures will be implemented to meet these project objectives. The proposed action would prevent mixing of Bear Creek and Hall Ditch waters, and prevent fish from entering Hall Ditch by siphoning (siphon bypass) Hall Ditch under Bear Creek. The proposed project will remove existing, older diversions and plug up the screened irrigation canal currently used by the landowner. The existing diversion structures will be replaced with a fish-friendly diversion. In addition, a NMFS-approved fish screen and a water meter will be installed in the abandoned canal to allow fish passage and monitor water withdrawal by the landowner.

Download or read book Supplement Analysis for the Watershed Management Program EIS DOE EIS 0265 SA 95 Libby Creek Channel Stabilization Project written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BPA proposes to fund MFWP to construct a channel stabilization project, which would restore the dimension, pattern, and profile of 3,200 feet of Libby Creek. The project calls for shaping cut banks to a 2:1 slope, installing root wads and tree revetments; and planting and restoring native grasses and riparian shrubs along the margin of the channel. Cross vanes (constructed from rock) and trees will also be established to control channel gradient within the project area. This project is one restoration phase on Libby Creek, and was identified as important by the Libby Area Conservation District, MFWP, U.S. Forest Service, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Libby Creek is also the focus of restoration efforts based, in part, on the finding of the Montana Governor's Bull Trout Restoration Technical Committee. This Committee identified Libby Creek as critical spawning and migratory habitat for the threatened bull trout. This project reach of Libby Creek is also rearing habitat for resident redband trout and resident and fluvial bull trout migrating from the Kootenai River.

Download or read book Supplement Analysis for the Watershed Management Program EIS DOE EIS 0265 SA 59 Reestablish Safe Access Into Tributaries of the Yakima Subbasin Tucker Creek Fish Passage Project written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BPA proposes to fund a project that will reestablish fish passage on Tucker Creek, a tributary to the Yakima River in Kittitas County, Washington. A concrete undershot/siphon crossing under Tucker Creek forms a single barrier to fish passage about 0.7 miles from the Yakima River. The Kittitas Reclamation District siphon precludes passage to all life stages of anadromous fish. Habitat above the barrier is intact, with an abundance of pools, clean spawning riffles and large woody debris. Resident salmonids are evident above the barrier. Approximately 1 1/2 miles of anadromous fish habitat will be gained by achieving passage over the siphon structure. This project will reestablish passage in Tucker Creek by constructing a series of eight rock grade-controls downstream and within 500 feet of the siphon.

Download or read book Supplement Analysis for the Watershed Management Program EIS DOE EIS 0265 SA 106 Water Entity Trout Unlimited Montana Water Project 2003 written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BPA proposes to fund several water rights acquisition projects proposed by Trout Unlimited Montana Water Project (TU). The funding will be administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the entity administering the Columbia Basin Water Transactions Program, initiated under RPA 151 of the National Marine Fisheries Service's 2000 Biological Opinion on the Operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System. The water rights acquired by TU will be left instream to increase flow and improve water quality. Increasing instream flow of water-limited streams benefits fish listed under the Endangered Species Act. The three projects proposed by TU include: a Diversion Reduction Agreement, where the landowner agrees to leave up to 4 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water in Rock Creek for the 2003 irrigation season; another Diversion Reduction Agreement for the latter part of the 2003 irrigation season, under which the landowner would agree to cease diverting 1.65 cfs on Rock Creek and between 3 to 6 cfs from the North Fork Blackfoot River; the final proposal is one piece of a larger project in conjunction with other local, federal and state entities, to install a pipeline and sprinkler system to replace a ditch and flood irrigation system, which will result in the conversion of 15.11 cfs of water rights to instream flow. TU's contribution to the proposal (and BPA's funding) is limited to working with the landowner to convert the water rights to instream flow; all other components of the project, including the irrigation efficiency work, is being done in conjunction with other federal agencies with independent NEPA and other environmental review and consultation obligations.

Download or read book Supplement Analysis for the Watershed Management Program EIS DOE EIS 0265 SA 63 Pelican Creek Crossing Improvement written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BPA provides funds to the Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program which cooperates with local agencies and landowners to plan, fund, and implement anadromous fish habitat restoration projects in the Grande Ronde Basin. The GRMWP has agreed to partially fund three bridge replacement projects with the Union County Public Works Department. This Supplement Analysis covers only the bridge replacement activities that will take place at the Pelican Creek crossing. The Union County Public Works Department is responsible for replacing structurally deficient bridges with structures able to pass 50-year peak flow events. The UCPWD replacement structures of choice, due to budget limitations, are large 8-10 foot corrugated metal pipes. These pipes would meet peak flow requirements but would be less than ideal for fish passage. The GRMWP proposes to provide funding assistance to UCPWD to upgrade replacement structures to full-channel spanning stringer bridges. These full-channel spanning structures will provide the best possible conditions for fish passage, water quality, and accommodation of peak flows.

Download or read book Supplement Analysis for the Watershed Management Program EIS DOE EIS 0265 SA 101 Restoration of Anadromous Fish Access to Hawley Creek written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BPA proposes to fund a project to enhance fish habitat on Hawley Creek, tributary to the Lemhi River in Idaho, by leasing 7 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water per year for twenty years. The water will be dedicated to instream flow through an agreement with the water right holders and all junior water users. Due partially to irrigation withdrawals, Hawley Creek is often hydrologically disconnected from the Lemhi River. The goal of the proposed project is to leave water instream, to reconnect Hawley Creek to the Lemhi River, to improve habitat and provide passage for chinook salmon, steelhead, and bull trout, and other aquatic species.

Download or read book Supplement Analysis for the Watershed Management Program EIS DOE EIS 0265 SA 99 Longley Meadows Restoration Project written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The overall objective of the project is to restore as much as possible, the natural character and function of the Longley Meadows wetland complex. This project is a joint partnership among the CTUIR, Grand Rhonda Model Watershed Program, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Natural Resource Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and BPA. This project involves several separate components that are part of a regionwide effort to protect and restore anadromous fish habitat in the Grand Ronde Basin. The individual actions are as follows: construct a one-mile restoration channel at the lower reach of Bear Creek; divert Bear Creek into a restoration channel; reclaim an existing channelized stream reach; develop riparian conservation easements with private landowner along the Grande Ronde River, Bear Creek, and Jordan Creek and manage the properties for conservation purposes; construct riparian easement boundary fences; make instream placement of large woody debris; and plant trees and shrubs in the riparian zone. A more detailed description for each of these proposed activities is provided in the Biological Assessment for the Longley Meadow Restoration Project (Bear and Jordan Creeks) that was prepared in March 2002 by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

Download or read book Supplement Analysis for the Watershed Management Program EIS DOE EIS 0265 SA 104 Water Entity Deschutes Resources Conservancy 2003 written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BPA proposes to fund several water rights acquisition projects proposed by the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (DRC). The funding will be administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the entity administering the Columbia Basin Water Transactions Program, initiated under RPA 151 of the National Marine Fisheries Service's 2000 Biological Opinion on the Operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System. The water rights acquired by the DRC will be left instream to increase flow and improve water quality. The three projects proposed by the DRC include: leasing 2.37 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water from the Ochoco Irrigation District by reverse auction, for the Crooked River for the 2003 irrigation season; renewing a lease of 0.88 cfs of water for Little Bear Creek for a period of 5 years; and leasing 1.22 cfs for Ochoco Creek and the Crooked River from the Ochoco Irrigation District for a period of 2 years.

Download or read book Supplement Analysis for the Watershed Management Program EIS DOE EIS 0265 SA 110 Pahsimeroi Holistic Restoration Gydesen Hayes Riparian Enhancement and Irrigation Improvement Project written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bonneville Power Administration is proposing to fund a riparian enhancement and irrigation improvement project with the Custer Soil and Water Conservation District in Custer County, Idaho. The proposed project is located on private land and will include the installation of approximately 4,300 feet of 18-inch pipe that will replace two open ditches on the property. This project will eliminate about two miles of open ditch and eliminate the associated water conveyance losses in these ditches, which will allow for more water instream in the Pahsimeroi River.

Download or read book Supplement Analysis for the Watershed Management Program EIS DOE EIS 0265 SA 161 Grave Creek Channel Stabilization Project Phase II written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BPA proposes to fund MFWP to accomplish Phase II of channel stabilization along Graves Creek. The current proposal is very much the same as for Phase I (as per our Oct. 15, 2002 Memo.): stabilize about 4,800 feet of the creek by realigning and shaping the channel; install log and rock vanes, and root wads; install debris jams and cobble patches, and planting native vegetation along the riparian corridor to stabilize the banks. The Phase II work is immediately adjacent and downstream from that the Phase I work that was accomplished in 2002. The purpose of the project is to stabilize that channel, provide for floodplain function, improve rearing and adult holding habitat for westslope cutthroat trout and bull trout.

Download or read book Supplement Analysis for the Watershed Management Program EIS DOE EIS 0265 SA 158 Idaho Model Watershed Habitat Projects Twelvemile Creek Pipeline written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bonneville Power Administration is proposing to fund a fish passage enhancement project on Twelvemile Creek in Lemhi County, Idaho with the Lemhi Soil and Water Conservation District. The goal of this project is to enhance fish passage in Twelvemile Creek by eliminating barriers and increasing flows. The project goals will be accomplished by eliminating two diversions and two pumps from Twelvemile Creek by consolidating the flow into one diversion, eliminating ditch loss with pipe, and switching one irrigator from flood to sprinkler irrigation. This project will also attach the irrigators to a fish screen that will be installed by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

Download or read book Supplement Analysis for the Watershed Management Program EIS DOE EIS 0265 SA 153 written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bonneville Power Administration is proposing to fund a fish passage improvement effort on Cowiche Creek in conjunction with the Yakima Tributary Access and Habitat Program and the North Yakima Conservation District. As part of this project, existing pump diversions will be fitted with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and NOAA Fisheries approved Pump Rite screens. In each case, the intake will be attached to a flexible plastic pipe that may be draped over the streambank and lowered into the creek during the irrigation season. No filling or excavating will be required and no permanent structures are to be installed. Existing diversions currently use removable flex hose, so there are no existing structures to be removed.

Download or read book Supplement Analysis for the Watershed Management Program EIS DOE EIS 0265 SA 159 Pine Hollow Watershed Enhancement Jackknife Watershed Projects written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bonneville Power Administration is proposing to fund watershed enhancement activities in the Pine Hollow and Jackknife Canyon Watersheds in conjunction with the Sherman County Soil and Water Conservation District. Activities will include installation of offstream watering facilities and structural improvements for reducing sediment delivery to streams. Nine Water and Sediment Control Basins and 2,000 feet of diversion ditches will be utilized to reduce the erosive forces of water during storm events, effectively allowing sediment to settle out of suspension in the water column. Two wells, two spring developments, and two watering systems will be employed to provide better watering options to rangeland managers, reducing the need for cattle to utilize streams for water.

Download or read book Supplement Analysis for the Watershed Management Program EIS DOE EIS 0265 SA 160 Protect and Restore the Lapwai Creek Watershed written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The proposed restoration and protection of the Lapwai Creek Watershed will assist in the recovery and restoration of fish and wildlife habitat. All activities will take place within the ceded territories of the Nez Perce Tribe (See attached Project Area Map). Activities include placement of grade control weirs to allow fish passage, road decommissioning, and installation of fencing to prevent livestock access to sensitive wetlands and riparian areas.

Download or read book Supplement Analysis for the Watershed Management Program EIS DOE EIS 0265 SA 161 Grave Creek Channel Stabilization Project u2013 Phase II written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BPA proposes to fund MFWP to accomplish Phase II of channel stabilization along Graves Creek. The current proposal is very much the same as for Phase I (as per our Oct. 15, 2002 Memo.): stabilize about 4,800 feet of the creek by realigning and shaping the channel; install log and rock vanes, and root wads; install debris jams and cobble patches, and planting native vegetation along the riparian corridor to stabilize the banks. The Phase II work is immediately adjacent and downstream from that the Phase I work that was accomplished in 2002. The purpose of the project is to stabilize that channel, provide for floodplain function, improve rearing and adult holding habitat for westslope cutthroat trout and bull trout.

Download or read book Supplement Analysis for the Watershed Management Program EIS DOE EIS 0265 SA 105 Water Entity Washington Water Trust 2003 written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BPA proposes to fund several water rights acquisition projects proposed by the Washington Water Trust (WWT). The funding will be administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the entity administering the Columbia Basin Water Transactions Program, initiated under RPA 151 of the National Marine Fisheries Service's 2000 Biological Opinion on the Operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System. The water rights acquired by the WWT will be left instream to increase flow and improve water quality. Increasing instream flow of water-limited streams benefits fish listed under the Endangered Species Act. The three projects proposed by the WWT include: renewing a lease for 0.43 cubic feet per second (cfs) in the Methow River for three years; renewing a lease of 1.29 cfs to be protected in a 0.75 mile stretch of Gold Creek, a tributary to the Methow River, for one year; and renewing a lease of 0.17 cfs in a 0.2 mi stretch of Frazer Creek, a tributary of the Methow River, for two years.

Download or read book Supplement Analysis for the Watershed Management Program EIS DOE EIS 0265 SA 109 East Fork Holistic Restoration Salmon River East Fork SEF 12 and Herd Creek HC 1 written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is proposing to fund activities that will improve fish passage at Salmon River East Fork diversion 12 and at Herd Creek diversion 1. These projects represent cooperative efforts between the Custer Soil and Water Conservation District, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and local irrigators. The goal of the SEF 12 project is to improve fish passage and habitat by removing the existing SEF 12 pushup gravel diversion, replacing it with a permanent rock weir structure, and installing an impervious membrane and geotextile liner in the wing diversion parallel to the stream bank. The work on the diversion structure at HC 1 will be confined to the existing headgate, wasteway and plunge pool immediately below the structure. The wasteway and plunge pool are part of the system that provides fish passage around the existing diversion structure. The new structure will include improved stop logs and a reconstructed plunge pool, which will enhance fish passage at the diversion.