CONFEDERATED CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF TRIBES OF THE UMATILLA THE UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION INDIAN RESERVATION

Walla Walla River Juvenile and Walla Walla River Juvenile and Adult Adult

Fish Passage ImprovementsFish Passage Improvements

BPA Project #1996-011-00BPA Project #1996-011-00

Part of Comprehensive Part of Comprehensive Walla Walla Fisheries Walla Walla Fisheries Restoration ProgramRestoration Program

Fish Passage ImprovementsFish Passage Improvements Instream Flow EnhancementInstream Flow Enhancement Watershed Protection and Watershed Protection and

RestorationRestoration Stream Habitat EnhancementStream Habitat Enhancement Artificial Propagation – Salmon Artificial Propagation – Salmon

ReintroductionReintroduction Monitoring and EvaluationMonitoring and Evaluation

Walla Walla Subbasin Walla Walla Subbasin Summary and Draft Subbasin Summary and Draft Subbasin

Plan Limiting FactorsPlan Limiting FactorsPhysical Fish Passage Impediments:

Adult impacts at diversion structures

Juvenile impacts at irrigation canal screens

Fish Species Impacted:

Summer Steelhead (ESA)

Bull Trout (ESA)

Spring Chinook

Physical Fish Passage Impediments:

Adult impacts at diversion structures

Juvenile impacts at irrigation canal screens

Fish Species Impacted:

Summer Steelhead (ESA)

Bull Trout (ESA)

Spring Chinook

Walla Walla Subbasin Walla Walla Subbasin Summary GoalsSummary Goals

Goals

• Enhance steelhead & bulltrout (BT)

• Reestablish spring chinook (CHS)

• Provide sustainable fisheries

Goals

• Enhance steelhead & bulltrout (BT)

• Reestablish spring chinook (CHS)

• Provide sustainable fisheriesObjectives

• Return 5,650 adult steelhead

• Return 5,500 adult CHS

• Self-sustaining BT & Lamprey

Objectives

• Return 5,650 adult steelhead

• Return 5,500 adult CHS

• Self-sustaining BT & Lamprey

Project ObjectiveProject Objective

Provide passage at irrigation diversion structures for migrating juvenile and adult salmonids in the Walla Walla Basin

• Final planning and design

• Construction

• Passage facilities O&M

• Passage facilities M&E

Provide passage at irrigation diversion structures for migrating juvenile and adult salmonids in the Walla Walla Basin

• Final planning and design

• Construction

• Passage facilities O&M

• Passage facilities M&E

Project Consistent With Project Consistent With Subbasin Summary StrategiesSubbasin Summary Strategies

Restore and enhance fish passage for upstream and downstream migrants

• Continue inventory and prioritization

• Implement screening improvements

• Consolidate diversions where possible

• Implement adult passage improvements

• O&M of passage facilities

• M&E – respond with adjustments

Restore and enhance fish passage for upstream and downstream migrants

• Continue inventory and prioritization

• Implement screening improvements

• Consolidate diversions where possible

• Implement adult passage improvements

• O&M of passage facilities

• M&E – respond with adjustments

Passage Project Passage Project LocationsLocations

WAITSBURG

DAYTONTouchet R

Walla Walla R.

Mill Creek

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Fo

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North Fork

Walla Walla R.

WASHINGTON

OREGON

N. Fork Walla Walla

S. Fork Walla Walla

WALLAWALLA

MILTON - FREEWATER

Hofer Dam

Burlingame Dam

Nursery Bridge Dam

Little Walla Walla River

Projects Completed Projects Completed

Projects Planned Projects Planned

Completed and Planned Completed and Planned ProjectsProjects

CompletedCompleted 2 dam removals2 dam removals 4 adult ladders4 adult ladders 5 juvenile 5 juvenile

screensscreens 1 smolt trap 1 smolt trap

facilityfacility 2 ditch

consolidations

CompletedCompleted 2 dam removals2 dam removals 4 adult ladders4 adult ladders 5 juvenile 5 juvenile

screensscreens 1 smolt trap 1 smolt trap

facilityfacility 2 ditch

consolidationsPlanned

2 adult ladders 4 juvenile screens other cost share projects

Planned 2 adult ladders 4 juvenile screens other cost share projects

Project AccomplishmentsProject Accomplishments

Dam RemovalsDam Removals 1997 Marie Dorian Dam 1997 Marie Dorian Dam 1998 Maiden Dam 1998 Maiden Dam

New Ladders at Diversion Dams 1998 Burlingame 2000 Little Walla Walla 2001 Nursery Bridge 2002 Garden City/Lowden

New Ladders at Diversion Dams 1998 Burlingame 2000 Little Walla Walla 2001 Nursery Bridge 2002 Garden City/Lowden

Project AccomplishmentsProject Accomplishments

New Screens at Diversion Canals 1999 Burlingame 2000 Little Walla Walla (with smolt trap) 2000 Smith-Nelson 2001 City of Walla Walla cost share 2002 Garden City/Lowden consolidation 2004 Milton Ditch (consolidation into Little Walla Walla diversion)

New Screens at Diversion Canals 1999 Burlingame 2000 Little Walla Walla (with smolt trap) 2000 Smith-Nelson 2001 City of Walla Walla cost share 2002 Garden City/Lowden consolidation 2004 Milton Ditch (consolidation into Little Walla Walla diversion)

Project Project AccomplishmentsAccomplishments

Marie Dorian Dam Fish Barrier

Marie Dorian Dam Fish Barrier

Dam Removed Fish Passage RestoredDam Removed Fish Passage Restored

Little Walla Walla Diversion Little Walla Walla Diversion and Screenand Screen

Screen

Walla Walla River

Little Walla Walla

Project AccomplishmentsProject Accomplishments

LWW Diversion Gravel Burn Blocked Flow &

Passage

LWW Diversion Gravel Burn Blocked Flow &

Passage

Rubber Dam With Passage Slot

Rubber Dam With Passage Slot

Project AccomplishmentsProject Accomplishments

Old LWW Diversion Screens - No BypassOld LWW Diversion Screens - No Bypass

New Fish Screens & Trap Facilities

New Fish Screens & Trap Facilities

Couse Creek

MiltonDitch

Push-UpDam

Levees

Former Milton Diversion Problems

Milton Project BenefitsMilton Project Benefits Abandon fish-killing screensAbandon fish-killing screens Utilize state-of-art screens at LWW Utilize state-of-art screens at LWW

DiversionDiversion Eliminate push-up dam in Walla Walla Eliminate push-up dam in Walla Walla

RiverRiver Eliminate diversion of Couse Creek into Eliminate diversion of Couse Creek into

ditchditch Improve upstream passage in Walla Walla Improve upstream passage in Walla Walla

River and Couse CreekRiver and Couse Creek Maintain additional 10 cfs in river for 2 Maintain additional 10 cfs in river for 2

milesmiles Conserve 3-5 cfs to augment instream flows Conserve 3-5 cfs to augment instream flows

in critical reach below the LWW Diversionin critical reach below the LWW Diversion

Remaining ProblemsRemaining Problems

Hofer Dam Adult Passage ProblemHofer Dam Adult Passage Problem

Gose Street Adult Passage ProblemGose Street Adult Passage Problem

Additional Planned Additional Planned ProjectsProjects

2005 design and construct Hofer 2005 design and construct Hofer ladder and screenladder and screen

2005 Design Bergevin-Williams & 2005 Design Bergevin-Williams & Old Lowden screensOld Lowden screens

2006 Construct Bergevin-Williams 2006 Construct Bergevin-Williams & Old Lowden screens& Old Lowden screens

2007 Gose Street ladder (if not 2007 Gose Street ladder (if not already funded)already funded)

2007 Titus Creek Screen2007 Titus Creek Screen Ongoing O&M of existing passage Ongoing O&M of existing passage

facilitiesfacilities