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Project Completion Abstract Fish Passage Activity ( Engineering Activities) -

SUBMIT COMPLETED FORM TO DISTRICT MANAGER AND FIA ADMINISTRATOR AFTER PROJECT COMPLETION

SECTION A – GENERAL INFORMATION

Recipient: (name & division) Weyerhaeuser Company Limited

Forest Region / District: Southern Interior / Okanagan Shuswap

Watershed Name / Operating Area: Tributary to Solco Creek / TFL 59

FIA File No.: _____________ / ________________

FIA Investment Schedule No.: SOTFL599142

FIA Project No.: 9142004

Fiscal Year Project Completed: 2009-2010

Road Type: (check only one) Forest Service Road Road Permit Road (pre-1995) Non-status road

Road Name (formal): Rockyford

Road File / Ref. No.: R06641 075001

Project Location: (road km): ±30.3km

UTM Coordinates: (attach a key map): Zone 11U 331,563 / 5,467,275

Priority Stream Fish Passage Restoration Project: (check if applicable) Modifications to a Structure or Stream Channel Structural Repairs to a Major Culver or Bridge Culvert Removal & Stream Channel Works Culvert Removal & Major Culvert or Bridge Installation

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New or Replacement Bridge Structural Repairs to Bridge New or Replacement Major Culvert Structural Repairs to Major Culvert

Stream Name / Stream Classification / Fish Species: Trib to Solco Creek / S3 / Rainbow trout

Check one (article 5.2):

Conventional bridge/culvert OR

Proprietary system or Non-conventional bridge / culvert

PROJECT PRIORITY DETERMINATION Reasonable investment (pre-2008/09) in:

site plans designs pre-purchased materials Watershed Group Ranking: 1 Parker assessment (pre-2008/09) score: n/a

Other Rationale: March 2008 Fish Passage Protocol Score: 21= Barrier. Project approved by District Manager

Crossing Name:

ParkerTrib to SolcoCreek1

MFR Site No. / Structure No.:

n/a / n/a

Project Completion Date:

November 26, 2009

Objectives of the overall project

The objective of the project was to restore upstream fish passage to 4.5km of upstream habitat in Baldy Creek. This stream is classified as an S3 and has rainbow trout. This stream is not within a Community Watershed.

Names/Affiliation of Registered Professionals Involved in the Project

Michael Foster, R.P.F, P.Eng., Forsite Consultants Ltd.

Stephen Jones, R.P.F., Southern Interior ForestCraft Ltd.

Ed Collen, R.P.F., Weyerhaeuser Company Limited

John Brett, P.Eng., Caliber Bridge and Design Ltd. Author(s) of the Project Completion Abstract: Stephen Jones, R.P.F., FIA Administrator, Southern Interior ForestCraft Ltd., P.O. Box 39, Okanagan Falls, B.C., V0H 1R0, Phone: 250-497-1291, Mailto:stephen.jones@weyerhaeuser.com

Name of Watershed / Sub-basin, & Location

The name of the watershed is Solco Creek to which Trib to SolcoCreek 1 is a major tributary. The work area is best accessed via the R201 road behind the site of the former Weyerhaeuser mill in Okanagan Falls. From 0km R201 travel to 12.5km and turn right (south) onto the R200 road. Travel to 23km R200 and turn left (north) onto the Rockyford road. Travel to approximately 29.8km and turn onto the right fork in the road. Travel another 0.5km to the site. A key map is attached.

Introduction

The report ‘Fish Passage Culvert Inspections Vaseux, Inkaneep, and Penticton Creek Watersheds’, Snowy River Resources Ltd., 2001, identified this location as a partial barrier to fish passable. However, when the data were retrofitted using the 2008 Fish Passage Protocol, the site scored 21 which indicates a full barrier. The existing culvert (photo 1) had been installed prior to 1992 and was not embedded. The culvert width (0.6m) relative to the channel width of approximately 3 m was too small. A hydrologic assessment and new crossing design were completed in 2009 and the supply and installation of the structure occurred during November 2009.

The assessments that contributed to the decision to restore fish passage at this crossing are:

1. ‘Fish Passage Culvert Inspections Vaseux, Inkaneep, and Penticton Creek Watersheds’, Snowy River Resources Ltd., 2001.

2. Retrofitted data in FIA Project 5037004, 2008/09, score = 21.

Description of Design

The design details and requirements were to address off- highway log hauling and a reconstructed channel with appropriate width, depth and in-stream structure to enable upstream passage by rainbow trout. The assumptions and criteria used in the design were L100 loading, Q100 = 3.5m3/sec.

The designed structure was a steel arch with corrugated steel footings. The rationale for the type of replacement structure was that it was simple and relatively fast to install. The stream bed consisted of organic muck and debris which had limited bearing strength for a conventional culvert. If required at construction time, organic soils would need to be replaced with stronger imported materials. A permanent 2.74m SPAN x 1.44m RISE x 11m LONG Steel Arch with corrugated steel footings was proposed.

Description of Completed Work

A permanent 2.74m SPAN x 1.44m RISE x 11m LONG Steel Arch with corrugated steel footings was installed November 23-26, 2009 (photos 2 and 3) when the stream was dry. Gravelly material was imported to the site and was used in footing and road bed construction. Some of the excavated organic muck and debris was re-used to construct the new channel so that it matched existing site conditions up and downstream of the crossing. Excess organic soils were spoiled outside the riparian area and cross ditches were re-established on both approaches.

The site was seeded with Weyerhaeuser Mid-Upper Elevation Common #1 Forage Mixture composed of: 20% Dahurian wildrye, 15% Orchard grass, 15% Single cut red-clover, 15% Slender Wheatgrass, 10% Annual rye grass, 10% Alsike clover, 10% White clover and 5% Timothy grass.

Cost Summary

Design Cost 3,528.75$ 7.5%Material and Installation Cost 43,605.13$ 92.5%Total Cost 47,133.88$ 100.0%

Total Length of Accessed Habitat (m) 4,500 Restored Stream Unit Cost ($/m) 10.47$ Structure Unit Cost ($/m of length) 5,891.74$

Post-construction Inspection

A post-construction inspection is recommended in spring 2010 after freshet. The purpose is to assess the integrity and performance of the structure after the first freshet and to schedule the next inspection of the structure.

Photographs

outlet

Photo 1: Looking upstream at the outlet of the original culvert. Note the tree in photos 1 and 2 (red arrows).

Photo 2: Looking upstream at the outlet of the replacement culvert.

Photo 3: Overview at outlet looking towards the bush side of the crossing.

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ParkerTrib to Solco1 Key Map

Legend

Scale: 1: 80,000

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