WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH &

WILDLIFE

FISH PASSAGE AND FISH FISH PASSAGE AND FISH SCREENING STATUS - SCREENING STATUS -

20062006

WDFW FISH PASSAGE/FISH

SCREENING PRIORITIES

FISH PASSAGE AND SCREENING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCEPASSAGE AND SCREENING CORRECTION ON AGENCY LANDS FISH PASSAGE AND SCREENING INVENTORIESFACILITATE COMPLIANCE CORRECTIONS AT NON-AGENCY FISH SCREENS

KEY INITIATIVES

Correction of passage and screening problems on WDFW landsForest and Fish Agreement – “passage of all species and life stages” (by 2016)Aggressive WSDOT fish passage effortsFRIMA/SRFB/etc. grant programsProject partnerships with BOR, Conservation Districts, etc.

Inventories

WDFW lands inventory– Inventory complete in WWA; ~25% complete

in EWA– 58 road-related barriers and 93 non-road

barriers identified to date

WSDOT inventory– 3,112 state highway stream crossings

inventoried through March 2006– 1,136 barriers with significant habitat gain

identified through March 2006

FRIMA comprehensive watershed inventoryThird party inventories

Screen/Fishway Inspection/Maintenance

Mitchell Act– Inspect/maintain 15 fish screens and 46 fishways

BPA– Inspect/maintain 28 fish screens

State screen inspection– Inspect ~150 third-party fish screens

Fishway inspections– WSDOT – Inspect 152 WSDOT-owned fishways– WDFW – Inspect/maintain 64 agency-owned fishways– No longer have funding to inspect the additional ~400

third party fishways

YAKIMA CONSTRUCTION SHOP (YCS)

ACCOMPLISHMENTSWestern WA– Clallam Cline Diversion - intake and screen

renovation– Elwha Hatchery - water intake screen renovation– Naselle Hatchery - water intake screen renovation – Shillapoo WA - renovation of plate screen seals– Independent Diversion - intake and screen

renovation (2007)– Sequim Prairie Diversion - intake and screen

renovation (2007)– Canyon Creek - fish passage at hatchery water

intake (design completed)

YCS ACCOMPLISHMENTS

(cont.)North Central WA– Wells WA - replacement of 4 pump screens

and pumps– Methow Valley E/W Diversions -

reconstruction of drum screen facilities and passage (BOR project)

– McDevitt Diversion - replacement of screen with modular drum screen

– Hottell Diversion - replacement of screen with modular drum screen

– Jones/Shotwell - fabrication of new plate wiper screen (large)

– Aspen Meadows – screen replacement with modular plate screen

YCS ACCOMPLISHMENTS

(cont.)Yakima Basin– Fogarty Diversion – Phase 2 drum

(large) screen replacement– Lesh Diversion – installation of new

portable modular drum screen– Diversion 14 – new drum screen– Shaw Knox Diversion – Installation of

new portable modular drum screen– Shaw Knox Side Channel – prefab of

concrete weir/pool fishway – Garretson Diversion – installation of

new plate screen

YCS ACCOMPLISHMENTS

(cont.)SW WA– Tucannon Hatchery – installation

of outfall barrier screen– Ringold Hatchery – installation of

outfall barrier screen– Bergevin Williams/Old Lowden –

refurbish drum screens – Touchet Consolidation - ~$2M

future project (design completed)

YCS ACCOMPLISHMENTS

(cont.)Contract/Non-Screen Projects– Swofford Ponds – fabricate new large drum

screens for Tacoma Power– Toppenish Wildlife Refuge – fabrication of

2 belt screens and 1 paddle wheel driven belt screen

– Fabrication of hatchery pickets– Radon reduction towers – Spokane

Hatchery– Installation of crop damage fencing– Hatchery crowder screens (Lyons Ferry)

TECHNICALASSISTANCE

Guidance DevelopmentTrainingRegional and Statewide TASite or Project Specific TA – 400+/yearProject ManagementFunding Assistance

ANNUAL FUNDING($1,000s)

Inventory/Project Scoping $1,575

Mitchell Act 200

BPA O&M 150

State Screen Inspection 100

Fish Passage TA 200

Fish Screen TA 90

Fish Passage Capital 1,000

Fish Screen Capital 270

Total $3,585