SRP Project

DESCRIPTION

The Lewis County Conservation District prioritized fish blockages for replacement based on amount of habitat to be opened up, landowner willingness, and salmon usage. This project was located on Stearns Creek, which was determined a system with salmon usage containing few blockages on the main stem. This was a high priority project detailed in the Lead Entity Work Plan for WRIAs 22 and 23 and opened up more spawning and rearing habitat than any other barrier assessed. Coho, cutthroat, and steelhead currently inhabit Stearns Creek and the system was documented as having Chum Salmon utilizing the habitat in the past. This project was located 2.8 miles from the confluence to the Chehalis River and is the first barrier on Stearns Creek. It included the removal of three existing culverts and replacing them with a railcar bridge that will allow fish of all ages and lifestyles to migrate up and down stream. The Priority Index number for this barrier was 49.98. A total of 44,784.8 linear meters of stream was surveyed above this project site. Approximately 23,341.5 square meters of spawning habitat and 73,526.6 square meters of rearing habitat exist upstream from this site. The next two barriers on Stearns Creek, at RM 8.6 and 8.7 were replaced by large culverts funded by the FFFPP. Approximately one mile of stream is passable above RM 8.7 before the next partial blockage.

FUNDING SOURCES

FUNDING ENTRIES FROM GRANT PROJECT AGREEMENT

Type	Date	Funding Org	Funding Program	Match	Amount
Requested	07/09/2004	Lewis Conservation District		Match	$18,000.00
Requested	07/09/2004	Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)	Salmon State Projects		$35,149.00
Allocated	05/19/2006	Lewis Conservation District		Match	$18,000.00
Allocated	05/19/2006	Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)	Salmon State Projects		$36,180.66
Spent	05/19/2006	Lewis Conservation District		Match	-$18,000.00
Spent	05/19/2006	Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)	Salmon State Projects		-$36,180.66

Grant Project Agreement Totals	Proposed	Requested	Allocated	Spent	Balance
Grant Project Agreement Totals	$54,180.66	$53,149.00	$54,180.66	$54,180.66	$0.00

OTHER FUNDING (Funding that is NOT in a grant project agreement)

Type	Date	Funding Org	Funding Program	Match	Amount

Other Funding Totals	Proposed	Requested	Allocated	Spent	Balance
Other Funding Totals

Grand Totals	Proposed	Requested	Allocated	Spent	Balance
Grand Totals

PRIMARY SPONSOR

Lewis Conservation District

PROJECT MANAGER

Alice Rubin

LOCATION

Chehalis GSU:	Stearns Cr
Chinook-Pop (ESU):	Chinook-Washington Coast, Not Warranted
Chum-Pop (ESU):	Chum-Pacific Coast, Not Warranted
Coho-Pop (ESU):	Coho-Southwest Washington, Not Determined
County:	Lewis
HUC12:	Stearns Creek (171001030110)
HUC8:	Upper Chehalis (17100103)
Lead Entity Area:	Chehalis Basin
Legislative District:	19
Salmon Recovery Regions:	Washington Coast
Sections:	13
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):	Steelhead-Washington Coast, Not Warranted
Township:	T13NR03W
Watershed Administrative Unit:	Bunker Creek
WRIA:	Upper Chehalis

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		APPLICATION		FINAL
RESTORATION METRICS
	Miles of Stream and/or Shoreline Treated or Protected (C.0.b)	0.01	mi	0.01	mi
	Fish Passage Improvement
	*Miles Of Stream Made Accessible (SRFB) (C.2.b.1)	11.90	mi	11.90	mi
	*Number of blockages / impediments / barriers impeding passage (C.2.b.4)			1.00
	Square Miles Of streambed made accessible (C.2.b.2)			0.04	sq mi
	Bridge installed or improved (C.2.g.1)
	Miles of stream made accessible by bridge installation/repair (C.2.g.3)			26.27	mi
	Number of bridges (C.2.g.2)			1.00
	Fish passage blockages removed or altered (C.2.c.1)
	Change in water flow (fish passage project)(cu feet)
	Number of Blockages/Impediments/Barriers Removed/Altered (C.2.c.2)	3.00		3.00

Organization	Chehalis Basin Lead Entity
Sponsor	Lewis Conservation District
Status	Completed
Schedule	Start Date: 3/1/2005 End Date: 5/19/2006