DESCRIPTION
The
purpose of this project is to provide the N-7 levee 50-yr protection to the
Town of Naches at this location, improve the internal drainage and water
quality behind the levee, which provides over winter habitat for Spring
Chinook, Coho and steelhead, by moving the location of the Town of Naches
POTW outfall to a location exterior to the leveeĀ addressing DOE water quality and mixing
concerns, and by providing structural irrigation outfall solutions at the
existing culvert to allow more reliable fish passage and off-channel habitat
access in non-flood periods. The application proposes several reconfiguration
measures at the existing culvert, to provide a balanced approach to flood
protection, fish passage, and water quality benefits.