DESCRIPTION
This project builds on efforts underway in the Manastash Creek watershed by integrating high-priority flood hazard reduction and habitat restoration activities in a six-mile reach identified in the 2013 Manastash Creek Corridor Plan near the City of Ellensburg in Kittitas County. Project activities include property purchase, protection, and removal of structures from the floodway; preparation of a draft restoration plan for the acquired property; conducting a reach-scale analysis of hydraulics and sediment transport processes to develop site-specific solutions; and preparing a bridge replacement study that engages landowners in selecting a preferred design and restoration plan. Overall Goal: Implement a balanced and focused set of reach-scale, high-priority flood risk/hazard reduction and habitat restoration projects identified in the Manastash Creek Corridor Plan that have broad community support and can be cooperatively implemented.