DESCRIPTION
In the early 1980s a large rock flood control levee (1000 feet long and 3200 cubic yards of rock) was constructed by a private landowner within the floodplain of the mainstem Walla Walla River. The area is now owned by the State of Washington and is being managed for the benefit of fish and wildlife (Figure 1). This portion of the Walla Walla River contains populations of summer steelhead, spring chinook, and various other non-game native fish species. In 2005, the project began developing plans to remove the levee with the assistance of the Tri-State Steelheaders and the WDFW. The project design and heavy equipment contract were completed by July of 2005. The WDFW secured all of the state and local permits and the Tri State Steelheaders agreed to do the revegetation work once the levee had been removed. A request for bids was mailed out in October of 2005 and Apollo Incorporated out of Kennewick, Washington was selected to do the work. The entire levee was removed in November and revegetation work was completed by the CTUIR and Tri State Steelheaders in late December.
In the early 1980s a large rock flood control levee (1000 feet long and 3200 cubic yards of rock) was constructed by a private landowner within the floodplain of the mainstem Walla Walla River. The area is now owned by the State of Washington and is being managed for the benefit of fish and wildlife (Figure 1). This portion of the Walla Walla River contains populations of summer steelhead, spring chinook, and various other non-game native fish species. In 2005, the project began developing plans to remove the levee with the assistance of the Tri-State Steelheaders and the WDFW. The project design and heavy equipment contract were completed by July of 2005. The WDFW secured all of the state and local permits and the Tri State Steelheaders agreed to do the revegetation work once the levee had been removed. A request for bids was mailed out in October of 2005 and Apollo Incorporated out of Kennewick, Washington was selected to do the work. The entire levee was removed in November and revegetation work was completed by the CTUIR and Tri State Steelheaders in late December.
