Walla Walla Watershed Spawning Reach
#00-1695 #00-1695
Organization Snake River Salmon Recovery Board Lead Entity
Sponsor Walla Walla County Conservation District
Status Completed
Schedule Start Date: 3/1/2001 End Date: 12/19/2006
Category Category: Restoration
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DESCRIPTION
The Walla Walla County Conservation District used this funding to install screens on irrigation pump intakes in areas most likely to harm threatened steelhead and bull trout in the Walla Walla River watershed. The Cooperative Compliance Review Program (CCRP), created by WDFW, created a partnership between WDFW, private landowners, and Conservation Districts to screen all intakes in the watershed. Through the CCRP process, landowners signed up to screen 438 pump intakes/diversions. Biologists prioritized these projects based on watershed location and fish life stages. While the CCRP process set up a framework for screen installation of screens, it did not fund installation. This project installed 190 screens using these funds and matching grants. The screens ranged from simple bolt-on phase 1 screens to complex phase 2 and 3 screens that required irrigation system modifications. The design team developed new solutions for screening intakes that previously would have required the large, expensive, pool-forming in-stream structures. The new design solutions are much less expensive than the originally budgeted active drum screens. As a result of these efficiencies, WWCCD was able to install more screens than originally planned and still return a significant amount of project funding WDFW was pleased with the designs because they reduce streambed disturbance in three ways: 1) no need to use heavy equipment for installation, 2) no placement of rock material below the high-water line, and 3) no need for a rock structure to maintain/repair after high-water events. Partners included NMFS, USFWS, USFS, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, sportsman's groups (e.g. Tri-State Steelheaders), ODFW, OR-DEQ, OR Water Resources Dept., Walla Walla County Conservation District and environmental groups. .
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FUNDING SOURCES
FUNDING ENTRIES FROM GRANT PROJECT AGREEMENT
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Requested11/01/2000Walla Walla County Conservation DistrictMatch$55,000.00
Requested11/01/2000Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects$277,400.00
Allocated12/19/2006Walla Walla County Conservation DistrictMatch$55,000.00
Allocated12/19/2006Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon Federal Projects$266,452.62
Spent12/19/2006Walla Walla County Conservation DistrictMatch-$55,000.00
Spent12/19/2006Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon Federal Projects-$266,452.62
Grant Project Agreement Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
$332,400.00 $332,400.00 $321,452.62 $321,452.62 $0.00
OTHER FUNDING (Funding that is NOT in a grant project agreement)
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LOCATION
Chinook-Pop (ESU):Chinook-Middle Columbia River Spring, Not Warranted
Chinook-Pop (ESU):Chinook-Snake River Fall, Snake River Lower Mainstem, Threatened
Chinook-Pop (ESU):Chinook-Snake River Spring/Summer, Tucannon River, Threatened
Chinook-Pop (ESU):Chinook-Snake River Spring/Summer, Wenaha River, Threatened
Chinook2-Pop (ESU):Chinook-Snake River Spring/Summer, Threatened
Chinook2-Pop (ESU):Chinook-Snake River Spring/Summer, Tucannon River, Threatened
City Areas:College Place
City Areas:Dayton
City Areas:Dixie
City Areas:Garrett
City Areas:Prescott
City Areas:Touchet
City Areas:Waitsburg
City Areas:Walla Walla
City Areas:Walla Walla East
County:Columbia
County:Walla Walla
HUC12:Ash Hollow-Touchet River (170701021004)
HUC12:Beaver Creek (170601060304)
HUC12:Birch Creek (170701020703)
HUC12:Blue Creek (170701020203)
HUC12:Colville Springs (170701020503)
HUC12:Coppei Creek (170701020404)
HUC12:Cottonwood Creek (170701020702)
HUC12:Dalton Lake-Snake River (170601100403)
HUC12:Eureka Flat (170701010101)
HUC12:Eureka Flat-Touchet River (170701021002)
HUC12:Fields Gulch (170601100101)
HUC12:Gardena Creek-Walla Walla River (170701021103)
HUC12:Garrison Creek-Walla Walla River (170701020704)
HUC12:Hartsock Grade-Tucannon River (170601070606)
HUC12:Headwaters Dry Creek (170701020801)
HUC12:Kellogg Creek (170601070702)
HUC12:Little Tucannon River-Tucannon River (170601070603)
HUC12:Lower Dry Creek (170701020808)
HUC12:Lower Mill Creek (170701020204)
HUC12:Lower North Fork Touchet River (170701020308)
HUC12:Lower Pine Creek (170701020903)
HUC12:Lower Spring Valley (170701020804)
HUC12:Lower Whetstone Hollow (170701020504)
HUC12:Lower Winnett Canyon (170701020604)
HUC12:McKay Creek (170701020502)
HUC12:Middle Dry Creek (170701020806)
HUC12:Middle Mill Creek (170701020202)
HUC12:Middle North Fork Touchet River (170701020302)
HUC12:Mud Creek-Walla Walla River (170701021102)
HUC12:Ninemile Canyon-Touchet River (170701021003)
HUC12:North Fork Juniper Canyon-Juniper Canyon (170701010203)
HUC12:North Fork Wenaha River (170601060303)
HUC12:North Patit Creek (170701020306)
HUC12:Panjab Creek (170601070602)
HUC12:Patit Creek (170701020307)
HUC12:Payne Hollow-Touchet River (170701020401)
HUC12:Piper Canyon-Touchet River (170701021001)
HUC12:Rice Hill (170601100402)
HUC12:Russell Creek (170701020701)
HUC12:Smith Hollow-Tucannon River (170601070701)
HUC12:Smith Springs Hollow (170701020601)
HUC12:South Fork Touchet River (170701020304)
HUC12:Spring Gulch-Lake Wallula (170701010201)
HUC12:Town of Berryman (170701020803)
HUC12:Town of Pickard-Eureka Flat (170701020603)
HUC12:Town of Prescott-Touchet River (170701020405)
HUC12:Town of Rulo (170701020807)
HUC12:Upper Dry Creek (170701020805)
HUC12:Upper Mill Creek (170701020201)
HUC12:Upper North Fork Touchet River (170701020301)
HUC12:Upper South Fork Wenaha River (170601060301)
HUC12:Upper Spring Valley (170701020802)
HUC12:Upper Whetstone Hollow (170701020501)
HUC12:Upper Winnett Canyon (170701020602)
HUC12:Vansycle Canyon (170701021104)
HUC12:Walker Canyon (170601100105)
HUC12:Walla Walla River (170701021105)
HUC12:West Fork Butte Creek (170601060306)
HUC12:West Patit Creek (170701020305)
HUC12:Whiskey Creek (170701020402)
HUC12:Willow Creek (170601070607)
HUC12:Wilson Creek-Touchet River (170701020403)
HUC12:Wolf Fork (170701020303)
HUC12:Woodward Canyon (170701021101)
HUC8:Lower Grande Ronde (17060106)
HUC8:Lower Snake (17060110)
HUC8:Lower Snake-Tucannon (17060107)
HUC8:Middle Columbia-Lake Wallula (17070101)
HUC8:Walla Walla (17070102)
Lead Entity Area:Snake River
Legislative District:09
Legislative District:16
Salmon Recovery Regions:Snake River
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Snake Major Spawning Areas:Middle Touchet River
Snake Major Spawning Areas:Middle Walla Walla River
Snake Major Spawning Areas:Mill Creek-Walla Walla River
Snake Major Spawning Areas:Upper Touchet
Snake Major Spawning Areas:Upper Tucannon River
Snake Major Spawning Areas:Wenaha River
Snake Minor Spawning Areas:Dry Creek
Snake Minor Spawning Areas:Lower Tucannon River
Snake Minor Spawning Areas:Patit Creek
Snake Minor Spawning Areas:Pine Creek
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Middle Columbia River, Threatened
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Middle Columbia River, Touchet River, Threatened
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Middle Columbia River, Walla Walla River, Threatened
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Snake River, Grande Ronde River Lower Mainstem, Threatened
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Snake River, Threatened
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Snake River, Tucannon River, Threatened
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Watershed Administrative Unit:Butte Creek
Watershed Administrative Unit:Coppei Creek
Watershed Administrative Unit:Kooskooskie
Watershed Administrative Unit:Lower Snake Agricultural Lands
Watershed Administrative Unit:Middle Snake Agricultural Lands
Watershed Administrative Unit:NF Touchet
Watershed Administrative Unit:Patit Creek
Watershed Administrative Unit:SF Touchet
Watershed Administrative Unit:Table Rock
Watershed Administrative Unit:Tucannon
Watershed Administrative Unit:Walla Walla Agricultural Lands
Watershed Administrative Unit:Wolf Fork
WRIA:Lower Snake
WRIA:Middle Snake
WRIA:Walla Walla
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  APPLICATION FINAL 
RESTORATION METRICS
Miles of Stream and/or Shoreline Treated or Protected (C.0.b)
0.00mi0.00mi
Fish Screening Project    
Quantity Of Water Protected By Screens (acre feet per year) (C.1.b)
156.00acre-ft/yr190.00acre-ft/yr
 Fish screens installed (C.1.c.1)    
Change in water flow (fish screen project)(cu feet)
0.00cfs
Number Of Fish Screens Installed (C.1.c.2)
156.00190.00
The Flow Rate Of Screened Water (C.1.c.3)
0.00cfs0.00cfs
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION