SRP Project

Waitsburg Instream Flow Enhancement Assessment

Organization	Snake River Salmon Recovery Board Lead Entity
Sponsor	Walla Walla County Conservation District
Status	Planned
Schedule	Start Date: 1/1/2009 End Date: 6/6/2011

DESCRIPTION

Coppei Creek is a steelhead producing priority restoration and protection reach in of the Middle Touchey MSA. Summer flows in the lower reach of the river have been reduced due to diversion withdrawls limiting habitat and increasing temperature. This project will investigate the feasibility of using wells to meet the town of Waitsburgs summer water needs. Up to 0.5 cfs could be left instream to improve steelhead rearing and movement.

FUNDING SOURCES

FUNDING ENTRIES FROM GRANT PROJECT AGREEMENT

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

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PRIMARY SPONSOR

Walla Walla County Conservation District

SECONDARY SPONSOR

Department of Ecology (ECY)
Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)

LOCATION

Chinook-Pop (ESU):	Chinook-Middle Columbia River Spring, Not Warranted
City Areas:	Waitsburg
County:	Walla Walla
HUC12:	Coppei Creek (170701020404)
HUC12:	Wilson Creek-Touchet River (170701020403)
HUC8:	Walla Walla (17070102)
Lead Entity Area:	Snake River
Legislative District:	16
Salmon Recovery Regions:	Snake River
Sections:	10
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Sections:	15
Snake Major Spawning Areas:	Middle Touchet River
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):	Steelhead-Middle Columbia River, Touchet River, Threatened
Township:	T09NR37E
Watershed Administrative Unit:	Walla Walla Agricultural Lands
WRIA:	Walla Walla

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