WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH

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WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH WILDLIFE

• FISH PASSAGE AND FISH SCREENING STATUS - 2006

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WDFW FISH PASSAGE/FISH SCREENING PRIORITIES

• FISH PASSAGE AND SCREENING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
• PASSAGE AND SCREENING CORRECTION ON AGENCY LANDS
• FISH PASSAGE AND SCREENING INVENTORIES
• FACILITATE COMPLIANCE CORRECTIONS AT NON-AGENCY
  FISH SCREENS

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KEY INITIATIVES

• Correction of passage and screening problems on
  WDFW lands
• Forest and Fish Agreement passage of all
  species and life stages (by 2016)
• Aggressive WSDOT fish passage efforts
• FRIMA/SRFB/etc. grant programs
• Project partnerships with BOR, Conservation
  Districts, etc.

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Inventories

• WDFW lands inventory
• Inventory complete in WWA 25 complete in EWA
• 58 road-related barriers and 93 non-road barriers
  identified to date
• WSDOT inventory
• 3,112 state highway stream crossings inventoried
  through March 2006
• 1,136 barriers with significant habitat gain
  identified through March 2006
• FRIMA comprehensive watershed inventory
• Third party inventories

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Screen/Fishway Inspection/Maintenance

• Mitchell Act
• Inspect/maintain 15 fish screens and 46 fishways
• BPA
• Inspect/maintain 28 fish screens
• State screen inspection
• Inspect 150 third-party fish screens
• Fishway inspections
• WSDOT Inspect 152 WSDOT-owned fishways
• WDFW Inspect/maintain 64 agency-owned fishways
• No longer have funding to inspect the additional
  400 third party fishways

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YAKIMA CONSTRUCTION SHOP (YCS) ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Western WA
• Clallam Cline Diversion - intake and screen
  renovation
• Elwha Hatchery - water intake screen renovation
• Naselle Hatchery - water intake screen renovation
  
• Shillapoo WA - renovation of plate screen seals
• Independent Diversion - intake and screen
  renovation (2007)
• Sequim Prairie Diversion - intake and screen
  renovation (2007)
• Canyon Creek - fish passage at hatchery water
  intake (design completed)

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YCS ACCOMPLISHMENTS (cont.)

• North Central WA
• Wells WA - replacement of 4 pump screens and
  pumps
• Methow Valley E/W Diversions - reconstruction of
  drum screen facilities and passage (BOR project)
• McDevitt Diversion - replacement of screen with
  modular drum screen
• Hottell Diversion - replacement of screen with
  modular drum screen
• Jones/Shotwell - fabrication of new plate wiper
  screen (large)
• Aspen Meadows screen replacement with modular
  plate screen

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YCS ACCOMPLISHMENTS (cont.)

• Yakima Basin
• Fogarty Diversion Phase 2 drum (large) screen
  replacement
• Lesh Diversion installation of new portable
  modular drum screen
• Diversion 14 new drum screen
• Shaw Knox Diversion Installation of new
  portable modular drum screen
• Shaw Knox Side Channel prefab of concrete
  weir/pool fishway
• Garretson Diversion installation of new plate
  screen

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YCS ACCOMPLISHMENTS (cont.)

• SW WA
• Tucannon Hatchery installation of outfall
  barrier screen
• Ringold Hatchery installation of outfall
  barrier screen
• Bergevin Williams/Old Lowden refurbish drum
  screens
• Touchet Consolidation - 2M future project
  (design completed)

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YCS ACCOMPLISHMENTS (cont.)

• Contract/Non-Screen Projects
• Swofford Ponds fabricate new large drum screens
  for Tacoma Power
• Toppenish Wildlife Refuge fabrication of 2 belt
  screens and 1 paddle wheel driven belt screen
• Fabrication of hatchery pickets
• Radon reduction towers Spokane Hatchery
• Installation of crop damage fencing
• Hatchery crowder screens (Lyons Ferry)

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TECHNICALASSISTANCE

• Guidance Development
• Training
• Regional and Statewide TA
• Site or Project Specific TA 400/year
• Project Management
• Funding Assistance

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ANNUAL FUNDING(1,000s)
Inventory/Project Scoping
1,575 Mitchell Act
200 BPA OM

150 State Screen Inspection
100 Fish Passage TA
200 Fish Screen
TA
90 Fish Passage Capital
1,000 Fish Screen Capital
270 Total

3,585