Managing Natural Resource Pathways An Agency Perspective

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Capital Improvements and Rehabilitation of
Wyoming's Hatcheries
Steve Sharon, Fish Culture Supervisor 2007
Wyoming Water Association Convention October 2007
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Capital Improvements and Rehabilitation of
Wyoming's Hatcheries OR Ten Bumps in Wyomings
Water Pipeline
Steve Sharon, Fish Culture Supervisor 2007
Wyoming Water Association Convention October 2007
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Wyoming Game and Fish Department Fish Culture
Section

• 10 Manned Facilities

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Wyoming Game and Fish Department Fish Culture
Section

• 10 Manned Facilities

• Como Bluff Hatchery, Closed 10/2005

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Wyoming Game and Fish Department Fish Culture
Section

• 10 Manned Facilities

• 103 Water Rights on File (WY ID)

• Include Domestic, Irrigation Fish Rearing

• Fish Rearing Non-Consumptive Rights

• Vast Majority of Volume is Non-Consumptive

• Combined Flow of 63 Cubic Feet/Second

• Supplies are primary springs wells

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Wyoming Game and Fish Department Fish Culture
Section

• Three Integrated Strategies

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Wyoming Game and Fish Department Fish Culture
Section

• Three Integrated Strategies

• Spawning

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Wyoming Game and Fish Department Fish Culture
Section

• Three Integrated Strategies

• Spawning

• Hatcheries and Rearing Stations

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Wyoming Game and Fish Department Fish Culture
Section

• Three Integrated Strategies

• Spawning

• Hatcheries and Rearing Stations

• Distribution

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Wyoming Game and Fish Department Fish Culture
Section
Two Types of Fish Culture Facilities

• Hatcheries (6)

• Rearing Stations (4)

Several fish culture facilities also manage
captive brood stocks

• Ten stocks at 7 facilities

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How many are stocked?
2006 Stocking

• 4,134,050 Trout Salmon Stocked

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How many are stocked?
2006 Stocking

• 4,134,050 Trout Salmon Stocked

Over 1,126,500 were Cutthroat
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Nickel Hatchery Tour
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Auburn Map
Auburn Hatchery
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Auburn Hatchery Overview
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Auburn Hatchery Building
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Auburn Brood Building
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Auburn Brood Building
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Snake River Brood
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Boulder Map
Boulder Rearing Station
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Boulder Rearing Station
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Boulder Brood Unit
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Clark Map
Clarks Fork Hatchery
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Clarks Fork Hatchery
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Clarks Fork Hatchery
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Clarks Fork Hatchery
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Daniel Map
Daniel Hatchery
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Daniel Hatchery
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Daniel Hatchery
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Daniel Hatchery Brood Ponds Top
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DUBOIS Map
Dubois Hatchery
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Dubois Hatchery
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Dubois Incubator
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Speas Map
Dan Speas Rearing Station
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Speas Rearing Station
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Speas Rearing Station
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Goose Egg Spring
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Story Map
Story Hatchery
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Story Hatchery
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Story Hatchery
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Story Hatchery
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Story Big Spring
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Spawning Operations
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Ten Sleep Map
Ten Sleep Hatchery
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Ten Sleep Hatchery
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Ten Sleep Incubator
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Ten Sleep Brood Unit
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Tillett Map
Tillett Rearing Station
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Tillett Overview
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Tillett Brood Pond
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Wigwam Map
Wigwam Rearing Station
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Wigwam Rearing Station
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CRC Brood Unit
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Wyoming Game and Fish Department Fish Culture
Rehabilitation
Oldest -- Story Hatchery

• Established in 1908

Newest Clarks Fork Hatchery

• Established in 1970

Majority of Facilities Built 1938 - 1958
Limited Major Construction 1971 to 1991
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Story Hatchery -- 1992
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Rehabilitation Begins!
Whirling Disease Strikes
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Rehabilitation Begins!
1999 Daniel -- Forty Rod Creek Positive
Whirling Disease Strikes
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Daniel Hatchery Building Prior to Improvements
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Daniel Hatchery RacewaysPrior to Improvements
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Daniel PondsPrior to Improvements
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Daniel PondsPrior to Improvements
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Daniel Hatchery New Production and Brood Building
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Daniel Hatchery Back View
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Daniel Hatchery w/ Forty Rod
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Daniel Hatchery Interior facing south
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Daniel Hatchery Interior facing north
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Daniel Hatchery Brood Ponds Bottom
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Daniel Hatchery

• Gain
• Remove Predation
• Remove Exposure
• Improve Health
• Reduce Maint.

• Loss
• Production Ponds

Cost 814,932 (FY00)
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Rehabilitation Begins!
1999 Boulder Open Water Source
Whirling Disease Nearby
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Boulder Rearing Station
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Boulder Rearing Station Spring Supply Main Pond
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Boulder Spring Supply Upper Ditch
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Boulder Rearing Station Completion of Phase I
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Boulder Rearing Station Completion of Phase I
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Boulder Rearing Station Phase II Water Supply
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Completion of Phase II
Boulder Rearing Station Phase II Water Supply
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Completion of Phase II North View
Boulder Rearing Station Phase II Water Supply
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Boulder Rearing Station Rcwys
Boulder Rearing Station Raceways
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Boulder Rearing Station D Raceways
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Boulder Rearing Station Brood Pond
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Existing Brood Ponds Downstream
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Overview of new Brood Unit
Boulder Rearing Station New Brood Catchable
Units
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Spawning House Access
Boulder Rearing Station New Brood Catchable
Units
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Boulder Catchable Rcwys
Boulder Rearing Station Catchable Units
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2YR Old Rearing Unit
Boulder Rearing Station 2 Year Old Brood Unit
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Spawn House Outside
Boulder Rearing Station Spawning House
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Down Stream In Brood House
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Brood Area
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Old Brood Settling Pond
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Boulder Rearing Station

• Gain
• Clean Closed Water Supply
• Increased Production
• Remove Predation
• Remove Exposure
• Improve Health
• Reduced Maintenance

Boulder Spring Phase I 122,187
(FY00) Boulder Spring Phase II 294,422
(FY01) Boulder Brood Rcwys 590,000
(FY02) Total Renovations 1,006,000
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Rehabilitation Continues!
2000 WD in Webster Creek
Whirling Disease in Brood Water Supply
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Auburn Hatchery OverviewPre-Construction
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Auburn Hatchery Brood Facility
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Auburn Hatchery OverviewCompleted Brood Facility
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Clarifier unit
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Auburn Brood Building
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Auburn Brood Complex
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Auburn Hatchery

• Gain
• Remove Exposure
• Improved Health
• Reduced Maintenance
• Clean Closed Water Supply
• Efficient Spawning Egg Handling Operations
• Equipment Storage

Total Cost 690,932 (FY01)
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Rehabilitation Continues!
2000 Dubois Positive for WD!!!
Whirling Disease in Stream Supply
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Old Dubois Hatchery Geyser Spring House
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Old Dubois Hatchery Spring Collection
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Old Jakeys Fork Creek Box
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Conley Spring 220 GPM
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Dubois Coldwater Spring 120 GPM
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Darwin Spring 350 to 400 GPM
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Tensleep Well
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Dubois Hatchery

• Gain
• Closed Water
• Remove Exposure
• Reduce Maint.
• Temperature Range

• Loss
• Water Volume
• High Temperature
• Production Volume

Darwin Test Well 160,780 Ten
Sleep Well 67, 980 Well Spring
Pipeline 196,924 Cost to 2002
425,684 (FY01)
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Rehabilitation Continues!
2003 Protect YSC Brood at Ten Sleep
Whirling Disease Downstream
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Tensleep YSC Brood Pond
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New Site
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New Site
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Ten Sleep Hatchery

• Gain
• Totally Protected
• Multiple Rearing Units
• Adequate Size

• Loss
• Fish Under Reuse
• Warmer Water Supply

Brood Stock Unit 458,073 (FY03)
Completed December 2003
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FY- 05/06 Legislative Funding

• 3,300,000
• Wigwam 950,000
• Dubois 400,000
• Speas 1,950,000
• Funding Adjustable Between

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Major Renovations Begin!
2004 Replace Dirt Ponds etc. at Wigwam
Whirling Disease From 2000 Transfer
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Old Wigwam Rearing Station Overview
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Wigwam R.S. Renovation
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Wigwam R.S. Renovation
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Wigwam R.S. Renovation
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Vacuum Degassing
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Oxygen Generation
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Low Head Oxygenation
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Dual Drain Circ
Dual Drain Circulars
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Drum Filtration
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Present Wigwam Rearing Station
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Wigwam Rearing Station

• Gain
• N2 Gas Removal
• O2 Enhancement
• Waste Removal
• Rearing Protection

• Loss
• Production Volume

• Base Construction Cost
• 2,100,702
• 655,261 Department Funds
• 1,445,441 Legislative Funds
• Completed September 2005

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Major Renovations Continues!
2004 Completely Renovate Dubois
Remove Exposure, Increase Production
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Dubois Hatchery Renovation
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Dubois Hatchery Renovation
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Dubois Hatchery After
Dubois Hatchery 2005
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Dubois Hatchery After
Dubois Hatchery 2005
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CO2 Stripper
CO2 Stripper and Low Head Oxygenator

• Removes CO2 and Ferrous Iron from Water Supply

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Water Filtration

• Removes Ferric Iron from Water Supply

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Oxygen Generation
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Low Head Oxygenation
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Drum Filtration
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VFD Pumps
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Dubois Hatchery

• Gains
• N2 Gas Removal
• O2 Enhancement
• Waste Removal
• Rearing Protection

• Production Increase
• Increased Fish Health
• Rearing Diversity

• Base Construction Cost
• 2,227,026
• 725,551 Department Funds (FY05/FY06)
• 1,501,475 Legislative Funds (FY05/06)
• Completed December 2005

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Major Renovations Continue!
2005 - 2007 Improve Speas Water Supply
New Well, Water Treatment
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Speas R. S. Upgrade

• Results
• Excellent Water Quality
• 54F vs 60F
• Tied to Goose Egg Spring
• Still being evaluated, 300 to 600 GPM
  available
• Separate Pipeline to Speas

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Speas R. S. Upgrade
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Speas Water Treatment
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Speas Water Treatment
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Speas Water Treatment
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Speas Water Treatment
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Speas Water Treatment
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Speas Rearing Station

• Gains
• N2 Gas Removal
• O2 Enhancement
• Colder Water Supply

• Increased Fish Health
• Rearing Diversity

• Base Construction Cost
• 1,188,594
• 353,084 05/06 Legislative Funds
• 605,000 Dept. Funds
• 230,510 07/08 Legislative Funds

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FY- 07/08 Legislative Funding

• 13,114,077
• Speas 10,494,246
• Story 2,619,831
• Funding Specific to Site

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Speas Rearing Station Renovation

• Contain and Cover Goose Egg Spring

• Upgrade Existing Concrete Raceways

• Expand Production Capacity

• Increase Capacity from 100,000 to 300,000
  Pounds Annually

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Goose Egg Spring
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Goose Egg Spring
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Goose Egg Spring
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Sprung Spring Cover
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Speas Rearing Station

• Gains
• Waste Management
• O2 Enhancement

• Increased Fish Health
• Major Production Increase

Base Construction Cost 7,390,175 07/08
Legislative Anticipated Completion Late 2008 or
early 2009
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Speas Projects Remaining

• House for Additional Employee

• Feed Management System

• Support Buildings

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Story Hatchery Renovation

• Contain and Cover Spring Supplies

• Replace ELR BKT Brood Ponds

• Better Manage LAT Brood Stock

• Enclose and Improve Spawning Area

• Improve Water Quality

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Story Projects Remaining

• Brood Facility Being Finalized

• Possible Renovation to Hatchery Building if
  funding base is available

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