2013 PACIFIC NORTHWEST FISH SCREENING AND FISH PASSAGE

2013 PACIFIC NORTHWEST FISH SCREENING AND FISH PASSAGE WORKSHOP WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE Tim Burns Asst. Director Capital & Asset Mgt. Program

OVERVIEW Fish Passage Fish Screening

HOW BIG IS THE PROBLEM?

FISH PASSAGE

EXPERTISE Inventory crews Fish Passage Biologists Database Manager Environmental Engineers Habitat Permit Biologists Compliance and monitoring program Screen Shop

FISH PASSAGE AND SCREENING DATABASE § Central repository for fish passage inventory data in Washington State § Over 35, 000 records § Available to the public on Salmon. Scape and WA State Geospatial portal

FISH PASSAGE GUIDELINES Standard method for evaluating road crossing structures, dams, natural barriers, fish ways, surface water diversions and other man-made instream structures State Standard Science based

US V. WASHINGTON “Culvert Case” § Applies to State owned roads in Western WA. § Applies to WSDOT, DNR, WDFW, and State Parks Salmon bearing streams Deadlines § WSDOT must correct barriers >200 m of habitat by year 2030 § WDFW, DNR, Parks must fix all barriers by Oct. 2016 Correction Standards WDFW’s role is to lead and assist other agencies with corrections

ACCOMPLISHMENTS Fish Passage § 2012 -Largest construction season on WDFW lands where 28 fish barriers corrected § 80% of “Culvert Case barriers corrected

FISH SCREENING PROGRAM

FISH SCREENING Habitat Program Yakima Construction Shop

YAKIMA CONSTRUCTION SHOP Inspection and Maintenance Contracts § 180 Third party Fish Screens § Mitchell Act Sites… 13 Screens and 46 Fishways § Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Sites… 28 Fish Screens Fabrication Construction

ACCOMPLISHMENTS Scott Horizontal Fish Screen

ACCOMPLISHMENTS Skamania Hatchery Intake Screen

ACCOMPLISHMENTS Lamprey Test Tank

ACCOMPLISHMENTS Toppenish Wildlife Area

ACCOMPLISHMENTS Walla County Conservation District

ACCOMPLISHMENTS Hedge Canal Project

YAKIMA CONSTRUCTION SHOP Future Initiatives § Columbia River Dams Mitigation Funding for O&M, Screening, and Passage. § Ongoing State & Federally Funded O&M and Reimbursable Screen Service Contracts § Continue to offer Fish Screen Design, Fabrication and Installation contracts to various private and public entities. § Ongoing Road Maintenance & Abandonment Plan (RMAP) § Continued local support for Fish, Habitat, Wildlife, and Enforcement Programs

SUMMARY Increases recreational opportunities Bring people into our community and boost the economy

THANK YOU Tim Burns, P. E. Assistant Director Capital and Asset Management Program Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Tel: 360 -902 -8382 E-Mail: timothy. burns@dfw. wa. gov