willamette biological opinion implementation - us army corps
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US Army Corps of Engineers
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Willamette Biological Opinion ImplementationDecember 12, 2012
Ian Chane
Acting Biological Opinion Implementation Program Manager
Portland District
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Detroit
Blue RiverCougar
Hills Creek
Lookout Point
Foster
Fall Creek
Dexter
Big Cliff
Green Peter
Willamette Project13 multi-purpose
dams
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Authorized purposes
Flood damage reduction
Hydropower Navigation Irrigation Fish & wildlife Recreation Water quality Municipal & industrial
water supply
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Willamette Project Biological Opinions:Consultation under the ESA
Federal Action Agencies prepare Biological Assessments (BA) describing effects of actions on ESA-listed fish
NMFS and USFWS issue Biological Opinions (“BiOps”) that tell Action Agencies how to reduce impacts
Two biological opinions (NMFS and USFWS) issued on July 11, 2008 after eight years of “ESA Consultation”
► Biological Opinions cover 15 years (through 2023) Proposed Action Includes:
► Continued operation of 13-dam complex► Continued maintenance of 42 miles of revetments► Operation of hatchery program
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Willamette BiOp Major Actions
Downstream Passage Upstream Passage Water Quality Instream Flows/Ramp
Rates Hatcheries
ESA-Listed Resident Fish Species
Oregon chub bull trout
winter steelhead spring Chinook salmon
ESA-Listed Anadromous Fish Species
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Willamette Action Team for Ecosystem Restoration (WATER)
Teams and Workgroups
Manager’s Forum
Steering Team
Fish Passage & Hatchery Management
(FPHM)
Flow Management & Water Quality
RM&E Team
Habitat Tech Team (HTT)
Public Affairs TeamConfigurations
Operations Plan (COP)
Reservoir Regulation
Corps Team/Process
WATER TeamAssesses technical feasibility, designs
Coordinates modeling & operational feasibility
Assesses feasibility, integrates, and prioritizes actions and
Other Work Groups
DesignTeams/PDTs
assesses biological benefits of actions
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Willamette Basin Dams• Operated primarily for
flood damage reduction (storage)
• High-head dams• Located in tributaries• All lifestages present
Mainstem Columbia Dams• Operated primarily for hydropower, run-of-river; in series on
mainstem• Primarily migration concerns (adult/juvenile)
Columbia/Willamette Comparison
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spawning habitat
Downstream Habitat Improvements• Flow• Temperature• Hatchery
improvements• Habitat Restoration
Projects
Upstream fish passage for adults via “trap-and-haul”• Cougar• Minto• Foster• Dexter• Fall Creek• Adult Release Sites
Evaluate Downstream Fish Passage Improvements• Cougar• Lookout Point• Detroit
Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation
Willamette BiOp Actions: A life-cycle approach
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Implementation Updates
Instream Flows► Data collection completed on N. & S. Santiam► Evaluation underway
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Implementation Updates Water Quality
► Temperature Control Operations► Cougar WTC (Detroit – Alternatives Study)► Total Dissolved Gas
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Spawning Begins 9/1
North and South Santiam Average Daily Temperatures and North Santiam Temperature Targets
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Spawning Begins 9/1
Middle Fork Willamette, South Fork McKenzie and Fall Creek Average Daily Temperatures and Cougar Temperature Targets
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Adult Fish Facility Updates Adult Fish Collection Facilities
► Cougar – SF McKenzie completed (3rd year)► Minto – N. Santiam complete in spring 2013► Foster – South Santiam under construction ► Dexter – Middle Fork Willamette in design phase► Fall Creek – Fall Creek (MF Willamette) alternatives study phase
Adult Release Sites► Improvements complete in 2013
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Downstream Passage Updates McKenzie Subbasin
► RM&E on-going ► Drawdown operations 2012-2013► Alternatives Assessment underway
Middle Fork Willamette Subbasin► Fall Creek drawdown► RM&E on-going
South Santiam Subbasin► Foster fish weir operations
North Santiam Subbasin► RM&E on-going
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