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WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council 2007 SRFB & PSAR Grants. Project Subcommittee Report & Recommendations July 19, 2007. Overview. SRFB & PSAR Total $2,625,450 SRFB - $610,353 PSAR - $2,015,097 7 proposals – 3 Protection 4 Restoration. SRFB/PSAR Application Review Process.
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WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council2007 SRFB & PSAR Grants Project Subcommittee Report & Recommendations July 19, 2007
Overview SRFB & PSAR Total $2,625,450 • SRFB - $610,353 • PSAR - $2,015,097 • 7 proposals – • 3 Protection • 4 Restoration
SRFB/PSAR Application Review Process • How well does the project meet: • WRIA 8 Conservation Strategy • 3-Year Work Program • with NOAA Technical Recovery Team (TRT) Review • Cedar, Migratory, Naturally-spawning Sammamish, and Sammamish population areas • SRFB Manual 18 – Policies and Project Selection • with SRFB Review Panel Member Review • Is the project well-thought out & cost effective?
SRFB/PSARApplication Review Process • June 19th – Field visits • 7 presentations • June 26th Meeting – • Scoring, ranking, and allocation discussion
Project Subcommittee Recommendations • 1 Rainbow Bend Acquisition: $1,000,000 • 2 Cottage Lake Creek Conservation Project: $975,450 • 3 Issaquah Hatchery Water Intake Dam Removal Project: $400,000 • 4 Issaquah Creek Waterways - Anderson: $250,000 • 5 Squak Valley Park/Issaquah Creek Restoration Project: $0 • 6 Willowmoor Restoration Project: $0 • 7 North Creek and Sammamish River Confluence Habitat Improvement: $0
Project Subcommittee Recommendations # 1 Rainbow Bend Acquisition King County • Match: $ 3,500,000 • Request: $1,000,000 • Recommend: $1,000,000 • 20 acres of key floodplain in center of Belmondo reach
Project Subcommittee Recommendations # 2 Cottage Lake Creek Conservation Project • King County • Match: $2,084,000 • Request: $850,000 • Recommend: $975,450 • 35 acres, 0.55 miles regionally significant spawning habitat.
Project Subcommittee Recommendations # 3 Issaquah Hatchery Water Intake Dam Removal Project • City of Issaquah • Match: $550,000 • Request: $800,000 • Recommend: $400,000 • Feasibility study for restoring fish passage
# 3 Issaquah Hatchery Water Intake Dam Removal Project • Replace or remove hatchery intake structures • Improve upstream fish passage - 10 or more miles of high quality spawning habitat • Correct sediment maintenance problems
# 3 Issaquah Hatchery Water Intake Dam Removal Project - Subcommittee Recommendations • Feasibility study only • Evaluate benefit to natural-origin salmon rather than hatchery-origin salmon • Evaluate current use of system by natural-origin salmon • Address straying issue
# 3 Issaquah Hatchery Water Intake Dam Removal Project - Subcommittee Recommendations • Analyze as H-Integration project – potential effects on naturally spawning Chinook throughout WRIA – before construction. • TRT review questioned restorations projects for Issaquah system – recommend feasibility study. • SRFB Review Panel – recommended re-scope as an assessment.
Project Subcommittee Recommendations # 4 Issaquah Creek Waterways - Anderson • City of Issaquah • Match: $2,276,000 • Request: $250,000 • Recommend: $250,000 • 3.89 acre property at confluence – mainstem and east fork Issaquah Creek
Project Subcommittee Recommendations # 5 Squak Valley Park/Issaquah Creek Restoration Project • City of Issaquah • Match: $375,000 • Request: $350,000 • Recommend: $0 • Restore and reconnect the historic floodplain & stream channel.
Project Subcommittee Recommendations # 6 Willowmoor Restoration Project • King County • Match: $870,000 • Request: $1,200,000 • Recommend: $0 • Improve salmon habitat conditions in Sammamish River Transition Zone
Project Subcommittee Recommendations # 7 North Creek and Sammamish River Confluence Habitat Improvement • City of Bothell • Match: $11,250 • Request: $33,750 • Recommend: $0 • Feasibility and design to improve shallow delta habitat to improve rearing conditions, and LWD and rocks to minimize sedimentation and deflect North Creek flow.
Salmon Recovery Council - Decision • 1 Rainbow Bend Acquisition: $1,000,000 • 2 Cottage Lake Creek Conservation Project: $975,450 • 3 Issaquah Hatchery Water Intake Dam Removal Project: $400,000 • 4 Issaquah Creek Waterways - Anderson: $250,000 • 5 Squak Valley Park/Issaquah Creek Restoration Project: $0 • 6 Willowmoor Restoration Project: $0 • 7 North Creek and Sammamish River Confluence Habitat Improvement: $0