North Fork skokomish Powerhouse & fish facilities

North Fork skokomish Powerhouse & fish facilities 2013 Northwest Hydro Operators forum steven Fischer, p.e.

Cushman hydroelectric project Seattle Cushman Tacoma Shelton Olympia

Lake Cushman North Fork Skokomish River No. 1 Dam and powerhouse Lake Kokanee Power tunnel and penstocks No. 2 Dam No. 2 Powerhouse North fork Skokomish river

Agenda • Background • Cushman Settlement Agreement 2009 • Future Floating Surface Collector • Future Fish Hatcheries • North Fork Skokomish Powerhouse and Fish Facilities Overview • Powerhouse • Fish Collection Pool • Fish Tram • Jib Crane • Fish Sorting and Handling Facility • Lessons Learned Design • Lessons Learned Operations

2009 Settlement agreement • Upstream Fish Passage • Downstream Fish Passage • Sockeye Hatchery • Spring Chinook, Coho & Steelhead Hatchery • Recreation Improvements • Allowed Powerhouse at Cushman #2 Dam

Cushman No. 1 Dam & Downstream Fish Collector

Saltwater park hatchery Operational 2015 Saltwater Park – Skokomish Tribe • Raise 2,000,000 Sockeye fry per year to plant in Lake Cushman • Uses spring water from hillside

North fork salmon hatchery Operational 2015 • Raise over 400,000 Chinook, Steelhead and Coho smolts to plant in the North Fork below the dam • Uses water from Lake Kokanee

North Fork skokomish Powerhouse & fish facilities

Powerhouse control floor

Powerhouse turbine/generator floor

Fish Collection Facility

Fish Tramway

fish sorting facility

Lessons Learned Design • Planning Space

Lessons Learned Design • Engineering Design vs. Contractor Design

Lessons Learned Design • Don’t Over Design – Simple is Good

Lessons Learned Operations • Think About Maintenance

Lessons Learned operations • Think About Operator Location

Lessons Learned operations • Think About The Operator

Questions?

North Fork skokomish Powerhouse & fish facilities