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Tim Burns Asst. Director Capital & Asset Mgt. Program

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

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Tim Burns Asst. Director Capital & Asset Mgt. Program

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  1. 2013 pacific northwestFish screening andfish passage workshopWashington Department of Fish and Wildlife Tim Burns Asst. Director Capital & AssetMgt. Program

  2. overview • Fish Passage • Fish Screening

  3. How big is the problem?

  4. Fish Passage

  5. Expertise • Inventory crews • Fish Passage Biologists • Database Manager • Environmental Engineers • Habitat Permit Biologists • Compliance and monitoring program • Screen Shop

  6. Fish Passage and Screening database • Central repository for fish passage inventory data in Washington State • Over 35,000 records • Available to the public on SalmonScapeand WA State Geospatial portal

  7. Fish Passage guidelines • Standard method for evaluating road crossing structures, dams, natural barriers, fish ways, surface water diversions and other man-made in-stream structures • State Standard • Science based

  8. 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 >200m 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

  9. Accomplishments • Fish Passage • 2012-Largest construction season on WDFW lands where 28 fish barriers corrected • 80% of “Culvert Case barriers corrected

  10. Fish Screening Program

  11. Fish Screening • Habitat Program • Yakima Construction Shop

  12. 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

  13. Accomplishments • Scott Horizontal Fish Screen

  14. Accomplishments • Skamania Hatchery Intake Screen

  15. Accomplishments • Lamprey Test Tank

  16. Accomplishments • Toppenish Wildlife Area

  17. Accomplishments • Walla Walla County Conservation District

  18. Accomplishments • Hedge Canal Project

  19. 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

  20. Summary Increases recreational opportunities Bring people into our community and boost the economy

  21. 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

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