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Greg Taylor

Supervisory Fisheries Biologist

Willamette / Rogue Project

08 December 2016

WILLAMETTE PROJECT

BIOP ACCOMPLISHMENTS

AND NEXT STEPS

WILLAMETTE PROJECT

13 Reservoirs

11 Multiple-purpose

2 Re-regulating

5 Mitigation Fish Hatcheries

Navigation Channel

Portland Harbor to Corvallis

132 River Miles

Willamette Falls Locks

Willamette Bank Protection Program

100 miles of revetments

Mainstem and tributaries

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WILLAMETTE BASIN ESA-LISTED

FISH SPECIESResident Fish

Oregon chub bull trout

winter steelhead spring Chinook salmon

Anadromous Fish Species

spawning

habitat

Downstream Habitat

Improvements

Flow

Temperature

Hatchery improvements

Habitat Projects

Upstream fish passage

for adults via “trap-

and-haul”

Minto

Foster

Dexter

Fall Creek

Downstream Passage

Facilities

Cougar

Detroit w/ Temp Control

Lookout Point

Research, Monitoring,

and Evaluation

Willamette BiOp RPA Actions: A life-cycle approach

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BIOP IMPLEMENTATION COSTS

(2008-2016)

Total CRFM dollars spent to date $193 Million

$128 M - Fish Facility Upgrades,

PFFC, Design Teams (67%)

$65 M spent on research (33%)

2017 CRFM budget is $22.5 M

Oregon Chub $1.9 M 1993-2016 (O&M

Funding)

Bull Trout $2.4 M 2008-2016 (O&M Funding)

Cougar Temperature Control / Adult Fish

Facility - $53 M (funded pre BIOP)

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Flows

Implementation beginning in 2001

Met Tributary and Mainstem Flow

Targets (Adjusted flows through

coordination with WATER FMT)

Completed Tributary Instream Flow

Studies

FLOW

Flows

Ramping Rates

– More conservative,

deviation reporting

system in place

Environmental Flow/Pulse

Protecting Stored Water for

Fish

– Interagency efforts

underway evaluating

processes for reallocating

stored water for fish and

other purposes

(Willamette Basin

Review)

PASSAGE

Willamette Fish Operations Plan (WFOP)

Upstream Passage

– Fish Facility Upgrades

– Outplanting

Downstream Passage

– Alternatives Study for Permanent Solutions• PFFC

– Interim Operations

• Drawdown

• Temperature / Spill Ops

UPSTREAM

PASSAGE

Fish Facility

Upgrades

• Cougar 2010

• Minto - 2013

• Foster- 2014

• Fall Creek 2018

• Dexter- ?

DOWNSTREAM

PASSAGE

Detroit Interim Temperature Control Operations / Fish Passage (2007-16)

Foster Fish Weir –increased operation duration

DOWNSTREAM PASSAGE

Cougar Night Time Spill Operations

PFFC

WATER QUALITY Operating Cougar Temperature Control Tower\

Detroit Interim Temperature Control Operations

– Operations carried out over summer 2007-16

Completed assessment of potential operations at other projects

HABITAT

Habitat Tech Team formed

Process led by BPA

Corps continuing existing projects (Willamette Floodplain Restoration)

HATCHERIES Continue to operate and maintain existing hatcheries

Meet mitigation requirement and minimize impact to wild fish

Implement HGMPs for Chinook, summer steelhead, rainbow trout hatchery programs

FUTURE ACTIONS

BIOP BIG FOUR

Downstream Passage at

Detroit, Cougar and

Lookout Point

Temperature Control at

Detroit

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RESIDENT FISH

Oregon Chub Delisted

Annual monitoring of Oregon chub pops. potentially influenced by Willamette Project

“Floodplain Study” influence of flow and temps on connected habitats

Comprehensive RM&E plan for bull trout above and below USACE dams in the McKenzie and Middle Fork Willamette rivers.

Investigate reintroduction potential in the Willamette Basin

Genetic management plans

Oregon chub

Bull trout

RM&E

Applied Research

Prioritize projects for implementation

Guide design of selected projects