Watershed

PURPOSE: OWEB PCSRF 2024 ABSTRACT THIS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON THREE KEY OBJECTIVES. I) INVEST IN AND SUPPORT HIGH-PRIORITY ACTIONS THAT ADDRESS KEY LIMITING FACTORS TO SALMON AND STEELHEAD PRODUCTION AND HABITAT. FOCUS ON RIPARIAN RESTORATION AND OTHER PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE LASTING IMPROVEMENTS TO ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION AND PROCESS. II) INVEST IN AND MANAGE GRANTS FOR LARGE-SCALE RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION STRATEGIES. COORDINATE INVESTMENTS TO ADDRESS MULTIPLE SALMONID LIMITING FACTORS, INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS TO VULNERABLE SALMON AND STEELHEAD SPECIES. III) MONITOR SALMON AND STEELHEAD POPULATIONS AND THEIR HABITATS. CONDUCT LARGE-SCALE EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING. SUPPORT TRACKING AND REPORTING OF ECOLOGICAL OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH COORDINATED INVESTMENTS IN SALMON RECOVERY.

I) INVEST IN AND SUPPORT HIGH-PRIORITY ACTIONS THAT ADDRESS KEY LIMITING FACTORS TO SALMON AND STEELHEAD PRODUCTION AND HABITAT. FOCUS ON RIPARIAN RESTORATION AND OTHER PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE LASTING IMPROVEMENTS TO ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION AND PROCESS. II) INVEST IN AND MANAGE GRANTS FOR LARGE-SCALE RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION STRATEGIES. COORDINATE INVESTMENTS TO ADDRESS MULTIPLE SALMONID LIMITING FACTORS, INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS TO VULNERABLE SALMON AND STEELHEAD SPECIES. III) MONITOR SALMON AND STEELHEAD POPULATIONS AND THEIR HABITATS. CONDUCT LARGE-SCALE EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING. SUPPORT TRACKING AND REPORTING OF ECOLOGICAL OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH COORDINATED INVESTMENTS IN SALMON RECOVERY.

THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009 TO THE STATE OF DELAWARE TO CAPITALIZE ITS REVOLVING LOAN F

THIS AWARD WILL PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE STATE OF OREGON FOR PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT PROJECTS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN AND PROTECT HEALTHY SALMON POPULATIONS, MONITOR COMMERCIAL AND SPORT FISHERIES, INVESTIGATE AND TAKE ACTION ON THE THREATS TO PACIFIC SALMON. THE PURPOSE OF THIS FINANCIAL AWARD IS TO INVEST IN THE HEALTH OF PACIFIC SALMON BY ADDRESSING THREATS TO INLAND, COASTAL, AND MARINE WATERS. HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE POPULATIONS OF PACIFIC SALMON ARE KEY TO THE U.S. COMMERCIAL FISHERIES AND TO THE INTEGRITY OF THE DOMESTIC SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAIN. IF THIS ACTION IS NOT APPROVED, THREATS TO PACIFIC SALMON WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE, THERE WILL BE A REDUCTION IN FISHERIES-RELATED JOBS, A REDUCTION IN ACCURATE DATA AVAILABLE TO FISHERIES MANAGERS ON WHICH TO MAKE DECISIONS, REDUCED FISHING OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE OF OREGON, AND AN ECONOMIC LOSS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THIS FINANCIAL AWARD WILL GO TOWARDS SUPPORTING THE U.S. SEAFOOD INDUSTRY, FISHERIES JOBS, AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES BY ADDRESSING THREATS TO PACIFIC SALMON, MODERNIZING DATA COLLECTION, AND ACHIEVING EFFICIENCIES THROUGH THE STATE OF OREGONS FISHERIES PROGRAMS. THIS SUPPORT WILL EMPOWER THE STATE OF OREGON TO EFFECTIVELY OWN, MANAGE, AND PRIORITIZE FISHERY MANAGEMENT THAT MAKE AMERICAS INFRASTRUCTURE, COMMUNITIES, AND ECONOMY RESILIENT TO GLOBAL THREATS.

EFFORTS FOCUS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOVERY PLANS THROUGH INVESTMENT IN AND SUPPORT OF HIGH-PRIORITY ACTIONS ADDRESSING KEY LIMITING FACTORS TO SALMON AND STEELHEAD PRODUCTION AND HABITAT, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON RIPARIAN RESTORATION AND PROJECTS THAT RESULT IN LASTING IMPROVEMENTS TO ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION AND PROCESS; II) INVEST IN AND MANAGE GRANTS FOR LARGE-SCALE RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION STRATEGIES THAT ADDRESS MULTIPLE SALMONID LIMITING FACTORS INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS TO VULNERABLE SALMON AND STEELHEAD SPECIES THROUGH COORDINATED INVESTMENTS; AND III) CONDUCT CRITICAL MONITORING OF SALMON AND STEELHEAD POPULATIONS AND THEIR HABITATS AND LARGE-SCALE EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING, SUPPORT TRACKING AND REPORTING OF ECOLOGICAL OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH COORDINATED INVESTMENTS IN SALMON RECOVERY, AND ENABLE STRATEGIC ACTION PLANNING THAT ENSURES PRIORITIZATION AND ULTIMATE IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGH-IMPACT RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION PROJECTS BENEFITTING SALMON AND STEELHEAD

THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS PARTNERSHIP WOULD BE TO WORK TOGETHER TO BETTER FACILITATE AQUATIC MANAGEMENT PROJECTS WITH PARTNERS, IN AREAS OF MUTUAL INTEREST. THE FOCUS OF THE WORK WOULD BE VARIED, AND WOULD INCLUDE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTREAM RESTORATION PROJECTS THAT INCREASE HABITAT COMPLEXITY AND RESILIENCY, AS WELL AS THE REMOVAL OF BARRIERS TO FISH AND OTHER AQUATIC ORGANISM PASSAGE. INVENTORY, ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING ARE KEY COMPONENTS THAT INFORM AQUATIC RESTORATION. DATA COLLECTED FROM MONITORING AND ASSESSMENTS PROVIDE INFORMATION ON BASELINE ECOLOGICAL CONDITION, ARE USED TO DESIGN RESTORATION PROJECTS AND DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROJECTS. ENGAGING WITH THE PUBLIC AND STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS PROMOTES KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO ADDRESS COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND ENSURES THE PUBLIC IS INFORMED ABOUT CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

SALMON RECOVERY AND WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION FFY2018

SALMON RECOVERY AND WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION FFY2020

SALMON RECOVERY AND WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION FFY2019

SALMON RECOVERY AND WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION FFY 2010

SALMON RECOVERY AND WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION FFY 2016

SALMON RECOVERY AND WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION FFY2021

SALMON RECOVERY AND WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION FFY2017

SALMON RECOVERY AND WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION FFY 2015

SALMON RECOVERY AND WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION FFY 2014

SALMON RECOVERY AND WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION FFY 2009

SALMON RECOVERY AND WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION FFY 2012

SALMON RECOVERY AND WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION FFY 2013

PURPOSE MARYS RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL WILL SUPPORT THREATENED UPPER WILLAMETTE RIVER CHINOOK AND STEELHEAD BY ADDRESSING 18 BARRIERS ACROSS MULTIPLE WATERSHEDS IN THE MID-WILLAMETTE REGION. EFFORTS INCLUDE REMOVING A DAM AND REPLACING SEVERAL CULVERTS TO REOPEN ACCESS TO MORE THAN 40 MILES OF HABITAT. THIS WORK WILL ALSO SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITIES BY REDUCING THE RISK OF FLOODING AND HELPING IMPROVE RESPONSE TO WILDFIRES.

PURPOSE: THE MCKENZIE WATERSHED ALLIANCE WILL WORK WITH PARTNERS TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT SEVERAL HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS IN THE UPPER WILLAMETTE BASIN. THEY WILL REMOVE BARRIERS TO FISH PASSAGE, RECONNECT RIVERS TO FLOODPLAINS, AND RESTORE NATURAL ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES TO HELP SUPPORT THE RECOVERY OF UPPER WILLAMETTE RIVER SPRING CHINOOK SALMON. ROBUST ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES?INCLUDING TRIBAL PARTNERS?ARE INTEGRATED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECTS.

SALMON RECOVERY AND WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION FFY 2008

THE MCKENZIE WATERSHED ALLIANCE WILL BE AWARDED $7.5M TO REPLACE AN AGING, UNDERSIZED BRIDGE AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO OVER 10 MILES OF SPAWNING AND REARING FISH HABITAT IN LOWER QUARTZ CREEK. THE PROJECT WILL BENEFIT SPECIES SUCH AS THE UPPER WILLAMETTE SPRING CHINOOK SALMON, AND RECREATIONAL SPECIES SUCH AS CUTTHROAT TROUT. THE PROJECT AREA IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT REMAINING AREA FOR NATURAL PRODUCTION OF UPPER WILLAMETTE RIVER SPRING CHINOOK IN THE WILLAMETTE BASIN. A SIGNIFICANT FIRE IN THE AREA IN 2020 AND PAST LAND USE PRACTICES HAVE SEVERELY IMPAIRED THE ECOSYSTEM. THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO AMELIORATE AND PREVENT FURTHER FIRE AND CLIMATE IMPACTS BY CREATING LANDSCAPE SCALE FIRE BREAKS, BUFFERING FLOODING, PREVENTING EROSION, AND CREATING COLD WATER REFUGE HABITAT.

THE PROJECT WILL REPLACE THE RAILROAD BRIDGE THAT STRETCHES OVER THE BLANCHARD RIVER, WITH A THREE-SPAN, THROUGH PLATE GIRDER, BALLAST DECK BRIDGE. MAUMEE WATERSHED CONVERSANCY DISTRICT (THE GRANTEE) WILL COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING DELIVERABLES: A DETAILED PROJECT WORK PLAN, A BUDGET, A SCHEDULE, PROJECT AGREEMENTS, A FINAL DESIGN PACKAGE, PHOTOGRAPHS OF COMPLETED PROJECT SPECIFIED IN FD AND A FINAL PERFORMANCE REPORT. THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE CITY OF FINDLAY, OH, HANCOCK COUNTY, OH AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD.

WEST FORK WHITE RIVER WATERSHED IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSS.

EYAK LAKE LIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF CORDOVA, ALASKA. THE WATERSHED SUPPORTS SOCKEYE, PINK AND COHO SALMON, CUTTHROAT TROUT AND DOLLY VARDEN WHICH SUPPORT COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FISHERIES OF LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. THE EYAK LAKE OUTLET CONTROL STRUCTURE, OR "WEIR," WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1972 TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THE 1964 "GOOD FRIDAY" EARTHQUAKE. THE EARTHQUAKE CAUSED A LAKE LEVEL DROP OF UP TO 8 FEET, REDUCING SALMON SPAWNING HABITAT, MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLIES AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THE EXISTING STRUCTURE HAS OUTLIVED ITS LIFESPAN. THE SHEET PILING WEIR IS BENT AND DISTENDED FROM THE FORCE OF UPSTREAM WATER, ICE ACTION, AND TIME. RIP RAP HAS BEEN PLACED DOWNSTREAM TO HOLD THE STRUCTURE IN PLACE AS A STOP GAP MEASURE. A "BOAT SLOT" INTENDED FOR RECREATIONAL VESSEL NAVIGATION HAS BECOME DIFFICULT AND UNSAFE TO USE DUE TO ANGLED SHEET PILING, EXPOSED TIMBERS AND UNSTABLE HYDRAULICS. THIS SLOT ALSO PROVIDED LIMITED UPSTREAM FISH PASSAGE. THE WEIR IS CURRENTLY A SEASONAL FISH BARRIER.THE PROPOSED PROJECT SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING OUTLET STRUCTURE TO MAINTAIN LAKE LEVELS AND ASSOCIATED BENEFITS: NEAR-SHORE SPAWNING HABITAT AND ACCESS TO UPSTREAM TRIBUTARIES, FULL POOL FOR MUNICIPAL WATER USE AND RECREATION, HYDROLOGIC CONNECTIVITY FOR WETLAND HEALTH ETC. A ROCK RAMP WILL PROVIDE GRADE CONTROL AND UPSTREAM FISH PASSAGE FOR ALL LIFESTAGES OF THE FIVE SALOMONIDS PRESENT. AND FINALLY, A SAFE AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE BOATER SLOT WILL BE INCORPORATED.

THIS AWARD WILL FUND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO REDUCE NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT LOADS THAT CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO THE IMPAIRMENT OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 113-235. THIS PROJE

WFPO RECOVERY ACT

THIS PROJECT RESTORES PASSAGE FOR SALMONIDS TO UP TO FOURTEEN MILES OF HIGH QUALITY HABITAT BY ADDRESSING BARRIERS AT ELEVEN CULVERTS ON NATIVE OWNED AND NONFEDERAL LANDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA SEAK. FISH PASSAGE RESTORATION AT THESE SITES ARE REGIONAL PRIORITIES.

WASTE DISPOSAL GRANTS - REGULAR

THE JOHNSON CREEK WATERSHED COUNCIL WILL BE AWARDED $3.8M TO CONDUCT 10 RESTORATION PROJECTS IN THE PORTLAND METRO AREA. THIS WORK WILL BE COMPLETED IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE CLACKAMAS PARTNERSHIP, A COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING WATERSHED HEALTH. THE PROJECTS WILL RESTORE HABITAT IN THE CLACKAMAS AND LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVERS. THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION OF THIS SCALE IN URBAN AREAS IS UNUSUAL, AND THIS PROJECT SERVES AS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW INCREASING HABITAT FUNCTION FOR FISH SERVES THE COMMUNITY BY DECREASING THE EFFECTS OF EXTREME WEATHER AND FLOODING. THE WORK WILL BENEFIT SEVERAL THREATENED SPECIES OF CHINOOK SALMON, COHO SALMON, AND STEELHEAD TROUT.

EWP DSR 21-01-25-5082-015 <(>&<)> 21-01-25-5082-020, 2025 SPRING FLOODS – FEBRUARY 15 <(>&<)>16 THROUGH APRIL 6, KENTUCKY STATEWIDE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOVERY MEASURES <(>&<)> DEBRIS REMOVAL.

THIS GRANT WILL ASSIST THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING ADEQUATE MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF SURFACE WATER POLLUT

THE PROJECT IS LOCATED ON THE HEADWATERS OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER AND WILL PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF BENEFITS TO COMMUNITIES IN BOTH MN AND SD INCLUDING ECOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY AND FLOOD CONTROL.MOST NOTABLY THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS DEFICIENCIES FROM PREVIOUS FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS TO ENHANCE FISH PASSAGE THROUGH THE REGION THROUGH A TWO PHASED WATERSHED APPROACH THAT RECONNECTS 780 MILES UPSTREAM WITH 9 MILES OF DOWNSTREAM RIVER.THE PROJECT WILL RESTORE LONGITUDINAL CONNECTIVITY AND FISH PASSAGE BETWEEN THE WHETSTONE MINNESOTA. LITTLE MINNESOTA RIVERS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES WITH BIG STONE LAKE.THESE STREAMS RANGE FROM EPHEMERAL TO CONTINUAL DISCHARGE AND PROVIDE A MULTITUDE OF IMPORTANT HABITATS FOR ALL LIFE STAGES OF NUMEROUS FISH AND WILDLIFE SPECIES.PHASE 1 INCLUDES REVISIONS TO THE LITTLE MINNESOTA RIVER FLOODWAY CHANNEL BY DECREASING THE SLOPE OF A PERMANENTLY FIXED FLOOD CONTROL WEIR STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTING A ROCK ARCH RAPIDS STRUCTURE. THESE REVISIONS WILL RESTORE NEARLY 100 PERCENT FISH PASSAGE AT ALL LIFE STAGES FROM THE LITTLE MINNESOTA RIVER AND THE JORGENSON RIVER TO BIG STONE LAKE.PHASE 2 LOCATED 26 MILES SOUTH NEAR THE FOOT OF BIG STONE LAKE WILL PERMANENTLY RESTORE 100 PERCENT OF CHANNEL FORMING FLOW TO THE HISTORIC WHETSTONE RIVER CHANNEL VIA RECONNECTION OF THE HISTORIC WHETSTONE RIVER TO THE MINNESOTA RIVER AND CURRENT WHETSTONE RIVER.

MIDDLE TRINITY COMMUNITY PROTECTION PROJECT

EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM SPRING 2025 FLOODING DAMAGE SURVEY REPORTS 21_01_25_5082_017 AND_019 AUXILIARY SPILLWAY AND DAM REPAIR BIG MUDDY CREEK IN BUTLER AND LOGAN COUNTIES KY

THE LAKE EWAUNA WELLNESS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN THE RESTORATION OF APPROXIMATELY 60 ACRES OF WETLAND HABITAT ADJACENT TO LAKE EWAUNA AND WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE FROM DOWNTOWN KLAMATH FALLS. THE VISION FOR THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP PRODUCTIVE HEALTHY WETLAND HABITAT PROVIDE HABITAT FOR WATERBIRDS AND FISHERIES NUTRIENT REMOVAL PROVIDE INTERPRETATIVE SIGNAGE FOR KLAMATHS UNIQUE WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS AND TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITIZENS AND VISITORS OF KLAMATH FALLS. DUE TO SUBSIDENCE THE WETLAND RESTORATION WILL NEED TO DEVELOP EXTENSIVE TOPOGRAPHY AND DEPRESSIONAL WETLAND FEATURES RANGING IN ELEVATION FROM 4084 TO 4086FT ASL NAVD88 AS A RESULT OF THIS WORK DEEPER DEPRESSIONS WOULD BE CREATED BETWEEN THE WETLAND TOPOGRAPHY WHICH ARE IDEAL FOR FISHERIES. THE WETLAND GRADING PLAN WILL INCLUDE A CANOE AND KAYAK TRAIL TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITIZENS AND TOURISTS OF KLAMATH FALLS.

EVOS COPPER RIVER WATERSHED FISH PASSAGE PROJECT 2026

COMMUNITY NAVIGATORS PROGRAM

BLACKBIRD CREEK NERR/BLACKBIRD MILLINGTON CONSERVATION CORRIDOR PROTECTION PROJECTS: EAGLE NEST ROAD PROPERTY DNERR CORE AREA HEADWATERS

INFLATION REDUCTION ACT URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY EXPANSION

THIS AGREEMENT SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT/IMPLEMENTATION OF DELAWARE'S PROGRAM CONTROLLING THE GENERATION, TRANSPORT, TREATMENT, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL

PROJECT ABSTRACT TEMPLATEAWARD PURPOSE: THE MALHEUR WATERSHED COUNCIL, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VALE OREGON IRRIGATION DISTRICT, LOCATED IN EASTERN OREGON, WILL CONVERT 10.4 MILES OF OPEN-EARTHEN LATERAL CANALS TO PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPE. THE DISTRICTS IRRIGATION SEASON HAS ENDED EARLY FOR 10 OF THE PAST 17 YEARS AND THE PIPELINE CONVERSION WILL ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO BETTER MEET ITS WATER DEMANDS. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ANNUAL WATER SAVINGS OF 4,888 ACRE-FEET, WHICH IS CURRENTLY LOST TO SEEPAGE. CONSERVED WATER WILL HELP ACHIEVE A CARRYOVER POOL IN BEULAH RESERVOIR TO BENEFIT THE FEDERALLY LISTED BULL TROUT.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE RECIPIENT SHALL PIPE 55,000 LINEAR FEET OF EARTHEN-LINED PORTIONS OF LATERALS 176, 185, 188, 192, AND 195 WITH PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPE (PIP) OF VARIOUS SIZES RANGING FROM 8 INCHES TO 27 INCHES ALONG WITH TRACER WIRE, TEES, AIR VENTS, ELBOWS, ETC. THE CANAL LINING PROJECT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE VICINITY OF LATITUDE 43.9655 N AND LONGITUDE 117.3712 W IN EASTERN OREGON.EXPECTED DELIVERABLES OR OUTCOMES: THE METHODOLOGY USED TO ESTIMATE WATER CONSERVATION SAVINGS, CONSIDERATION OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED BY RECIPIENT, AND ANY ADJUSTMENTS MADE DURING THE EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ANNUAL WATER SAVINGS OF 4,888 ACRE-FEETINTENDED BENEFICIARIES: WATER CONSERVATIONIST, ESA FISHSUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES (IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT TIME OF AWARD): NONE

TO ASSIST THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING ADEQUATE MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF SURFACE WATER POLLUTION AND IN D

THE PURGATOIRE WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP (PWP), A NON-PROFIT CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION AND WATERSHED GROUP BASED IN TRINIDAD, COLORADO, IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH A HOST OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL PARTNERS ON THE PURGATOIRE RIVER FISH PASSAGE PROJECT TO INSTALL CRITICAL FISH PASSAGE INTO THE BACA-PICKETWIRE DIVERSION DAM, WHICH HAS PROHIBITED UPSTREAM MOVEMENT OF ALL FISHES ON THE PURGATOIRE RIVER FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS. PROJECT PARTNERS INCLUDE A HOST OF ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WELL AS LOCAL DITCH COMPANIES, PURGATOIRE RIVER WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, COLORADO PARKS WILDLIFE (CPW), US FISH WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS), TROUT UNLIMITED, CITY OF TRINIDAD, PURGATOIRE RIVER RUN COMPANY, FISHERS PEAK OUTFITTERS, LOCAL KIP HAMPDEN DEVELOPERS AND THE YOUTH CLUB OF TRINIDAD. THE PURGATOIRE RIVER IS A 196-MILE-LONG TRIBUTARY OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER THAT SUSTAINS A ROBUST ASSEMBLAGE OF NATIVE PLAINS FISHES IN ITS LOWER REACHES AND IMPORTANT NATIVE AND SPORT FISHES IN THE MIDDLE PURGATOIRE RIVER. THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON THE INSTALLATION OF A NATURAL RIFFLE RAMP FISHWAY INTO THE BACA-PICKETWIRE DIVERSION DAM LOCATED ON THE MIDDLE PURGATOIRE RIVER IN DOWNTOWN TRINIDAD. THIS FISHWAY WILL ALLOW ALL NATIVE AND SPORT FISHES TO PASS, AS WELL AS ALLOW BOATERS SAFER PASSAGE OVER THIS LOW HEAD DIVERSION DAM. THIS COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOPED FISHWAY IS AN ACCEPTABLE DESIGN TO THE LOCAL AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE REPRESENTATIVE FISH AND BOATING PARTNERS (CPW, USFWS, TROUT UNLIMITED, PURGATOIRE RIVER RUN COMPANY).THE PROJECT WILL ALLOW FISH UPSTREAM ACCESS TO 3.3 MILES OF THE PURGATOIRE RIVER MAINSTEM AND WETLANDS, AS WELL AS ACCESS TO MANY MORE STREAM MILES OF EPHEMERAL DRAINAGES. THESE UPSTREAM WATERS PROVIDE SIGNIFICANTLY HEALTHIER AND MORE DIVERSE AQUATIC HABITAT THAN THAT FOUND BELOW THE DIVERSION DAM IN THIS STRETCH OF RIVER. INSTALLATION OF FISH PASSAGE AND EXPANSION OF RIPARIAN CONNECTIVITY IN THIS AREA IS CRITICAL TO ENSURING THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY OF FISH SPECIES OF PRIORITY TO LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAND MANAGERS AND LOCAL ANGLERS, ESPECIALLY IN THE FACE OF DROUGHT AND CLIMATE CHANGE UNCERTAINTIES. THE RESULTING IMPROVED HABITAT ACCESS AND A MORE ROBUST GENE POOL WITH THE INTERMIXING OF UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FISH POPULATIONS WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT NATIVE PRIORITY FISH INCLUDING THE FLATHEAD CHUB (PLATYGOBIO GRACILUS) - A COLORADO SPECIES OF SPECIAL CONCERN - AND THE CENTRAL STONEROLLER (CAMPOSTOMA ANOMALUM). THE LOCAL TROUT UNLIMITED CHAPTER HAS ALSO CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE FISH HABITAT RESTORATION WORK ABOVE THE DIVERSION DAM ON THE MIDDLE PURGATOIRE, AND INSTALLATION OF FISH PASSAGE WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE EXPANDING TROUT FISHERY BY ALLOWING THE PRIORITY SPORT FISH OF BROWN TROUT (SALMO TRUTTA) AND RAINBOW TROUT (ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS) ACCESS TO THESE WATERS. THE CURRENT INABILITY OF FISH IN THE MIDDLE PURGATOIRE TO MIGRATE TO SPAWNING REACHES AND AREAS OF THERMAL REFUGE DURING LOW FLOW PERIODS IS A SIGNIFICANT LIMITING FACTOR FOR ALL SPECIES. PROJECT PARTNERS ARE EXCITED TO IMPLEMENT THIS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT THAT SERVES A DIVERSE SET OF WATER USERS AND ACCOMPLISHES IMPORTANT ECOLOGICAL, RECREATIONAL, AGRICULTURAL, AND MUNICIPAL GOALS. WITH THE ADDED BENEFITS OF IMPROVING RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOATERS, IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROJECT IN THE DOWNTOWN RIVER AREA IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE MULTIPLE BENEFITS FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES, AND IS EXPECTED TO DRAW MORE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND VISITORS TO OUR DOWNTOWN AREA AND SMALL BUSINESSES, IN A SMALL RURAL TOWN THAT IS WORKING HARD TO DEVELOP A MORE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC BASE THAT INCLUDES RECREATIONAL TOURISM AFTER A LONG HISTORY OF ECONOMIC BOOMS AND BUSTS.

THE IPSWICH RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION WILL BE AWARDED $2,359,186 TO RESTORE PASSAGE TO 238 MILES OF PRIORITY HABITAT IN THE IPSWICH AND PARKER RIVER WATERSHEDS, TRIBUTARIES TO THE GREAT MARSH AREA OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN IN MASSACHUSETTS. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS FIVE DAMS: IPSWICH MILLS, LARKIN MILL, WILLOWDALE, HOWLETT BROOK, AND SOUTH MIDDLETON DAMS. PASSAGE WILL BE RESTORED AT FOUR DAMS, ALONG WITH DESIGN AND PERMITTING FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE LOWEST DAM IN THE WATERSHED. THE PROJECTS WILL BENEFIT RIVER HERRING, AMERICAN SHAD, AND AMERICAN EEL. ALL OF THE DAMS HAVE HIGH CLIMATE RELATED HAZARD LEVELS DUE TO COMMUNITY FLOODING AND RISK OF FAILURE, AND HAVE BEEN PRIORITIZED IN MULTIPLE REGIONAL CLIMATE AND FISHERIES CONSERVATION PLANS. SEVERAL OF THE PROJECTS ARE LOCATED NEAR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND ALL PROJECT WORK INCLUDES OUTREACH TO AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THESE COMMUNITIES. RECREATIONAL ACCESS THROUGH A POPULAR CANOEING AREA WILL ALSO BE RESTORED, WHICH WILL CONNECT

ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE OIL & GAS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

SIERRAVILLE HAZAROUDS FUELS REDUCTION

WATERSHED CONSERVATION RESOURCE CENTER (WCRC) WILL PROVIDE SERVICES FOR COMPLETION OF THE DESIGNS OF SIX STREAM RESTORATION SITES ON THE WEST FORK WHITE RIVER IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS

EVOS COPPER RIVER WATERSHED FISH PASSAGE

TO ASSIST WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EFFECTIVE LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK REGULATORY PROGRAM AS SET FORTH IN SUBTITLE I OF THE SOLID WASTE D

DOYLE CREEK WATERSHED JOINT DISTRICT NO. 86, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF DOYLE CREEK WATERSHED JD#86 STRUCTURE NUMBER FRD 11 AND THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF COMPENSATORY MITIGATION MEASURES.

THIS ACTION WILL REMOVE THE INOPERABLE ELBA HYDROELECTRIC DAM. THE DAM IS THE ONLY FISH PASSAGE BARRIER IN THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN.

THE MAPLE RIVER RESTORATION PROJECT IS A HIGH-IMPACT, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PARTNERSHIP ORGANIZED BY A DIVERSE PARTNERSHIP OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOS), TRIBAL, AND GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES THAT AIMS TO RESTORE AND REOPEN A DORMANT 4.6-MILE RIVER CHANNEL DISCONNECTED FROM THE MUSKEGON RIVER DURING MICHIGANS LOGGING ERA IN THE 1800S. THROUGH FEASIBILITY STUDIES, COMMUNITY VISIONING, CULVERT REPLACEMENTS, AND DAM REMOVAL, A RESTORED MAPLE RIVER WILL BRING WATERSHED-WIDE BENEFITS. FOCUS IS BEING GIVEN TO ASSIST IN EXPANSION OF AN ANISHINAABE WILD RICE STAND, CLIMATE RESILIENCY, AND IMPROVED EMERGENCY SERVICES THROUGH INCREASED AGRICULTURAL AND ROADWAY FLOOD CONVEYANCE, RE-ESTABLISHMENT AND RECONNECTION OF A FISHERY LOST FOR OVER A CENTURY, AND SUPPORT FOR DIMINISHING PROPERTY VALUES IN TWO UNDER-SERVED AND IMPOVERISHED RURAL TOWNSHIPS. THIS PROJECT IS AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP IN REMOVING TWO UNDERSIZED ROAD CROSSING CULVERTS AND REPLACING THEM WITH FULL SPANNING, OPEN BOTTOM BRIDGES. THE BRIDGES WILL INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE MAPLE RIVER CLOSER TO ITS HISTORIC CHANNEL AND MOVE WATER MORE EFFECTIVELY TO ACCOMMODATE FLOW THROUGH THE HISTORIC CHANNEL, IMPROVE RESILIENCY TO FLOODING, AND ALLOW FOR RECREATIONAL WATERCRAFT PURSUITS. THE COMPLEX NATURE OF THE PROJECT REQUIRES A BROAD RANGE OF PARTNER SKILLS AND ABILITIES WHO WILL COLLABORATE WITH FIVE DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS DURING THE FOUR-YEAR PROJECT. ENCOMPASS CONSULTING LLC WILL SERVE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF MUSKEGON RIVER WATERSHED ASSEMBLY TO OVERSEE THE PROJECT AND WILL COLLABORATE WITH JMB ASSOCIATES AND A DESIGN CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE PERMITTING, SELECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS, AND MONITORING. TWO DESIGN CONTRACTORS, YET TO BE SELECTED, WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SYNERGISTICALLY DEVELOPING ENGINEERING AND DESIGN PLANS WITH THE PROJECT TEAM AND REPLACE THE CULVERTS WITH APPROPRIATELY SIZED AND POSITIONED BRIDGES. THE FINAL PRODUCTS OF THIS AGREEMENT WILL INCLUDE: COMPLETED FEASIBILITY, ENGINEERING, AND DESIGN PLANS FOR REPLACEMENT OF TWO ROAD STREAM CROSSINGS AND A HYDROLOGICAL STUDY TO DETERMINE WATER CONVEYANCE IN THE RECONNECTED RIVER CHANNEL.

THE BLUE RIVER WATERSHED GROUP (BRWG), WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TOWN OF SILVERTHORNE, WILL COMPLETE THE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN FOR A PROJECT TO REPAIR DEGRADED AQUATIC HABITAT IN THE BLUE RIVER, DOWNSTREAM OF THE DILLON RESERVOIR IN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO. THIS REACH OF THE BLUE RIVER IS IMPACTED BY ITS PROXIMITY TO THE OUTFLOW OF THE RESERVOIR, WHICH HAS CONTRIBUTED TO AN UN-NATURALLY LOW FLOW REGIME, BELOW AVERAGE WATER TEMPERATURES DUE TO COLD-WATER RELEASES FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE RESERVOIR, AND A LACK OF NATURAL SEDIMENT AND NUTRIENT TRANSPORT DUE TO SEDIMENT ENTRAPMENT WITHIN THE RESERVOIR. THESE ISSUES HAVE LED TO THE REACH BEING STRIPPED OF GOLD MEDAL TROUT FISHERY STATUS IN 2016. TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES, BRWG WILL PRODUCE A 100% RESTORATION DESIGN PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES RESIZING A NEW CHANNEL WITHIN THE HISTORIC FOOTPRINT TO MATCH THE CONTEMPORARY HYDROGRAPH, INSTALLATION OF NEW POOL HABITAT AND ADDITIONAL SPAWNING GRAVEL, REMOVAL OF BARRIERS TO FISH PASSAGE, AND IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC RIVER ACCESS LOCATIONS. BRWG WILL CONTINUE OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS AND DEVELOP BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS AND FISH POPULATION ESTIMATES TO SERVE AS A BASELINE FOR MONITORING IMPROVEMENTS FOLLOWING PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION. THE PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY A DIVERSE STAKEHOLDER GROUP REPRESENTING AGRICULTURE, RECREATION, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, WATER MANAGERS, LANDOWNERS, AND INDIVIDUALS.

SUN RIVER WATERSHED GROUP, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GREENFIELDS IRRIGATION DISTRICT, WILL RESTORE THE FLOW REGIME AND CHANNEL IN A 3-MILE STRETCH OF MUDDY CREEK, A TRIBUTARY TO THE SUN RIVER IN CENTRAL MONTANA, TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY, ENHANCE FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITATS, AND RESTORE HYDROLOGIC PROCESSES. HISTORIC IRRIGATION PRACTICES AND UNNATURAL HIGH STREAMFLOW EVENTS DUE TO IRRIGATION RETURNS HAVE DAMAGED STREAM BANKS, RESULTING IN MASSIVE EROSION THAT CONTRIBUTES SEDIMENT AND NUTRIENTS INTO THE CREEK. THE PROJECT WILL EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF AN EXISTING RE-REGULATION RESERVOIR TO RESTORE HYDROLOGIC PROCESSES TO THE CREEK BY ALLOWING FOR ATTENUATION AND MORE EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF THE EXCESS IRRIGATION WATER AND CONSERVE UP TO 8,000 ACRE-FEET OF WATER ANNUALLY. PROJECT PARTNERS WILL ALSO RESTORE THE STREAM CHANNEL WITH RIFFLE GRADE CONTROL, FLOODPLAIN EXPANSION, AND LOW-IMPACT BANK TREATMENTS. THESE RESTORATION ACTIVITIES WILL REDUCE EROSION, IMPROVE WATER QUALITY, ENHANCE RIPARIAN AND AQUATIC HABITAT, RESTORE VEGETATION, AND RECONNECT FLOODPLAINS, RESTORING HYDROLOGIC PROCESSES AND HABITAT. THESE COMBINED PROJECTS WERE IDENTIFIED AS THE TOP PRIORITIES IN A MASTER PLAN FOR MUDDY CREEK, DEVELOPED UNDER A 2020 WATERSMART COOPERATIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PHASE 1 GRANT, SUPPORTED BY DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS.

LEAST BELL'S VIREO MONITORING AND COWBIRD TRAPPING ON SANTA ANA RIVER

THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL UNDER THE AMERICAN RECOVERY & REINV

DESCRIPTION:THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF EPA'S ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ASSIST ALASKA TRIBAL ENTITIES WITH ADDRESSING CONTAMINATION ON LANDS CONVEYED PURSUANT TO THE ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT. THE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE TRIBAL APPLICANT TO CHARACTERIZE, ASSESS, AND CONDUCT PLANNING AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THESE LANDS AND CARRY OUT CLEANUP ACTIVITIES. YUKON RIVER INTER-TRIBAL WATERSHED COUNCIL PLANS TO CLEAN UP CONTAMINATED SOIL AND TIMBERS LEFT FROM THE ALASKA RAILROAD NEAR THE TANANA COMMUNITY HALL REMAINING FROM A FORMER PUMP HOUSE KNOWN AS BUNKER C AND BARGE LANDING IN TANANA, AK. YRITWC WILL PROVIDE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR CONDUCTING SITE CLEANUP IN COORDINATION WITH TOZITNA LIMITED, NATIVE VILLAGE OF TANANA, AND THE ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. ACTIVITIES:YRITWC WILL DEVELOP A COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PLAN, HOST COMMUNITY MEETINGS RELATED TO SITE CLEANUP, DEVELOP A QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN, HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS. TO CLEAN UP THE CONTAMINANTS, YRITWC WILL CONDUCT CONTRACTOR PROCUREMENT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR THE CLEANUP OF TANANA COMMUNITY HALL BUNKER C AND SURROUNDING AREA AND ENSURE THE RECOVERED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND ASSOCIATED WASTE PRODUCTS ARE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:GRANT FUNDING WILL ALLOW YRITWC TO SELECT A QUALITIED REMEDIATION CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE THE CLEANUP OF THE CONTAMINATION AND TO ADDRESS ASSOCIATED HAZARDOUS MATERIAL, SAFETY, AND HUMAN HEALTH REQUIREMENTS; ALLOWING THE SAFE REUSE OF THE PROPERTY OWNED BY TOZITNA LIMITED AND USED BY THE NATIVE VILLAGE OF TANANA. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS GRANT INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE TRIBE AS WELL AS COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF THE ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGE AND REGIONAL CORPORATIONS.

KIDS CREEK STREAM CORRIDOR RESTORATION PROJECT

VENTURA COUNTY WATERSHED PROTECTION DISTRICT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WATERSHED PLAN-ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (PLAN-EA) FOR VENTURA RIVER WATERSHED PLAN PROJECT

PURPOSE: CHOCTAWHATCHEE, PEA, AND YELLOW RIVERS WMA; AWARD NA24NMFX463C0044; APPL ID: 11056502 THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE, PEA, AND YELLOW RIVERS WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY WILL TAKE INITIAL PLANNING AND DESIGN STEPS TOWARD REMOVING THE DEFUNCT ELBA HYDROELECTRIC DAM PROJECT, WHICH IS THE ONLY FISH PASSAGE BARRIER IN THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER WATERSHED. REMOVAL OF THE DAM WILL SUPPORT ALABAMA SHAD AND THREATENED GULF STURGEON BY INCREASING ACCESS TO 34 MILES OF HABITAT ON THE PEA RIVER USED FOR SPAWNING, NURSERY, AND REFUGE.

TO ASSIST THE RECIPIENT'S PROGRAM IN IMPLEMENTING AN EFFECTIVE LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK REGULATORY PROGRAM AS SET FORTH IN SUBTITLE I OF THE

PURPOSE OF AWARD THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO FOSTER AND STRENGTHEN THE LONG TERM CAPACITY OF THE FARMINGTON RIVER COORDINATING COMMITTEE FRCC MANAGERS OF THE UPPER FARMINGTON RIVER AND THE LOWER FARMINGTON RIVER AND SALMON BROOK WILD AND SCENIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE LFSWS MANAGERS OF THE LOWER FARMINGTON AND SALMON BROOK AND THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES FOR THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FEDERALLY DESIGNATED WILD AND SCENIC SEGMENTS OF THE FARMINGTON RIVER, SALMON BROOK, AND TRIBUTARIES, AS WELL AS THE NATURAL, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE WATERSHED, CONSISTENT WITH THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT SECTION 11 B 1 AND SPECIFIED IN PL 103 313 AND PL 116 9 SUMMARY OF PROJECT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES PLAN AND IMPLEMENT THE GOALS IN THE EACH OF THE COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLANS CMP FOR THE UPPER FARMINGTON RIVER AND LOWER FARMINGTON RIVER AND SALMON BROOK, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DESIGNATED FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PERFORMANCE GOALS INCLUDING MILESTONES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES PROVIDE TECHNICAL AND PLANNING ASSISTANCE TO RIVER PARTNERS AND WILD AND SCENIC RIVER TOWNS COORDINATE COOPERATIVE LAND MANAGEMENT ACROSS THE WILD AND SCENIC SEGMENTS OF THE WATERSHED WORK WITH MUNICIPALITIES AND OTHER LAND HOLDING PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT RIVER PROTECTIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE CMPSDEVELOP MAPS, STRATEGIES, PLANS, REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS RELEVANT TO THE RIVERS THAT AID THE COMMITTEES IN MEETING CMP GOALS PARTNER TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES INCLUDING EXHIBITS, NATURALIST, HISTORIC, OR CULTURAL PROGRAMS, SIGNAGE, PUBLICATIONS, AND DIGITAL MEDIA PROMOTE A RIVER STEWARDSHIP ETHIC AND RIVER SAFETY AMONG RIVER USERS PROVIDE DIRECT OUTREACH TO COMMUNITIES OF THE UPPER FARMINGTON RIVER, LOWER FARMINGTON RIVER, AND SALMON BROOK BENEFICIARIES ACTIVITIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL BENEFIT STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL RIVER INTEREST GROUPS, AND THE COMMUNITIES ENGAGED IN CONSERVING AND MANAGING THE WILD AND SCENIC UPPER FARMINGTON RIVER, LOWER FARMINGTON RIVER, AND SALMON BROOK, THE WATERSHED, AND THE PUBLIC ENJOYING THESE PUBLIC SPACES

WE WILL RESTORE NATURAL PROCESSES AT FIVE SITES ON FIVE STREAMS. RESTORATION WILL LEAD TO IMPROVED ACCESS TO OVER 100 MILES OF SPAWNING AREA AND BETTER HABITAT CONDITIONS ON 1.2 MILES OF STREAM FOR NATIVE FISH.

TO ASSIST THE RECIPIENT IN IMPLEMENTING THEIR EPA APPROVED SECTION 319(H) NONPOINT SOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.

RECOVERY ACT - RESTORING SALMON HABITAT ON THE KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA

THIS ASSISTANCE AWARD PROVIDES FEDERAL FUNDS OF $1,381,151 TO ASSIST THE RECIPIENT IN IMPLEMENTING THEIR EPA-APPROVED CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 319(H)

LEAVITT RESERVOIR EXPANSION

PURPOSE: THE SOUTHEAST ALASKA WATERSHED COALITION WILL WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL COLLABORATORS TO ASSESS AND DESIGN OPTIONS FOR RESTORATION ON THE MENDENHALL RIVER. THESE EFFORTS ARE IN RESPONSE TO REOCCURRING HIGH WATER RELEASES DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, WHICH ARE CAUSING FLOODING AND EROSION.

PROVIDE TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE VENTURA COUNTY EWPP PROJECT # 5227 IN VENTURA COUNTY, CA FOR RECOVERY MEASURES; DAMAGE SURVEY REPORT 06-24-23-5227-945.

THROUGH THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA WATERSHED COALITION WILL WORK TO RESTORE AND STEWARD IMPORTANT FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT ON NON-FEDERAL LAND IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THE SOUTHEAST ALASKA WATERSHED COALITION (SAWC) AND ITS MEMBER GROUPS TO CARRY OUT INFORMED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION, INCLUDING PROJECTS THAT ASSESS AND PRIORITIZE IMPORTANT PACIFIC SALMON HABITAT AND IMPROVE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE MOST ECOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT HABITAT. THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT INCLUDES 12 PROJECTS RELATED TO WATERSHED STEWARDSHIP, RESTORATION, AND SCIENCE. THESE PROJECTS ARE OUTLINED FURTHER IN THE UPLOADED DOCUMENTS AND SCOPE OF WORK:PROJECT 1: REGIONAL WATERSHED OUTREACH AND SUPPORT SERVICESPROJECT 2: BOULDER CREEKS CHINOOK SPAWNING ENHANCEMENT (TWC)PROJECT 3: HENDRICKSON CREEK PRIVATE DRIVEWAY IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT 4: SAWMILL CREEK MAINSTEM RESTORATIONPROJECT 5: RESTORING SALMON WATERSHEDS ON TRIBAL HOMELANDSPROJECT 6: FISH CREEK ESTUARYPROJECT 7:LAKE CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT 8: 39-MILE CREEK CULVERT REPLACEMENTPROJECT 9: ENGAGING TRIBAL PARTNERS IN SALMON RESTORATION IN THE MARGARET CREEK AND WARD CREEK WATERSHEDS. PROJECT 10: TWC ECOSYSTEM-BASED CONSERVATION PLAN FOR THE GREATER CHILKAT WATERSHED. PROJECT 11: METLAKATLA INDIAN COMMUNITY FISH PASSAGE IMPROVEMENTSPROJECT 12: FISH HABITAT RESTORATION ASSESSMENTS

FY2009 DELAWARE COASTAL MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION GRANT - SECTIONS 306, 309 AND 310

THE CROOKED RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL- WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OCHOCO IRRIGATION DISTRICT- WILL RESTORE HABITAT AND ENHANCE ECOLOGICAL FEATURES ON TWO PROJECT SITES JUST DOWNSTREAM FROM PRINEVILLE- OREGON. HYDROLOGY IN THE CROOKED RIVER WATERSHED IS IMPACTED BY UPSTREAM DAMS- INCLUDING RECLAMATIONS BOWMAN DAM- LEADING TO LOSS OF FLOODPLAIN CONTINUITY- DEGRADED CHANNEL STRUCTURES- AND WATER QUALITY IMPAIRMENTS- IMPACTING NATIVE SPRING CHINOOK SALMON AND COLUMBIA RIVER STEELHEAD POPULATIONS THAT INHABIT THE WATERSHED. TO ADDRESS THESE IMPAIRMENTS- THE COUNCIL WILL STRATEGICALLY PLACE APPROXIMATELY 130 LARGE WOOD STRUCTURES TO PROMOTE HABITAT COMPLEXITY- STABILIZE ERODING STREAMBANKS ON 3-285 LINEAR FEET OF STREAM CHANNEL- RESTORE APPROXIMATELY 19 ACRES OF FLOODPLAIN AND UPLAND HABITAT- IMPROVE 0.22 ACRES OF ALCOVE HABITAT- AND CREATE 0.42 ACRES OF WETLAND. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE PRIORITIZED IN THE LOWER CROOKED RIVER ACTION PLAN AND HAVE SUPPORT FROM MULTIPLE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES- PRIVATE LANDOWNERS- IRRIGATORS- AND CONSERVATION GROUPS.

THE IPSWICH RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION WILL BE AWARDED $1,397,493 TO SUPPORT HABITAT RESTORATION IN THE GREAT MARSH, THE LARGEST CONTINUOUS SALT MARSH IN NEW ENGLAND. THE IPSWICH RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION WILL PLAN FOR AND BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON SEVERAL EFFORTS TO ADDRESS ALL REMAINING HIGH-PRIORITY BARRIERS IDENTIFIED IN THE REGION. THREE TIDAL BARRIER REMOVAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS WILL ADDRESS SPECIFIC HURDLES FACED BY MANY OTHER PROJECTS IN THE GREAT MARSH, CATALYZING FUTURE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION. THE WORK WILL INCREASE THE PACE OF RESTORATION ACTIVITIES AND RESOLVE ISSUES WATERSHED-WIDE, WITH A FOCUS ON BENEFITING FISHERIES HABITAT. IT IS EXPECTED TO BENEFIT IMPORTANT FORAGE SPECIES SUCH AS RIVER HERRING.

TO ASSIST THE RECIPIENT IN IMPLEMENTING THEIR EPA-APPROVED CWA SECTION 319(H) NONPOINT SOURCE (NPS) IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.

FY2008 DELAWARE COASTAL MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION GRANT - SECTIONS 306, 309 AND 310

THE COPPER RIVER WATERSHED PROJECT WILL BE AWARDED $1,372,937 TO REMOVE TWO CULVERTS IN THE FLOOD-PRONE COPPER RIVER DELTA AND DESIGN SEVEN ADDITIONAL CULVERT REMOVALS. IN THE LAST 20 YEARS, THIS AREA HAS SEEN MULTIPLE 100-YEAR FLOOD EVENTS, WHICH HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT ROAD DAMAGE. REMOVING THE CULVERTS WILL REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF CATASTROPHIC STRUCTURE FAILURE AND MAINTAIN ACCESS TO EMERGENCY SERVICES AND SUBSISTENCE RESOURCES FOR TRIBAL AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE COPPER RIVER WATERSHED SUPPORTS FISHERIES THAT ARE OF PROFOUND IMPORTANCE TO ALASKA NATIVE AND RURAL SUBSISTENCE USERS, RECREATIONAL ANGLERS, AND COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN. ANNUAL COMMERCIAL HARVESTS OF COPPER RIVER SALMON GENERATE AN AVERAGE OF $20 MILLION DOLLARS TO COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN, AND AN ADDITIONAL $20 MILLION DOLLARS TO LOCAL ECONOMIES.

WARNER BASIN NATIVE FISH RECOVERY - HONEY CREEK, DEEP CREEK, TWENTYMILE CREEK

FY2010 DELAWARE COASTAL MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION GRANT - SECTIONS 306 & 309

HYAMPOM COMMUNITY PROTECTION PROJECT

RCPP 1808 - LOWER CROOKED RIVER STRATEGIC RESTORATION

FY2014 DELAWARE COASTAL MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION GRANT - SECTIONS 306 & 309

FY2012 DELAWARE COASTAL MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION GRANT - SECTIONS 306 & 309

FY2011 DELAWARE COASTAL MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION GRANT - SECTIONS 306 & 309

THIS GRANT WILL CONSIST OF THE INSTALLATION OF DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTERS AND CLOSED CRANK CASE FILTER SYSTEM ON 33 HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS AND MATERIAL H

DESCRIPTION:THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE EPA'S ANCSA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT GRANTS PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ASSIST THE ALASKA TRIBAL ENTITIES WITH ADDRESSING CONTAMINATION ON LANDS CONVEYED PURSUANT TO THE ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT (ANCSA) (43 U.S.C. 1601 ET SEQ.). THE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE TRIBAL APPLICANT TO: (1) TO CHARACTERIZE, ASSESS, AND CONDUCT PLANNING AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THESE LANDS; AND (2) TO CARRY OUT CLEANUP ACTIVITIES AT ANCSA CONTAMINATED SITES. YUKON RIVER INTER-TRIBAL WATERSHED COUNCIL WILL ASSEMBLE A PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM, CONTRACT A QUALIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL (QEP), ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH ALL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY AND FOR THE SAFETY OF FIELD OPERATIONS TO ADEQUATELY ADDRESS ASSOCIATED HAZARDOUS MATERIAL (HAZMAT), SAFETY, AND HUMAN HEALTH REQUIREMENTS. THE GOAL, AND FINAL OUTCOME, IS TO CLEAN UP THE GALENA OLD BIA SCHOOL LOCATED IN GALENA, AK OF CONTAMINATION AND HAZARDS.ACTIVITIES:YUKON RIVER INTER-TRIBAL WATERSHED COUNCIL WILL PREPARE AND PUBLISH NOTICES, PREPARE MEETING MATERIALS AND PRESENTATIONS, AND PREPARE AND DISTRIBUTE OTHER PUBLIC INFORMATION MATERIALS. THE RECIPIENT WILL CREATE A QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN (QAPP), ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS, HEALTH, AND SAFETY PLANS (HASPS) AND FINAL REMEDIATION (CLEANUP) PLANS. TO CLEAN UP THE CONTAMINANTS, THE RECIPIENT WILL CONDUCT ASSESSMENT AND CLEANUP OF THE GALENA OLD BIA SCHOOL SITE, ENSURE THE RECOVERED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND ASSOCIATED WASTE PRODUCTS ARE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:GRANT FUNDING WILL ALLOW YUKON RIVER INTER-TRIBAL WATERSHED COUNCIL TO COMPLETE THE REMEDIATION AND CLEANUP OF THE CONTAMINATION AND TO ADDRESS ASSOCIATED HAZARDOUS MATERIAL (HAZMAT), SAFETY, AND HUMAN HEALTH REQUIREMENTS; ALLOWING THE SAFETY REUSE OF THE PROPERTY. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS GRANT ARE MEMBERS OF THE TRIBE, LOCAL COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF THE ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGE AND REGIONAL CORPORATIONS.

RESTORATION, CREATION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF WETLANDS IN COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS

THIS PROJECT IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COPPER RIVER WATERSHED PROJECT CRWP , ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME ADFG , ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES ADOT PF , U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE USFWS , BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT BLM , DENALI COMMISSION, AND CHUGACH ALASKA CORPORATION AND WILL RESTORE FISH PASSAGE AT THE HIGHEST PRIORITY CROSSING IN THE COPPER RIVER WATERSHED THIS PROJECT WILL REMOVE A DUAL CULVERT STRUCTURE, THE ONLY BARRIER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LITTLE TONSINA DRAINAGE THE LITTLE TONSINA RIVER IS A LARGELY PRISTINE, INTACT SUB DRAINAGE IN THE COPPER RIVER WATERSHED THAT SUPPORTS BOTH CHINOOK AND COHO ADULT AND JUVENILE SALMON POPULATIONS CURRENTLY THE CULVERTS ARE BLOCKING UP AND DOWNSTREAM MOVEMENT OF JUVENILE FISH AND ARE A PARTIAL BARRIER TO MIGRATING ADULTS THIS PROJECT WILL REPLACE TWO ADJACENT UNDERSIZED CULVERTS WITH A BRIDGE THAT HAS A SINGLE CLEAR SPAN OF AT LEAST TWO TIMES THE BANKFULL CHANNEL WIDTH AND WILL RESTORE CRITICAL CONNECTIVITY TO AN ESTIMATED 70 MILES OF UPSTREAM HABITAT

THE IPSWICH MILLS DAM REMOVAL PROJECT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RESTORATION EFFORTS BOTH IN THE IPSWICH RIVER WATERSHED AND WITHIN THE ENTIRETY OF THE CONTRIBUTING AREA FOR THE GREAT MARSH AREA OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN. THIS PROJECT ON ITS OWN WILL OPEN OVER 49 MILES OF MAINSTEM AND TRIBUTARY HABITAT FOR NATIVE AND MIGRATORY FISH POPULATIONS. THIS PROJECT IS CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF MANY OTHER ONGOING EFFORTS IN THE WATERSHED TO RESTORE CONNECTIVITY FOR LOCAL PRIORITY SPECIES SUCH AS RIVER HERRING. AS THE HEAD OF TIDE DAM ON THE IPSWICH RIVER DAM REMOVAL WILL PERMANENTLY RESTORE A RARE FRESHWATER TIDAL HABITAT TO THE AREA ABOVE THE DAM. THIS EFFORT WILL RESULT IN THE RESTORATION OF THE NATURAL FLOODPLAIN AREA LOCATED UPSTREAM OF THE DAM. DAM REMOVAL WILL RESTORE NATURAL FLUVIAL PROCESSES AND IMPROVE FISH PASSAGE AND ACCESS TO HABITATS IN ADDITION TO IMPROVING WATER QUALITY. DAM REMOVAL WILL ALSO REDUCE UPSTREAM FLOOD LEVELS WHILE REMOVING A SAFETY LIABILITY FROM THE LANDSCAPE AND ALSO OFFER A MULTITUDE OF RECREATIONAL BENEFITS. THIS PROJECT PROPOSES FULL REMOVAL OF THE IPSWICH MILLS DAM. REMOVAL WOULD RESTORE OR IMPROVE FISH PASSAGE AND HABITAT CONNECTIVITY TO APPROXIMATELY 186 MILES OF UPSTREAM HABITAT, 343 ACRES OF SPAWNING HABITAT AND 13 ACRES OF FRESHWATER TIDAL MARSH. IN ADDITION TO IMPROVED FISH PASSAGE HABITAT, THE PROJECT WILL ALSO RESULT IN IMPROVED WATER QUALITY, FLOOD REDUCTION, LIABILITY REMOVAL, AND RECREATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS. ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDE DAM REMOVAL, STABILIZATION AND IN-STREAM ADJUSTMENTS, AS WELL AS STRUCTURAL MITIGATION FOR KEY INFRASTRUCTURE EXPECTED TO IMPACTED BY THE DAM REMOVAL. THIS PROJECT WILL COMPLETE THREE ON-GOING FISH PASSAGE PROJECT BY THE USFWS AND NOAA UPSTREAM, REMOVAL OF THIS FINAL HEAD OF TIDE DAM WILL OPEN THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE IPSWICH WATERSHED.

FFY2013 DELAWARE COASTAL MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION GRANT - SECTION 306 & 309

THIS ASSISTANCE AWARD PROVIDES FEDERAL FUNDS OF $1,095,435 TO ASSIST THE RECIPIENT IN IMPLEMENTING THEIR EPAAPPROVED CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 319(H) N

IMPROVE STREAM CONNECTIVITY AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ON THE UMBAGOG NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE BY REMOVING THE WALDO DAM FISH WEIR AND REPLACING TWO CULVERTS WITH A BRIDGE NEAR THE OUTLET OF ROUND POND ON SUCKER BROOK AND REPLACING A CULVERT WITH A BRIDGE AT ONE LOCATION ON CAMPBELL BROOK AND ALSO REMOVING A CULVERT AND INSTALLING A BRIDGE ON LONE PINE BROOK.

THIS PROJECT HELPS MAINTAIN THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FOREST RESOURCES THROUGH REFORESTATION, YOUNG-STAND MAINTENANCE, AND RESTORATION BY INCORPORATING THE CONTROL OF COMPETING VEGETATION, CONDUCTING INTERMEDIATE STAND TREATMENTS, HAZARDOUS FUEL REDUCTION, BIOMASS REMOVAL, NON-NATIVE AND NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT, AND REDUCING THE SPREAD OF FOREST PATHOGENS AND DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS. THE AGREEMENT ALSO PROACTIVELY REDUCES WILDFIRE RISKS THROUGH FUELS-MITIGATION EFFORTS NEAR VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE, ENSURING THE PROTECTION OF LIVES, PROPERTY, AND THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT PEOPLE DEPEND ON. THE ENTIRE STATE OF OREGON BENEFITS FROM THIS PROJECT BY HAVING RESTORED WATERSHED FUNCTION, ENHANCED WILDFIRE RESILIENCY, IMPROVED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, AND PROTECTED RIPARIAN AND AQUATIC HABITATS TO SUPPORT FISHING, HUNTING, OTHER AQUATIC ORGANISMS, AND WATER QUALITY.

CRC WILL WORK WITH USFWS STAFF AT THE NULHEGAN BASIN TO REMOVE AND REPLACE BARRIERS (PERCHED AND UNDERSIZED CULVERTS) TO AQUATIC ORGANISM PASSAGE BY CONTRACTING WITH VENDORS AS INDICATED IN THE BUDGET.

THE YUKON RIVER BASIN INDIGENOUS OBSERVATION NETWORK: UNITING TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND WESTERN SCIENCE TO ADDRESS AND UNDERSTAND WATER RE

TO ASSIST THE RECIPIENT IN IMPLEMENTING THEIR EPA APPROVED CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 319(H) NONPOINT SOURCE (NPS) IMPLEMENTATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ACT

DELAWARE WILL CONTINUE TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF SURFACE/GROUND WATER POLLUTION AND IN IMPLEMENTI

THIS PROGRAM UTILIZES QUALIFIED NON PROFIT YOUTH AND VETERAN SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRYOUT APPROPRIATE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND EDUCATION PROJECTS ON DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LANDS THROUGH AUTHORIZED NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROGRAMS THE PROJECT OUTLINED MOTIVATES YOUTH PARTICIPANTS TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE NATURAL AND OR HISTORICAL RESOURCE PROTECTION OF THE COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN FIFTEEN NATIONAL PARKS LOCATED IN THE OZARK AND OUACHITA REGION BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE PRIVATE NON PROFIT INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NON PROFIT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES QUASI PUBLIC NON PROFIT INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT CAREER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND EDUCATION IN THE AREAS OF NATURAL AND OR CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT INDIVIDUALS FAMILIES STUDENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL RECEIVE A BENEFIT FROM THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THESE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS

TO ASSIST THE RECIPIENT IN IMPLEMENTING THEIR EPA-APPROVED CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 319 NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION (NPS) CONTROL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. TH

CREATING A PARTNERSHIP PLATFORM FOR LONG-TERM SALMON HABITAT PRODUCTIVITY: RESTORING CORDOVA'S "MILLION DOLLAR" EYAK LAKE

INDIAN VALLEY PROPERTY HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION

TO ASSIST THE RECIPIENT'S PROGRAM IN IMPLEMENTING AN EFFECTIVE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK REGULATORY PROGRAM AS SET FORTH IN SUBTITLE I OF THE SOLID W

IMPLEMENTING LOCALLY-RELEVANT CONSERVATION STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE GROUNDWATER QUALITY IN FOUR FOCUS AREAS WITHIN CALIFORNIA’S SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY

RESTORING CONNECTIVITY ON THE LITTLE TONSINA RIVER: TOP FISH PASSAGE PRIORITY FOR COPPER RIVER WATERSHED, ALASKA

DESCRIPTION:THE 'WILDCAT WATERSHED STEWARDS: EMPOWERING COMMUNITY-LED MANAGEMENT FOR PEOPLE-CENTRIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION IN A CHANGING CLIMATE (THE PROJECT) WORKS TO BUILD UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES' CAPACITY TO PARTICIPATE IN PLANNING, DESIGNING, AND IMPLEMENTING THE WILDCAT CREEK WATERSHED ACTION PLAN 2040 (WCCAP 2040). THE 4-YEAR PROJECT WILL FACILITY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO UPDATE THE WILDCAT CREEK RESTORATION ACTION PLAN (WRAP). COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WILL INCLUDE THE CREATION OF A COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD AND AN ADVOCACY-FOCUSED GROUP, AND K-12 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. UPDATES TO THE WRAP WILL FOCUS ON INCREASING CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND ENHANCING ACCESS TO NATURE IN THE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY OF NORTH RICHMOND. THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FULL FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000,748. PRE-AWARD COSTS ARE APPROVED BACK TO 4/1/2024.ACTIVITIES:TO IMPLEMENT THE SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN (CCMP), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH URBAN TILTH (UT), THE WATERSHED PROJECT (TWP) WILL EXPAND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND YOUTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING. TWP AND UT INTENDS TO PREPARE RESIDENTS TO UPDATE THE WRAP AND ESTABLISH AN ADVISORY BOARD TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT FUTURE RESTORATION WITHIN THE WILDCAT CREEK WATERSHED (WCCW). THIS PROJECT WILL CONDUCT WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS TO RECRUIT AND CREATE BOTH THE ADVISORY BOARD AND THE ADVOCACY-FOCUSED GROUP-THIS INCLUDES COORDINATING REGULAR MEETINGS FOR WRAP ENGAGEMENT AND PLANNING. UT AND TWP WILL ALSO RECRUIT AND TRAIN 5 INTERNS TO TWP'S GREEN COLLAR CORPS PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE WCCW. THE PROJECT WILL CONDUCT VOLUNTEER WORKDAYS FOR CLEAN-UP AND RESTORATION ACTIVITIES WHILE ALSO FACILITATIONS CITIZEN SCIENCE COMPONENTS FOR FUTURE MONITORING OF THE WATERSHED. FINALLY, TO ENCOURAGE MORE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, TWP WILL CONDUCT SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, COORDINATE FAMILY TOURS TO THE CREEK AND LEAD A WATERSHED AWARENESS CAMPAIGN WITH RESPECTIVE OUTREACH MATERIALS. SUBRECIPIENT:THE SUBAWARD WILL GO TO THE PROJECT PARTNER, URBAN TILTH, WHO WILL ASSIST IN OUTREACH AND CONDUCTING WORKSHOPS. OUTCOMES:INTENDED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE THE CREATION OF A COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD (CAB-WCC) TO ADVANCE THE WILDCAT WATERSHED ACTION PLAN 2040; THE CREATION OF AN ADVOCACY-FOCUSED GROUP, 'FRIENDS OF WILDCAT CREEK WATERSHED (FOWCC), TO GENERATE A WORKPLAN AND LEAD A COMMUNITY RESTORATION AND CLEAN-UP WORKDAYS; AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION MATERIALS CONCERNING WCCW RESTORATION AND STEWARDSHIP. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES INCLUDE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO WITH UNDERSERVED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS TO SUSTAIN ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF WILDCAT CREEK; COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO K-12 STUDENTS AND FAMILY EDUCATION TO ADVANCE A NEW WRAP. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARY IS THE COMMUNITY OF NORTH RICHMOND.

TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL DELIVERY OF CONSERVATION PROGRAMS THAT ARE A PART OF THE FARM BILL THROUGHOUT OREGON.

AGREEMENT WILL FACILITATE TRAINING, CAPACITY BUILDING, <(>&<)> PROGRAMOUTREACH FOR THE WATERSHED PROTECTION <(>&<)> FLOOD PREVENTION,WATERSHED REHABILITATION, AND EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM

NRCS FARM BILL TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE GRANTPROGRAM

THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THIS FUELS REDUCTION PROJECT ARE TO:TREAT 490 ACRES ON TRIBAL AND PRIVATE LANDS WITHIN THE 1.2 MILLION ACRE WESTERN KLAMATH RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP PLANNING AREA WITH THE FOLLOWING TREATMENT TYPES AND ACREAGES: MANUAL THINNING (240 ACRES), RX FIRE (250 ACRES). WITHIN THE MANUAL THINNING CATEGORY, TREATMENTS WILL INCLUDE FUEL BREAK CONSTRUCTION, HAND LINE CONSTRUCTION, PULLBACK, LOP AND SCATTER, AND HAND PILING. RX FIRE TREATMENTS WILL INCLUDE PILE BURNING, JACKPOT BURNING, BLACK LINING, AND BROADCAST BURNING. THE WESTERN KLAMATH RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP PLANNING AREA IS LOCATED ALONG THE MIDDLE SECTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER IN EASTERN HUMBOLDT AND WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTIES. THIS AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 95 PUBLIC LANDS MANAGED BY THE KLAMATH AND SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FORESTS (USFS), WITH 5 IN PRIVATE, STATE AND TRIBAL OWNERSHIP. THIS PROJECT WILL OCCUR ON PRIVATE AND TRIBAL LANDS WITHIN THE WESTERN KLAMATH RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP PLANNING AREA. THIS PROJECT IS CENTERED IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AND BENEFITS UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. THE COMMUNITIES IN THE PLANNING AREA ARE UNDERREPRESENTED DUE TO BEING LOW INCOME, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AS WELL AS ULTRA-RURAL. THE PLANNING AREA IS LOW INCOME AS DEFINED BY CENSUS TRACTS (6093000500 AND 6093000800). THE PROJECT ALSO ENCOMPASSES CLIMATE VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AS DEFINED BY THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNORS OFFICE OF PLANNING RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCE HEIGHTENED RISK AND INCREASED SENSITIVITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND HAVE LESS CAPACITY AND FEWER RESOURCES TO COPE WITH, ADAPT TO, OR RECOVER FROM CLIMATE IMPACTS. HABITAT TYPES INCLUDE MIXED CONIFER AND HARDWOOD FORESTS, MEADOWS AND RIPARIAN HABITATS, AND DIVERSE SHRUB DOMINATED HABITATS. OUR REGION HAS THE HIGHEST DIVERSITY OF CONIFERS IN THE WORLD, AND HAS BEEN SEVERELY IMPACTED BY FIRE EXCLUSION OVER THE PAST CENTURY. PROJECT AREAS INCLUDE HABITAT FOR THE NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL, PACIFIC FISHER, HUMBOLDT MARTEN, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, SPRING CHINOOK SALMON, GRAY WOLF, AND OTHER THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES, AS WELL AS RECOVERING SPECIES SUCH AS ROOSEVELT ELK.

CHINA CAMP CREEK PROJECT

DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE CENTER FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION, INC. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL ACCELERATE CAREER TRACKS IN THE WATER UTILITIES SECTOR AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO WATER UTILITY WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ESTABLISHING REGIONAL INDUSTRY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COLLABORATIONS TO ADDRESS WATER UTILITY EMPLOYMENT NEEDS, AND COORDINATING CANDIDATE DEVELOPMENT, PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT OR FOR WATER UTILITIES, WITH A HIGH PROPORTION OF RETIREMENT-ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES. SUBRECIPIENT:THE SUBAWARDEES OF THIS GRANT WILL REPRESENT MUNICIPALITIES, DEVELOP WORKFORCE PROGRAM, MANAGE WORKFORCE TRAINING, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, NETWORKING FOR POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS AND POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES, AND DEVELOP WORKFORCE TRAINING.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, UTILITIES, OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS THE WORKFORCE NEEDS OF WATER UTILITIES. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE ENHANCED SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL COLLABORATIONS THAT SUPPORT THE LONG-TERM WATER UTILITY WORKFORCE NEEDS. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, UTILITIES, AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

KILCHIS WETLANDS CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION PROJECT

ALSEA RIVER ESTUARINE WETLANDS ACQUISITION PROJECT

CENTER FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION INC. THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FUNDS THE CENTER FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION (CWP) TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE CONOWINGO WATERSHED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND ASSOCIATED TWO-YEAR MILESTONES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONOWINGO WIP STEERING COMMITTEE. THIS ACTION AWARDS FEDERAL FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $209,671. FEDERAL FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $833,426 ARE CONTINGENT UPON AVAILABILITY.

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 11210. THE WATERSHE

DESCRIPTION:BROWNFIELDS ARE REAL PROPERTY, THE EXPANSION, DEVELOPMENT OR REUSE OF WHICH MAY BE COMPLICATED BY THE PRESENCE OR POTENTIAL PRESENCE OF A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, POLLUTANT, OR CONTAMINANT. THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA) FOR WATERSHED, INC. TO CONDUCT REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES AS AUTHORIZED BY CERLCA 104(K)(3) AT THE MCGINNIS GYMNASIUM IN BUENA VISTA, COLORADO. ACTIVITIES:SPECIFICALLY, THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE RECIPIENT TO CLEAN UP THE HISTORIC MCGINNIS GYMNASIUM IN BUENA VISTA, COLORADO. ADDITIONALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL COMPETITIVELY PROCURE (AS NEEDED) AND DIRECT A QUALIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL AND A CLEANUP CONTRACTOR TO CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ACTIVITIES, WILL CREATE A COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PLAN AND ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD FOR THE SITE, AND WILL REPORT ON INTERIM PROGRESS AND FINAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING RELEVANT PORTIONS OF THE PROPERTY PROFILE FORM USING EPA'S ASSESSMENT, CLEANUP AND REDEVELOPMENT EXCHANGE SYSTEM (ACRES). SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:FURTHER, THE RECIPIENT WILL REMEDIATE THE MCGINNIS GYM BROWNFIELD SITE AND ANTICIPATES HOLDING COMMUNITY MEETINGS, FINALIZING THE ANALYSIS OF BROWNFIELD CLEANUP ALTERNATIVES, AND SUBMITTING QUARTERLY REPORTS UNTIL THE GRANT IS CLOSED. WORK CONDUCTED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL BENEFIT COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THE SCHOOL, BUSINESS OWNERS, AND STAKEHOLDERS IN BUENA VISTA, COLORADO.

OR CW - SOUTH TONGUE POINT CONSERVATION - COLUMBIA RIVER ESTUARY

VIREO SURVEYS AND COWBIRD TRAPPING

WASTE DISPOSAL GRANTS - REGULAR

OR CW - WINTER LAKE RESTORATION AND PLANTING

THE BOULDER WATERSHED COLLECTIVE, A COMMUNITY WATERSHED GROUP, WILL RESTORE AND IMPROVE THE ECOLOGICAL CONDITION OF 181 ACRES OF DEGRADED AQUATIC AND RIPARIAN HABITAT, AND 2.8 MILES OF WET MEADOW STREAMS THROUGHOUT THE BOULDER CREEK WATERSHED NEAR BOULDER, COLORADO. THE PROJECT AREA INCLUDES HABITAT FOR THREATENED GREENBACK CUTTHROAT TROUT AND SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOREAL TOAD. THE COLLECTIVE WILL CONSTRUCT IN-STREAM LOG STRUCTURES, PLANT NATIVE VEGETATION, AND REINTRODUCE NATIVE BEAVER POPULATIONS TO REDUCE CHANNEL INCISION, RECONNECT FLOODPLAINS, RESTORE ERODED GULLIES, AND IMPROVE INSTREAM AQUATIC HABITAT. THE COLLECTIVE?S RESTORATION ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO RE-HYDRATE WET MEADOWS, IMPROVE WATER QUALITY, AND ATTENUATE DOWNSTREAM FLOODING. THE PROJECT AREA HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN NUMEROUS REGIONAL PLANNING EFFORTS, INCLUDING THE CITY OF BOULDER SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PLAN, ST VRAIN AND LEFT-HAND CREEK STREAM MANAGEMENT PLAN, AND THE ST. VRAIN AND BOULDER CREEKS WILDFIRE READY WATERSHEDS PREPAREDNESS PLAN. THE COLLECTIVE ALSO CONSULTED A DIVERSE GROUP OF INDIVIDUAL STAKEHOLDERS, FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAND MANAGERS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND COPPER RIVER WATERSHED FISH PASSAGE PROJECT

REMOVING THE HUGHESVILLE DAM; HURRICANE SANDY DISASTER RELIEF; POHATCONG TOWNSHIP, NJ

FARMINGTON RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION INCORP

EWP PROJECT 5082 SPRING FLOODS FEBRUARY 15 AND 16 THROUGH APRIL 6 KY STATEWIDE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOVERY MEASURES DEBRIS REMOVAL

ORWA SOUTHWEST OREGON AQUATIC RESTORATION

FOX-WOLF WATERSHED ALLIANCE WILL WORK WITH PRODUCERS IN THE PLUM CREEK AND KANKAPOT CREEK WATERSHEDS IN THE LOWER FOX RIVER BASIN, WISCONSIN THROUGH DEMONSTRATION FIELD DAYS AND PRODUCERS MEETINGS TO OVERCOME ADOPTION BARRIERS OF ENHANCED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING CONSISTENT USE OF COVER CROPS AND NO-TILL PRACTICES. THE PROJECT WILL REDUCE LOADING OF 1,107 LBS OF PHOSPHORUS AND 167 TONS OF SEDIMENT ANNUALLY.

ANGLO-AMERICAN SETTLEMENT OF THE UPPER KLAMATH BASIN BEGAN IN THE MID-19TH CENTURY. THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 2005 ESTIMATES THAT BY AROUND 1960, NO LAND IN THE UPPER BASIN, ASIDE FROM SOME REMOTE ALPINE AND SUB-ALPINE WATERSHEDS REMAINED UNTOUCHED BY AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES. BETWEEN 1905 AND THE 1960S, WETLANDS IN THE UPPER KLAMATH BASIN WERE REDUCED FROM APPROXIMATELY 350,000 ACRES TO 75,000 ACRES AS THESE AREAS WERE DRAINED, DIKED, AND CONVERTED TO AGRICULTURE BOR, 2005 . THE MAJORITY OF THE REMAINING 75,000 WETLAND ACRES ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THE LOWER KLAMATH, TULE LAKE, AND UPPER KLAMATH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES. OTHER WETLANDS ARE OWNED AND MANAGED BY THE STATE OF OREGON KLAMATH WILDLIFE AREA, MILLER ISLAND UNIT . THE REMAINING WETLANDS ARE OWNED AND MANAGED PRIVATELY. THE FRINGE WETLAND MASTER PLAN FOR THE KENO REACH OF THE KLAMATH RIVER WOULD IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CREATION, RESTORATION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF LITTORAL WETLANDS AND OTHER FLOODPLAIN WETLANDS ALONG AND WITHIN THE KENO REACH. RESTORATION OF WETLANDS WITHIN THIS REACH IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY BY REMOVING NUTRIENTS, SUSPENDED SOLIDS, AND OTHER POLLUTANTS FROM WATER IN THE KLAMATH RIVER, AND WATER FLOWS DOWNSTREAM THROUGH THE REACH. FURTHER, WETLAND CREATION, RESTORATION, AND ENHANCEMENT WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY OF HABITAT FOR MIGRATORY WATERFOWL AND OTHER NATIVE WILDLIFE SUCH AS FISH INCLUDING ESA ENDANGERED SHORTNOSE AND LOST RIVER SUCKERS AND CRITICAL HABITAT , SONGBIRDS, MIGRATORY SHOREBIRDS, AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES, INVERTEBRATES, AND MAMMALS. FOLLOWING DAM REMOVAL ON THE KLAMATH RIVER, SALMON AND STEELHEAD ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE UPPER KLAMATH BASIN. CREATION, EXPANSION, AND IMPROVEMENT OF WETLANDS WITHIN THE REACH, AS WELL AS THE RESULTING WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS, WOULD BENEFIT ANADROMOUS FISH ENTERING THE REACH. THE PLAN WILL ALSO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF DIFFUSE SOURCE TREATMENT WETLANDS TO LOCALLY TREAT AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF FROM ADJACENT AGRICULTURAL DRAINS. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT WILL FIRST ANALYSIS EXISTING TOPOGRAPHIC AND BATHYMETRIC DATA IN THE PROJECT REACH TO IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE FRINGE WETLAND CREATION, RESTORATION, AND OR ENHANCEMENT ARE POSSIBLE. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL THEN INITIATE AN OUTREACH EFFORT TO LANDOWNERS ALONG THE PROJECT REACH TO GAUGE INTEREST IN FUTURE PARTICIPATION IN WETLAND RESTORATION ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS. DATA FROM THESE FIRST TASKS WILL BE CAPTURED AND STORED IN A DATABASE THAT SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR FUTURE WETLAND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT. THE PROJECT TEAM ALSO INTENDS TO PARTNER WITH THE TULE SMOKE HUNT CLUB TO EVALUATE WETLAND ENHANCEMENT AND RESTORATION OPPORTUNITIES ON CLUB PROPERTY. THIS WILL INCLUDE HIGH-RESOLUTION TOPO-BATHYMETRIC DATA COLLECTION FOLLOWING A CONTROLLED BURN IN THE SPRING OF 2023, EVALUATION AND MODELING OF SITE HYDROLOGY, AND IDENTIFICATION OF ALTERNATIVES FOR IMPROVING WATER CIRCULATION THROUGH THE EXISTING WETLANDS. ENGINEERING DESIGN DRAWINGS WILL BE COMPLETED FOR THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE, AND THE DESIGN DRAWINGS WILL BE USED TO APPLY FOR LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATORY APPROVALS NECESSARY FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECT. THE TEAM WILL UNDERTAKE AN INVASIVE EXOTIC VEGETATION IEV MAPPING EXERCISE ON THE PROPERTY TO IDENTIFY PRIORITY AREAS FOR IEV PRE-TREATMENT PRIOR TO THE INITIATION OF A FUTURE WETLAND RESTORATION PROJECT. THE PROPOSED PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADVANCED IEV PRETREATMENT PLAN, APPLICATION FOR NECESSARY REGULATORY APPROVALS FOR HERBICIDE APPLICATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN FOR THREE YEARS. THE PLAN WILL BE DEVELOPED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND ADAPTABLE TO OTHER AREAS IN ANTICIPATION OF FUTURE USE ACROSS TO ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE KENO REACH.

FUNDING IS PROVIDED TO REDUCE PHOSPHORUS INPUTS TO LAKE CHAMPLAIN THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEANS INCLUDING: VOLUNTARY INCENTIVE-BASED PROGRAMS TO ASSIST

THE UPPER HORSE CREEK VALLEY CHANNEL RESTORATION PROJECT PROPOSES TO INCREASE SINUOSITY, CREATE SIDE CHANNELS AND OFF-CHANNEL PONDS (FOR A TOTAL OF 1,500 FEET OF NEW CHANNEL) AND WILL ADD WOOD STRUCTURES (TOTAL OF 37 WOOD STRUCTURES) AND BEAVER DAM ANALOGUES (BDAS) TO MILE (6-1 2 ACRES) OF HORSE CREEK TO BENEFIT FISH AND OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES, ADDING TO THE AVAILABILITY OF SPAWNING AND REARING HABITAT THAT REMAINS A LIMITING FACTOR TO THE SURVIVAL AND GROWTH OF CHINOOK AND COHO SALMON, STEELHEAD, AND PACIFIC LAMPREY. THIS PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE CONSERVATION GOALS AND OBJECTIVES IDENTIFIED IN THE KLAMATH BASIN INTEGRATED FISHERIES RESTORATION AND MONITORING PLAN (IFRMP): DRAFT RESTORATION ACTON AGENDA FOR 2023 - 2024 (PLAN). THE PLAN LISTS FIVE PRIORITY PROJECT CONCEPTS FOR THE UPPER KLAMATH RIVER SUB-BASIN, THREE OF WHICH DESCRIBE THE UPPER HORSE CREEK VALLEY CHANNEL RESTORATION PROJECT. THESE THREE PRIORITY PROJECT CONCEPTS ARE: 1) RECONNECT FLOODPLAINS AND OFF-CHANNEL HABITATS BY REMOVAL OF LEVEES AND OTHER BARRIERS WITHIN THE UPPER KLAMATH RIVER SUB-BASIN, 2) IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT PROJECTS TO PROTECT EXISTING OR POTENTIAL COLD-WATER REFUGIA FOR FISH, AND 3) INSTALL BDAS IN KEY UPPER KLAMATH RIVER TRIBUTARIES TOPROVIDE IMPROVED SEASONAL FISH REARING HABITATS.

EXPLORING INVESTMENT STRATEGIES FOR LAND PROTECTION IN THE HURON RIVER WATERSHED

DESCRIPTION:THE CENTER FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION (CWP) PROPOSES TO ESTABLISH A COASTAL STORMWATER CENTER (CSC) TO IMPROVE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IN THE SOUTHEAST (SE) COASTAL PLAIN. URBANIZATION, COUPLED WITH SHALLOW WATER TABLES, FLAT TOPOGRAPHY, TIDAL INFLUENCE, AND SALTWATER INTRUSION CAN POSE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES TO MANAGING STORMWATER RUNOFF IN COASTAL CITIES. THESE CHALLENGES ARE EXACERBATED BY CHANGING PRECIPITATION PATTERNS, SEA LEVEL RISE, AND ANTICIPATED URBAN EXPANSION. DRAWING ON 30+ YEARS OF STORMWATER RESEARCH EXPERTISE, CWP WILL LEAD THE CSC, FUNDING APPLIED RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY GAPS AND ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO LOCAL ADOPTION OF EFFECTIVE AND RESILIENT STORMWATER MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES. THIS WILL INCLUDE ADAPTING SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES FROM OTHER REGIONS, RESULTING IN A COMPREHENSIVE SUITE OF RESOURCES ACCESSIBLE THROUGH A NATIONAL STORMWATER CLEARINGHOUSE. RESEARCH PARTNERS INCLUDE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AND EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, WHO WILL CONDUCT PILOT STUDIES TO DEVELOP AND DEPLOY LOW-COST APPROACHES TO MAP STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND GROUNDWATER, MONITOR WATER LEVELS, AND INTEGRATE REAL-TIME FORECASTS TO OPTIMIZE STORMWATER SYSTEMS AND REDUCE FLOOD RISK. A CORE TEAM OF SIX UNIVERSITY EXTENSION AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS WILL PROVIDE OUTREACH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND TRAINING FOR STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACROSS THE SE, FROM VIRGINIA TO ALABAMA. THE CSC WILL LEVERAGE AND BUILD UPON THE PARTNERS' EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE BY ADDING NEW CONTENT FOCUSED ON COASTAL STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, CONNECTING COMMUNITIES TO A NETWORK OF COASTAL STORMWATER EXPERTS, AND HELPING COASTAL COMMUNITIES FUND AND IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE STORMWATER STRATEGIES. CROSS-MARKETING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OFFERINGS WITH OTHER ESTABLISHED CENTERS WILL ALLOW FOR A LARGE REACH OF COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH PARTNERS WILL INVOLVE MEETINGS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS TO IDENTIFY KEY NEEDS AND BARRIERS; IDENTIFYING FUNDING FOR PRIORITY COASTAL STORMWATER RESEARCH PROJECTS; SHARING RESULTS THROUGH WEBINARS, STATE AND REGIONAL CONFERENCES AND TRAININGS, AND PUBLISHED PAPERS; HOSTING A COASTAL STORMWATER CONFERENCE; AND CREATING MATERIALS FOR THE NATIONAL STORMWATER CLEARINGHOUSE. COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES WILL PRIMARILY TAKE PLACE WITHIN THE COASTAL SE BUT WILL BRING IN COASTAL STORMWATER EXPERTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. OUTPUTS INCLUDE RESEARCH RESULTS, LOW-COST APPROACHES, TRAINING, OUTREACH, AND REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, MAKING EFFECTIVE AND RESILIENT STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MORE COST-EFFECTIVE AND ACCESSIBLE, PARTICULARLY FOR COMMUNITIES WITH LIMITED RESOURCES SUCH AS UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE LONG-TERM OUTCOME IS IMPROVED STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS THE REGION TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFEGUARD THE ENVIRONMENT, AND INCREASE CLIMATE RESILIENCEACTIVITIES:CONDUCT RESEARCH ON NEW AND EMERGING STORMWATER CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGIES: THE CSC WILL FUND APPLIED RESEARCH ON EFFECTIVE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, WITH A FOCUS ON NEW AND EMERGING APPROACHES THAT CAN BE ADOPTED BY A WIDE RANGE OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES. CWP WILL LEAD RESEARCH TO DEVELOP A SET OF TARGETED RESOURCES FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS STORMWATER PROBLEMS IN EXISTING DEVELOPED AREAS AND TO MINIMIZE STORMWATER IMPACTS FROM NEW DEVELOPMENT, WHILE CONSIDERING EXPECTED CLIMATE IMPACTS. CWP WILL ALSO CONVENE INTERESTED COASTAL STORMWATER RESEARCH PARTNERS TO DISCUSS AND IDENTIFY RESEARCH GAPS TO PRIORITIZE FOR FUTURE FUNDING. POSSIBLE FUTURE RESEARCH TOPICS INCLUDE: STRATEGIES FOR MITIGATING HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS, MODELING EFFECTS OF BMP DESIGN ADAPTATIONS, SALTWATER MIGRATION INTO THE STORMWATER SYSTEM, METHODS TO PREDICT COMPOUND FLOODING. PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: A CORE TEAM OF SIX UNIVERSITY EXTENSION AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS WILL PROVIDE OUTREACH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA), AND TRAINING FOR STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACROSS THE SE. THE CSC WILL SERVE AS AN

SBIR PHASE II: USING GEOPOLYMERISATION OF NATURAL ALUMINOSILICATE MINERALS TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE MASONRY MATERIALS

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 11210. THE TIP OF TH

THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AWARDS FUNDS TO COMPLETE ONE ONGOING, HIGH PRIORITY FISH PASSAGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, AND TO INITIATE FUTURE SITE PRIORITIZATION AND DESIGN TASKS THROUGHOUT THE COPPER RIVER WATERSHED. COMPLETION OF COP 33 ON THE COPPER RIVER HIGHWAY NEAR CORDOVA WILL PROVIDE UPSTREAM HABITAT FOR COHO SALMON AND MAINTAIN IMPORTANT COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE. ADDITIONAL SITE DEVELOPMENT NEAR CORDOVA AND INTERIOR BASIN (GLENNALLEN) WILL PROMOTE RESILIENCY THROUGHOUT THE WATERSHED FOR SUSTAINED PACIFIC SALMON POPULATIONS.

THE SANTA ANA WATERSHED IS THE LARGEST COASTAL RIVER SYSTEM IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE SANTA ANA WATERSHED ASSOCIATION (SAWA) IS COMMITTED TO THE PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF NATURAL AREAS WITHIN THE WATERSHED WITH MAJOR FOCUS ON THE REMOVAL OF INVASIVE SPECIES, NATIVE HABITAT ENHANCEMENT, AND THE MONITORING AND PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED, THREATENED, AND OTHER SENSITIVE SPECIES. THE WATERSHED INCLUDES A DIVERSITY OF TERRAIN INCLUDING MOUNTAINS, FOOTHILLS, VALLEYS, AND THE COASTAL PLAIN. THE MAIN RIVER IS THE SANTA ANA RIVER, WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN 50 TRIBUTARIES. STUDY SITES CONTAIN TYPICAL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RIPARIAN VEGETATION INCLUDING TALL CANOPIES OF FREMONT COTTONWOOD (POPULUS FREMONTII) AND GOODDINGS BLACK WILLOW (SALIX GOODDINGII), SUB-STORIES OF ARROYO AND RED WILLOW (SALIX LASIOLEPIS AND SALIX LAEVIGATA, RESPECTIVELY), AND MULEFAT (BACCHARIS SALICIFOLIA). SINCE 2000, POPULATIONS OF ENDANGERED LEAST BELLS VIREO (VIREO BELLII PUSILLUS HEREAFTER VIREO) HAVE BEEN MONITORED AND MANAGED DURING THE BREEDING SEASON. DATA ARE COLLECTED ON STATUS, DISTRIBUTION, BREEDING CHRONOLOGY, REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS, AND NEST SITE CHARACTERISTICS. OTHER DATA COLLECTED INCLUDES SPATIAL DATA ON ALL SENSITIVE SPECIES OBSERVED DURING VIREO SURVEYS AND A LIST OF ALL SPECIES DETECTED AT CLOSELY MONITORED SITES. ADDITIONALLY, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD (MOLOTHRUS ATER HEREAFTER COWBIRD) TRAPPING IS CONDUCTED CONCURRENTLY IN OR NEAR RIPARIAN HABITAT AS WELL AS DURING THE FALL AND WINTER AT LOCAL DAIRIES. A DETAILED REPORT AND SHAPE FILES WITH A COMPLETE ATTRIBUTE TABLE AND DETAILED METADATA IS PRODUCED ANNUALLY AND SUBMITTED TO THE USACE, WILDLIFE AGENCIES (USFWS, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE, USGS) AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS. SINCE 2015, THIS MONITORING AND COWBIRD CONTROL SUPPORTS THE SANTA ANA RIVER MAIN STEM (SARM) PROJECT, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FLOOD RISK REDUCTION TO GROWING COMMUNITIES IN ORANGE, RIVERSIDE, AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES, EXTENDS APPROXIMATELY 75 MILES ALONG THE SANTA ANA RIVER FROM THE UPPER CANYON IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINSDOWNSTREAM TO ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE PACIFIC OCEAN AT NEWPORT BEACH, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. THE SARM PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE VARIOUS LEVELS OF FLOOD PROTECTION RANGING FOR AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGES FROM FLOOD FLOWS. ONCE COMPLETED, THE PROJECT WILL AFFORD INCREASED FLOOD PROTECTION FOR MILLIONS OF RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES AND PREVENT ESTIMATED DAMAGES OF NEARLY $15 BILLION FROM FUTURE FLOODING. BIOLOGICAL OPINIONS (BO), IN PARTICULAR THE 2001 BO (REF: FWS-SB-909.6) REQUIRE MONITORING OF THE LEAST BELL S VIREO (VIREO BELLII PUSILLUS) (VIREO) IN THE YEAR PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION AND ALSO DURING CONSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD (MOLOTHRUS ATER) (COWBIRD) TRAPPING. THIS REQUIREMENT WAS REITERATED AND EXPANDED IN THE 2015 BO (REF: FWSOR-08B0408-15F0592) AND 2021 (FWS-WRIV-08B0408-20F1132). THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (CORPS) RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF DATA COLLECTED DURING PAST VIREO MONITORING AND COWBIRD TRAPPING EFFORTS BY ENTITIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE SANTA ANA WATERSHED ASSOCIATION (SAWA), THE ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (OCWD), AND USACE SURVEY HAVE PROVIDED MANAGERS AND REGULATORS THE ABILITY TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS REGARDING MANAGEMENT EFFORTS AND TACTICS TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE THE RECOVERY OF THIS SPECIES WHILE IMPLEMENTING NECESSARY AND VITAL PROJECTS IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THIS WORK IS A CONTINUATION OF SURVEYSAND TRAPPING EFFORTS CONDUCTED BY THE USFWS THROUGH SAWA (ON BEHALF OF USACE) DURING THE 2015 - 2023 NESTING SEASONS. THIS SCOPE OF WORK EXPANDS THESE SERVICES TO INCLUDE THE 2024 TO 2028 NESTING SEASON, AS WELL AS A LIMITED YEAR-ROUND COWBIRD TRAPPING EFFORT THAT WILL BE CONCLUDED IN MARCH APRIL 2029

ARRA - ALSEA WATERSHED COUNCIL HELICOPTER WOOD PLACEMENT

ASSISTANCE LISTING15.962: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WHITE CLAY CREEK WILD AND SCENIC RIVER MANAGEMENT PLAN:THE AWARD PURPOSE IS TO STIMULATE THE LONG-TERM CAPACITY OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO PLAN FOR THE CONSERVATION, MANAGEMENT, RESTORATION, AND PUBLIC ENJOYMENT OF THE WHITE CLAY CREEK WILD AND SCENIC RIVER, CONSISTENT WITH PUBLIC LAW 106-357 AND THE WHITE CLAY CREEK MANAGEMENT PLAN. PL 106-357 ESTABLISHES A COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR WILD AND SCENIC RIVER IMPLEMENTATION BASED ON THE PARTNERSHIP WILD AND SCENIC RIVER MODEL OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. FUNDING PROVIDED THROUGH THIS AGREEMENT SERVES TO IMPLEMENT ANNUAL WORKPLANS UNDER THE MANAGEMENT PLAN, WHICH ARE DEVELOPED IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SELECTED THE WHITE CLAY CREEK WATERSHED ASSOCIATION (THE RECIPIENT) TO SERVE AS FISCAL AGENT TO IMPLEMENT THE ANNUAL WORKPLANS. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ENGAGING THE PUBLIC IN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, GAINING NEW KNOWLEDGE THROUGH RESEARCH AND WATER QUALITY MONITORING, AND PROTECTING THE OUTSTANDINGLY REMARKABLE NATURAL, CULTURAL, AND RECREATIONAL VALUES OF THE RIVER THROUGH RIVER RESTORATION, LAND PROTECTION, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

THE SUGAR CREEK COHO SALMON REFUGIA PROJECT PHASE 2 AND 3 PROJECT WILL CONNECT ONE ACRE OF SLOW, COLD WATER REFUGIA REARING HABITAT TO ONE ACRE OF FLOODPLAIN HABITAT CONSTRUCTED IN PHASE 1 OF THE PROJECT, RESULTING IN A TOTAL TWO ACRES OF NEW HIGH QUALITY REARING HABITAT FOR JUVENILE COHO SALMON, AND CONNECTS SUGAR CREEK, A KEY SCOTT RIVER WATERSHED SPAWNING AND REARING STREAM, TO THE NEW HABITAT THE PROJECTS PURPOSE IS TO INCREASE THE PRODUCTION OF SCOTT WATERSHED COHO SALMON, A NATIVE FISH POPULATION THAT HAS BEEN DEEMED HATCHERY INFLUENCE FREE BY NOAA, THEREBY SUPPORTING DOWNLISTING OF THE SPECIES THE NEW PERMANENT COLD WATER REARING AREAS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND CLIMATE CHANGE AND DROUGHT, AND ALSO PROVIDE RICH FOOD RESOURCES THAT ALLOW JUVENILE FISH TO THRIVE AND GROW LARGE, EVEN AS AMBIENT AND STREAM TEMPERATURES RISE, THEREBY INCREASING SURVIVAL INTO ADULTHOOD THE PROJECT BUILDS ON 10 YEARS OF RESTORATION ACTIONS, AND ASSOCIATED EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING, WITHIN SUGAR CREEK THAT DEMONSTRATED A THOUSAND FOLD INCREASE IN JUVENILE COHO PRODUCTION OVER PRE RESTORATION CONDITIONS AN ANTICIPATED PROJECT OUTCOME IS SIMILARLY LARGE INCREASES IN JUVENILE COHO PRODUCTION THIS REQUEST LEVERAGES YEARS OF COLLABORATION AMONGST THE MANY ENTITIES INVOLVED IN THE PRIOR RESTORATION, SCIENTIFIC MONITORING, PROJECT DESIGN, AND THE LANDOWNER COMMITMENT AT THE SITE FUNDING FOR PHASE 1 HAS BEEN SECURED, FURTHER INDICATING SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT THE PROJECT IS IDENTIFIED AS THE HIGHEST PRIORITY SCOTT WATERSHED RESTORATION PROJECT IN THE INTEGRATED FISHERIES RESTORATION AND MONITORING PROGRAM AND IS A TIER 1 MANAGEMENT ACTION IN THE SCOTT GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY PLAN THE PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY BY ADDRESSING REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS TO IMPROVE GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AND SUPPORT RECOVERY AND POTENTIAL DOWNLISTING OF COHO SALMON QUARTZ VALLEY INDIAN RESERVATION, A FUNDED PROJECT PARTNER, WILL BENEFIT BY EMPLOYMENT AND THE PROJECTS ATTENTION TO TRIBAL CULTURAL VALUES RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY, WHICH THE CDC HAS IDENTIFIED AS A MODERATE TO HIGH SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY, WILL BENEFIT BY EMPLOYMENT LOCAL COMPANIES WILL BE SUB RECIPIENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND REGIONAL FIRMS FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE 1 CONSTRUCTION OF MULTIPLE CONNECTION POINTS BETWEEN SUGAR CREEK AND THE PROJECT AREA 2 CHANNEL FORMS WITH VARIABLE SIDE SLOPES AND BENCHES INUNDATED AT DIFFERENT WIDTHS AND WATER DEPTHS IN A 1 ACRE CONSTRUCTED FLOODPLAIN 3 ROUGHENED CHANNEL GRADE CONTROL THAT PROVIDES BED STABILITY AND HELPS OXYGENATE WATER ENTERING THE DOWNSTREAM REARING AREA 4 33 LARGE WOOD HABITAT FEATURES THAT PROVIDE STRUCTURE AND COVER, MODERATE VELOCITIES, ENTRAIN SEDIMENT, AND CONTRIBUTE FOOD 5 TREATMENTS THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY SOIL DEVELOPMENT E G , NURSE LOGS, BRUSH TRENCHING, WOOD CHIPS, BIOCHAR, AND TOPSOIL 6 1 ACRES OF NATIVE PLANTING AND SEEDING 7 REMOVAL OF EXISTING ROADWAYS AND ADDITION OF A WATERWAY CROSSING STRUCTURE 8 PROJECT EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING 9 PROJECT REPORTING AND PUBLIC DISSEMINATION

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PURPOSE OF AWARD THE PRIMARY PURPOSE IS THE CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TAUNTON RIVER STEWARDSHIP PLAN TO BRING INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES, RECREATIONAL USERS, AND ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TOGETHER TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE NATURAL, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES OF THE TAUNTON WILD AND SCENIC RIVER AS SPECIFIED IN PL111 11 TITLE V, SUBTITLE A, 5003 SUMMARY OF PROJECT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES UNDER THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WILL FACILITATE THE LONG TERM ADMINISTRATION OF THE TAUNTON WILD AND SCENIC RIVER CONSISTENT WITH THE NPS PARTNERSHIP WILD AND SCENIC RIVER MODEL FACILITATING THE TAUNTON RIVER STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL TRSC AS A LOCALLY BASED ADMINISTRATIVE AND COORDINATING BODY FOR THE DESIGNATION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TAUNTON RIVER STEWARDSHIP PLAN PROJECTS WILL INCLUDE THE PROTECTION OF THE OUTSTANDINGLY REMARKABLE NATURAL, CULTURAL, AND RECREATIONAL VALUES OF THE TAUNTON RIVER AND TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, ENGAGEMENT AND ENJOYMENT OF THE TAUNTON RIVER AND ITS WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ATTRIBUTESPERFORMANCE GOALS INCLUDING MILESTONES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES ANNUAL WORKPLANS WILL BE BASED ON THE TAUNTON WILD AND SCENIC RIVER STEWARDSHIP PLAN AND WILL INCLUDE SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM THE FY2022 WORKPLAN ACTIVITIES PROGRAMS INCLUDE IMPLEMENTING A COMMUNITY AND PARTNER GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE IMPLANTATION OF THE STEWARDSHIP PLAN EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDING RIVER WALKS, LECTURES AND PADDLESPROVIDING THE PUBLIC WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE RIVER AND PROGRAMS VIA PUBLICATIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIABENEFICIARIES ACTIVITIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL BENEFIT THE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND OTHER NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT COMPRISE THE TAUNTON RIVER STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL, AS WELL AS THE CITIZENS OF SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS WHO VALUE AND ENJOY THE NATURAL, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL VALUES OF THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER

KLAMATH RIVER RESTORATION ALLOCATION PHASE I

TIDAL MARSH RESTORATION, PRIME HOOK NWR, MILTON, DE

TO FUND A NATURAL RESOURCES SPECIALIST POSITION TO COORDINAT REPLACEMENT OF TIDE GATES THROUGHOUT OREGON.

THE LAKE EWAUNA WETLAND RESTORATION PHASE I COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WILL RESULT IN THE RESTORATION OF APPROXIMATELY 60 ACRES OF WETLAND HABITAT ADJACENT TO LAKE EWAUNA AND WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE FROM DOWNTOWN KLAMATH FALLS. THE VISION FOR THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP PRODUCTIVE HEALTHY WETLAND HABITAT AND PROVIDE HABITAT FOR WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS AND TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITIZENS AND VISITORS OF KLAMATH FALLS.

LAMPREY WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ASSISTANCE

SOUTHEAST ALASKA WATERSHED COALITION COORDINATION AND PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION 2019

GREAT EGG HARBOR RIV CMP IMPLEMENTATION

CONSERVATION RESERVE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE WATERSHED HEALTH IN OREGON.

FUNDING FOR THIS AWARD WILL BE USED FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE HIGH HAZARD POTENTIAL BROOKLYN HYDROELECTRIC DAM. THIS INCLUDES DRAWDOWN OF THE IMPOUNDMENT, REMOVAL OF THE DAM STRUCTURE, RESTORATION OF 1,830 FEET OF RIVER UTILIZING NATURAL CHANNEL DESIGN THROUGH THE FORMER IMPOUNDMENT, AND PASSIVE RESTORATION OF APPROXIMATELY 11,000 FEET OF LACUSTRINE TO LOTIC HABITAT AND CONSTRUCTION OF NATURAL ROCK ARCH RAPIDS OVER NOONEY DAM, LOCATED AT THE OUTLET OF VINEYARD LAKE. THE GOAL OF THESE RESTORATION ACTIVITIES WILL BE TO RESTORE STREAM FUNCTION TO OVER 2 MILES OF RIVER AND ALLOW FOR ACCESS OF 44 UPSTREAM MILES FOR FISH PASSAGE.

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE (GLRI) AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 112-74. THIS

WRE EASEMENT RESTORATION_GALASSI

ENHANCING TRIBAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION IN THE YUKON RIVER WATERSHED THROUGH INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND TRIBAL SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE (GLRI) AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 112-74. CHAG

SMALL WATERSHED OPERATIONS

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 11210. THE WATERSHE

WHITE CLAY CREEK WILD & SCENIC RIVER

ORGANIZE BIENNIAL SUMMIT FOR AUGUST 2009 WITH MULTIPLE TRAININGS AND YOUTH AND ELDER EXCHANGES; FACILITATE YOUTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE VIA REMOTE VID

MUSCONETCONG RIVER CMP IMPLEMENTATION

LOWER SALMON RIVER ESTUARY RESTORATION COMPLETION

DESCRIPTION: THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO WOONASQUATUCKET RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL (WRWC) TO CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES IN THE WOONASQUATUCKET RIVER WATERSHED (TRIBUTARY TO THE NARRAGANSETT BAY) AS A PART OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND PROGRAM (SNEP) PILOT WATERSHED INITIATIVE AS OUTLINED IN WRWC APPLICATION. THIS AWARD WILL IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN THE WATERSHED, BUILD WATERSHED WIDE CLIMATE RESILIENCE, AND DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE FUNDING MECHANISMS FOR STORMWATER CONTROL. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF SNEP PILOT WATERSHED INITIATIVE FUNDING IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CONCENTRATED, COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AND HOLISTIC (WATERSHED SCALE) PLANNING TO ADDRESS COMMON ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES IN THE SNEP REGION. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO DEMONSTRATE SOLUTIONS TO THE COMMON CHALLENGE OF RESTORATION OF AN IMPAIRED URBAN WATERSHED BY INCORPORATING SOLUTIONS THAT OFFER SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS AS WELL AS PROTECT AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND/OR HABITAT. OVERALL, THIS AWARD WILL ALLOW WRWC TO (1) BETTER INCORPORATE THE COMMUNITY IN PLANNING AND RESTORATION ACTIVITIES, (2) PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC TRAINING EVENTS, (3) CONTINUE MONITORING THEIR WATERSHED, AND (4) INSTALL GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE BASED STORMWATER CONTROL MEASURES. ACTIVITIES: . OUTCOMES: . SUBRECIPIENT:

THE FOX WOLF WATERSHED ALLIANCE WILL WORK WITH PRODUCERS TO OVERCOME ADOPTION BARRIERS OF ENHANCED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT IN THE PIPE CREEK SUBWATERSHED ON LAKE WINNEBAGO BEFORE IT EMPTIES INTO THE LOWER FOX RIVER. THE PROJECT WILL PARTNER WITH FOND DU LAC COUNTY TO IMPLEMENT ENHANCED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT ON 450 ACRES IN THE PIPE CREEK WATERSHED. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN A REDUCTION OF 1,314 LBS OF PHOSPHORUS TO THE LOWER FOX RIVER AND GREEN BAY.

THE FOX-WOLF WATERSHED ALLIANCE WILL WORK WITH PRODUCERS IN THE UPPER EAST RIVER WATERSHED, WISCONSIN, TO INSTALL BUFFERS AND COVER CROPS TO REDUCE THE INPUT OF TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (511,600 POUNDS) AND TOTAL PHOSPHOROUS (1,729 POUNDS) ANNUALLY.

THE ROAN CREEK FISH BARRIER DIVERSION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT WAS DEVELOPED THROUGH A COLLABORATION OF THE MIDDLE COLORADO WATERSHED COUNCIL, GARFIELD COUNTY, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, COLORADO PARKS WILDLIFE, THE LAND OWNER, AND THE WATER RIGHTS HOLDER. THE PROJECT WILL CONSTRUCT A FISH BARRIER THAT EFFECTIVELY ELIMINATES THE UPSTREAM MOVEMENT OF NON-NATIVE FISH IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE ROAN CREEKS AQUATIC AND RIPARIAN HABITAT AND PROTECT A UNIQUE NATIVE FISH ASSEMBLAGE OF FOUR SPECIES, INCLUDING THE COLORADO RIVER CUTTHROAT TROUT, BLUEHEAD SUCKER, SPECKLED DACE, AND MOTTLED SCULPIN. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO BENEFIT THE WATER RIGHTS OWNER BY PROVIDING WATER DIVERSION ENHANCEMENTS THAT MAKE WATER DELIVERY MORE EFFICIENT AND LESS IMPACTFUL TO WATER QUALITY BY ELIMINATING THE NEED TO CONSTRUCT A PUSHUP DAM EACH YEAR. THE PROJECT, LOCATED ON ROAN CREEK, NORTHWEST OF DE BEQUE, COLORADO, IS A HIGH-PRIORITY PROJECT IN THE MIDDLE COLORADO RIVER INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AND SUPPORTS GOALS IN THE COLORADO BASIN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

THE PROJECT IS CENTERED AROUND THE MONROE DROP STRUCTURE, A 9-FOOT TALL LOW HEAD DAM ON THE LONG TOM RIVER AT RIVER MILE 6.6 THAT IS OWNED BY THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE). IT IS THE DOWNSTREAM-MOST BARRIER ON THE LONG TOM RIVER AND BLOCKS UPSTREAM PASSAGE FOR JUVENILE UPPER WILLAMETTE RIVER SPRING CHINOOK, WHICH ARE ESA-LISTED AS THREATENED. THE PROJECT WOULD OPEN UP ACCESS TO 15 MILES OF MAINSTEM AND TRIBUTARY REARING HABITAT FOR JUVENILE CHINOOK. THE DAM ALSO BLOCKS OR IMPEDES PASSAGE FOR PACIFIC LAMPREY AND COASTAL CUTTHROAT TROUT THAT WOULD OTHERWISE USE HABITAT UPSTREAM OF THE DAM FOR SPAWNING AND REARING. THE DAM ALSO DISRUPTS SEDIMENT TRANSPORT PROCESSES, INCREASES WATER TEMPERATURES, AND CREATES IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR WARMWATER PREDATORY FISH AS WELL AS ALGAE BLOOMS. THERE ARE TWO OTHER USACE LOW HEAD DAMS UPSTREAM OF THE MONROE DROP STRUCTURE ON THE LONG TOM RIVER. LTWC HAS BEEN WORKING WITH USACE FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS TO DEVELOP PLANS FOR IMPROVING FISH PASSAGE AT ALL THREE DAMS, AND ONCE THAT VISION IS REALIZED FISH PASSAGE WILL BE RESTORED TO 100 MILES OF HABITAT IN THE LONG TOM AND COAST RANGE TRIBUTARIES WHERE LTWC HAS RESTORED DOZENS OF MILES OF HABITAT. THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS THE FIRST STEP IN ACHIEVING THIS VISION AND IS THE HIGHEST PRIORITY AQUATIC PROJECT IN THE LONG TOM WATERSHED. THE PROJECT WILL REMOVE THE DAM, RESTORE THE CHANNEL 1,000 UPSTREAM OF THE DAM, INSTALL SCOUR PROTECTION AT THE FOOTINGS OF A STATE OF OREGON HIGHWAY BRIDGE NEAR THE DAM, REVEGETATE THE PROJECT AREA WITH NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBS, AND REPLACE A FISH PASSAGE BARRIER CULVERT TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO 1 2 MILE OFF-CHANNEL HABITAT IN HISTORICAL LONG TOM RIVER CHANNEL SEGMENTS ADJACENT TO THE DAM. LTWC, USACE, THE CITY OF MONROE, THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF SILETZ INDIANS, AND USFWS NFPP ARE PARTNERS ON THE PROJECT.

NASHUA WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ASSISTANCE

WOOD-PAWCATUCK WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ASSISTANCE

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 113-76. THIS PROJEC

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKE RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 111-88. SPECIFICALLY

TO ASSIST THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING ADEQUATE MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF THEIR CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 10

THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO REPLACE SIX CULVERTS IN THE LOWEST 1.5-MILE STRETCH OF PERKINS CREEK TO RECONNECT FISH PASSAGE FOR PACIFIC LAMPREY, COASTAL CUTTHROAT TROUT (NATIVE GAMEFISH), AND JUVENILE SPRING CHINOOK SALMON (LISTED AS THREATENED UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT). PERKINS CREEK IS A MEDIUM-SIZED TRIBUTARY OF MOSBY CREEK IN THE COAST FORK WILLAMETTE RIVER SUB-BASIN (A TRIBUTARY OF THE WILLAMETTE RIVER) NEAR THE SMALL, RURAL TOWN OF COTTAGE GROVE. THE PROJECT WOULD RECONNECT 3.5 MILES OF QUALITY SPAWNING AND REARING HABITAT FOR CUTTHROATS AND LAMPREY AND INCREASE THE REARING HABITAT FOR CHINOOK. THE PROJECT AREA INCLUDES BOTH PRIVATE AND STATE-OWNED LANDOWNERSHIP. THE COAST FORK WILLAMETTE WATERSHED COUNCIL (CFWWC) AND THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE (ODFW) HAVE A LONG-DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION. THEY WOULD MANAGE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROJECT. THE PROJECT IS STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE GRAND RONDE, LOCAL LANDOWNERS, AND THE OREGON STATEWIDE LAMPREY COORDINATOR.IN ADDITION TO HELPING FISH, THE COMPLETED PROJECT WOULD INCREASE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE FOR A SMALL, UNDERSERVED, RURAL COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING CITIZENS ALONG PERKINS CREEK WITH CONSISTENT AND SAFE ACCESS TO THEIR HOMES. CURRENTLY, HOMEOWNERS ARE ANNUALLY COPING WITH FLOODING ISSUES CAUSING THEM TO FORD THE CREEK ON OVERTOPPED CULVERTS OR BLOCKING ACCESS TO THEIR HOMES PERIODICALLY IN THE WINTER BECAUSE OF UNDERSIZED AND OR FAILING CULVERTS. IN ADDITION, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION FOR PACIFIC LAMPREY ARE ONGOING IN THIS SMALL COMMUNITY, DISSEMINATED BY BOTH THE COAST FORK WATERSHED COUNCIL AND ODFW. IF PACIFIC LAMPREY WERE TO ESTABLISH A VIBRANT POPULATION IN THIS STREAM, IT WOULD PRESENT A GREAT EXAMPLE OF COOPERATIVE RESTORATION WORK WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS. IN ADDITION, THE COMMUNITY ON PERKINS CREEK COULD OBSERVE THIS UNIQUE NATIVE SPECIES IN THEIR FRONT YARD.

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EWP PROJECT 5071, KY, MUD RIVER WATERSHED CONSERVANCY DISTRICT,MULTI-COUNTY, DSRS 21-01-21-5071-014 FRS 9 DAM REPAIR AND -015 FSR 3 DAMREPAIR

THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AWARDS FUNDS TO RESTORE PACIFIC SALMON PASSAGE AT THREE HIGH PRIORITY COPPER RIVER ANADROMOUS STREAM CROSSINGS. TWO CROSSING SITES NEAR THE TOWN OF CORDOVA, AND ONE NEAR GLENNALLEN WILL BE IMPROVED. ADDITIONALLY, THE AWARD RECIPIENTS SHALL ADMINISTER A SUBAWARD TO NEW TRIBAL PARTNER IN FISH PASSAGE: THE COPPER RIVER NATIVE ASSOCIATION. ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WILL FUND CAPACITY BUILDING, STAFF AND COMMUNITY TRAININGS AND DEVELOP RESOURCES TO GROW ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION SKILL SETS TO COMPETE FOR UPCOMING FISH PASSAGE JOBS.

SMALL WATERSHED OPERATIONS

WFPO RECOVERY ACT

WFPO, RECOVERY ACT

THE HURON WATERSHED COUNCIL AND ITS PARTNERS WILL IMPLEMENT A 3-YEAR 'PAY FOR PERFORMANCE' PROGRAM FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS IN CRITICAL SUB-WATERSHEDS OF THE HURON RIVER, MICHIGAN. BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES SUCH AS NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT AND COVER CROPS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON APPROXIMATELY 500 ACRES, TARGETED AT REDUCING PHOSPHORUS LOADING INTO THE HURON RIVER AND LAKE ERIE BY 21,000 POUNDS ANNUALLY.

ORWA NORTHWEST OREGON AQUATIC RESTORATION

THIS PROJECT WILL CONTROL THREE ACRES OF INVASIVE MUSSELS USING A NEW APPROACH TO THE APPLICATION OF ZEQUANOX, A BIOLOGICAL CONTROL PRODUCT SPECIFIC

DELAWARE NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE - OPERATIONS, EDUCATION & MONITORING

NNA: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: INDIGENOUS OBSERVATION NETWORK 2.0: IMPACTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE ON THE YUKON AND KUSKOKWIM WATERSHEDS

SCHOLFIELD CREEK TIDAL WETLANDS CONSERVATION PROJECT

HUGHSVILLE DAM REMOVAL

THE AWARD PURPOSE IS TO PROTECT RIVER VALUES BY ACHIEVING COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN GOALS AS ENUMERATED IN THE MUSCONETCONG WILD AND SCENIC RIVER COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN. THE PROJECT WILL ENGAGE BENEFICIARY NONPROFIT RECIPIENTS, LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES WHO COMPRISE THE MUSCONETCONG WILD AND SCENIC RIVER COUNCIL, RIVERSIDE COMMUNITIES, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT ACHIEVE COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN GOALS INCLUDE WATER-QUALITY MONITORING AND REPORTING, RIVER DEBRIS REMOVAL, MAPPING, PLANNING AND POLICY SERVICES PROVIDED TO LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES AND THE STATE GOVERNMENT, INTERPRETATION, SCHOOL EDUCATION, PUBLIC OUTREACH, AND VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, TRAIL BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE, DAM REMOVAL AND STREAMBANK STABILIZATION PLANNING, INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL, AND THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES MONITORING PROGRAMS. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT WATER QUALITY, RECREATION ACCESS, THE DEVELOPMENT AND PLACEMENT OF INTERPRETIVE WAYSIDES, AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT FOR RIVER COUNCIL BIMONTHLY MEETINGS WILL IMPROVE BECAUSE OF THE AWARD.

THE AWARD PURPOSE IS TO PROTECT RIVER VALUES BY ACHIEVING COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN GOALS AS ENUMERATED IN THE GREAT EGG HARBOR WILD AND SCENIC RIVER COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND THROUGH ENGAGING BENEFICIARY NONPROFIT RECIPIENTS, LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES WHO COMPRISE THE GREAT EGG HARBOR WILD AND SCENIC RIVER COUNCIL, RIVERSIDE COMMUNITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT ACHIEVE COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN GOALS INCLUDE WATER-QUALITY MONITORING AND REPORTING RIVER DEBRIS CRABPOT REMOVAL MAPPING, PLANNING AND POLICY SERVICES PROVIDED TO LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES INTERPRETATION SCHOOL EDUCATION PUBLIC OUTREACH AND VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AVIAN SURVEYS INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL AND OSPREY MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. EXPECTED IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER QUALITY, AVIAN COUNTS, OSPREY CHICK HATCHES AND IMPROVING NUMBER OF NESTING PARENTS, REMOVAL OF CRABPOTS AND ESTUARY DEBRIS, THE DEVELOPMENT AND PLACEMENT OF INTERPRETIVE WAYSIDES, AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT FOR RIVER COUNCIL BIMONTHLY MEETINGS.

THE BIG THOMPSON WATERSHED COALITION IS LEADING CAMERON PEAK FIRE RECOVERY EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FUTURE WILDFIRE EVENTS REDUCE EROSION POTEN

FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE YUKON RIVER INTER-TRIBAL WATERSHED TO CONTINUE TO ESTABLISH AND ENHANCE A CONSORTIA BASED RESPONSE PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES TIMELY SURVEY AND INVENTORY OF BROWNFIELDS SITES IN THE YUKON WATERSHED; OVERSIGHT AND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES TO ENSURE RESPONSE ACTIONS PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT; RESOURCES TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT; MECHANISMS FOR APPROVAL OF CLEANUP PLANS AND VERIFICATION OF COMPLETE RESPONSES. THE GRANTEE WILL WORK WITH THREE TO SIX COMMUNITIES TO ASSESS AND PLAN FOR SITE REUSE.

THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR YRITWC RESPONSE PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES TIMELY SURVEY AND INVENTORY OF BROWNFIELD SITES, WHICH ARE PROPERTIES WHOSE EXPANSION, REDEVELOPMENT OR REUSE MAY BE COMPLICATED BY THE PRESENCE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. IT ALSO INCLUDES OVERSIGHT AND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES TO ENSURE THAT RESPONSE ACTIONS PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT; RESOURCES TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT; MECHANISMS FOR APPROVAL OF CLEANUP PLANS, AND VERIFICATION OF COMPLETE RESPONSES.

THE LAKE COUNTY UMBRELLA WATERSHED COUNCIL WILL DEVELOP RESTORATION PROJECT DESIGNS TO BENEFIT THE NATIVE CHEWAUCAN REDBAND TROUT ACROSS 13 TRIBUTARIES OF THE UPPER CHEWAUCAN RIVER, NEAR THE TOWN OF PAISLEY, OREGON, IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE. ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN THE CHEWAUCAN WATERSHED HAVE BEEN HARMED BY PERSISTENT DROUGHT, HISTORIC GRAZING PRACTICES, ROAD AND IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CATASTROPHIC FIRES, WHICH HAVE BURNED OVER SIXTY PERCENT OF THE WATERSHED SINCE 2018. THE ENDEMIC CHEWAUCAN REDBAND TROUT HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY DEVASTATED BY THESE CHALLENGES, AND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF BARRIERS, ARE EXCLUDED FROM SEVENTY ONE PERCENT OF THEIR HISTORIC RANGE IN THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN AND COLUMBIA PLATEAU. TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS AND OPEN ADDITIONAL COLD-WATER HABITAT TO THE TROUT, THE COUNCIL WILL COMPLETE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING FOR ACTIONS TO REPLACE FISH PASSAGE BARRIER CULVERTS, MODIFY IRRIGATION DIVERSIONS FOR FISH PASSAGE, INCREASE AQUATIC AND RIPARIAN HABITAT COMPLEXITY, ENHANCE RANGELAND, AND RESTORE BURNED UPLANDS. THROUGH THIS MULTI-TIERED APPROACH, THE COUNCIL WILL ACCELERATE AQUATIC HABITAT RECOVERY FROM RECENT FIRES AND INCREASE REDBAND TROUT POPULATION RESILIENCE THROUGHOUT THE UPPER CHEWAUCAN WATERSHED. THE COUNCIL WILL CARRY-OUT THE PROJECT IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE UPPER CHEWAUCAN PARTNERSHIP, WHICH INCLUDES THE LAKEVIEW SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE, U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE, AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS.

PNF - NON FED OREGON HOUSE-BROWNSVILLE SHADED FUEL BREAK

DESCRIPTION:THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF EPA'S CERCLA SECTION 128(A) STATE AND TRIBAL RESPONSE PROGRAM GRANTS ARE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO STATES, US TERRITORIES, AND TRIBAL NATIONS TO (1) ESTABLISH OR ENHANCE THE FOUR STATUTORY ELEMENTS OF AN EFFECTIVE STATE OR TRIBAL RESPONSE PROGRAM, AS SPECIFIED IN CERCLA SECTION 128(A)(2), (2) MAINTAIN AND UPDATE, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, A PUBLIC RECORD OF SITES, PURSUANT TO CERCLA 128(B), THAT INCLUDES THE NAME AND LOCATION OF SITES AT WHICH RESPONSE ACTIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND THE NAME AND LOCATION OF SITES AT WHICH RESPONSE ACTIONS ARE PLANNED TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE NEXT YEAR, AND (3) CONDUCT A LIMITED NUMBER OF BROWNFIELD SITE ASSESSMENTS OR CLEANUPS THAT WILL HELP ESTABLISH OR ENHANCE THE STATE OR TRIBAL NATION'S RESPONSE PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF YUKON RIVER INTER-TRIBAL WATERSHED COUNCIL'S BROWNFIELDS RESPONSE PROGRAM TO MEET THE SECTION 128(A) ELEMENTS. YRITWC WILL OVERSEE AND PERFORM PLANNING, ASSESSMENT, AND CLEANUP OF BROWNFIELDS SITES THROUGHOUT THE U.S. PORTIONS OF THE YUKON RIVER WATERSHED. ACTIVITIES:YRITWC WILL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: TIMELY SURVEY AND INVENTORY OF BROWNFIELD SITES, WHICH ARE PROPERTIES WHOSE EXPANSION, REDEVELOPMENT OR REUSE MAY BE COMPLICATED BY THE PRESENCE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. IT ALSO INCLUDES OVERSIGHT AND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES TO ENSURE THAT RESPONSE ACTIONS PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT; RESOURCES TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT; MECHANISMS FOR APPROVAL OF CLEANUP PLANS, AND VERIFICATION OF COMPLETE RESPONSES. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE YRITWC 128(A) TRIBAL RESPONSE PROGRAM IS TO INVENTORY AND CATALOG ALL CONTAMINATED SITES AMONG THE PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES THAT LIE WITHIN THE ALASKA PORTION OF THE WATERSHED, PRIORITIZE THEIR LEVEL OF SEVERITY, AND INITIATE AND SUPPORT ASSESSMENT ALONG WITH CLEANUP ACTIVITIES FOR THE HIGHEST PRIORITY SITES THAT MEET THE EPA DEFINITION OF A 'BROWNFIELD.' SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:YRITWC WILL EXPAND PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH OF THE TRIBAL RESPONSE PROGRAM TO 44 PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, AND ASSESS 4 SITES THROUGH THE INTERTRIBAL CONSORTIUM'S TARGETED BROWNFIELD ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.

GREAT EGG HARBOR NATIONAL SCENIC & RECREATIONAL RIVER CMP IMPLEMENTATION

ORWA NORTH UMPQUA AQUATIC HABITAT RESTORATION

CHILOQUIN WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION AND EDUCATION

THIS PROJECT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR YUKON RIVER INTER-TRIBAL WATERSHED COUNCILS RESPONSE PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES TIMELY SURVEY AND INVENTORY OF BROWNFIELD SITES, WHICH ARE PROPERTIES WHOSE EXPANSION, REDEVELOPMENT OR REUSE MAY BE COMPLICATED BY THE PRESENCE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. IT ALSO INCLUDES OVERSIGHT AND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES TO ENSURE THAT RESPONSE ACTIONS PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENTAND RESOURCES TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL PUBLIC INVOLVEMENTAND MECHANISMS FOR APPROVAL OF CLEANUP PLANS, AND VERIFICATION OF COMPLETE RESPONSES. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ASSIST IN REMEDIATING AND REDEVELOPING BROWNFIELDS SITES THROUGHOUT THE U.S. PORTION OF THE YUKON RIVER WATERSHED.

BUILDING CAPACITIES TO SELF REGULATE & MONITOR SEWAGE DISCHARGE IN THE YUKON RIVER WATERS

NRCS WILL PARTNER WITH THE NATIONAL WATERSHED COALITION IN DELIVERING INFORMATION, TECHNICAL GUIDANCE, FORUMS FOR PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING AS WELL AS SHARING INFORMATION ON FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.

GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE: KEWEENAW NORTH SHORE/GRATIOT RIVER COMMUNITY FOREST