The proposed project will replace a diversion DAM that acts as a barrier to fish movement with a passable roughened channel, improving fish passage, returning ecological function, and reducing…

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Award ID
F25AC00862
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$336,553

Award facts

Assistance listing
15.685 National Fish Passage
Completion date 46% complete
Funding
  • $217,033.00 Federal
  • $119,520.00 Non-federal
Funding agency
DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Place of performance
Washington, USA

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Description

As the agency reported it.

The proposed project will replace a diversion DAM that acts as a barrier to fish movement with a passable roughened channel, improving fish passage, returning ecological function, and reducing maintenance burdens for a private irrigator. Removal of this barrier will improve fish passage to 4.8 miles of habitat in the libby creek watershed, a tributary to the methow river in north-central washington. Libby creek provides important habitat for endangered species act-listed steelhead, spring chinook, and bull trout, as well as rainbow trout and coho salmon. Improved fish passage during the irrigation season, which overlaps both with the critical spawning period as well as the periods of lowest flow, will ensure that fish can utilize what will be increasingly important cold-water resources higher in the libby creek watershed. The current 45-foot rock DAM that impedes fish passage will be replaced with a 120-foot roughened channel, which will provide fish passage at all flows, benefitting native fish throughout the year. The existing, outdated intake structure and gravity rotary fish screen will be replaced with a precast intake structure, headgate, and fish screen which will reduce juvenile fish mortality. The existing diversion system requires daily maintenance of the fish screen and frequent maintenance modification of the inlet pipes by the private landowners. Changes to the diversion system will reduce that maintenance burden, providing a benefit for the irrigator, who is voluntarily collaborating on this project. This project will benefit both the aquatic ecosystem and improve private irrigation infrastructure in a very rural region.

Quick answers

Who received award F25AC00862?

F25AC00862 was awarded to Cascade Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group by DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9 (Fish and Wildlife Service) on February 18, 2025.

How much is award F25AC00862 worth?

$336,553 has been obligated on F25AC00862: $217,033 in federal funding and $119,520 in non-federal funding.

Which agency awarded F25AC00862?

DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9 (Fish and Wildlife Service) awarded F25AC00862, with funding from DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 (Fish and Wildlife Service).

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