This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) provides $3,010,164.07 to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation to improve anadromous fish habitat and passage in the lower Yakima River in central Washington. Key project activities include constructing 1,400 linear feet of cold-water habitat channel, restoring 20 acres of riparian...
This $3,077,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) will enable the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation to study, select, and design alternatives to improve fish passage and avoid entrainment at the Prosser Diversion on the Lower Yakima River in Washington. The project aims to create safer passage conditions for anadromous species like steelhead, Chinook, coho,...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $765,600 Project Grant under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. The grant will fund the development of final construction designs to remove and re-route a 0.65-mile segment of State Route 207 away from the Nason Creek floodway in Chelan County, Washington. This will restore approximately 13 acres of floodplain habitat, including side channels and wetlands, to benefit endangered...
The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation received a $3,092,698 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580). The purpose of this grant is to develop alternatives for restoring fish passage at the Wapato Diversion on the lower Yakima River in central Washington. This effort aims to support the migration of anadromous fish species, including federally threatened Middle Columbia River...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded $400,000 to the County of Yakima through the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608) on June 28, 2022 for a project set to be completed by September 30, 2027. The funding supports construction of a new bridge over the South Fork Tieton River on the Tieton Reservoir Road in Naches, WA. The existing bridge is located within the reservoir pool and a waterfall will develop as water levels drop, creating a...
This $209,918.45 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Program (CFDA 15.517), provides logistical support to implement a national survey of 10,000 U.S. households. The survey aims to assess the economic benefits of federal water resources investments in the Yakima River Basin, Washington, by evaluating the public's willingness to pay for increasing fish populations in the basin. The key deliverables...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $1,615,400 Cooperative Agreement to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation (CTBYN) to restore fish passage and wetland hydrology on Toppenish Creek and its tributaries in Washington. Under this National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) award, the project aims to open up 22 miles of downstream and over 100 miles of upstream habitat by removing two diversion dams, replacing a failing fish screen, and...
The Kittitas Reclamation District will line 1,902 linear feet of the South Branch Canal in Kittitas County, Washington to conserve water that will be dedicated to instream flows in upper Yakima River tributaries. The conserved water will benefit critical habitat for threatened steelhead and bull trout under a $2.67 million project grant awarded on September 22, 2022 by the Bureau of Reclamation through its WaterSMART Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow (WaterSMART) program...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $5,209,787 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to the City of Yakima, located in southern Washington. This grant will fund the construction of domestic water and sanitary sewer infrastructure to connect 85 residential properties in two disadvantaged and underserved areas of the city that currently rely on shallow wells and septic systems, posing public health risks due to...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 project grant under the Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519) to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. The purpose of the grant is to conduct a water resource assessment and develop a water management plan for the White Salmon River Basin in Washington. The assessment will evaluate current and future water supply and demand, characterize groundwater-surface water interactions, and...