AWARD PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IF TO RESTORE INSTREAM FLOW, FOR THE BENEFIT OF AQUATIC SPECIES, IN THE YAKIMA RIVER BY PIPING AND LINING THE NORTH BRANCH CANAL. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS AGREEMENT WILL ELIMINATE SEEPAGE LOSSES AND CONSERVE WATER IN 68,425 FEET OF LEAKING CANAL BY LINING AND PIPING THE AREAS SHOWN IN FIGURE 2. THE EXISTING NORTH BRANCH CANAL BOTTOM IS AN EARTHEN MIX OF COBBLES, FINE SILTS AND SANDS, AND BASALT BEDROCK. KRD IDENTIFIED SEEPAGE LOSSES FROM WATER MEASUREMENTS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS CANAL BANK SEEPAGE, AND VEGETATION GROWTH DOWNSLOPE OF CANAL BANKS. THE CONSTRUCTION ASPECTS OF THE LINING AND PIPING PROJECT WILL IMPROVE THE SITES ACCESS, STAGING AREAS, AND ROADWAYS. THIS WILL INCLUDE CLEARING, GRUBBING AND ROUGH GRADING OF THE ACCESS ROADS. THE CANAL WILL BE EXCAVATED AND REGRADED AND A GEOMEMBRANE LINER WITH CONCRETE COVER FOR THE LINING PROJECTS OR INSTALL PIPE AND BACKFILL FOR PIPING PROJECTS WILL BE INSTALLED. NEW TURNOUTS FOR DELIVERED WATER WILL BE INSTALLED. FENCING WILL BE INSTALLED FOR THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE, ANIMALS, AND THE WORKSITES, AND LANDOWNER FENCING REMOVED OR DAMAGED DURING THE PROJECT WILL BE REPLACED. SCADA STATIONS WILL BE INSTALLED WHERE NEEDED TO DELIVER SAVED WATER AND VERIFY THE WATER SAVINGS.THREE SECTIONS OF CANAL ARE IDENTIFIED AS TOP-PRIORITY FOR CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND WILL BE IMPLEMENTED WITH THIS FUNDING. BELOW ARE THE WATER SAVINGS AND LENGTH ASSOCIATED WITH EACH PROJECT.EXPECTED DELIVERABLES OR OUTCOMES: THE EXPECTED OUTCOME OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE TO COMMIT 100 OF SAVED WATER FROM THE PROJECT TO IN STREAM FLOW. THIS IS ESTIMATED TO BE 2,773 ACRE-FEET OF WATER ANNUALLYINTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE INTENDED BENEFICIARY WILL BE THE PUBLIC AS THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY AND UTILIZE THESE SPECIES INTO THE FUTURE. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES (IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT TIME OF AWARD): NONE