Lower White Pine Reconnection
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Chelan Co Natural Resource; Lower White Pine Reconnection (#11-1336)
Attachment #175116, P1020839
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Active Completed since 10/13/2015 |
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12/31/2014
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| Project Type: |
Restoration |
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| Funding Board: |
Salmon Recovery Funding Board
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The project area encompasses the entire Lower White Pine Reach (RM 4.5 - 14.3) of Nason Creek. This is a 2.1-mile-long segment of Nason Creek between river mile (RM) 11.55 and RM 9.45. The focus of this proposal is to seek funding for the upstream B+ connection at RM 10.7 and a short connector channel that will connect the B+ bridge to the existing disconnected channel. Construction of the Great Northern Railway in the 1890s disconnected two large channel meanders, the downstream one is 5,494 linear feet and the upstream one is 4,755 linear feet and floodplain areas that total 148 acres. The primary objective of this project is to provide hydraulic connectivity between isolated habitats and the mainstem of Nason Creek. This will be achieved through the construction of downstream and upstream openings in the BNSF railroad prism and the installation of 89’ span bridges. The improved hydraulic connectivity will connect surface flows from the Coulter, Roaring, Gill, and Knutson Creek basins to Nason Creek resulting in the reconnection of 14.9% of the Upper Nason Creek Basin. In addition, it will allow juvenile and adult Chinook and Steelhead access to 83.1 acres of high flow and 6.8 acres of low flow rearing and refuge habitat. In addition, it will provide steelhead access to 1 mile of lower Coulter Creek and steelhead and Chinook access to 0.75 mile of lower Roaring Creek. In total, this project will connect 148 acres of isolated Category 1 wetland/floodplain habitat or 38% of the disconnected floodplain in this reach.
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General Area:
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Upper Nason Creek, above Lake Wenatchee
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County:
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Chelan
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Legislative District:
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12
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Congressional District 2022:
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08
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Salmon Recovery Regions:
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Upper Columbia River
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Watershed Administrative Unit:
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Lower Nason
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HUC8:
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Wenatchee (17020011)
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WRIA:
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Wenatchee
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Sections:
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10
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Township:
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T26NR16E
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Coordinates:
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47.77406950
-120.82528264
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| Worksite Name | Scope of Work | Proposed Restoration Cost |
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Upstream Connection (#1)
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Architectural & Engineering (A&E), Bridge installed or improved (C.2.g.1), Cultural resources, Obtain permits
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$2,147,290
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| | Total | $2,147,290 |
Amounts may not be complete
| Worksite Name | | Property Name | Landowner Type |
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Upstream Connection (#1)
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Property 1 - Nason Creek - BNSF Site
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Private
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Amounts may not be complete
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Restoration Metrics (rolled up from Worksite level) |
Permits |
| Obtain permits |
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Number of permits required for implementation of project
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7
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Fish Passage Improvement |
| Bridge installed or improved (C.2.g.1) |
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Miles of stream made accessible by bridge installation/repair (C.2.g.3)
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2.24
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Number of bridges (C.2.g.2)
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1
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Number of blockages / impediments / barriers impeding passage (C.2.b.4)
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1
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| Milestone Name | Target Date | Description |
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Project Start
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12/08/2011
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Applied for Permits
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04/30/2012
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Progress Report Due
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06/30/2012
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Cultural Resources Complete
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07/31/2012
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Annual Project Billing Due
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10/31/2012
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Preliminary Design to RCO
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12/28/2012
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Progress Report Due
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12/31/2012
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Landowner Agreement to RCO
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04/30/2013
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Permits Complete
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04/30/2013
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Final Design to RCO
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06/03/2013
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Progress Report Due
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06/30/2013
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Restoration Started
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07/31/2013
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Annual Project Billing Due
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07/31/2013
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Progress Report Due
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12/31/2013
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Progress Report Due
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06/30/2014
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Bid Awarded/Contractor Hired
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07/01/2014
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Annual Project Billing Due
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07/31/2014
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RCO Final Inspection
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11/30/2014
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Restoration Complete
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11/30/2014
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Agreement End Date
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12/31/2014
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Progress Report Due
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12/31/2014
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Stewardship Plan to RCO
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03/31/2015
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Final Report Due
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03/31/2015
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Final Billing Due
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03/31/2015
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Final Design to RCO
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03/31/2015
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As built design
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NOTE: This data is subject to change.