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PRISM Project #19-1613 (Completed)
Mill Creek Fish Passage - Division to Roosevelt

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    Project Details    
Tri-State Steelheaders Inc; Mill Creek Fish Passage - Park to Roosevelt (#19-1718) Attachment #395509, Mill Creek Proposed Channel redesign aerial.jpg
Tri-State Steelheaders Inc; Mill Creek Fish Passage - Park to Roosevelt (#19-1718) Attachment #395509, Mill Creek Proposed Channel redesign aerial.jpg

Tri-State Steelheaders Inc; Mill Creek Fish Passage - Park to Roosevelt (#19-1718) Attachment #395509, Mill Creek Proposed Channel redesign aerial.jpg Tri-State Steelheaders Inc; Mill Creek Fish Passage - Park to Roosevelt (#19-1718) Attachment #395511, Mill Creek current configuration.JPG
Project Status:  Closed Completed since 02/08/2024
 
Project Type:  Restoration
Project Sponsor:  Tri-State Steelheaders Inc
Funding Board:  Recreation and Conservation Office
              Funding  
FBRB Watershed Pathway: $1,667,912
Total RCO Grant: $1,667,912 (78%)
Sponsor Match: $463,851 (22%)
Total Agreement: $2,131,763 (100%)
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    Project Description    
Flood control measures on Mill Creek include a concrete channel that extends over two miles through Walla Walla. The Mill Creek Barrier Assessment completed in 2009 identified and described barriers for Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed steelhead and bull trout and for reintroduced spring Chinook. Returning adults encounter flow dependent depth and velocity barriers, and a lack of resting opportunities. Juvenile fish encounter low spring flows, and high water temperatures in late spring. Often by mid-May, adults and juveniles become trapped in the flood control channel where they experience lethal temperatures. Many of these passage issues are considered imminent threats in the Snake River Salmon Recovery Plan. The Mill Creek channel upstream of the flood control project is a critical and under-utilized area for spawning and rearing of ESA listed species. Restoring fish passage to upper Mill Creek provides an important recovery opportunity for ESA listed fish, as well as good habitat for other native fish and reintroduced spring Chinook. Designs for remodeling the concrete channel to improve water velocities and depths have been implemented and tested in three previous construction projects. This project will complete construction of the Division to Roosevelt portion of the concrete channel. This project is one of multiple projects that are necessary to correct fish passage problems in the Mill Creek flood control project.

    Project Contacts    
         
Project Sponsor: Tri-State Steelheaders Inc Lead Entity: Snake River Salmon Recovery Board Lead Entity
 

   
 
Funding Agency: Recreation and Conservation Office    
  Project Manager: Alice Rubin
alice.rubin@rco.wa.gov
(360) 867-8584 		   

    Project Location    
General Area:   Mill Creek, Walla Walla WA
County:   Walla Walla
Legislative District:   16
Congressional District 2022:   05
Salmon Recovery Regions:   Snake River
Watershed Administrative Unit:   Walla Walla Agricultural Lands
HUC8:   Walla Walla (17070102)
WRIA:   Walla Walla
Sections:   21
Township:   T07NR36E
Coordinates:   46.06918891
-118.31953593

    Worksites    
Worksite NameScope of WorkActual Restoration Cost
Mill Creek channel - Division St to Roosevelt St (#1) Architectural & Engineering (A&E), Fishway chutes or pools installed (C.2.d.1) $2,131,763
 Total$2,131,763
Amounts may not be complete

    Properties    
Worksite Name Property NameLandowner Type
Mill Creek channel - Division St to Roosevelt St (#1)   Property 1 - Mill Creek channel Local Government
   Total
Amounts may not be complete

    Project Metrics (Outcomes, Benefits)    
 Category / Work Type / MetricFinal

Restoration Metrics (rolled up from Worksite level)

Fish Passage Improvement
      Fishway chutes or pools installed (C.2.d.1)
Number Of Fishway Chutes/Pools Installed (C.2.d.2) 18
      
Number of blockages / impediments / barriers impeding passage (C.2.b.4) 1

    Project Milestones    
Milestone NameTarget DateDescription
Project Start 07/01/2019
Cultural Resources Complete 07/01/2019 previously completed with 09-1187. Cultural Resources Survey required. Survey must meet standard reporting format and requirements.
Progress Report Due 03/01/2020
Annual Project Billing Due 07/31/2020
Progress Report Due 08/01/2020
Applied for Permits 08/31/2020
Progress Report Due 03/01/2021
Progress Report Due 12/22/2021
Annual Project Billing Due 12/31/2021
Permits Complete 01/03/2022
Progress Report Due 03/01/2022
Bid Awarded/Contractor Hired 03/31/2022
Landowner Agreement to RCO 05/15/2022
Funding Acknowl Sign Posted 06/15/2022
Progress Report Due 06/30/2022
Annual Project Billing Due 06/30/2022
Restoration Started 07/05/2022
Progress Report Due 12/31/2022
Progress Report Due 06/30/2023
Annual Project Billing Due 06/30/2023
Restoration Complete 11/01/2023
RCO Final Inspection 12/31/2023
Agreement End Date 12/31/2023
Other 12/31/2023 as-built drawings submitted to RCO
Final Report Due 03/31/2024
Final Billing Due 03/31/2024


    Project Attachments    
Attachment TypeAttachment TitleAttach Date
Agreement - State 19-1613 Agreement.pdf 12/26/2019
Amendment - State Amendment #3 - Time Extension - signed.pdf.pdf 06/13/2023
Amendment - State Amendment #2 - Scope Change and Match Reduction.pdf 11/02/2022
Amendment - State Amendment #1 - Time Extension.pdf 04/11/2022
Amendment request FBRB Amendment #2 Request.pdf 11/17/2022
Applicant Resolution/Authorizations App Auth.pdf 07/09/2019
Application Review Report Application Review Report, 19-1613R(compl 07/23/19 13:00:54).pdf 07/23/2019
Barrier evaluation form Mill Creek Fish Passage Assessment .pdf 07/09/2019
Barrier evaluation form Correction Analysis Form.doc.doc 07/08/2019
Correspondence Training Reimbursement Request.docx.docx 06/01/2022
Cost Estimate Cost Estimate .xlsx 07/09/2019
Design document Plans for construction bid package.pdf 02/22/2022
FBRB Final Application Questions FBRB-FinalApplicationQuestions Division to Roosevelt.docx 07/23/2019
Final project report Final Report, 19-1613 (accepted 12/19/23 07:49:19).pdf 12/19/2023
Map: Multi-site and geographic envelope MC watershed.jpg.jpg 07/08/2019
Map: Restoration Worksite Mill Creek phases - completed and planned.jpg 07/23/2019
Milestones Restoration milestone worksheet.doc.doc 07/10/2019
Photo Mill Creek current configuration.JPG.jpg 07/08/2019
Photo Mill Creek proposed channel redesign.JPG.jpg 07/08/2019
Photo Mill Creek Proposed Channel redesign aerial.jpg.jpg 07/08/2019
Plans and Bid Specifications Final Plans.pdf 07/09/2019
Progress report Progress Report, 19-1613 (accepted 07/11/23 10:39:18).pdf 07/11/2023
Progress report Progress Report, 19-1613 (accepted 01/12/23 12:01:38).pdf 01/12/2023
Progress report Progress Report, 19-1613 (accepted 07/01/22 07:26:48).pdf 07/01/2022
Progress report Progress Report, 19-1613 (accepted 03/03/22 14:19:54).pdf 03/03/2022
Progress report Progress Report, 19-1613 (accepted 01/05/22 15:38:15).pdf 01/05/2022
Progress report Progress Report, 19-1613 (accepted 02/23/21 11:29:47).pdf 02/23/2021
Progress report Progress Report, 19-1613 (accepted 08/03/20 10:14:35).pdf 08/03/2020
Project Application Report Application Report, 19-1613R (submitted 07/10/19 14:38:20).pdf 07/10/2019

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