confederated tribes of the umatilla indian reservation design and construct design and construct...

CONFEDERATED CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF TRIBES OF THE UMATILLA THE UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION INDIAN RESERVATION

Design and Construct Design and Construct

Walla Walla HatcheryWalla Walla Hatchery

BPA Project #2000-038-00BPA Project #2000-038-00

Part of Comprehensive Part of Comprehensive Walla Walla Fisheries Walla Walla Fisheries Restoration ProgramRestoration Program

Fish Passage ImprovementsFish Passage Improvements Instream Flow EnhancementInstream Flow Enhancement Watershed Protection and Watershed Protection and

RestorationRestoration Stream Habitat EnhancementStream Habitat Enhancement Artificial Propagation – Salmon Artificial Propagation – Salmon

ReintroductionReintroduction Monitoring and EvaluationMonitoring and Evaluation

Pendleton

Umatilla River

Columbia River

● Three Mile Dam

Hermiston

Westland Dam .Pendleton .Bonifer

.Imeques.Thornhollow.Minthorn

.South Fork Walla Walla

CTUIR Satellite Hatchery Facility Locations

Project LocationProject Location

WAITSBURG

DAYTONTouchet R.

Walla Walla R.

Mill Creek

So

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Fo

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North Fork

Walla Walla R.

WASHINGTON

OREGON

N. Fork Walla Walla

S. Fork Walla Walla

WALLAWALLA

MILTON - FREEWATER

Hofer Dam

Burlingame Dam

Nursery Bridge Dam

Little WW River Dam

South Fork Walla Walla Hatchery Location

South Fork Walla Walla South Fork Walla Walla AdultAdult

Holding/Spawning Holding/Spawning FacilityFacility

South Fork Walla Walla South Fork Walla Walla AdultAdult

Holding/Spawning Holding/Spawning FacilityFacility

Adult Broodstock OperationsAdult Broodstock Operations

Injection with antibiotics

Sorting before spawning

Spring Chinook Out-planting

Walla Walla Hatchery GoalsWalla Walla Hatchery GoalsGoals

• Reestablish natural spawning spring chinook

• Provide sustainable fisheries

• Develop localized broodstock

Goals

• Reestablish natural spawning spring chinook

• Provide sustainable fisheries

• Develop localized broodstock Supported by previous plans

• 1990 NPPC Subbasin Plan

• 1996 Spirit-of Salmon Tribal Restoration Plan

• 2001 NPPC Subbasin Summary

• 2004 NPCC Subbasin Plan

Supported by previous plans

• 1990 NPPC Subbasin Plan

• 1996 Spirit-of Salmon Tribal Restoration Plan

• 2001 NPPC Subbasin Summary

• 2004 NPCC Subbasin Plan

Project ObjectiveProject Objective

Assist in Walla Walla CHS restoration program by providing hatchery production

Assist in Walla Walla CHS restoration program by providing hatchery productionTask 1

Finalize plans and designs

• NPCC 3-step review process

• Step 1 - Plan to incubate and rear 500K CHS in 2004

• Step 2 - Scientific review and NEPA in 2005

• Step 3 - Final designs and construction plans in 2005

Task 1

Finalize plans and designs

• NPCC 3-step review process

• Step 1 - Plan to incubate and rear 500K CHS in 2004

• Step 2 - Scientific review and NEPA in 2005

• Step 3 - Final designs and construction plans in 2005

Project ObjectiveProject Objective

Assist in Walla Walla CHS restoration program by providing hatchery production

Assist in Walla Walla CHS restoration program by providing hatchery productionTask 2

Construct hatchery facilities

• Add on at existing South Fork WW site

• Adult holding/spawning done

• Property, intake & effluent treatment done

• Possible construction in 2006

Task 2

Construct hatchery facilities

• Add on at existing South Fork WW site

• Adult holding/spawning done

• Property, intake & effluent treatment done

• Possible construction in 2006

Walla Walla Subbasin CHS Walla Walla Subbasin CHS Artificial Production StrategiesArtificial Production Strategies

• Release 500K smolts at S. Fork WW facility site

• Adult outplanting in Touchet River and Mill Cr.

• Opportunity for within-basin M&E comparison

• Release 500K smolts at S. Fork WW facility site

• Adult outplanting in Touchet River and Mill Cr.

• Opportunity for within-basin M&E comparison

Monitoring and EvaluationMonitoring and Evaluation

• Surplus adult outplanting

• Spawning distribution and success

• Juvenile production and outmigration

• Adult passage success

• Master plan M&E component

• Within and between subbasin strategies

• Subbasin RM&E plan

• Surplus adult outplanting

• Spawning distribution and success

• Juvenile production and outmigration

• Adult passage success

• Master plan M&E component

• Within and between subbasin strategies

• Subbasin RM&E plan

Good Chance of SuccessGood Chance of Success

• Comprehensive program

• Great water quality and quantity

• Pristine headwaters

• Positive M&E results

• Cooperative Support

• Umatilla success model

• Comprehensive program

• Great water quality and quantity

• Pristine headwaters

• Positive M&E results

• Cooperative Support

• Umatilla success model

South Fork WW Pristine South Fork WW Pristine HabitatHabitat

Anticipated Project Anticipated Project ResultsResults

Broodstock

Harvest

Spawning