Federal Register: March 2, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 39)
DOCID: fr02mr09-29 FR Doc E9-4324
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Bonneville Power Administration
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr02mr09-29
ACTION: Record of Decision; Availability:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of availability of Record of Decision (ROD).
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Lyle Falls Fish Passage Project
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
This notice announces the availability of the ROD to implement
the Proposed Action identified in the Lyle Falls Fish Passage Project EIS (DOE/EIS0397, November 2008). BPA has decided to fund
modifications to the existing Lyle Falls Fishway on the lower Klickitat
River (river mile 2.2) in Klickitat County, Washington to improve fish
passage to the upper part of the Klickitat River watershed. In addition
to improving fish passage, the modifications will facilitate collection
and monitoring of biological information for future fishery management
and enhance opportunities for adult salmonids to access and use habitat
in the upper Klickitat River. The EIS was cooperatively prepared by
BPA, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation (Yakama
Nation), the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), and the Washington Department
of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).
SUMMARY:
Lyle Falls Fish Passage Project,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The lower 10.8 miles of the Klickitat River are designated as a recreational river segment under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The USFS administers this portion of the Klickitat River and its corridor. The fishway at Lyle Falls is owned by WDFW and operated by the Yakama Nation. The existing fishway does not function effectively, particularly during low flows, and does not comply with fish passage standards established by the National Marine Fisheries Service and WDFW. The improvements will facilitate migration for spring and fall Chinook salmon, coho salmon, steelhead trout, Pacific lamprey, and bull trout, but the primary benefits will be to fall Chinook and coho salmon.
In addition to increasing fish production in the Klickitat River,
the project will contribute to an increase in fish production in the
Columbia River Basin. The project will also help BPA fulfill its Federal Columbia River Power System offsite mitigation
responsibilities under the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning
and Conservation Act, and its responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act.
Issued in Portland, Oregon, on February 20, 2009. Stephen J. Wright,
Administrator and Chief Executive Officer.
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