Lyle Falls Fish Passage Project
Klickitat County, Washington

• PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

  In 2006, at the recommendation by the Northwest Power Planning Council, BPA commenced with an environmental analysis of the proposed Lyle Falls Fishway modifications. This project is located on the lower Klickitat River in Klickitat County, Washington, about two miles from the confluence with the Columbia River. The modifications would improve fish passage for salmonids, facilitate fish movements into spawning areas of the Klickitat River watershed, and facilitate collection and monitoring of biological information for future fishery management. The primary benefits of the project would be to fall Chinook and coho salmon, but the improvements would also facilitate migration for spring Chinook salmon, steelhead trout, Pacific lamprey and coho salmon. The Lyle Falls Fishway is owned by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and operated by the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation.

• CURRENT STATUS:

  BPA completed and issued a draft and final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on March and December 2008, respectively for this project. BPA then followed by issuing a Record of Decision (ROD) on February 20, 2009 in which the Administrator granted approval to fund the proposed (preferred) action as defined in the EIS.

  BPA has prepared a supplemental analysis to address design changes made subsequent to the Final EIS and ROD. Based on the supplement analysis, BPA has determined that a supplemental EIS is not required. Construction began in August 2009 and will be completed in 2011.

• CONTACT:

  For further information on this project, please contact Nancy Weintraub, Environmental Project Manager, Bonneville Power Administration - KEC-4, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, Oregon, 97208-3621; direct telephone number (503) 230-5373; fax number (503) 230-5699; or email address: nhweintraub@bpa.gov.

• DOCUMENTS:

  Supplement Analysis (51Kb pdf) (07/29/09)
  Revised Mitigation Action Plan (75Kb pdf) (07/28/09)
  
  Record of Decision
  ROD Public Letter (28Kb pdf) (02/23/09)
  ROD with Mitigation Action Plan (102Kb pdf) (02/20/09)
  
  Final EIS Documents
  Final EIS Public Letter (70Kb pdf) (11/07/08)
  Final EIS Cover (223Kb pdf) (November 2008)
  Final EIS (2.4MB pdf) (November 2008)
  
  Draft EIS Documents
  Lyle Falls Tribal Letter (38Kb pdf) (05/22/08)
  Public Letter (37Kb pdf) (03/27/08)
  Comment Form (70Kb pdf) (03/27/08)
  Draft EIS (2.1MB pdf) (03/27/08)
  
  Abstract and figures not embedded in the Draft EIS:
  Abstract (16Kb pdf) (03/27/08)
  Front and Back Cover Draft EIS (223Kb pdf) (03/27/08)
  Figure 1-1 (379Kb pdf) (03/27/08)
  Figure 2-1 (308Kb pdf) (03/27/08)
  Figure 3-1 (807Kb pdf) (03/27/08)
  Figure 3-5 (807Kb pdf) (03/27/08)
  Figure 3-6 (1.1MB pdf) (03/27/08)
  Figure 3-7 (6.6MB pdf) (03/27/08)
  Figure 3-8 (183Kb pdf) (03/27/08)
  
  Public Scoping Documents
  Public Scoping Letter (119Kb pdf) (06/26/06)
  Public Scoping Letter to Nez Perce Tribe (29Kb pdf) (06/26/06)
  Public Scoping Letter to Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (29Kb pdf) (06/26/06)
  Public Scoping Letter to Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon (29Kb pdf) (06/26/06)
  Public Scoping Letter to Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation (29Kb pdf) (06/26/06)
  Notice of Intent (83Kb pdf) (06/26/06)
  Project Vicinity Map (299Kb pdf) (06/26/06)
  Public meeting boards (145Kb pdf) (06/26/06)
  EIS Timeline (67Kb pdf) (06/26/06)