Operate and maintain two wetland enhancement projects on the Desert Wildlife Area that have been funded, in part, by BPA.  This contract will provide funding to operate and maintain the enhanced wetlands for at least one year to insure that they remain functional.  The TD-1 project is near completion; and when operated this fall will fill 7 wetland basins by diverting surface water from the Frenchman Hills wasteway into wetland basins.  Enhancements at the TD-1 project included: installation of (10) water control structures, construction of ditches and dikes for water management, sculpting wetland basins to optimal depth for wetland obligate birds,  armoring 200 ft of dikes to protect against beaver and burrowing mammals, seeding disturbed soil resulting from construction activities, and tilling wetland cells to promote desirable moist soil vegetation.  Operation and maintenance of TD-1 will include: coordination with BOR and Quincy Irrigation District, inspecting /repairing enhancements, re-seeding areas that failed to establish desirable vegetation in 2007, controlling undesirable vegetation and noxious weeds, operating water control structures, producing required BPA reports, and administering the contract.  The TD-2 project, enhanced (excavation) 19 late-succession stage wetlands adjacent to the Winchester Wasteway by removing accumulated organic material from them and eliminating surface water connection to the wasteway which allows for the management of fish populations in the project ponds.  Enhancements at the TD-2 project included armoring over 1000 feet of dikes due to beaver activity, and seeding disturbed soil resulting from construction activities.   Operation and maintenance at TD-2 includes inspecting / repairing enhancements, controlling undesirable vegetation and noxious weeds,  removing fish from project ponds, producing required BPA reports, and administering the contract.  Management of the project ponds will be used to maximize habitat quality for wetland obligate birds.