For the 2014 contracting period, the site development project, as part of the larger coho reintroduction project will be responsible for developing acclimation sites in the major release tributaries in the Methow and Wenatchee basins.  Current components of this contract would include site designs, permitting, biological assessments for fish use, habitat impacts, discharge studies, water rights, supplemental analyses for amendments to the existing SEPA and NEPA documents, water rights, USACE, NPDES, USFS special use permits, etc.  Outside of the majority of this work occurring for proposed acclimation sites, the permitting process and associated evaluations will be also occurring at the Natapoc FH site to include water withdrawal analyses, site design and APE for cultural surveys, continued work on discharge impacts and easement access for both water and electrical from the surface water withdrawal location and pulling in power from the Hwy. (through a special use permit with USFS).  Additional items include:

1.  Water Rights Cost-Reimbursement program that will be drafted between YN- WSDOE will include for 2014 Twisp weir and Tall Timber 2 (with the option for alternates if a site becomes unavailable).  Remnant costs associated with a CRA between Sea Springs and WSDOE for Natapoc and Eightmile are also being budgeted  to finish the process in early 2014.
2.  Test well at Twisp Weir site.  If this site falls through, the test well would likely slide to Utley, since it is our backup on the Twisp River.
3.  Various subcontracts for permit support, geotechnical work, and project oversight (bid documents, etc.) out for future site constructions (8mile (permit support only) Natapoc, Twisp Weir, Beaver Creek alternative, Merry Canyon, McComas site and Trinity).
4.  Continue Butcher Creek dredging, if needed.