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Contract 58036: 1992-026-01 CATHERINE CREEK 37 STREAM & FISH HABITAT RESTORATION
Project Number:
Title:
Grande Ronde Model Watershed
BPA PM:
Stage:
Implementation
Area:
Province Subbasin %
Blue Mountain Grande Ronde 100.00%
Contract Number:
58036
Contract Title:
1992-026-01 CATHERINE CREEK 37 STREAM & FISH HABITAT RESTORATION
Contract Continuation:
Previous: Next:
n/a
Contract Status:
Closed
Contract Description:
The project is located on a private ranch 1.7 miles west of Union, Oregon on Catherine Creek in the Upper Grande Ronde River Basin.  Catherine Creek is a major tributary to the Grande Ronde River.  The project encompasses approximately 30 acres and both banks of 0.75 miles main stem Catherine Creek and associated wetlands.  The project area is located at River mile 37 upstream from the Grande Ronde River confluence and within Reach UGS10A (Summer Steelhead) and Reach CCC3 (Spring-Summer Chinook) (Northeast Oregon Snake River Recovery Plan, Draft (NOAA, March 2012) and BiOp Expert Panel Draft Reach Delineations (BPA/BOR, April 2012).  Geographically, these reaches encompass Middle Catherine Creek from the confluence of Pyles Creek upstream to the North and South Forks of Catherine Creek.  The Project Area is also located within Reach 3 of the Bureau of Reclamation Tributary Assessment (BOR, February 2012) and has been identified as one of the highest priority reaches for restoration actions.

The overall goal of the project is to address critical habitat limiting factors in Catherine Creek, a spawning and rearing tributary for Spring-Summer Chinook Salmon and Summer Steelhead in the Upper Grande Ronde River Basin and to restore fish habitat within the natural character and function of Catherine Creek while protecting and maintaining the utility and economic viability of a working ranch.  This project’s objectives are to protect habitat, enhance floodplain connectivity and in-stream structural diversity and complexity, and enhance riparian habitat conditions assisting Salmon/Steelhead populations and habitat.  The project potentially increases water quality, reduces excessive sediment and high water temperatures, creates or enhances complex fish habitat and stream channel, especially large complex pools and large wood structures, and increases riparian vegetation.

The design for the CC-37 Project represents an approach that balances the needs and desires of the landowner with those of fish and wildlife with substantial improvements to the stream habitat.  Project benefits include an enhanced, more stable and diverse reach of Catherine Creek with higher ecosystem value especially with respect to Anadromous Salmonids.  The project area will further sustain Steelhead, Chinook, and Bull Trout as well as other species.  All will benefit from the proposed improvements to in-stream and off-channel habitats increasing the rearing capacity for these species.

In addition, the project will be protected and allowed to mature under a 10-15 year conservation easement.
Account Type(s):
Expense
Contract Start Date:
07/16/2012
Contract End Date:
06/30/2013
Current Contract Value:
$409,768
Expenditures:
$409,768

* Expenditures data includes accruals and are based on data through 31-Oct-2024.

BPA COR:
Env. Compliance Lead:
Work Order Task(s):
Contract Type:
Contract (IGC)
Pricing Method:
Cost Reimbursement (CNF)
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Deliverable Title WSE Sort Letter, Number, Title Start End Concluded
EC Compliance A: 165. Complete all envrionmental complaince and documentation 06/30/2013 12/31/2012
Reconnect historic channel meanders along Catherine Creek. B: 30. Reconnect historical channel meanders and side channel habitat 09/15/2012 09/15/2012
Install large wood and boulders along 0.75 mile reach of Catherine Creek C: 29. Install large wood complexes and boulders to increase instream complexity along Catherine Creek 09/15/2012 09/15/2012
Improve riparian and upland pasture vegetation. D: 47. Plant and seed riparian and herbaceous plants 10/26/2012 10/26/2012
Install plant protection devices E: 40. Install plant protection devices 11/30/2012 11/30/2012
Fulfill all administrative tasks with quality products and in a timely manner. F: 119. Manage Contract 06/30/2013 03/04/2013
Complete CC37 Completion Report H: 132. Completion Report - July 2012 - June 2013 06/28/2013 03/04/2013
Weed Management Plan I: 141. Weed Management Plan 07/16/2012 07/16/2012

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Primary Focal Species Work Statement Elements
Chinook (O. tshawytscha) - Snake River Spring/Summer ESU (Threatened)
  • 1 instance of WE 29 Increase Aquatic and/or Floodplain Complexity
  • 1 instance of WE 30 Realign, Connect, and/or Create Channel
  • 1 instance of WE 40 Install Fence
  • 1 instance of WE 47 Plant Vegetation
Steelhead (O. mykiss) - Snake River DPS (Threatened)
  • 1 instance of WE 29 Increase Aquatic and/or Floodplain Complexity
  • 1 instance of WE 30 Realign, Connect, and/or Create Channel
  • 1 instance of WE 40 Install Fence
  • 1 instance of WE 47 Plant Vegetation

Sort WE ID WE Title NEPA NOAA USFWS NHPA Has Provisions Inadvertent Discovery Completed
A 165 Complete all envrionmental complaince and documentation 07/16/2012
B 30 Reconnect historical channel meanders and side channel habitat 07/16/2012
C 29 Install large wood complexes and boulders to increase instream complexity along Catherine Creek 07/16/2012
D 47 Plant and seed riparian and herbaceous plants 07/16/2012
E 40 Install plant protection devices 07/16/2012
F 119 Manage Contract 07/16/2012
G 185 Quarterly Status Reports 07/16/2012
H 132 Completion Report - July 2012 - June 2013 07/16/2012
I 141 Weed Management Plan 07/16/2012