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Spokane River Project License Implementation
Spokane River ForumSpeed Fitzhugh
FERC Project No. 2545
March 26, 2013
FisheriesIdaho• Post Falls HED down-ramping rate • Post Falls HED minimum flow evaluation (temp &
flow)• St. Maries catch-out pond• North Fork CDA River conservation easement• Marble Creek splash dam
FisheriesWashington• Upper Falls 3-year baseline assessment on
resident fish• Monroe Street to Nine Mile trout spawning habitat
evaluation• Rainbow trout stocking in Upper Falls and Plese
Flats• Lake Spokane creel survey and rainbow trout
stocking program
Water QualityIdaho• Cooperate with IDEQ and Coeur d’Alene Tribe to complete
water quality monitoring in Coeur d’Alene Lake• Cooperate with IDEQ and the Spokane River Association to
complete water quality monitoring in the upper Spokane River
• Post Falls HED TDG monitoring
Washington• Lake Spokane DO Water Quality Attainment Plan to reduce
phosphorus• Long Lake Dam Tailrace TDG reduction• Long Lake Dam Tailrace DO improvements
Water Quality
Aeration Manifold
Aeration Bubbles
ErosionIdaho • Medimont Project – approximately 4,000 linear feet• Shadowy St. Joe River Project - approximately 7,000 linear
feet
Erosion
Coeur d’Alene Indian Reservation• Completed Erosion Control Inventory and Assessment • 10 year Erosion Control Implementation Plan
WetlandsIdaho Wetland and Riparian Habitat Protection
Plan• Shadowy St. Joe Project - approximately 128 acres
Lake Spokane Wetland Plan • Little Spokane Wetland Property – approximately 50 acres
of wetlands with 59 acres of associated uplands
Wetlands
Coeur d’Alene Indian Reservation • Hangman Creek Property - approximately 500 acres of
wetlands and 156 acres of associated uplands• Currently developing wetland plans
Aquatic Weeds
• Coeur d’Alene Lake Aquatic Weed Management Plan for Tribal and non-tribal waters • Lake Spokane/Nine Mile Aquatic Weed
Management Program
Bald Eagles
Second year of annual monitoring of known nests • Nineteen nests in 19 territories
Surveyed for new nests• Nine new nests
Documented eagle usage in Project area• Four new alternative nests• Five new nests in territories
Recreation Management Plan
Amended in 2013• Higgins Point • Nine Mile Recreation
Area• Loff’s Bay/St. Maries • Trailer Park Wave• Huntington Park• Chatcolet Boat Ramp
Washington State Parks Recreation and Land
Management Agreement
Nine Mile and Lake Spokane• Consistent management• Ensures continued public
access of WSP, WDNR, and Avista properties• Cost effective for all
parties
Land Use and Occupancy
Land Management• Fuel reduction• Encroachments• Noxious weed control• Conservation• Public/Private Recreation
Cultural Resource Programs(Idaho, Washington, and BIA 4(e) Condition No. 6)
• Post Falls HPMP• Washington HPMP• Coeur d’Alene Reservation CRMP
Thank you