2014
WRIA 9 Capital Project
Priorities and Budgets
Decision Items
•Approve 2014 WRIA 9 SRFB
Habitat Project Priorities & Budget
•Approve 2015-2017 PSAR Large
Capital Project Priorities
•Approve 2014 WRIA 9 CWM Habitat
Capital & Program Budget
Salmon Recovery Funding Board
Project Criteria • WRIA 9 Salmon Habitat Plan Policy MS-1: 40% Transition Zone
30% Rearing Habitats (Middle Green, Lower Green, Duwamish and Marine Nearshore)
30% Spawning Habitats • Previous projects move forward • Portfolio of projects in different phases
• Coordination with other grant funding sources
Salmon Recovery Funding
Board Project Selection Process
1. WRIA 9 Salmon Habitat Plan
2. WRIA 9 Prioritization Methodology
3. Implementation Technical Committee
ranked projects
4. 3-Year Workplan
5. 3-Year Workplan becomes the basis for
selecting projects for funding
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
CWM 2014
SFRB 2014
PSAR 2015
Grant Timelines
Typical Funding Sources
•Salmon Funding Recovery Board
(SRFB)
•Puget Sound Acquisition and
Restoration (PSAR)
•King County Cooperative Watershed
Management (CWM)
Other Funding Sources • Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program
(ESRP)
• Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem
Restoration Project (PSNERP)
• Army Corps of Engineers Ecosystem
Restoration Project (ERP)
• Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program
(WWRP)
• Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account (ALEA)
• Conservation Futures Tax Levy (CFT) and
Parks Expansion Levy
• Local Project Sponsor Contribution (5-10%)
2014 SRFB Funding
•Amount Available:
$327,353 2014 SRFB Allocation
$ 79,665 Prior year return funds
TOTAL $407,018
Proposed projects Project Name
and Sponsor
Funding
Request
Project
Phase
Mill
Creek/Green
River
Confluence
(RM 23.7)
$407,018 Construction
Porter Levee
Restoration
Project
(RM 34)
$407,018 Construction
Leber Homestead Floodplain
Wetland Creation Project
Salmon Habitat Plan
• Conservation Hypothesis
▫ LG-1 (Tier 1): Protecting and creating/restoring
habitat that provides refuge (particularly side
channels, off channels and tributary access)
and habitat complexity . . . for juvenile salmon
over a range of flow conditions and at a variety
of locations . . . will enhance habitat quality and
quantity and lead to greater juvenile salmon
residence time, greater growth, and higher
survival”
Future Artists Rendition
Green River Flows During
Outmigration
Funding Source Type Year Amount
PSAR State 2013 135,541
PSAR (2013
remainder)
State 2014 357,221
PSAR (returns
from Downey
Farmstead)
State 2014 79,665
SRFB State 2014 327,353
CWM Local 2014 787,846
City of Kent Local 2014 100,000
PSAR (proposed) Local 2015 500,000
TOTAL 2,287,626
Mill Creek – Leber Construction Costs
Porter Levee
Restoration
Project
Study site
Porter Site
Existing Levee
Containment
levee
Backwater Remnant River
Ch.
• Remove exist. revetment
• 11 habitat jams • 8 deflector jams • 1,600’ new rock
revetment on South GVR
• Wood piles/roughness on North GVR
• Revegetation
Preferred
Alternative
Revenue Secured for Design: • $340,000 ($200K SRFB + $140K KC) for 30% Design
(complete) • $750,000 (Corps) for 100% Design (to be completed in
2014)
Estimated Construction Cost: • ~$5,000,000
Possible Sources of Funding: • Large Sources: Corps (65%), PSAR (85%), Floodplains
by Design (100%) • Match Sources: SRFB, CWM, KC SWM, Flood Control
District
Approve List of Projects and
Funding Amounts
Mill Creek – Leber for
$408,018
Porter Levee Setback
Restoration as alternate
CWM – WRIA 9 Forum Decision
Puget Sound Acquisition and
Restoration
Large Capacity Project Priorities
2015-2017
•State funding identified for Puget
Sound restoration
•For 2013, included in Governor’s
budget for $50 million
•Projects selected competitively
2015 PSAR Project List
Implementation Technical
Committee Recommendation:
▫Porter Levee
▫Downey Farmstead
▫McSorley Creek
Downey Farmstead Side
Channel Creation Project
Downey Farmstead
Green River Flows During
Outmigration
Funding
• ~210,000 CY of excavation needed;
• Frager Road realignment included;
• Total Project Cost: $6.0 Million;
• PSAR Large Capital Projects Request: $4,891,000
Future Artists Rendition
Saltwater State Park
McSorley Creek Project
PSAR Large Capacity Project
List Forum Decision
•Approve projects to go forward for
2015-2017 grant round
Porter Levee Setback
Downey Farmstead
McSorley Creek Nearshore
Armoring Removal
Cooperative Watershed Management
Grant Program
1,50200,000
• Revenue Available: $1,508,846
• Project list needs to be approved by
WRIA 9 Forum- tonight
• King County Flood District to
approve project list August 25gust
26
WRIA 9 - Cooperative Watershed
Management Grant Funding
Expenditures Amount
Small Grant/Stewardship Grant Round 25,000
Porter Levee Setback - Construction 300,000
Mill Creek/Green River Confluence -
Leber
787,846
WRIA 9 Capital Implementation/Outreach 225,000
Environmental Science Center – Env. Ed. 30,000
Beach Naturalist Program 21,000
Green River Smolt Trap 45,000
Monitoring Baseline Conditions 40,000
Programmatic Survey 25,000
Green River Chinook Productivity
Analysis
10,000
TOTAL $1,508,846
Small Grant/
Stewardship
Grant Round
$25,000
Porter Levee Setback
Construction
Mill Creek – Leber
Construction
Improving Watershed Health
Environmental Science Center
WRIA 9 Capital Implementation/
Outreach and Communication
Products • Supports Habitat Project and Program
Coordination
• Provide technical support
• Knowledge of funding resources
• Track progress
• Coordinate stakeholder presentations
• Strategy Sessions
• Raise awareness through outreach, marketing and branding
• Special Communications
Beach Naturalist Program
Seattle Aquarium
Monitoring: Program
Implementation Survey
• Solicit information from ILA jurisdictions and others ▫ What activities are they doing that
support the WRIA 9 Salmon Habitat Plan Land use activities Water quality monitoring
Project effectiveness monitoring ▫ What are the ways we can help
Monitoring:
Land cover example Lower Green River
Landcover categories
Agricultural Land
Bare Ground
Grass
Impervious Surface
Ornamental Landscapes
Other
Shrubs
Trees
0 225 450112.5 Feet
µ
Monitoring:
Vegetation/Landcover
mapping of Duwamish
Monitoring: Map Intertidal Fill
Approve List of Projects
and Funding Amounts
CWM – WRIA 9 Forum
Decision
Questions?