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Spokane River Project License Implementation: Enhancing Fisheries and Water Quality (2013)

The Spokane River Forum, led by Speed Fitzhugh on March 26, 2013, outlines various initiatives for improving fisheries and water quality in the Spokane River Basin. Key focus areas include the evaluation of Post Falls HED down-ramping rates, water quality monitoring in Coeur d’Alene Lake, and the implementation of erosion control measures on the Coeur d’Alene Indian Reservation. The plan also addresses aquatic weed management, bald eagle nest monitoring, and recreation management to ensure public access to natural resources effectively while fostering environmental conservation.

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Spokane River Project License Implementation: Enhancing Fisheries and Water Quality (2013)

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  1. FERC Project No. 2545 Spokane River Project License Implementation Spokane River Forum Speed Fitzhugh March 26, 2013

  2. Fisheries Idaho • 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

  3. Fisheries Washington • 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

  4. Water Quality Idaho • 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

  5. Water Quality Washington • Lake Spokane DO Water Quality Attainment Plan to reduce phosphorus • Long Lake Dam Tailrace TDG reduction • Long Lake Dam Tailrace DO improvements

  6. Aeration Manifold Aeration Bubbles

  7. Erosion • Idaho • Medimont Project – approximately 4,000 linear feet • Shadowy St. Joe River Project - approximately 7,000 linear feet

  8. Erosion • Coeur d’Alene Indian Reservation • Completed Erosion Control Inventory and Assessment • 10 year Erosion Control Implementation Plan

  9. Wetlands • Idaho 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

  10. Wetlands • Coeur d’Alene Indian Reservation • Hangman Creek Property - approximately 500 acres of wetlands and 156 acres of associated uplands • Currently developing wetland plans

  11. Aquatic Weeds • Coeur d’Alene Lake Aquatic Weed Management Plan for Tribal and non-tribal waters • Lake Spokane/Nine Mile Aquatic Weed Management Program

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. Land Use and Occupancy Land Management • Fuel reduction • Encroachments • Noxious weed control • Conservation • Public/Private Recreation

  16. Cultural Resource Programs(Idaho, Washington, and BIA 4(e) Condition No. 6) • Post Falls HPMP • Washington HPMP • Coeur d’Alene Reservation CRMP

  17. Thank you

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