YAQUINA RIVER ANDAND TRIBUTARIESTRIBUTARIES OREGON
REVIEW REPORTREPORT
TRANSCRIPT OF PUBLIC HEARINGHEARING
Held atat Toledo, OregonOregon 27 AprApril i I 1965
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PREPARED BYBY U..U.S. S. ARMYARMY ENGINEERENGINEER DISTRICT,DISTRICT, PORTLANDPORTLAND CORPS OF ENGINEERSENGINEERS JULY 19651965
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YAQUINA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIESTRIBUTARIES
OREGON
REVIEW RRPORTREPORT
TRANSCRIPT
OF
PUBLIC REARINGHEARING
HELD IN TOLEDO, OREGON
27 APRIL 19651965
Prepared byby U. S. Army Engineer District,District, PortlandPortland Corps of Engineers July 1965
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Index of Participants ------i
Attendance ------ii
List of Exhibits Presented ------iv
Oral Statements ------1 23 ExhibitsExhibits------23
PARTICIPANTS IN HEARING
HELD AT
TOLEDO, OREGON
27 April 19651965
NAME PAGE
Colonel William J.J. TalbottTalbott 1
Alfred J. Jones 3
Bert J. Olin 5
Alan D. Anderson 6
Dr. MatthewMatthew CruberGruber 7
Walter D.D. Jaspers 8
Rollie F. Rousseau 9
Roy E. SamsSams 9
Ralph H. ImlerImler 11
Sid Knox 14
Thomas M.N. Lashbaugh 15
Edward C.G. DahlDahl 16
Claus Christiansen 16
Ralph MacomberNacomber 17
MattNatt Spellman 17
Thor Linden 18 ATTENDANCE AT HEARING HELD AT TOLEDO, OREGON
27 AprilApril 19651965
NAME ADDRESS
Anderson, Alan D.D. Newport, Oregon Bates, Opal V.V. Toledo, Oregon Bell, Lowell G. Newport, Oregon Black, George 0. Portland, Oregon Breese, Wilbur P.P. Newport, Oregon Busher, Sylvester C.C. Toledo, Oregon Campbell, Don R.R. Corvallis, Oregon Christiansen, ClausClaus Toledo, Oregon Coxen, Betty J.J. Toledo, Oregon Dahl, EdwardEdward G.G. Toledo, Oregon Dahi,Dahl, LoreneLorene J.J. Toledo, Oregon Eggen, Harold A.A. Newport, Oregon Fieber, Dorothy E.E. Toledo, Oregon Gilstrak, Faye Harlan, OregonOregon Gilstrak, RalphRalph J.J. Harlan, Oregon Gruber, Matthew Toledo, Oregon Holt, Lavera Newport, Oregon Hooven, EdwardEdward F.F. Corvallis, Oregon Imler,linler, RalphRalph H. Portland, Oregon Jaspers, Walter D.D. Salem, Oregon Johnson, Mrs. HansHans M.M. Toledo, Oregon Johnson, Morris W. Toledo, Oregon Jones, Alfred iJ. Toledo, Oregon Knox, SidSid Seal Rock, Oregon Larson, Philip J.J. Newport, Oregon Lashbaugh, ThomasThomas M.M. Newport, Oregon Lawrence, Shirley A. Toledo, Oregon Lechner, Eula 3.J. Seal Rock, Oregon Lemmon, Walter I.I. Toledo, Oregon Linden, ThorThor Toledo, Oregon Maconiber,Macomber, RalphRalph E.E. Toledo, Oregon Macpherson, GordonGordon L.L. Waldport, Oregon Miller, Harry R.R. Logsden, Oregon Miller, Mike Siletz, Oregon Mitchell, Millie E.E. Toledo, Oregon Moffitt, David S.S. Waldport, Oregon Montgomery, RubyRuby E.E. Toledo, Oregon Morrison, GeorgeGeorge W. Toledo, Oregon Olcott, Gordon W. Salem, Oregon Olin, Bert 3.J. Toledo, Oregon OVerholser,Overholser, James L. Corvallis, Oregon Ralphs, H. H. H. Salem, Oregon
ii11 NAME - ADDRESS Roberts, Alvin L,L. Toledo, Oregon Rousseau, Rollie F.F. Newport, OregonOregon Rymery, Harold W.. Newport, Oregon Sallee, ErnestErnest W.w. Newport, Oregon Sams,Sains, RoyRoy E.E. Milwaukie, OregonOregon Sanderson, Roy B.B. Beaverton, Oregon Scoville, Buell H.H. Toledo, OregonOregon Snow, Charles D. Newport, Oregon Speliman,Spellman, Matt L.L. Newport, Oregon Stoevener, Herbert H.H. Corvallis, Oregon Stone, William C.C. Toledo, Oregon Trevillian, Wilma R.R. Toledo, OregonOregon VanSanten, George E.E. Salem, Oregon Wimer, GeraldGerald W. Salem, Oregon
i-li-iii EXHIBITS PRESENTED AT HEARING AT TOLEDO, OREGON
27 April 1965
Exhibit Presented by No. (Person or Agency) Page
1 Port of Toledo, Alfred J. Jones 23
2 Dr. MatthewMatthew GruberCruber 214.24
3 U. S.s. Public Health Service, Walter D. Jaspers 211.24
4 Oregon State Game Commission, Rollie F. Rousseau 25
5 Fish Commission of Oregon, Roy E. Sams 25
6 Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, Ralph H. ImlerImler 25
7 State WaterWater Resources Board ofof Oregon 26
8 R. W. Harris, George W. Morrison,Morrison, Dee E. Henderson, Albert F. Nosack 27
9 U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural StabilizationStabilization and Conservation Service, Lavera Holt 27
10 Edward G.C. Dahl 27
11 Virgil Folmsbee 28
iv RECORD OF ORALORAL TESTIMONY PUBLIC HEARING YAQUINA RIVER ANDAND TRIBUTARIES,TRIBUTARIES, OREGON Toledo, Oregon
27 April 1965
COL. TALBOTT: If everyone is all set,set, we will openopen andand followfollow nownow with this public hearing on the Yaquina River andand tributariestributaries inin OregonOregon for discussion ofof thethe needs,needs. andand desiresdesires forfor waterwater resource developmentdevelopment and general planplan ofof improvement.improvement.
I am Colonel Talbott,Talbott, PortlandPortland DistrictDistrict Engineer of the Army's Corps of Engineers. I have withwith meme several people here who will help me keepkeep a good record of the proceedings today so that we will havehave aa completecomplete transcript ofof thethe hearing.hearing. Mr. Fred Ingram,Ingram, ChiefChief ofof PlanningPlanning in thethe Portland District; Henry Stewart, Chief of Basin Planning;Planning; Jerry Belian, who isis inin thethe back; Mr. Rice and Mr. ClossonClosson areare keepingkeeping aa recordrecord ofof thethe hearing.
This hearing is being held to obtain and record anan expressionexpression ofof views of allall interestedinterested parties regarding potentials,potentials, needsneeds andand desiresdesires for water and related resource development inin the.areathe area drained by thethe Yaquina River.
The Corps of Engineers has been authorized by thethe CongressCongress toto make aa review of past studiesstudies onon Yaquina River.River. Funds for initiationinitiation of thisthis review study have been mademade available by the Congress. This hearing isis the first stepstep inin thatthat review study.study. It is your hearing.hearing. I'll saysay thatthat several times in mymy introductory remarksremarks -- I want toto emphasize that it is your hearing. The work of the people inin thethe YaquinaYaquina RiverRiver with thethe Congressional delegation resulted in both thethe studystudy authorization,authorization, which was made inin 1947,1947, and the present appropriationappropriation ofof funds.funds. Your statements, as presented and recorded here, and you have twotwo choiceschoices ---- you cancan eithereither come up and sit in a chair and use this mike, oror youyou cancan standstand rightright atat the speakers standstand andand make youryour statementstatement --- - butbut II wouldwould appreciateappreciate it if those whowho havehave statements to makemake wouldwould put it into the microphonemicrophone to make sure we have a full record of the hearing. Your statements, asas recorded then, will be a guide to the Corps andand otherother cooperatingcooperating agen-agen cies in prosecuting the studies and this complete transcripttranscript of thethe hearing will accompany our report to the Congress when thethe studystudy isis com-com pleted.
Before going further, I would like toto saysay aa fewfew words aboutabout thethe cards. Most of you have already received oneone ofof thesethese cardscards andand filledfilled it out. I'd like to have the cards filled outout byby everyevery person present to be sure we do have aa completecomplete recordrecord ofof whowho isis here.here. We also get your names and addresses, or whether or not you have anyany particularparticular statementstatement in case we later want to follow up by contacting someone whowho waswas presentpresent today. There isis room on the card to write a brief statementstatement if you do not wish to make an oral presentation, but you do have an opinion you'd like to explain. If you have notnot filledfilled inin thethe cardcard andand handedhanded itit in,in, please dodo soso now.now. Is there anyone here whOwho has notnot receivedreceived oneone ofof thethe cards?
The flood control studies of the Corps of Engineers in the Yaquina River area began in 1936 under the authority of the Flood Control ActAct approved 22 June 19361936 andand anan ActAct approvedapproved 11 JulyJuly 1935.1935. A preliminary examination was made as prescribed by law and was reviewed by the BoardBoard of Engineers forfor Rivers andand Harbors.Harbors. On thethe basis ofof thatthat preliminarypreliminary examination, aa surveysurvey report was authorizedauthorized 2929 JulyJuly 1937.1937.
On 26 December 19401940 thethe CorpsCorps submittedsubmitted thethe surveysurvey report.report. The Corps had investigated the possibilities of providing suitable protection to tidal areas in the vicinity of Toledo and on Pooles Slough but found that the cost of thethe necessary workwork wouldwould exceedexceed thethe benefits.benefits. The Corps did findfind thatthat protectionprotection ofof landland inin thethe MillMill FourFour DistrictDistrict werewere justified.justified. The plan provided forfor the closureclosure ofof Boones andand Nutes Slough by earth dams equippedequipped withwith tidetide gatesgates toto taketake carecare ofof interiorinterior drainage.drainage. As a result of these recommendations, the closures of Boones and Nutes Slough were constructedconstructed inin 1948.1948.
The only work the Corps of Engineers has done in the area since that time is the 1955 emergency flood repair work to rehabilitate a levee and tide gate onon DepoeDepoe Slough.Slough.
As requestedrequested by you and thethe Congress, when thethe reviewreview study was authorized, thethe reviewreview will reevaluate previous studies and reports on flood control. It willwill take into account both changedchanged needsneeds andand condi-condi tions in the basin, and changes inin Federal policy since thethe last studies were made.made. Of these changes, the latter are probably more important so far as the possibility of developing aa justifiablejustifiable projectproject planplan isis con-con cerned. Because of Federal legislationlegislation enactedenacted sincesince thethe lastlast studiesstudies were made, wewe cancan nownow taketake intointo accountaccount upup toto sevenseven potentialpotential project functions, depending on what we find appropriate, in consideration of your expressions today, when we formulate plans for water resource concon- trol and development. Originally we consideredconsidered principallyprincipally floodflood control.control. The possibility of serving additional purposes increases the possibility that a project oror projectsprojects cancan bebe shownshown toto bebe economicallyeconomically feasible.feasible.
The project functions whichwhich can now be considered include flood control, irrigation, power generation, water supply, water quality control, fishfish andand wildlife enhancementenhancement andand recreation.recreation. In considering all those functions,functions, andand inin planningplanning toto satisfysatisfy needsneeds inin thosethose fields,fields, the Corps of Engineers will relyrely onon thethe cooperation,cooperation, adviceadvice andand assist-assist ance of other Federal and State agencies, manymany of which,which, of course,course, areare represented herehere today.today. We expect that the result will be to develop a framework plan forfor futurefuture water resourceresource controlcontrol andand development.development. We
2 also expect to recommend for construction any projects which can be shown to be locally acceptable and economically justifiable.
Now letlet me re-emphasize. This is your hearing, youryour opportunity to help, by making aa recordrecord ofof whatwhat you want and need from water and related resource control and development. The record of thethe hearing will bebe a guide to the Corps of Engineers andand to other interested agencies in making the necessary review studies.studies.
We will now go on with thethe hearing sincesince I have completed thatthat littlelittle bit of background. We will call onon thosethose whowho havehave indicatedindicated on their cards that they have some statement they would likelike toto make.make. When youyou are called on, please speak into the microphone so we can get aa goodgood record, including your name and whatever groupgroup oror organizationorganization youyou repre-repre sent. If you have a prepared statement,statement, you may read it or you may brief it, or you may submit itit toto us without anyany comment.comment. At thethe endend ofof thethe hearing II will have itit readread intointo thethe record.record. In any case, both your written statements andand what you have to saysay will be made a part ofof thethe recording ofof thisthis hearing.hearing. If you have any oral statementstatement and don't have a written statement, don't hesitate toto stepstep rightright up andand make youryour state-state ment.
I will now call on thethe people whowho havehave indicatedindicated they would likelike toto speak this morning. First, Mr. Alfred J.J. Jones,Jones, thethe PortPort ofof Toledo,Toledo, herehere in Toledo.
MR. JONES:JONES: Thank you, Colonel. I do have a prepared statement and I wouldwould like to read itit because many who areare here will be interested in it also.
We appreciate this opportunity to appear before the U. S. Army Engineers Board to present some of our problems which arisearise fromfrom ourour work in administering activities onon thethe YaquinaYaquina RiverRiver andand its tributaries. We also appreciate your interestinterest inin affordingaffording us the means of expressing some of our ideas on plans and needsneeds whichwhich willwill improveimprove thethe commercial,commercial, fishery and recreational potentials ofof thisthis stream.
Our twotwo most immediateimmediate needs,needs, wewe feel,feel, are a program ofof maintenance of the navigability of thethe riverriver throughthrough thethe controlcontrol andand removal ofof debris, and the proper deepening andand maintenance ofof the channels forfor itsits entire length.length.
The Toledo PortPort CommissionCommission hashas alwaysalways encounteredencountered problems inin keep-keep ing debris outout ofof thethe Yaquina.Yaquina. In the past, extensiveextensive activitiesactivities ofof loggers, manymany of whom used littlelittle care inin theirtheir cleaning operations, were partially responsibleresponsible forfor thethe condition.condition. But this has not been aa major factor in recent years as loggersloggers becamebecame more aware of the problem and have cooperated with the Port Commission in river maintenance.
It is natural that a streamstream likelike thethe YaquinaYaquina wouldwould have considerable drift which must constantlyconstantly bebe workedworked on toto maintain navigation asas well
3 as enhance itit forfor recreationalrecreational purposes. The river is affected by tidestides which sweepsweep debris intointo pooispools and move itit downstream onon outgoingoutgoing tides,tides, and upstream on thethe incomingincoming tides.tides. Always thesethese collectionscollections ofof debrisdebris move upstream furtherfurther thanthan theythey move downstream withwith thethe risingrising andand falling tides.tides.
This results inin heavy concentrations of debris inin thethe upper riverriver especially, and in many cases the entire stream isis blocked by logs,logs, brush and trees which have fallen into the river from rain-soaked banks.
The Port Commission made a start in river cleaning andand lastlast summersummer employed, under contract, a firm which worked over a period of severalseveral months removingremoving debrisdebris fromfrom thethe stream.stream. Good progress was noted but there was hardly aa dent made inin thethe over-allover-all project.project.
The storms and floods of DecemberDecember and January, of course, played havoc with allall ofof ourour work.work. These left the Yaquina packedpacked withwith debrisdebris of all sorts,sorts, ranging from clumps of brush toto hugehuge treestrees whichwhich fellfell intointo the channel and were swept downstream until they snaggedsnagged bridges oror shallows and created dams which in manymany places bridged thethe entireentire river.river.
Any clearance project on the river can never be completelycompletely solvedsolved unless somesome work isis done also along thethe riverriver banks.banks. Part of the debris which isis now causing us soso much trouble, ofof course,course, isis aa thingthing thatthat willwill continue toto plagueplague us.us. This is the problem ofof treestrees closeclose toto thethe river'sriver's edge which each winter, as rains soften thethe earth,earth, oftenoften toppletopple intointo thethe channel and eventually are swept into the stream.
A clearance project, to be effective, shouldshould includeinclude removingremoving treestrees close to the river's edge which are likely toto bebe dislodgeddislodged andand becomebecome aa part of thethe debris problem.
We believe a program of maintenance inin thisthis areaarea ofof riverriver clearanceclearance is one whichwhich requires the helphelp of agencies such as yours and one which should be carried onon constantly.constantly.
Another phase of river clearance which shouldshould bebe correctedcorrected isis thatthat of removing the many "deadheads" or sunken logs.logs. Many are not aware of the seriousness of this problem since the logslogs areare coveredcovered byby water andand are not seen.seen. But they are numerous andand aa hazard toto commercialcommercial naviga-naviga tion as well as toto thethe recreationist.recreationist. Over a period of many years thesethese sunken logs have been accumulating.accumulating. They have comecome fromfrom laxlax logginglogging operations inin days past and broken loglog raftsrafts throughthrough thethe yearsyears untiluntil today it would be nearly impossible to count them.them. Certainly they limitlimit the full utilization of the Yaquina, both commercially and recreationallyrecreationally and they are a problem which demand attention.attention.
In manymany places, too, on the upper river especially, therethere areare many piling standing near thethe bank and ,frequentlyirequently alongalong thethe deeperdeeper channelchannel which shouldshould bebe removed.removed. These, too, were driven inin years past atat sawmillsawmill
4 locations to createcreate holdingholding ponds,ponds, or they became dolphins for log rafts. None has been used inin years.years. And thesethese shouldshould be removedremoved not only to improve the scenic valuevalue ofof the stream but to enhance the safety of those using it.it.
Another area of improvement which isis aa continuingcontinuing oneone and one which is tremendously importantimportant toto the economyeconomy of the region is the maintenancemaintenance and deepening of the river channelchannel betweenbetween ToledoToledo andand Newport.Newport.
The Corps of Engineers has been tremendously cooperativecooperative inin thethe past with thisthis project and from timetime toto timetime sendsend dredgingdredging crewscrews herehere toto removeremove silt from the channel.channel.
Traffic on the river, if anything, is heavier todaytoday than inin thethe past as our industries useuse the Yaquina to bring inin and shipship out cargos. For instance, Georgia-PacificGeorgia-Pacific Corporation receives its fuelfuel oil fromfrom ocean-ocean going barges whichwhich come to Toledo from the Bay Region of California andand the same firm, for the pastpast several months,months, has been bringing thethe chipschips for its pulppulp andand paperpaper plantsplants from other ports along thethe Oregon coast.
Large ocean bargesbarges loaded with up to 1,200 units of chips each triptrip have been arriving at Toledo on a scheduleschedule ofof twotwo perper week. In addition, local millsmills such asas CascadiaCascadia Lumber Co. and Guy Roberts Lumber Co. shipship a great dealdeal ofof lumber viavia ocean barges which for economic reasons must be loaded at the Toledo docks.
For this reason we would likelike toto askask thethe EngineersEngineers toto considerconsider regu-regu lar maintenancemaintenance ofof the channel to required depths and indeed deepen itit inin some areas in orderorder that the ocean barge traffic can use the river with-with out fear of encountering the difficulties of groundinggrounding theirtheir craftcraft inin shallow spots.
Recently membersmembers of the Port of ToledoToledo authorizedauthorized aa proposalproposal thatthat a request be mademade to your agency toto deepen thethe channelchannel toto 1212 feetfeet atat lowlow water for the entire stretch between Toledo andand Newport soso thatthat bargebarge traffic mightmight develop and increase. Such a project would materiallymaterially help thethe economy of thethe areaarea throughthrough increasedincreased shippingshipping andand thethe resultantresultant employment.
Again let me say that we appreciate thisthis opportunityopportunity toto talktalk toto youyou people and to discuss our problems with you. Thank you.you. I have somesome copies of this I will hand in.in.
COL. TALBOTT: Next I would likelike toto callcall onon Mr.Mr. BertBert J.J. OlinOlin whowho isis also withwith the Port of Toledo.Toledo.
MR. OLIN:OLIN: Thank you, ColonelColonel Talbott.Talbott. My interestsinterests are,are, ofof course,course, in the Port ofof Toledo.Toledo. My interests alsoalso lielie inin thethe useuse ofof thethe existingexisting Toledo AirportAirport and its extension program which we have comingcoming inin thethe nextnext few years.
5 During the last period when theythey were dredging thethe river,river, in 1955, north of the Georgia-Pacific site there was a largelarge amount of dredging in the area now which is adjacent toto thethe airport.airport. At that time thethe pro-pro gram for the airport construction was not known so we didn't utilize the spoilage from the dredging in the area in which we do now have the airair- port.
The existing airport is muchmuch too small for thethe aircraft that will be used by the Georgia-Pacific Corporation, andand we have desires of ex-ex tending thisthis airport.airport. The airport isis ownedowned byby thethe BoardBoard ofof AeronauticsAeronautics and is 1,810 feetfeet long.long. We wish toto extendextend thisthis airportairport toto 3,3003,300 feetfeet so that it could be used by largelarge aircraft.aircraft.
In the area south of thethe airport approachapproach andand onon thethe northnorth sideside wewe would be extending both ends and we could use inin thethe vicinity of 200,000 cubic yards of sandsand oror dredgingdredging materialmaterial fromfrom thethe river.river. I wish it could be in the record that this area is in great need for the people who useuse the airport and that when you are doing some dredging, you could consider this area for your spoilage which would bebe ofof greatgreat importanceimportance toto thethe development ofof thethe airport.airport. Thank youyou very much.
COL.COt. TALBOTT: Thank you, Mr. Olin.Olin. Incidentally, there is no par-par ticular reason for the sequence in which II amam callingcalling onon thesethese individuals.individuals. If anyone wants toto speakspeak earlyearly becausebecause ofof somesome otherother appointment,appointment, wewe would be gladglad toto considerconsider requests.requests. Mr. Alan D. Anderson, Georgia-PacificGeorgia-Pacific Corporation.
MR. ANDERSON: I represent the Georgia-Pacific Corporation,Corporation, PaperPaper Division herehere inin Toledo.Toledo. I would like to make aa brief statement.statement.
We of thethe corporation are interested in the Yaquina River and its tributaries for industrialindustrial use, primarily. We areare interestedinterested inin beingbeing able to use the river below forfor shipping, transportationtransportation facilities,facilities, butbut we are primarily interestedinterested inin itit asas aa waterwater resource.resource. Our present per-per mit allows us the use of 13 million gallons per day from the tributary of Olalla Creek.Creek. At thethe present time we areare inin shortshort supplysupply withwith thisthis quantity ofof water.water. Of course, for record purposes, we wish toto statestate that our future requirements may be as much as double thisthis 1313 million gallons, or a totaltotal ofof 2626 million gallons perper day.day.
We are willing to work with the Corps of Engineers or any otherother State or locallocal agencies toto obtainobtain the best utilization ofof thethe waterwater resources inin thisthis area.area.
That isis about allall we havehave toto saysay now, andand we wishwish toto thankthank thethe Engineers forfor thethe opportunityopportunity toto speak.speak.
COL. TALBOTT: Thank you, Mr. Anderson. Mr. WalterWalter Leminon.Lemmon. -- Dr. Matthew Gruber.Gruber.
6 DR. GRUBER: Thank you, ColonelColonel Talbott.Talbott. I havehave a prepared state-state ment which I will leave with you, but I would likelike toto read itit atat thisthis time.
As an introduction, I am Dr. Matthew Gruber of Toledo, presently aa member of thethe Lincoln County SchoolSchool BoardBoard andand ChairmanChairman ofof thethe ToledoToledo Citizen's Committee.Committee. I am a former member of thethe Toledo City CouncilCouncil andand of the Toledo Port Commission and have been interestedinterested and active inin thethe development of the Toledo area for the past 1212 years. I present thisthis summary asas aa prefacepreface for the following statement concerning the use and development of the Yaquina watershed.
The Yaquina River has long been a navigable waterway reaching atat one time to Elk City and bringing ocean going vessels to Toledo. In thethe past 15 to 20 years ocean-going shippingshipping byby bargebarge hashas broughtbrought aa resurgenceresurgence of shipping both to and fromfrom ToledoToledo andand vicinity.vicinity. The increasedincreased import-import ance of barge shipping to Hawaii and beyond and the largerlarger sizesize barges recently builtbuilt for this trade will necessitate a reexamination of thethe present channel design toto Toledo andand eveneven beyond.beyond. With thethe railhead atat Toledo and the service of a fullfull capacitycapacity SouthernSouthern PacificPacific railrail lineline running parallel to the river forfor severalseveral miles ofof potentialpotential commerciallycommercially navigable waterway upstream, I feelfeel thatthat thethe futurefuture planningplanning shouldshould rec-rec ognize future industrial and shippingshipping expansion alongalong thethe YaquinaYaquina River.River. This planning should include a channel of 1414 feetfeet toto ToledoToledo andand atat leastleast a 10 foot channel aboveabove Toledo.Toledo. I feel it is of utmost importance thatthat future channelchannel constructionconstruction and maintenancemaintenance be coordinated with planned development of industrial, recreational andand shipship loadingloading sitessites toto makemake the mostmost economical use of dredgings fromfrom thethe river.river. By this program thethe money spent for improved navigation on the river wouldwould bestbest benefitbenefit the area and return the mostmost benefits for the money invested byby locallocal andand Federal government and the future investment of private capital.capital.
I would like to speak briefly on a secondsecond aspectaspect ofof waterway develop-develop ment ---- namely, water storagestorage oror impoundment.impoundment.
The navigation on a tidal river is affected mainly by thethe riserise andand fall of the tides but alsoalso byby sustainedsustained runoffrunoff whichwhich assistsassists inin maintain-maintain ing minimalminimal navigable depth of the channel and assists inin sustainingsustaining current to keep the channel scoured.scoured. The Yaquina River, running somesome 4040 tortuous milesmiles inland, should be examined for the possible damming ofof itit or its tributaries to provide recreational, domestic, industrial andand runoff control storage areas for the water which blesses us inin ampleample quantity in the winter months but tootoo oftenoften withholds itsits blessingblessing fromfrom us for 2 or 3 months inin thethe summer.summer. With suchsuch impoundmentimpoundment ofof water, thethe Yaquina River basin could well be developed toto provideprovide waterwater forfor indus-indus try which provides jobs, water forfor thethe shipmentshipment ofof productsproducts producedproduced byby these industries, water for the use of thethe people who livelive here andand water for recreational use ofof allall thethe peoplepeople ofof OregonOregon andand thethe touriststourists who may visit us inin increasingincreasing numbersnumbers inin thethe yearsyears ahead.ahead.
7 I speak mainlymainly for the upper river development because I am suresure that the Port Commission of Newport andand others willwill speak well for thethe harbor itself.itself. However, the short transit time acracross)SS the Yaquina bar and the short turnaroundturnaround timetime inin thethe Yaquina harborharbor and the new harbor improvements will, I amam sure,sure, encourage greater useuse of this convenient harbor andand itsits facilities.facilities.
I would like to thank you for the opportunity toto expressexpress thesethese ideas at this hearing andand itit isis my hope thatthat thethe fullfull potentialpotential ofof thethe Yaquina River and the harbor willwill bebe keptkept in mindmind in any future planningplanning or work for thisthis area.area. Thank you.you.
COL. TALBOTT: Thank you,you, Dr.Dr. Gruber.Gruber. Mr. Walter D.D. Jaspers,Jaspers, U.U. S.S. Public Health Service.Service.
MR. JASPERS: Colonel Talbott, ladiesladies andand gentlemen.gentlemen. My name isis Walter Jaspers and I represent the U. S. Public Health Service, Division of Water Supply and Pollution Control.Control.
We appreciateappreciate thisthis opportunity to express our interestinterest in potential water resourceresource development in this area, and particularly our willingwilling- ness toto assist thethe Corps of Engineers in the water supply and water quality aspects of thethe Yaquina andand BeaverBeaver CreekCreek studies.studies.
The interest ofof thethe PublicPublic HealthHealth ServiceService inin waterwater resourceresource develop-develop ment stemsstems fromfrom thethe responsibilityresponsibility delegated by thethe U. S.S. Congress for the formation of a comprehensive water supplysupply andand waterwater qualityquality manage-manage ment plan forfor thethe ColumbiaColumbia RiverRiver BasinBasin andand adjacentadjacent coastalcoastal areas.areas. This plan will be part of the over-all waterwater resource development planplan ofof the Pacific Northwest andand thethe Nation.Nation.
The water supply portion ofof thethe management planplan involvesinvolves determina-determina tion of present and future waterwater requirements for municipalitiesmunicipalities andand industries, and the development ofof engineering recommendationsrecommendations toto meetmeet such requirements.
The water quality portion ofof thethe management planplan isis beingbeing developeddeveloped to protect and control thethe quality ofof thethe region'sregion's waterwater resources.resources. It includes first thethe determination ofof thethe requirementsrequirements forfor treatmenttreatment oror control of pollutants produced by thethe municipalities andand industries;industries; second, the identification of agricultural,agricultural, forestforest rangerange andand other-land-other land use practices which adversely affect water quality and determination of what measures can be taken to control these detrimental effects; and third, determinationdetermination ofof needsneeds forfor the the regulation regulation of of streaxnflows, streamflows, par- par ticularly the augmentation of low flows to safeguard and enhance waterwater quality.
Our effort toto develop a comprehensivecomprehensive planplan byby necessitynecessity isis carriedcarried out inin cooperationcooperation with otherother FederalFederal agencies,agencies, withwith StateState andand interstateinterstate agencies, municipalities and industries, and withwith other organizations oror persons concernedconcerned withwith waterwater resourceresource development.development.
8 As a part of our over-all program,program, thethe PublicPublic HealthHealth Service,Service, whenwhen so requested,requested, actsacts inin anan advisoryadvisory capacity to Federal construction agen-agen cies in determining the waterwater supply and water quality controlcontrol require-require ments thatthat could be met fromfrom proposed reservoirsreservoirs inin theirtheir variousvarious studystudy areas. We have acted inin such anan advisoryadvisory capacitycapacity onon aa numbernumber ofof CorpsCorps of Engineers projectsprojects throughout Oregon, Washington and Idaho, andand wewe areare prepared to assist the Corps inin theirtheir YaquinaYaquina andand BeaverBeaver CreekCreek studies.studies. Thank you.you.
COL. TALBOTT: Thank you, Mr. Jaspers.Jaspers. Next, Mr. Rollie F.F. Rousseau,Rousseau, Oregon Game Commission.Commission.
MR. ROUSSEAU: Colonel Talbott, ladiesladies andand gentlemen.gentlemen. My namename isis Rollie Rousseau.Rousseau. I am the DistrictDistrict FisheriesFisheries BiologistBiologist withwith the OregonOregon State Game Commission stationedstationed atat Newport.Newport. I havehave a statement here I would likelike toto read.read.
The Oregon State Game Commission isis vitally concernedconcerned withwith thethe Yaquina River and the fish and wildlife resourcesresources whichwhich theythey produce.produce.
The Yaquina River system contains excellentexcellent populationspopulations ofof cohocoho salmon or silver salmon, steelhead andand above-averageabove-average runsruns ofof fallfall chinook salmon and cutthroat trout.trout. A sizablesizable runrun ofof shadshad alsoalso entersenters the Yaquina River system.system. The bay contains an abundanceabundance of baybay andand ocean fishes, and angling is very popular forfor thesethese species.species. Sport salmon fishing in andand around the mouthmouth of Yaquina Bay during thethe summersummer months has developed intointo oneone ofof thethe mostmost importantimportant fisheriesfisheries onon thethe Oregon Coast.Coast.
The wildlife resources of thisthis basin areare alsoalso importantimportant toto thethe State of Oregon. Big game animals, which include black-tailed deer and Roosevelt elk, are common. Waterfowl utilize thethe area,area, especially winwin- tering concentrations at Yaquina Bay where theythey provideprovide somesome hunting.hunting.
The Oregon State Game Commission will cooperatecooperate withwith thethe CorpsCorps ofof Engineers and allall otherother agencies in any studies undertakenundertaken inin thethe streamstream basin. We have recentlyrecently completedcompleted anan intensiveintensive studystudy ofof fishfish andand wild-wild life waterwater requirements of the MiddleMiddle Coast Basin inin cooperation with the State WaterWater Resources Board. Our reportreport isis inin thethe processprocess ofof publi- publi cation and will be made available toto thethe CorpsCorps ofof EngineersEngineers asas soonsoon asas itit has been printed.printed.
COL. TALBOTT: Thank you,you, Mr.Mr. Rousseau.Rousseau. Next, Mr. Roy E. Sams,Sams, Fish Commission, StateState ofof Oregon.Oregon.
MR. SA}IS:SAMS: Colonel Talbott,Talbott, ladiesladies andand gentlemen.gentlemen. I am Roy Sams,Sams, biologist for the Oregon Fish Commission,Commission, Portland.Portland.
The Fish Commission of Oregon has a statutorystatutory responsibilityresponsibility forfor thethe protection, preservation, propagation andand developmentdevelopment ofof anadromous,anadromous, foodfood
9 and shell fishfish within thethe statestate and within waters over which the state has jointjoint oror otherother jurisdiction.jurisdiction. It is in the interest of fulfilling this responsibility thatthat wewe areare representedrepresented atat thisthis publicpublic hearing.hearing. Although we areare notnot awareaware of any water resource development proposed for the Yaquina River and its tributaries, we are vitally interested in any such proposals which may be presented at thisthis meeting. Our only interest in any proposal would bebe inin itsits possiblepossible effectseffects onon thethe fisheryfishery resourcesresources since we know of no water development project which has not in some wayway affected thethe resourceresource underunder ourour jurisdiction.jurisdiction.
Anadromous, foodfood and shell fish present in the Yaquina River system are coho andand chinookchinook salmon,salmon, steelheadsteelhead trout,trout, shad,shad, oystersoysters andand clams.clams. The exact sizesize of the runs of the various species of anadromous fish is unknown, but fish produced in the Yaquina River system are considered to be of significant importanceimportance toto bothboth thethe sportsport andand commercialcommercial fisheries.fisheries. On the basis of spawning ground counts, our field biologists state that coho salmon productionproduction inin thisthis riverriver systemsystem isis believedbelieved toto bebe asas good,good, relatively speaking,speaking, asas thethe AlseaAlsea system.system. The Alsea River system,system, aboutabout 2.5 times largerlarger thanthan the Yaquina from the standpoint of linear stream miles, producedproduced aa calculatedcalculated adultadult coho salmonsalmon escapement ofof 80,000 fishfish to the river inin 1951.1951. This calculation was based on a tagging study conducted toto estimate thethe size of the population of coho salmon avail-avail able to the commercial fisheryfishery inin thethe Alsea system.system. We are pointing thisthis out justjust toto give you somesome idea of the importance from our standpoint of the Yaquina system.system.
Good numbers of perch, flounder and rockfish are present in Yaquina Bay and make aa significantsignificant contributioncontribution toto thethe sportsport fishery.fishery. The bay also supports thethe thirdthird largest commercial production of bay clams in Oregon, and thethe personal-use harvest is estimated to be at least five times as large as thethe commercialcommercial harvest. Yaquina Bay is the only bay in Oregon producing significantsignificant numbersnumbers ofof nativenative oysters.oysters. , In addition to the native oysters, two varietiesvarieties of Japanese oysters are grown byby commercial interests.interests. All of the above species could be affected by water resourcesresources developmentdevelopment programs.programs.
We appreciateappreciate thethe opportunity toto participate inin thisthis hearing and to state our interests in potential waterwater developmentdevelopment plans of the YaquinaYaquina River system.system. Should it be needed at somesome timetime inin thethe future,future, wewe willwill be glad toto supplysupply more detailed informationinformation regarding thethe fishery re-re sources of thisthis riverriver system.system.
COL. TALBOrr:TALBOTT: Thank you, Mr. Sams.Sams. I believe thatthat aa Mr. EdwardEdward G.G. DahiDahl has indicatedindicated thatthat hehe wantswants toto askask aa question.question.
MR. DAHL:DAHL: Not rightright now.now.
COL. TALBOTT:TALBOTT: All right, but we will bebe gladglad toto answeranswer anyany questions.questions. If the hearing raises any questions to anyone's mind,mind, wewe are availableavailable whether thethe hearing isis going on or not to answer them, so don't hesitate
10 to contactus. to contact us. I would next likelike to call onon Mr.Mr. Ralph H. Imler, U. S. Bureau of Sport Ralph H. Imler,U. S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries andand Wildlife. MR. INLER: MR. IMLER: I am the Field Supervisor for River Basin Studies in the Portland Supervisor for RiverBasin Studies in the Portland Area for the Bureau ofof SportSport Fisheries and Wildlife. The statement which I Fisheries andWildlife. The statement which I am presenting here is to cover both the Yaquina River and Beaver Creek hearings. the Yaquina River
The conservation The conservation and administration of the nation's fish and wild life resourcesis the accepted fish and wild- life resources is the accepted responsibility of the state conservation agencies and theU. S. Fish and state conservation agencies and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.Service. The Fish andand Wildlife Service isis made up of two agencies - the Bureau of Sport FisheriesWildlife and Wildlife and the - the Bureau of SportFisheries and Wildlife and the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. Through the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Through the Fishand Wildlife Coordination Act, our serviceservice and thethe statestate agencies have this legal obligation to review proposed water development agenciesprojects haveand thisto water developmentprojects and to ascertain effects that such projects would have on fish and wildlife, In meeting this would have on fishand wildlife. In meeting this obligation, investigations areare made to determine project effects on fish to determine project effects on fish and wildlife and to recommend measures for protection, development and measures for protection, development and improvement ofof thethe resources in connection with these project developments. with these
I have several I have several paragraphs following here which deal with the naming here which dealwith the naming and importance of the fish and wildlife in these areas, but this is wildlife in theseareas, but this is repetitious of what the state representatives have already given so I see no need to read representatives havealready givenso I see no need to read that part. It will be part ofof the presented paper. the presentedpaper. I would liketo mention that I would like to mention that until suchsuch timetime as a definite water resource development project isis proposedproposed that our Bureau can only help in pointing that our Bureaucan only help in pointing out the value of the fish andand wildlife resources of the Yaquina River and resources of the Yaquina River and Beaver Creek, and the need for conserving and develop ing theseresources. conserving and develop- ing these resources. We would expect to workwork in cooperation with the Corps and the state agencies in preserving these res~rces. withIf it the is found desirable preserving theseresources. If it is found desirable to undertake water resource development plans for Yaquina River or Beaver water resource developmentplans for Yaquina River or Beaver Creek, our Bureau will cooperate with the Corps of Engi neers in developing will cooperate withthe Corps of neers in developing plans comparable with the above described fish Engi-and wildlife with the above wildlife resources. Our investigation of proposed projectsdescribed will fish be and undertaken in of proposed projectswill be undertaken in cooperation with thethe state agencies.agencies. COL. TALBOTT: COL. TALBOTT: Thank you, Mr.Mr. Imler. We have one statement sub mitted to We have onestatement sub- mitted to us which II will now ask Mr. Stewart to read into the record. to read into therecord. MR. STEWART: In additionto the one statement we haveMR. a STEWART:few In addition to the one statement which waswas submitted,submitted, we have a few comments on cards which I believe also should be read into the record,Colonel. should be read into the record, Colonel. I will go throughthrough those first.first. The firstone is not a comment, The first one is not a comment, it's a question -- Wish toto havehave an idea of what will occur at the meeting at Beaver Creek tonight. an at Beaver Creektonight. Our answer tothat is that Our answer to that is that we expectexpect itit willwill bebe a hearing very similar toto thisthis one, inin which wewe willwill state the purpose of the hearing state the purpose ofthe hearing
11 and obtain a record of what the people at that hearing wish toto have us study as a part ofof thethe BeaverBeaver CreekCreek study.study.
The second, a note on the card from Mr. Charles D. SnowSnow ---- Any project undertaken should incorporate adequate protection forfor thethe natural resources andand water useuse protection.protection.
A statementstatement fromfrom Mr. Wilbur P.P. BreeseBreese ---- II amam interestedinterested inin thethe future of the Yaquina watershed as it may affect thethe futurefuture of thethe Marine Science Center locatedlocated atat SouthSouth Beach,Beach, Oregon.Oregon.
Ruby E. Montgomery ---- As a fisherman, ItdI'd likelike thethe deadheads andand trash removed.removed.
Mr. Morris W. JohnsonJohnson ---- IsIs inin favorfavor ofof anythinganything thatthat isis goodgood forfor the whole community.community.
Mr. Don R.R. CampbellCampbell ---- FromFrom thethe U.U. S.S. ForestForest Service,Service, Corvallis.Corvallis. Will prepareprepare aa statementstatement laterlater ifif deemeddeemed desirable.desirable.
Mr. Gerald Wimer ofof thethe OregonOregon StateState HighwayHighway DepartmentDepartment states:states: Our Department would want to be advised of anyany proposals affectingaffecting ourour facilities and be given an opportunity for reviewing plans toto accommodate our facility.
Shirley A. Lawrence -- Requests moremore drainage for Depoe Slough.
Lowell Bell of the Soil Conservation Service ---- II amam interestedinterested inin any drainage thatthat would be of benefit toto thethe countycounty oror community.community.
Mr. H. Ralphs of thethe Soil Conservation ServiceService -- TheThe SCSSCS isis inter-inter- ested inin supportingsupporting waterwater developmentdevelopment andand managementmanagement onon the.-Yaquinath~Yaquina insofar as the landownerslandowners areare interested.interested. There is a need forfor optimum agricultural development.development.
Mr. Philip Larson ---- States thatthat thethe water resourcesresources ofof LincolnLincoln County shouldshould be protected but within reasonablereasonable limits.limits.
Mr. William Stone ---- Interested inin properproper watershed control,control, waterwater quality, water supplysupply forfor domestic andand industrialindustrial use;use; andand navigation.navigation.
The State Water Resources Board has submitted a statementstatement by Mr. Donel J. Lane which I will read ----
The State Water Resources Board appreciates thethe opportunity of expressing its views concerning the proposed review studystudy by thethe CorpsCorps of Engineers onon thethe Yaquina River andand its tributaries.tributaries. As specificspecific project proposals become finalizedfinalized ourour board willwill bebe calledcalled uponupon forfor official comments asas thethe reviewing agencyagency forfor thethe StateState ofof Oregon.Oregon. While itit isis prematurepremature toto make official comments,comments, wewe dodo offeroffer aa fewfew generalgeneral observations concerning the proposed study at this time.time.
12 The State Water Resources Board is concluding its own investigation of the Mid-Coast concluding itsown investigation of the Mid-Coast Basin which includesincludes the Yaquina River and tributaries. The board's the Yaquina Riverand tributaries. The board's investigation was undertaken to study existing water resources to study existingwater resources of the basin, to determine means and methods of conserving and augmenting means and methods of conservingand augmenting such resources and to determinedetermine existing and contemplated needs of water and contemplatedneeds of water for domestic, municipal, irrigation,irrigation, power development, industrial, min power development, industrial,min- ing, recreation, fish,fish, wildlife, and pollution abatement as well as flood control and drainage. abatement as wellas flood
Upon conclusion of Upon conclusion of the investigation thethe board's report, order,order, and supplemental data prepared in accordance with ORS 536.300 in the matter of formulating accordance with ORS 536.300in the matter of formulating an integrated, coordinatedcoordinated program for thethe use and control ofof thethe water resources of the Mid-Coast Basin, will be made Mid-Coast Basin, willbe made available toto thethe CorpsCorps of Engineers.
Some of the data pertinent particularly to the Yaquina River and tributaries being to the Yaquina Riverand tributaries being considered by the board are as follows:follows:
1. 1. Although average annualannual yield of the Yaquina Basin is about 780,000 acre-feet, Basin is about 780,000 acre-feet, low summer flowsflows are not adequate to satisfy all of the existing water rights.rights. all of
2. The City of Toledo 2. The City of Toledo and its major water-using industry have found it necessary to go outside thethe Yaquina Basin for their main source of water. Yaquina Basin for theirmain source
3. Olalla and Mill Creek 3. Olalla and Mill Creek low surmnersummer flows are inadequate toto meet all existing water right demands. meet
4. 4. Big Elk Creek low summer flows, in critical water years, may be inadequate water years,may be inadequate to meet all existing water rightright demands.demands.
5. 5. Insufficient precipitation and streamflow records on most streams make it records on most streams make it necessary to determine streamflow byby correlation.correlation. 6. Studies are in 6. Studies are in progress toto determinedetermine thethe feasibility ofof obtain-obtain ing additional municipal andand industrialindustrial water from Beaver and Drift Creeks toto thethe south.south. water from Beaver andDrift
7. 7. The Oregon State Game Commission hashas recommended that mlnlmum recommended thatminimum flows to protect anadromous fish passage be established in the amount of passage be established inthe amount of 10 cubic feetfeet per second onon thethe Yaquina River and in the amount of 6 cubic feet Yaquina River and inthe amount of 6 cubic feet per second on Big Elk Creek.
8. A joint study with thethe U.S.U.S. Department of Agriculture shows 900 acres being Department of Agricultureshows 900 acres being irrigated and 4,500 acres of additional irrigable land in the basin. irrigable land
9. Additional summer flows inin thethe amountamount ofof 86 cubic feet per 86 cubic feetper second would be required to fully develop the irrigation potential and the irrigationpotential and
13 meet thethe requirementsrequirements forfor municipal, industrialindustrial andand fishfish lifelife usesuses toto 1985.
10. Flood damage toto 1,500 acres occurs annuallyannually toto landland onon BooneBoone Island, along Beaver Creek, Olalla Creek, Pooles Slough and around the Toledo industrialindustrial area.area.
11. Multipurpose storagestorage isis needed inin thethe upper reachesreaches ofof thethe Yaquina River, Big Elk CreekCreek and Depoe Creek.Creek.
The Lincoln CountyCounty Water Resources CommitteeCommittee hashas providedprovided valuablevaluable contributions to the board in their investigation. We assumeassume thethe county committee would willingly contribute to the Corps review studystudy of thethe Yaquina and itsits tributaries.tributaries.
That is the end of the Board statement. ---- I have somesome additionaladditional cards with comments which I will read at this time.time.
Mr. Mike Miller ---- StatesStates hehe isis forfor improvementimprovement toto thethe riversrivers andand bays.
Mr. Buell ScovilleScoville ---- InterestedInterested inin clearingclearing streamstream forfor fishfish life.life. Removing drift andand debris.debris.
Mr. ErnestErnest W.W. SalleeSallee ---- WouldWould likelike toto seesee somesome sortsort ofof floodflood controlcontrol in this basin because of loss we incurred in last winter's flood.flood.
Betty J. CoxenCoxen ----As As one of thethe many fishermen,fishermen, thethe problemproblem ofof debrisdebris and deadhead are aa constant hazard toto our recreationrecreation area.area. Since thethe in-in crease inin thisthis typetype of recreation,recreation, I feelfeel somesome means shouldshould bebe mademade toto eliminate this hazard.
Matt L.L. SpellmanSpellman ---- InIn favorfavor of development ofof KingKing Slough.Slough. Supply of fresh water, boating, homes, road on fill across mouth of slough.slough.
COL. TALBOTT: Does anyone else have any statementstatement he would likelike toto have read intointo thethe record?record? Mr. SidSid Knox fromfrom thethe LincolnLincoln CountyCounty WaterWater Resources Committee.Committee.
MR. KNOX:KNOX: Colonel Talbott, ladies and gentlemen.gentlemen. I have no written statement, but at the present time Lincoln County is making a water re-re source study of the county in coordination with the State Water Resources Board. We hope thatthat thisthis will be completed within thethe nextnext twotwo months.months. It is coordinated with thethe Mid-Coast Basin studystudy on which therethere willwill probably be a hearing within the next month --there--there has notnot beenbeen aa datedate set definitelydefinitely -- and I wish to say that as soon as this study is com-com pleted we will certainly get all of the informationinformation we have gatheredgathered onon water useuse andand waterwater resourcesresources toto thethe CorpsCorps ofof Engineers.Engineers.
We are greatly concerned because fromfrom thisthis study,study, althoughalthough II cannotcannot say whatwhat the final will be, we do know that many streams, and thethe Yaquina
14 is one of them, are presently over-appropriated.over-appropriated. I think that this will probably showshow the people of Lincoln CountyCounty what wewe areare Lacingfacing inin water use, and it appears that to continue development andand toto keepkeep thethe streamstream level up,up, it willwill bebe beneficialbeneficial and help fish and wildlife andand recreation.recreation. But we are definitely going to have toto consider storagestorage and dams with reservoirs on somesome ofof thethe streamsstreams inin LincolnLincoln County.County.
I intend to bebe at the BeaverBeaver Creek hearing tonight and I will present a writtenwritten statement at that time.time.
COL. TALBOTT: Thank you very much,much, Mr.Mr. Knox.Knox. Mr. Thomas N.M. Lash-Lash Laugh.
MR. LASHBAUGH.LASHBAUGH. I am Tom Lashbaugh of thethe PortPort Commission,Commission, PottPort of Newport. As II understood, thisthis meeting waswas mostlymostly forfor conservation andand flood control on thethe upper river.river. It wouldn't affect the Newport area too much, but as it's swinging into thethe navigation and the use of thethe low river quite a bit, we are definitely interested.interested. We areare doingdoing allall wewe cancan in the bay area for developmentdevelopment and anything that includes the upper river ultimately affectsaffects thethe lowerlower area.area. I have worked with Al Jones before on some of these, and I think the cooperation of the two port areas helps in the development. If there's anything thethe Port ofof Newport cancan do inin clean-clean ing outout these deadheadsdeadheads andand thesethese old bylands that have been deserted years ago, we will certainly help all we can on it.
The deep water traffic into the Yaquina Bay, II believe,believe, affects all the area in Lincoln County and even Benton County and other areas, and it is tied in -- the moremore that it is developed the more itit isis tied inin with thethe upper riverriver andand shipping.shipping. As Al explained,explained, thesethese seagoingseagoing barges seem to be expanding and as I understand, theythey are~re goinggoing toto start sending these seagoing barges as far as the Gulf, and maybe toto the East Coast in thethe future.future. It is hardhard to say ---- thatthat isis uup- to the shipping companies toto develop.develop.
The debris that comes down the river andand settlessettles ---- thesethese deadheads -- are a definite hazard to the largerlarger barges.barges. We had thethe Olson tug,tug, the Gene Nelson, going out with a barge afterafter theythey hadhad unloadedunloaded oil at thethe G-P paper mill. They werewere taking off for the Columbia River toto loadload lumber on the barge and go back toto California.California. They hit a loglog outside and did some $25,000 damage to the vessel, and thingsthings likelike thatthat don't pay off tootoo well. If they can be eliminated itit would suresure benefitbenefit thethe area.
COL.TALBOTT:COL. TALBOTT: Thank you very much, Mr. Lashbaugh.Lashbaugh. I might expand on Mr. Lashbaugh's comments just toto point outout that he's correct. The authorization we have is not primarily navigation,navigation, butbut ratherrather floodflood con-con trol, irrigation, power generation, water supply, water qualityquality control,control, fish and wildlife enhancement andand recreation.recreation. Where thethe commentscomments had toto do primarily with navigation, that'sthat's generallygenerally coveredcovered underunder aa separateseparate study. I did not wantwant to discourage anyone, soso we wanted aa fullfull statement
15 of what thethe desires ofof thethe peoplepeople inin thethe communitycommunity are.are. I wantedwanted all of those statements into the record, butbut Mr.Mr. LashbaughLashbaugh understood the situasitua- tion correctly.
Are therethere any other statements anyone desires toto make? Mr. Dahi?Dahl?
MR. DAHL:DAHL: The only thing I waswas interested in was the Depoe Slough drainage districtdistrict andand floodflood controlcontrol upup there.there. I feel the present gates they have in there are inadequate to control the floodwaters, and I would like to see them put in two 12-foot culverts at tidewater marks to take care of the winter floods, and to give the people in the area better drainage up above.above. There isi~ a highway bridge up there and I don't know if it affects thethe drainagedrainage upup above.above. There should be something done to that toto help thethe people.people.
The creek has grown up withwith brush so bad that I would even likelike toto see the Government engineers take that over, and clear all the brush out and assess the cost to the farmers, becausebecause that's the only way we will ever get thethe creekcreek clearedcleared out.out. That's the way I feel, and that'sthat's all II have toto say.say. Thank you.you.
COL. TALBOTT: Thank you very much, Mr. Dahl.Dahl. Mr. GordonGordon L.L. Mac-Mac Pherson, PortPort ofof Toledo.Toledo.
(Mr. MacPhersonMacPherson spoke from the floor and his statementstatement waswas inaudible).inaudible).
COL. TALBOTT: Mr. MacPherson simply wants toto endorse thethe reportreport that's already been put intointo thethe recordrecord byby thethe PortPort ofof Toledo.Toledo. Mr. Lemmon, dodo youyou havehave anythinganything further?further? -- I don't have any indication that anyone else has anything they want to say or submit for inclusion in the record of thisthis particular hearing.hearing. Is there anyoneanyone elseelse whowho hashas anything further that he wants to have included in the recordrecord-~of of thisthis hearing?
Our Public Notice concerning this hearing stated thatthat we would have it from 9:00 until 1:00, and we are not all just going toto sit here fromfrom 9:00 until 1:00.1:00. I am about to adjourn the hearing, but I want toto make sure that if anyone hashas anything further to add, they are not barred from having it included in the study simply because we adjourned thisthis parti-parti cular hearing. Any statement that gets to us inin any reasonablereasonable period ofo~ time will receivereceive seriousserious consideration.consideration.
MR. CHRISTIANSEN:CHRISTIANSEN: My namename isis ClausClaus Christiansen.Christiansen. I have been inin this country for 65 years, and I am not personally interestedinterested atat thethe present time, but I want to call your attention toto one thing.thing.
I can't help but notice the silt that the Georgia Pacific, thethe Highway Commission andand everybodyeverybody doingdoing somethingsomething --- - thethe siltsilt goesgoes downdown to the lowerlower partsparts onon thethe drainagedrainage channel.channel. It is filling up and every time you get aa heavyheavy rainrain itit justjust helpshelps fillfill itit up.up. This last year or
16 two I think it's been two I think it's been worse thanthan itit everever has beenbeen beforebefore -- that isis around here in this community around here in this community from the Highway's work on Depoe Slough,Slough, Georgia Pacific digging for-- (inaudible) Georgia Pacific digging for -- (inaudible) -- . No timetime isis therethere any effort made to take effort made to take care of this, but it'sit's getting worse allall thethe timetime and I don't know what the and I don't know what the future is going to hold for us. You'd probably have to do pumping have to do pumping -- pump water out ofof thethe creeks.creeks. I can see no other way forfor it.it. I thank you.you.
COL. TALBOTT:TALBOTT: Thank you very much, Mr. Christiansen.Christiansen.
MR. M&COMBER: MR. MACOMBER: I am Ralph Macomber.Macomber. I live about 99 miles east on Highway 20. Highway 20. I have some twotwo miles ofof stream on the Yaquina andand II operate a farm there. operate a farm there. I am interested inin irrigation.irrigation. Under thethe ASC setupsetup II havehave cleaned out a lotlot of channel on thethe place.place. Up until thethe January storm I had no drift storm I had no drift or anything inin thethe entireentire lengthlength ofof my place.place. A lotlot ofof itit I did on my own, and I did on my own, and some under the ASC setup.setup. But II am particularly interested in irrigation. interested in irrigation. I believe that'sthat's all II have to say. COL. TALBOTT: COL. TALBOTT: Thank you very much,much, Mr.Mr. Macomber.Macomber. Is there anything further?
MR. SPELLMAN: MR. SPELLMAN: My name isis Matt Speilman.Spellman. I have thethe Yaquina Bay Moorage and Matt's Trailer Park.
King Slough is a competitor of mine. I think thatthat inin thethe lowerlower bay it's going commercial, bay it's going commercial, so the sports will have to go farther up. I have talked to the Georgia-Pacific I have talked to the Georgia-Pacific boys and the County CourtCourt andand many otherother sportsmen, and there isis aboutabout a mile and a quarter of waterway therethere that can be use for racing. that can be use for racing. Up at Delake theythey havehave racing,racing, but the northwest wind runsruns throughthrough therethere allall the time.time. At Waldport theythey havehave racing but it's too short racing but it's too short -- it's just less than a quarter of a mile run.run. So ifif they want to deepen the they want to deepen the thing and build up on thethe shorelinessh~~elines forfor thethe homes along the shore and homes along the shore and put their boats inin there,there, itit would bebe aa goodgood project. project. The fill can be mademade with a Whirley with a 60-foot60-foot boom inin about six weeks. about six weeks. You could put a 60-foot roadwayroadway across there.there. That will open up old west Yaquina That will open up old west Yaquina on a water grade road,road, and itit will open up toto King Poole Slough at the end King Poole Slough at the end of the south shoreshore roadroad now. It will hold that mile and one that mile and one quarter of water by at least a quarter -- threethree eightseights of a mile wide, for fresh of a mile wide, for fresh water use forfor whatever isis needed.needed. There can be a gate put in there be a gate put in there - a swinging gate - to where thethe water on both sides isis inin equalequal depth.depth. You can swing thisthis gategate andand biggerbigger boats can go in for the winter. boats can go in for the winter. And therethere cancan bebe aa rampramp on both sides.sides. You can put thethe littlelittle boats on the inside out or thethe outside in.in. That may be quite aa project.project. That may be
I've been with the I've been with the water forfor somesome timetime down here, with the Army transports, skippered their transports, skippered their tugs, etc., so I pretty well know the water.
COL. TALBOTT:TALBOTT: Thank you.you. Mr. ThorThor Linden.Linden.
17 MR. LINDEN: I am Mr. Linden fromfrom ElkElk City.City. I am speaking for the Elk City Grange No.No. 515.515. I've been chosen by this Grange to make a report at thisthis meeting.
I talked to about 3030 residentsresidents ofof thisthis drainagedrainage district.district. Our grange constitutes about 90 members and most of them livelive inin thisthis drain-drain age district. I made it a point to talk to the older people, thethe onesones who lived here aa longlong time.time. One man was past 75, and he has livedlived here all ofof his life.life. That's the type of people I contacted forfor thisthis reasonreason - they've been here long enough to know what thisthis old riverriver actsacts like,like, what itit does andand what itit might do.do. In comparison toto what itit hashas done,done, it mightmight do thatthat again.again.
This group had many answers.answers. What II amam going toto telltell youyou nownow isis the answers from the people I talked to, and not my own. I haven't lived here long enough -- only 17 years -- I'm a new farmer here, you might say.say. These people that I contacted, their answers were all thethe way up andand downdown thethe scale.scale. I say up and down -- that means fromfrom thethe bottom clearclear toto thethe top.top.
One fellow says -- leave the stuff in the river. That'll keep the people fromfrom Portland outout ofof here andand givegive usus aa chancechance toto fishfish alongalong thethe bank by ourselves. To heck with thethe otherother people.people. That was one thought.thought. The other one -- he says, do a good job cleaning itit out, we want sportssports fishermen here fromfrom allall overover thethe world.world. The moremore the better - that's what wewe want.want. Okay, there's thethe twotwo extremes.extremes.
Now, what toto dodo toto thethe river.river. One fellow sayssays theythey cancan digdig thethe channel deeper soso itit will holdhold moremore water.water. These are people - these are not idiots II was talkingtalking to.to. Another fellow sayssays build dikes alongalong thethe sides of it to hold the river, keep it in where it belongs. Those twotwo people areare aa longlong way apart,apart, youyou see.see. Another oneone saidsaid -- As-1.ongAs~ong asas II have lived here thisthis river hasn't done me anyany damage. I keep the trees cut down along the bank nearnear thethe river.river. When thethe riverriver raises,raises, thethe riverriver can run out ofof here.here. Nothing to stop it, which is true.true. I noticed thatthat along the Yaquina, up above Elk City, between there and thethe highway. Where thethe timbertimber isis growinggrowing along thethe riverriver therethere isis lotslots ofof debris,debris, logs,logs, trees, bridges, old houses in some cases lodged against thethe treestrees andand timber. There youyou havehave itit -,- dams. One dam after another all thethe way through. He has a point there, keeping the timber cut down off thethe banks. But on the other hand, small trees along the banks do keep thethe banks from washing out, prevents erosion, which is a great help up toto aa certain point.point. But when they pass that point ---- The floatersfloaters goinggoing downdown the river get bigger and heavier, the winds are going toto blow themthem over.over. A treetree goesgoes over onon thethe bank and pulls itsits roots,roots, theythey stickstick outout therethere 10, 15, 20, 30 feet and pull a big hunk of earth with it.it. And then when it rains it causes more erosion and a man loses a lotlot of his farm.farm.
But getting right down to the main point of what II' discovered,discovered, andand that's what II was tryingtrying toto do,do, discoverdiscover things.things. Clean up thethe river.river.
18 The Port Commission has been working on that forfor twotwo years that I know of, maybe more. They've been doing a good job,job, they'vethey've pulledpulled aa lotlot of junk out of there - and junk is what itit isis - logs, bridge timbers,timbers, trees,trees, refuse of allall kinds.kinds. Among other things, thatthat riverriver isis usedused asas aa place to dump garbage. Stuff that willwill float is floating up and down there like nobpdy'snobody's business -- lotslots ofof it.it. Detergent bottlesbottles -~white,white, green,green, blue -- alial1 colors.colors. It's no place forfor themthem butbut they'rethey're there.there. The people who have been cleaning out thisthis riverriver seemseem toto bebe doingdoing aa good job.job. But they can hardly keep up with the myriads of people who pour the filth in there. Individuals and companiescompanies alike.alike. There areare bridge timberstimbers inin there 20 to 30 feetfeet long.long. I suppose a couple of them up at thethe house were used forfor walls -- 42 feetfeet long.long. I don't believe you cancan growgrow themthem bigger. They come from somebody's bridge ----I I don'tdon't knowknow whose ---- they are 8 x 1616 inchesinches andand 4242 feetfeet long.long. Somebody's throwingthrowing themthem inin there.there. There are oldold dolphins.dolphins. You know what dolphins are, aa seriesseries ofof piling driven together andand wedged togethertogether andand dockeddocked toto moormoor ships or logs,logs, etc. They get rotten afterafter aa while andand thethe mightymighty riverriver comescomes down and breaks them off.off. This cluster of logslogs andand piling lashlash togethertogether andand float around the river, upup and down with the tide, up and back twicetwice aa day. If a stranger comes there he doesn't know which way that river runs. On my place he wouldn't, because itit runsruns bothboth ways.ways. It runs oneone way 6 hours and changes itsits mind and goes thethe otherother wayway 66 hours.hours. Just the same old stuff, going back and forth -- logs,logs, old torn-uptorn-up boats, pieces of houses, hen houses that are no good ---- probably had mice inin it and they kicked itit outout inin thethe river.river.
I think the thing to do is clean thethe riverriver outout and figure outout somesome way toto police it.it. No organization couldcould keepkeep itit cleanclean asas longlong asas ---- I think that's about allall II have.have. Do you want aa copycopy ofof this?this? I'll have to make one.one. For your information, I've been milking cows,cows, etc.etc. and I haven't had timetime toto write this.this. Hope youyou gotgot everything.everything.
COL. TALBOTT: Thank you very much, Mr.Mr. Linden.Linden. If our recording machine didn't breakbreak down, II believebelieve wewe recordedrecorded that.that.
Miss Millie Mitchell did notnot want toto makemake aa statement,statement, but I want to read into the record a comment that sheshe put onon her cardcard ---- Would likelike to havehave YaquinaYaquina cleaned out of deadheads so we could water ski.ski.
Are there any recent arrivals who have anything thatthat theythey would likelike to say, or is there anyone who has anything further thatthat needsneeds toto bebe included in the record of this hearing?
MR. LASUBAUGH:LASHBAUGH: Colonel Talbott, we might gogo aa littlelittle fartherfarther onon the silt that Mr.Mr. Christensen brought up as it affects the lowerlower bay.bay. If there was any way of keeping thatthat outout because onon the conservation end of it it does affect the lower bay quite aa bit. The fine siltsilt --- (a portionportion ofof this statement is not audible, but a reference was made to clams) -- kill them all and even inin a short while, just a couple of weeks, you'll notice how skinnyskinny theythey get.get. Where itit allall comescomes from,from, II
19 don't know. Some from highway constructionconstruction probably.probably. I know·weknow we had a mess of itit fromfrom washing down thethe hill where therethere waswas constructionconstruction rightright in front of our docks. It filled itit up.up. Instead of having 5 feet of water at low tide, we had a 3 foot island there,there, and we justjust gotgot thatthat cleaned out. I don't know just what can be done about it, but it sure does have anan affect.affect.
As far as the floodflood control, we've got thethe oceanocean soso closeclose therethere thatthat it all runs out intointo therethere anyway.anyway. I will say itit again,again, ifif theretheFe isis anything we can do to help on any work on the Yaquina River, thethe Port of Newport will gogo ahead.ahead. I just got a letter yesterday fromfrom thethe CoastCoast Guard and thethe lightedlighted buoy II requested will bebe installedinstalled onon oror aroundaround the 4th of May. We are getting all ofof thatthat donedone too.too. Thank you.
COL. TALBOTT: Thank you.you. Is there anything further? If not, I will justjust make thethe finalfinal commentcomment thatthat ifif anyoneanyone isis interestedinterested inin aa copycopy of this transcript of the hearing, this will eventually bebe prepared,prepared, probably in about 6 weeks, and it will be available ifif youyou justjust contactcontact the Portland District, at a nominal price -- probably aboutabout $2.00$2.00 aa copy.copy.
If there is nothing further, the hearing isis adjourned.adjourned. We will have representatives inin the area until our 1:001:00 o'clock deadlinedeadline andand anyany further statement that anyone wants to submit can always be sentsent toto my office inin Portland.Portland. Thank you very much.much. * * * * * The following statements werewere received after the hearinghearing hadhad beenbeen adjourned --
United StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof Agriculture, AgriculturalAgricultural StabilizationStabilization andand Conservation Service.Service.
I am Lavera Holt, Office Man·ager,Manager, Lincoln ASC CountyCounty Committee.Committee.
The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation ServiceService whichwhich isis carried outOut under a Committee System isis much interestedinterested inin thethe develop-develop ment of bothboth Agricultural LandsLands andand Water Resources.Resources.
We have worked with farmersfarmers with aa 5050 percentpercent cost-sharecost-share ratioratio inin helping toto conserveconserve thethe soilsoil byby establishmentestablishment ofof permanentpermanent seedings,seedings, trees, open and closed drains and streams through channelchannel clearance,clearance, shore protection, dikes, and construction of floodwaysfloodways toto preventprevent erosion or floodflood damagedamage toto farmland.farmland.
The exceedingly high waters this winter did soso much damagedamage toto ourour farm lands that we immediately asked for help toto restorerestore thesethese landslands to their formerformer production.production. We received an 80 percentpercent ofof thethe costcost program to repair the damages which is available toto thethe individualindividual farmer.
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. '· .l·:. \ _:·~.• ·. ~ ·-:.:.0 .00_-. i -·' :. ~ .. ·,.· •' ._,.,·,·, . ' '- . ~ My pointpoint isis thatthat thethe farmersfarmers thatthat had cleared their streamstream banks and opened their channels were damaged very little by thethe floods.floods.
If flood control measures were carriedcarried out,out, the agricultural lands would be much benefitted.benefitted. Recreation couldcould bebe aa major developmentdevelopment onon either thethe Yaquina oror BeaverBeaver CreekCreek Watersheds.Watersheds.
This is about all I have - we definitely feel there isis aa needneed forfor development of water resources on both the Yaquina and Beaver Creek watersheds asas well asas otherother water shedssheds inin LincolnLincoln County.
u.s.U.S. Army Engineer District, Portland,Portland, CorpsCorps of Engineers, Gentlemen:
This proposal is in the interests of Lincoln CountyCounty Drainage District No. 1,1, Toledo,Toledo, Oregon.Oregon.
1. That the Government Engineers take over thethe carecare and mainten-mainten ance of Lincoln County DrainageDrainage Dist. #1, assessing each propertyproperty owner within thethe District according toto benefitsbenefits derived.
and Game 2,2. That the Government Engineers go along with thethe Fish and Game Commission to Clear Depot Slough and its tributaries ofof brush,brush, debris,debris, old tressels; and dredging islands formed between the sitesite ofof thethe present tide gates and the Highway 20 fill at the old SiletzSiletz Junction.Junction. Also deepen thethe sloughslough inin saidsaid area.area, Making aa recreationrecreation areaarea forfor boating andand fishing.fishing.
3. Install culbertsculberts in present dyke at high water level to create better run off ofof floodflood waters.waters.
4. Have the State Highway Department installiñoreinstallillore adequateadequate waterwater flow in their Highway 20 fill across Depot Slough toto afford betterbetter drainage to the upper areasareas ofof thethe District.District,
Signed by Edward G.G. Dahl,Dahi, Property owner and member of Lincoln .... County Drainage DistrictDistrict #1.#1, >' William J.J. Talbott,Talbott, Dear Sir:Sir:
In answer to youryour letter of MarchMarch 26, in regard toto thethe YaquinaYaquina j l River, I would say that the drift wood thatthat clogs thethe streamstream fromfrom Toledo toto thethe upper end of tide,tide, isis oneone ofof thethe biggest troubles.troubles.
Would it be possible that we could get somesome helphelp toto drag itit outout on the bank so it could be burned?
Yours truly, Virgil Folmsbee, Rt. 1,1, BoxBox 353,353, Toledo, Oregon 97391
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I A I -, ','·/!·, I , I I1 Page 2~ of 4 1 Pov1of1lPe.gelof4 A Review of Projects Needed a,ona,sorts, rungiogranging fromfrom olucopeclumpa of bruahbrush 10~o hugebugs tieeatree. whichwbtch fell Intointo the chaooeicb~el endand werewere sweptawept d0000treamdownstrea.m untiluntil theythey atogged anagged bridger brtdiee or or oballows shallows nodand On TheThe YaquioaYaquina River Orentedaeated Anon.dams which which 1n in manymaoy places placeo bridgedbridged thethe entire river.riTer. Any clenrreoeclearance projectproject on on the the river riYer cnn can oever ne-yer be be nompimely completely solved BOlved unions unle81!1 We apprec:J.ateapprecIate thInth1a opportunity to appear beforebefor.e thisthIn U.s.U.S. AreoyArmy EnpneerEngineer rtometome workwort I.18 doosdone nleoalso alongalong the riverriver banke.banks. PornPan of thethe debrisdnbrle which laI. now Corp• Board to10 present pr.ntt some eome of at our our problems problema which Wbich s.rtoel.rUie from our workwort InIn cauaingcau.alng onus noso mockmuch trouble,trouble, of of course,course, is is a athiog thing that that will Will 000eiooe continue to to plagoe plagUe ~admlnlØsevlag acttTttlea activities onon thethe Yaqutna'reqolon River codand It.lUI tgihuturiee.u:Jbutartes. We We alnoalso us.lUI. ThisThis In 1B thethe problemproblem ofof treeetrees cloneclose to the rice?.river's edge edge which which eacheach wiener,Winter, ~Jourajtprecles. peer InteràtIDtere.t in 1n nfPordlng atrorcUns uaus thetile mendsmeatr.a ofof Hpreaablgeopressleg I80UUIsotha ofof ouroor asaa rainsraina soften soften the the earth, earth, often often topple topple into into the the chanoel ch&rlJ!el end and eventunily eventually areore tde..ideal onoa plsns piau ned and flood. needs wf,loh which willWill ImproveIJnpnrre thethe rommerolal, commercial. llsberyflsbery sodand ,wspfewept Intotnr:o the rtyer.river. recreattonalrecreneleani poc:ertti&lapotential, otof thtathin acream.stream, A nleax000eclearance project, toto be be effective. effective, oboold should loolude Include removingremoving trees close01050 Our .twotwo m~moat Immediate needs,need., we feel, areare a aprogram program of of malotalnono. matntatnence to thethe rivOr'orivt!r" s edge edge which which areare likely Ittely to to he be dielodgsd dislodged nodan~ become aa partpart otMike the of thethe onllgobllityna1'lpbll1ty of of the the river dYer throogh through the the oontovol control sod and removol remon.l ofof debris,debrta, debris problem,problem. andnod the properproper deepesingdeepening redand malnteoa000 maintenance ofof thethe channels cbanneta forfor ItsIta entireentire We believebelleve a programprogram ofof malotenance maintenance Is1n thinthis cc,. area of of river river Oiborsnce cle&nnce Is 111 leqth.ben one whichwbich require.requires the the help help of of ngeoolee agencies cock such as as yours yours cod and one one which which shouLd abould bel>e TbeThe ToledoToledo PoetPon CoonminalonCommLialon haehae atwayaoiwayo encounteredencountered problemaproblem. Intn beepingkeeping carried on on conntnncly. constantly. debrisdebrll ent out of of the Cbe Yaqtmloa, Yaqutna. In the pant,put, sotenelveextenaln: notivinytct1Yity ofof loggere,logger.. many of KnotherA-notber phasephnee of river oleorieoecle&r&nce whioh which shouldshould bebe correctedcorrected Is1s that ofot whom .5.0uaed UttleUtile care InlD tbelrtheir oleaclogcleaning operattona,operotlons, wuwoe partiallypartially responsibleruponalble removtngr0000vieg thethe many "deodhe.dn"••deadheads" oror auokro sunken loge. loge. Many Many arsare not not aware aware of of thethe fortor thetbe condltioo.condition. aertou.anesanerloosoese ofof thiethta problem problem clone since the the logntoga areare covered covered byby waterwater andand oreare notnot But tbSIlbs. banbU notnot: beenbeen aa majormajor faotorfactot In1n recentrecent yearsyears a.aa loggere logger. benarnebecame ....,. more awareaware of of the the problem problem nod and hove have 000pernted cooperated with with the the Porn Pon Commission Commtaalon But elneythey areare nonnerounnumerous nodand a bnnordhazard to commerolnlcomme.rctll navigation asnewell Well asaa 1stlD rtnrriver maintenance,malm:enance. toso thethe recreationict.recreaUoniat. Ovor over o a.period period of of many many year. years theee these sunken aunken logsloga hereb':"e InIt S.I. s.tur.inaruraJ. that tbat a streama atream like like the the Ynqolna Yaqulna would would hove ban ooeeldernhieconatder&ble dr1ttdrift been eccennalailog.accumulating. They bavehove comecome fromfrom laxinn logginglogging operations operatione in In daya days put pest wblcbWblcb moatmu• coesnamelyconauntly be be worked worked on on .to no maJ.ntaln mairtale nu1gat1on navigation u a. well a.u enhanonenhance andcod broken toglog raftsrails throoghthrough thethe yearnyears miii until today today itit wouldwould be nearly hnposel.Jmposat Iitt fortor renneatiooalrecnadol'lal purpose..purpoaea, The The ricerriver I.U effeotedbyeffected by ride.tides whiohwhich eweeyIIW&ep debriadebris ble to count them.them, beelDto "pool." upoot."' cad and move mon It ll:doWh do'tm enreantltream onon outgoingoutgolng tldea,tides, and upstren,nupltref.m on the CerutnlyCertoinly theythey limitlimit the the fell full otilinunloc ut111zat1on of of the the Yaqulna, Yaquina, both both nommerciafly commercially incomingJncomlDol .....dde.. andsod recreationallyreorennionaily andsod they aresce aa problemproblem whichwhich demand attention,attention, of they AlwaysAtwaya t:buethe.. collection, colleettona of debrisdebris move maye opatream upatret.m fornher further than than they movemOYe In mcoymany pisnee,plac,es, Itoo,on, onon thethe upperupper river river enproinlly, especially, ft there crc nrc are many many p11mg p1Ung down4own ~ptre,m withwttb the rialng and fallingfallbig ttdea.tide.. .atandtna.tredlrg nrar near the the back bank nod and freqcently frequently along along the the deeper deeper chnooei channel which which shouldabould
Th.Tbla remIt. niUJ.tl Is Inheavy beaT)' conoentroilnne coneentratJons ofOf debrislnthedebrta in the upperupper riverrt-,er eepeolailyeapectally behe remOYed.rwnoved, These,fleee, too,too, werewere drtvendriven 10In yearspecre poetpast onat sawm1lllocationssawmill locations to
sodand In many cueacole. thetbe nelreendre stream stream In is blooked blocked by toga,loge, brushbrook andsod trees tree. which create holdingholding ponds,pond.. oror they they becamebecame dolphloedolphins brfor iog log raft..rafts. None None hanbaa been banbane fallen Intolate the water from raln.aookmfraJn.. soak:ed. knoll.,banta. used Inin years.years. Sod And theee these chould should he be removed removed out not only only no to improve Jmprove thethe ecenicscenic The'J'be PonPore Com,oisaionCommJaaJon mademode a atansnort into rt-,ereleantngriveroleanleg nod and Instlaat nommersummer em.em valuenlue Mikeof the stream atream but but to to eobanoe enhance the the safety safety of of those those onlog using in. lt,
ployS,ployed, tinder tmcler contract, contract, a afirm firm whiob which worked worked overover aa periodperiod ofof severalan-eral moeths months Another nrvaarea ofof louprovomeot improvement which which 10 is a anonhlnuing continuing oneone andand one000 Which'Nhich II18
r~OYlnlrinneving debr18debel. from thethe etresm.etream. Good Good progrenaprogrea1 wa.'Waa noted noted hotbut therethere wonwaa tremeodnualytremendously importnoi1mpo.rtant toto thethe economy econo.~y ofof the the region region is isthe the malotennoce maintenance bardlyhardly aa dentdenr mademade Ic1n the overallOYerall project.proje¢t,
1beThe ttorma.norm. andand fondafiooda ofof Deoember December and is0000y,January, of 000ree,course, playedplayed bayouhavoc withW1lb allall workwork we we bed bad done, done. These These left lett the the Yoqoloa Yaquina packed packed withWith debrindebris of nilall
Poge3otiuPage 3 of 4 !!!!!~!!EXHISIT 11 SXHXBIT 1 PagePugo 4ii ofof I.4 Examples ofof Debris in the andsad deepesiegdeepeDIDs ofot th.the river rtnr nbs.oael cbannefbetweerr beemnen Tnlndo'l\&ledo and.nrA Newpon.Newport. Yaquina River 1beThe Corp.Corpa Ofof Engineer.Bqlneen ban bu beer been fremecdooely tr~endoualy cooperatIve~peratln in10th. the passpaat Yaquioa River withwttb lbS.tbla projectpro)ee:t and &Del fromfrom thee .dme to to Iliac time_ send aend dredgieg dr~ oremacrewa herehere to to remove remoTe .stcslit from tbethe c:harmeL.tbannel. Traffictrsfflc noon thecbe river, river, If ffanything, lftJtbln& I. 1alheavier hen1er today to 23 !!.!!.!.!.!.!!H!!!!!2 Pase1ot2Pege lot 2 H. l!! !.!. ! i PasePego2of2 2 ot 2 STATDa!SrATT PRRIE PBISBIITID 1U CORPSRPS or llliGIIIEBSERGIHECES HEA3IWIIIIIG B11LD UAT TOLIDO,TOLERO, OP33OR8KII 01 APIIILAPRIL 27,1965 27,I96 aa.t,msnt, namely,au.el.J, water storageatoNCe or or impoundment. illpouDdaerlt. I •a Dr.. Ilatth..Katt.Mir Guoher Gruber otof Toledo, OresoaOregon prenntl.7 presently a aI'ADv Mber otof theth. Thethe M"f'1&at1anavigation OD on a at1tlal tidal ri'Yerriver lais affeotedattaoted. aainlyaa1ftl.J' byt.r riaan.e end ud. fell.t.U Ll.DoolaLinooln County0oaDt,7 SohoólSohool Heardloud andUld ~-airmanot of the the Toleclo Toledo Citi&a' Citii.n'e • eo-it Coittee.tee, ofot· thetba tide,tld.aa but but al.o abo by b7 suatained natd.ned. runoffI'UDOtt wkiehwbiob aaaiatasedate iiJl aaiftt.a1rd.ltimaintaining I a.. a tore.ra lOnMI' .s.ber ..-.r of theot U.Toledo Toledo W.ty C1'L7 Council Cow:aoU and ADd ofot the tbe Toledo Toledo PortPort a1a1aolminimal aa'l'icohle navigable dopth depth ot of tho the olwmel channel ODd and uoiote assi.t. Ill in notairWic.ustainiog currentourre~ Q)a:lCoseien.. ioa amd aDil hove·b&·.-e '--beaninte:reRed int.r.sted .ndaDd anti,.aot.be in 1n the the development ~ otof t.h.the to keepkeep thethe ohannelolwmal .oeured.•onrecl• Thethe Taqu!AaYaquina Z'lnr,river, runningI'IUlDinc some1011a kO40 tort.ucn11tortuous Toledotoledo area area tor for theto. poetp.. t 1212 7aara.pearl. I pr..entpreaat thi. thill aumeary .u.aJ7 ai•• aa pr.faoepretaoe a1la1aiim. inland,1al.aad, .hould•boal4 beba ecaminadA.allhacl tor far thathe poaaiblapossible clama1acdamming of ofit it or or ita ite torfor to.the folleciogtollcnd.ztC etotseentlltateMat oono.reimg ooaoemiDc thethe aceuaa ondmd developmentdenlopaeat ot .t tllathe tribu.tariaatributsriea toto provide proride reereation.l,raoraatioD&l, domeatio. ct.. atio, induatrd.l.,1nduatl"1al., and&Del runoffI'W'lDff Taqoin. waberehed. oontrol atoraaadorege areasareu fortor thetha waterwat~r whichwbioh bluaaableoaes ua us 1n in apl.aaspi. quant1t.Jquantity 1Din thethe uint.rrilltar eontha aoa.tha batbut toetoo oftenott.an withhold,vitb.bolda itsita blaesing blaalilll fromtro. uaus forfor theThe I-tu1DaT.quln. Rinraver baabaa lOftllong b.sssbe• aa mavigableaarlcabla waterwaynterwq reoohAng:reaabiDc at.at B2 or 3 eontbeaont.Jw inill thetba suer. ,_.r. 111th ldtb such nob impoundment illpoUDCI.unt ofot water, watar,, .the the Taqoins Iaquin& one U..time to Ilk.k ERtyCit)- Mdand bzoin&incbringing ooaanocean coincgoing ••••el•vessel, toto Toledo. foleclo. In theU.. B1YerRiver baaiDbasin ocnal.deould wellwell bebe d..,.alopaclds.eleped toto provideproYide water torfor 1Dd.uat17industry whiobchink pa.tpart I-2O15-20 yeare 7e•n oo.sn ooac going co1Dc shipping ab1pp1Dc by b7 bergs bare• baa baa brought broqbt a areaurgeoOe I"HQJ'IedH providespro1'1clea jobe.,1oba, waterwatar fortor the the shipmsnt ahls-en\ ofot the tha produets produ.ota preduosd procluoacl byb)" thesetbeae otof chippingobl.pp1ac bothboth to t. .54Uld treetroa Toledo Toleclo .04ODd vicinity.rloini\1', The iDOI'Oueclinor.a.ed import-111p0rt. t.Dduatriaa,indu.tnies, water for thetba us.ue of of the the people people who wbo linlive her,bara andand meternt.r torfor aooeaOOs ot of bara• berg. abippS..nc chipping to to lan11 Hawaii m:l and bqoad. b.yond and and tba the laqar larger aha .i. bergecbaq.. HOI'Ootionolreoreational ,...u.s ofot all,oll thetho peopl.poopla .fof Oregn Orasou 111111end '-ho the t011J'1ototourist, IIIlowho mayaq recentlyn~ bdlt.built fortor thistla1a trod. trade will wUl. neoe.eitate Moeaa1tata a areonosednation ~tioa otof theto. visitTia1t us u in1a inorea.ing iftara.. q numbersnwlbara illin thetba year.rear• ahead.ahead.. presentproo•t ohannelolwmel deaigodeoip toto Toledo Toleclo end Uld evene- beyond.hqond, With thothe roilhsadrdlhood I wouldwoa1d. like·like t,to thank thank you 7011 fortor the tba opportunity opportuni"t7 toto expreea upraaa theaetbaaa idea.icleu at Toledotoledo~ .nd thathe "moeeexviee ot of aa hll.toll eapoettyoapaoitJ SoutheMSouthera Pao1t1o Paeitie rail rail lineline atot thisthio hearinghnrirlc endOlld itit 1oa. "'7ey hopohop. thotth.t thethe full tull potential potentiol ef otthe tho Toquima Yequiaa I"WUl1ncrunnIng parallel parallel toto the riverriver fortor esyorsi ae.aral ella. .u.. of ot potential potential omewerolally OOIIUI"oia~ RiverBinr Uldand thothe BorborHarbor .,. - willvUl be be kept kopt inIll mind - in1D soy- futuretutu.. planningpl....W.. or navigablena'licabl.a watarvqwaterway up.tn•, upstream. I Itael feel tbatthat futurettature planningplaDD1Jal ahouldabould reoofnisenoopisa work torfor thiatbia area,araa. tutor.htv.n industrial 1Dduatrial. and and .hipping ab1pp1re expansion axpmdoa along alone the the Taqulna Taquina PUrer. ltt:t'er, tbiaThis planningpl&DJWic ahoalclshould boludainolede a& obannel ehannel ot of Ut III teet feet to to fol«loToledo and and at at laaat least a 10 tootfoot channel.alwulel above.._. Toledo.Toleclo, I f..l.teol it it is io uteost utooot importance 111p0rtonoo thotthat tuturetutor. ~obannel. ooutnot1on oonatrootinn aDdand aaintaftanoameint.nanoe 'ba be oo-orcUnatedoo-ordlnated with.6th plannedplaan.t develop..d.. elop mentaeat otof 1ndu.Ar1al.,induetrial, xeor.ationalreoreational. , and ah1pship loadi.Dcloading aitea ott.. toto eaheuka thethe 1101tmoat eaono.ical oonaeio.l ueus. otof clzoedciztc•dredging. troll free thethe river.river. _,.. thi.t.b1• program Pl"'Oraa thethe 110U7aoaey apentspent torfar 1api'Ot'edieprov.d Davi&atioftnavigation emon theth. riverri:nr wouldwould. beatbeet beftet1tbenefit thto ee areauea andaDd retumreturn the ao.t-.oat benefit.t.netita for tor the the annoy J10D87 inveetedim'eated. byb)" l000llooel meland Federal.red.ezoal covemunt government and and future future iJrreataeftt iov.otaent of of pJ"iYab private oapital.capital. I wouldwould. Ukelike toto speak apeak briefly briet'J.T on em a aeoonda aeooad aspect aapec:t of ot waterway vaterwq develop- clnelop- Page 2 of 2 PagePogolof 1 of 22 Page 2 of 2 !!!!!!.!.! l PUBLIC 9E?.LThHEALTH SERVICESERVICE STATEIIENTSTATEMENT Page IWoTwo RE: YaquinsYaquina tuverRivor &A TributarietTribararisa and and Heaver Beaver CreekCreek April 27,27, 19651965 StA'lEMENTSTtMEIlT OF OF 23455. 'lHE. U. S. PUBLICS. PUBLIC REALISt HEAL'DI SERVICE SEB.VICB For Pr000ntationPreeentation to the eo'rpaCorp. of EngiaaereEnaineert at thathe Public Public Hearing Hearing uAs aa partpart of our overall program.program, the ii. Public Health Service, Sonic., April 27,27, 19651965 when ao so requeated requested,1 actaacts inio an advi.oryadviaory capacitycapacity toto PoderalFederal construc-conatruc RagardiogRegard ina tiontion. agonotunagenda& int.a. detesutningd.atenda.ing thethe pranoutpreaent endand p6tnntial~enti.al watar water eupply supply andand. water qualityquality control cootrol oaeda need• which which could could ha be mat •t from from proposedproposed !AQUillATAQUINA RIVEII.RIVER ANDAND TRIBUTARIESi'RIBUTARIES ANDAND BEAVERBEAVEB. CR5511CllEI!K ro,ernoirreaervoir pmojacteprojecta inio thethe varionovarioua studyatudy area..areal. We have have acted acted in euchsuch anan aclviaoryedvi.ory capacity onon a numbernumber of of CorpaCorp. of of Ena;ineara•Engineers' atudieCIotudies throughout Oregon, waahington,Washington, aad end Idaho, Idaho, andand wewe are are prepared to aaaiatae.iot thethe Corp•Corps in theirtheir Yaquina Yaquina endand BeaverBeaver creekCreek atudiea.etudio.. )b'1 nameo 11is WalterWalter D.S. inepar..Jaaper.. I ropreeaotrepreeent thothe U.u. S.s. PublicPublic Health Service, DivisionDivbion ofof Water Water SupplySupply and Pollution Control, Portland, Oregon.Oregon. Walter D.S. laspers,Jaapen 1 EngineerEngineer WeNa appreciate appreciate thil tell opportunityopportunity to to expra eapra.... our our intereat iotern.t in U.u. S.s. PublicPublic HealthHealth SarviceService potential waterwater resourceraaourca developmentdevalopaaant in io thbthi. ama,area, andand particu-particu.. D1v.Div. of WaterWater Supply &A PolhltionPollution Control larlylarly ourour williogoesewillingnua toto aeoistaeebt the tha Corp. Corpt ofof Engineer. Engineer• in10 the 570 ~ittockittock BlockBlock water aupply and waterwater qualityquality aspectsatpectl of theirtheir Yaquina Yaquiu andand PortPortland, land, OregonOregon 9720597205 Beaver CreekCreek Beam Blain otudiee.atudiet. 'theThe interaatintaro.t ofof thethe Public Public Health Health ServiceService toin waterwater resourcer ..ource developmentdevalo,..nt atsteaa... fmcfr011 thethe reeponaibilityratponaibility delegateddelegated byby thethe U.u. S.s. Conga..Coagreaa for for formation formation of of a comprehensivea compreheuive voterwater eupply eupply andand waterwater quality eanagoeaotauageaa.nt planplan Cot for thethe Columbia Columbia RivarRiver BasinBaain and ..djaceotadjacent coastalcoaatal area,areat a.•• a aportion portioa of of the the overall overall watar water resource reaource davelop- davelop manEment prosraa program of of the the PacificPecif in NortbwettNorthwa.t and thetea Nation. 'l'beThe waterwater aupplysupply portionportion of thethe .aoagementunas:..ut plan involvesinvolve• d.tereinotmcmdeteraination of of prateAtpre.ant andand future waterwater reqniremsnt.raquireman.ta forfor onoicip.litieaaunJ.cipalitiaa and and industries, iDcluatriea, and aad development development ofof engineeringenaineerina rec~tionar.cndationa to meatto ••t such euch requirements. raquir.. nta. ma'1'he waterwater qualityquality portion portion of of the the management ~~~&D&&ement p1on,plan, which 11t. davelopecldeveloped to to protect protect &Adend cont~ol control thethe qualityquality oføf thethll region'sraaion1 a watervatu raaourcaa,raaourcae, includauincludes. (1) DeterminationDeta:nd.natioa. ofof the requirementsraqui~eMDtl for treacoenttreat:Mat or controlcontrol of of. pollutanta pollutanta produced produced by by mancipalitiesll\lncipalitiaa and aad iaduat:riae;industries; (2)(2) IdantificatiooIdentification ofof agricultural,qricultural 1 fcraetforaet range, ranaa. and and other land-uaelaad-uaa practiuapractices whichwhich advaraalyadversely affectaffect water quality andand what ....aea,00seurea can bebe takeDtaken to reduce or controlcoot1:0l suchaucb affuta;effects; and&ad (3) DeterminationO.taminatioa of of t~Mdeoaedi for the regulationrasulation of of etream atraaa flows, flowa, part:icularl:tparticularly forfor thethe auntationeupentatioa. of lowof low C ionsflowa to to sataguard aafesua.rd and and anbaacaenhance water water quality. quality. Oarour effort toto develop dewlap a acomprehensive CCJIIPrahanaiva water supplyeupply aDdsod ·qualit:rquality control plan iai. ofof necessity nace.. ity carried carr :Lad out out to in cooparetioo .cooperation withwith otherother PdarelFederal qaaciaa,agencies, withwith StataState and intaratatainterotata agenciea,qanciaa, with ..udci•ennici- palitiaapolitic. end aDd ioduatriaa,inchdtrial 1mod and withvitb otherotbu organisationsorsanbation• oror persona paraou cODCe:E'Qedconcerned with with waterwater aodand nlata4related land1aDd resourceresource development, davelo,..ut. 24 .. ~ '. . ..•· ,, '., .. ., ',' '' Poge 1. of 1 PagePuge 11 Ofof 2 'I 2 STATESOEBYSTATEME!lT OF OS' TilE TEE FISH FINE Ci?OOIOSIOSCONI Toledo,Toledo 1 OregonOregon The ?ishFiah CoraaiasionCcssmlssloo ot OfOregon Swegse baa hasa statutory a statutory respauibWty responsibility tar for thethe April 27,27 I 19651965 protection,protectloa, preeervatiou,preservation, propagation,propa&a.tion,. and develcpmeotdevelopment ofor anedreasous,~. The'l'be Oregon State Stats GameGene Commission Cossieciun ie is vitally vitally concernedconcerned withvith thethe Tequina!&quina River food, andsod shell fishtiah within v1tb1D thethe elate state aOl and eithisz vit.hin waters vatera overcm~r whichvhie:h thethe and Beaver Creek, Creek, and and the the !ish fish and wildlife reecurosereeour(:es chickvhich theythey produce. produce. ntateotate has joiotjoint oror other other jurisdiction juriadJ.et10iD. with vith any acy other otber elate state or or goveromeut. government. The faquinaEquine River eyahmsystem contains contains excellentexcellent I!Opulationspopulations ofof Qohocoho salmon,eileen, It inis 10in the internetinterest ofor fulfillingf'UUilllog this this responsibility reaponsibillt;r that that we we areare repre-repre eteelkeadeteelhead antand above-averageabove-aveiage runa run, ofof fall chinookchinook salmonsalmon andand cutthroat cutthroat trouttrout. • sentednetted e.tat thisthis publicpublic heering.bearing. Although ve us are are not.net awarea.vare orof an;yany watereater AJ. sizable oemrun ofof shadahad also entersenters YaquinaYa.quina River. The ba.ybay contains soan abundance abundance rceOuroeresource development developmeot proposed proposed tor for the the Yaqu1n& Toquine R1Wr River and ant ita its tribu:tarioa, tributaries, ofot heybar endand oceanOoeeso fiabee, fishes, and end angling engliog 111 is very very popular popular for for theaethese epeoiaa.species. Sport we Ol'eore vitaJ.J.rvitally intereeted interested in in soy any stock &u.ch proposals proposa.l.a which vbich mayra:y bebe preaenU!dpressots,t at salmon filhingfishing in andand sroendarot'llld thethe mouth mouth ofof YaquioaYa.q_u.ina BayBey duringduring the 50.0crsummer months monthe thisthis meeting.meeting. OcrOUr onlyonip interestietere,t inin any any proposed proposed proJectproject wouldvould be be 1n in itaits hashae developeddeveloped into woeone of the moatmost important fieheriesfiaheritll!l on on the the Oregon Oregon Coast, Cout. posaible effectsertects on o.o. the the fishery fishery resourcee reaourees since since we we hex., knmf of ot no no water water deed- devel- Beaver CreekCreek is is a comparativelyCOilparati vely 1!1111&11small streamstream but but containecontains importantieportant opncntopm~nt project which hashas notnot in axesacme wayway &ttectedaffected the reocurceresou.ree underunder earour populations of cokecoho salmon,ealaon, etesUceadeteelhead andaced cutthroat cutthroat trout. trout, Pall chinookchinook are juriodtotioo.Jurbdiction .. alsoalao presentpresent inin limited limited numbere. numbers. AlthoughAltho'U&h mnglinangling pressure in the streamstreaa is doadroseous,Anadromoua, toocl. food,1 and iced a bellshell riah fIsh present in thethe Toquisa Yaqui.na RiverR1 ver systemeyetea light, thethe 000tribution contribution toto thothe oceanocean fisheryfieheol illis eigcifioaxt.significant. are wohoeoho end cad chinook chinook salmon, eal000, stcelbead eteelbead trout, trout, shad,ab&d 1 oysters,o;rsters1 sad11D4 clams. clams. theThe 'l'haThe wildlife wildlife resourcesreeourcee of of thethe two basinsbaeins areare importantieportmnt to to the StateStats ofof Oregon. Oregon. esoetexa.et elseai:ta or or tie the run, ruruJ of theor enviousthe various apecien species of ssoadrcmoea ot ~ fish rtab. Sn urchnowm,is unknovn, Big genegame animals,animele, which include include black-tailed black-tailed deerdoer and Roosevelt elk, areare comon,common. but flakfish producedproduced in the YaquissYaquina River ayetemsystem are are eonddered000sidered to to be be of of aign.itisignifi. WaterfowlWateri'owl utilize utilia. thethe area, area, eopecially especially wintering vinterina' cosocentretione concentrations at at Ta4uina Taquina Bay Bay centctmt icopco-l000eimportance to to both both the the aportapart and commercialCOltllllercial :f'isru,r!es. flehcrieo. On the the basisbasis ofat whereehere they provideprovide ewessome hunting. eyssming&pa\ming ground. ground counts, counts, our our field field biologistsbiologists etateBtate that tb.at coke coho salmon salmon prodwetionproductio.o. The Oregon State State Game Commission Coamioeion vill oill cooperate cooperate V'ith with thethe CorpsCorpe of EngineeroEngineera Soin thistile riverriver syotea syate:m. is is believed believed to to be be as a.s good, good, relutively relativel.y epeolalag, speak.ing, am u thethe andmood &ll all other other acencies agenciss in in tm.Yeny studies studies undertaken ~nin these streamstream basins.badna. We have Alsen.Piece eyetem.system. The AlseaP10cm River Slvvr system, eyetem, about about 2.5 2.5 t1mea tines largerlsrgcr thesethan the YsquloaYaquina. recentlyreoent)J ooapletedOOIIlllleted an inteneiveioteoceive atuq stud2' of of fish fink and and vildlife oildlife watervater requirementsrequirements ofof fromCr00, the wtoodpclntstandpoint of'or linear etrceo,stream miles,mil.es, producedproduced aa calewistedealcu.l.atl!d. adultaduJ.t cohocoho the MiddleMidclle Coast BuinBasin inin onoperationcooperation viwith th the StateState Voter Vater Beecuroee Resources Board.Board. Our sal..'nOUsaleco e500ywoentescapement of of Bo~OOO 8O,OCO fish fish to tothe tie riwr river in 1951. This waloolOtionce.l.culation Wan vas report isia inin the the preoesa process ofof publicitionpublication scatani willvill bebe asicmade availableaT&ilable toto the the Corps Corps ofor EngineereEna'ineers aaas soon aa a. it hashas beenbeen printod.printed. Pugw2ofPage 2 of 22 PegoPe.gelor2 1 of 2 -"O:J!H!!:!.2221222 2 EX012IT 6 -2- based onoo. a taggingtaggtns; etedyatud:y wiceductedconducted to to eatimatcestimate thetbe aimsa1ze ofot the tbe popsAntlwn population lketnt of the csw It Sport usherS..sadVildUf. otof cokecoho H1J1DD.aai eveilabisaYailabl.e toto tbethe COIIIIOrCial.corcio1 fishery t1aber'7 in iD the the Aleea Alsea River. Binr~ et the U. I. Risk .M Vtidlifr Sent., for prelsatatina at public hesriagsStthe Ri Ri shy Corpi St SegImeors Good -.bert ee.bsre ofof perobperch,1 t'l.oundtr,flounder, and8!14 reoktlehrockfish areare peasantpresent in1n Yequlax Yaqu!na r,ge.rdieg leeds ..d Semis.. for mater vemarme Isvelzpusst emi iense,1. plansSt b4.iem liver sad ~Bay and sad JI&U make a $a1gnificant significant contribution contribution to to thethe aportsport fiohen7.fishery. The'fhe ba:ybay &l.soales Isasts Creek, Gorge., to ho hellApui1 27, S96,.tReSale sadSealer Crest, Oragemo eupportaoupporte the the th1:rdthird largestlargeat cercialcaaereial production production of bayor bqclass el.aaa iso Owegose,1n Oregon, medand the personal-useporacmal... uae barn:st harvest 11 is eatt.atod.estimated to to be be at at leastleast filefin times tiaee a.as large large am as 111 - isu Balpallo1P> •·Ri Jlll.tr• Tidr. zS • naa11.15 .....-n-Sepsiwlaor,... for a_. live, lad& thothe eeDeGa].COI!Del"eia1 harvest.barveet. Ya.qu!M.Ysqulom B&7 Bay' 1a ia the the onl..T snip 'ba7bay in1D OregonOreaoa producingprod.uei.ng Stadin.-ia-~U.hr--0111~~- is the Portlami Ares for the Serse.ItSport Piah.rAsssad eignlficasst nomobere of nadine Oysters.In addition to the native eyeterm, V1U11h.Wildlife. tvotwo 'f'4rlet1eavarieties of ot Japanese Japanese oyetew'eoy.tera areare gouwagrawn b7 by camcrcial ec,naercGel interest•. imtereets. AllAU 'IIII_U____ of_MU.'oftA-~ ..rratjmamodaSeSmisteetile St the e.tie.'. fish wd151RtI ofor thethe above above apeeleaspsc1es couldcould bebe effected aff'ected by by water vater weeosrces reaourees dewelciseeot deftll.opment programs.prograas • -reeler... am..... the - rsspe.aAbilAtyn..-A'IIU.lv.,- St the Stake""'" ssassiettdna-u.~ sgeesisp We appreciate apprecIate the the opportun1 opportunity t,. to to participate participate 1nin this hearingheart.ng soda.ad toto ...aM -the ,,,Ri •·I. Fishl'1ab .M... Wildlife v~ pored...-·· Reresit....,... the- Riskl'1ab SM... WildlifeVlliJ.Ua state.tate car our Interests 1Dtereata in 1D potential poteDU&l. rater water develolment d.eYelO~ plans pl.a.na for tar the tbe Yeqosiss Yaqui.Aa c-u.,...(~-·C.orddnatie. Mt(8Stat. '-<11,tol, u ...... ed.lj, 16 v.a.e.LLC. 661~"' et met.),-..), Riverlt1wr system.a,.t.i.~ 8,oeldf3bcnli4 it be be Deededaoeded atat ssaae tir.tin-, ia1D thethe f,stwre,future, we vUlwill behi ,,' Servios mosS theStatsssRse e aIsgelstli.,ticstomends, gladgl.Gd toto supplyauppl.7 weremore detaileddetailed Information1n.tormat1oa. regard!.ngregarding the the 1'1eheryfishery resources of - lorri.. ----_.,...- .. ~ .-u..u. "' p'spsesd matsr deeslapleet prejeltssodto es.srtsda sff..to eseb proj- thiathia riverriftr system. aJ'ftea...... - ---~ JO'OJe""'...,'"-- - JI'OJ ·--a--tlah-~.sets 1L tan, fish Sod wildlife, Iah..U..tbl.a~, ems-Slag tad. ml1Uma, izvestdaatismes-.u.u- see.... - Se S. Setsoedme-.100\- pro5set sffe.te ma• t1ahflak -wtUosad SilIm lifesadto re-.nad .le..re.w- for p,ut..tSms, Sewlt, SM isw,e Uft ... "'--,... ,.__, ~.- '-" st St the rs.ee. Ia Issacetian with psrj.st Sew1ss%. pgg coaaaxoo -.,--Sa--rita -.100\ ~. OM April27, 1965 ,...._a-~·TmonicsRicer prOWLS...... so ..u.numi.lamt ....sac.._,...- ee.sjmg sees for .e.ds. flab,flU, ~pcstiag m .... .,St flt.Ufell ....,_sni sod... -. --·lelmes, stoelbeM_,..... eM... leSthemat _, irsot e.1 shed. Putps-seeMhe this rhee, .maWthets estotmatialip ---· l'1ab ,._.. "'tb1a rt- ---~ to the srwia1 sadepletfisherS., ii sot., ima Sty --~---~1&-...-IIJ'-~SM Maleet -oemes, A.~-'A .dgeUR.t elert fisheryftabor7,...- fir bet, fisht1ah- Sew. AsSa...- Ba.sl.cs Isy.TEstisa puessoa'e maReimalice, SM its trihehesise isldgh. -· ll'1ala1aiJ - • ...-a.... - lw '-1""- u llll>t• 25 ,. ,, '; PagePSgC2of2 2 of 2 EXI1IB IT 6 PaeelofPage 1 of 33 !!!!Il!l! I1 Iss,., STATEMENT svi, s eXet ss.aL ssss, s.Isst.s1 p2st1. s.f. By The ss1as, StsSihs.I SM SMtf.sst bat, mM s ....i1 ~-- ITATESTATE RATERWATER RESOURCES BOARD OF OREGON --··----·--~- psps12ilss M tiiU -. -·-.- . ..u.--., Pre sen ted on the Occasion of the Hearing s12s.f ss. ta sWiss issidWi.. Presented on the Occasion of the Meariog --tiiU---UaaUI~uWiutiMlr ..I. SM - fisbsrya-.,. OsOn is If. Msssst is.... Wi. sWiss t1afjs Yaquina RiverRiver andand TributariesTributaries 111- ~ -· --ftalll.lll-is. ls111- If. tUa1.-.,tti s.,.if ass,sT Wi*. Corps ofof Engineers,Engineers, Portland DistrictDistrict By DONELDONE L S.J . LANE P5issijsi-,a1---· w1WU'a viliUdi ...issisis__ *sf.bftlag '-"-- If. Tssjss~ ~~--- Ii, ama ISsvsr s. Wiimd. b12.fWi1M 1slr ksssvs% s1* bsM.f.iialpiams, The State Water Resources Board appreciatesappreciates thethe opportunityopportunity ------.bess,viM., IIWits,SMssv.J. ipusiss-··u., if ssts,ss2. -"-·2.r ---·-·--·-~- -~. ·~ of expressing its views concerning the proposed review studystudy by pus.1 .5 ... lipiutmat sstsrfssi WitIssss, the Corps of Engineers on the Yaquina River and its tributaries. -.SM .sssiWisbIa .. ----~-~---. ---s.c-Mc--.111\bo~-t1sg fs. W sss. 1. to. h&gMr .ss.%simam. As specificspecific project proposalsproposals becomebecome finalizedfinalized our board will ...... Si.... our board will be called upon for nfficialofficial camnentucomments asas thethe reviewingreviewing agency Siits,$4f.ti*IW SM., ms.. swuiopusst p$.ts for:or thethe StateState ofof Oregon.Oregon. While it is premature to make official 1111\U .... - .. ------~ .....,._Si. pupc.sg, . . ..i s.t to. ..i. ..a viigiu. comments, we do offer aa few general observationsobservations concerningconcerning thethe -·---M4'--·--., n.la- .SUUft is ths4d..vsr sat Wiuir,* Si.., SMto. s.M fss propoundproposed studystudy atat thisthis time.time. 111""' ~ f'ar -...toe.sr,ts &IllSM ....W$i2iislap1.aa; llnr---"'-• "..,..•• -•-""'- to... x..s.r.... The State Water ResourcesResources BoardBoard isis concludingconcluding itsits own own in-in vestigation efof thethe Mid-Coast BasinBasin whichwhich Includesincludes thethe YaquinaYaquina U it is fssat 4s.lrsbl. I. ssi.yf.f. 'SMr.. uua.--·----~Jiaupis.a Riverqiver acdand tribstaries.tributaries. The board's investigation was undertaken fir YsdIi,., ir Issi.r Wisk, s.r Wi... viii The board's investigation was undertaken f'ar -..sa 11- ... - -. -- ..upt. vitowttll to.u. wUl.- to studystudy noistingexisting natvrwater resourcesresources ofof thethe basin,basin, toto determinedetermine Wi of 5isSiWi .,_ ot -.s-n 11112 -"""'- p34..fiMo -U\18 .stjb34 vitOwttll ""'to. sb.,..4...,ib.i fiat ..f vii&1U. rsamj.u. Oir in'..titia., --s :neansmeans and methods ofof conserving andand augmentingaugmenting suchsuch resourcesresources ftOb.,. w1WU'a "-· o.r ~u-.,of ,._.pr.ps..I ,....,._pr.Js.t. and to determine enlstingexic.ting andand contemplatedcontemplated needsneeds ofof water forfor viii Os .srt.o.. 1* asopirstic.111 vitowttll""' tOe POet. '""'" wtu"'- -u• -u•.r.,stiss -..sis..•. domestic, municipal,municipal, irrigation,irrigation, powerpower dmveLopn,ext, development, kndustriai,industrial, minimg,mining, rmcreation,recreation, fish,fish, wildlife,wildlifP., andand pollutionpollution abatenentabatement asas well asas floodflood controlcontrol andand drainage.drainage. Upon conclusion of the investigation thethe board's report,report, order, andand supplenentalsupplemental datadata preparedprepared inin accordanceaccordance withwith DElORS 536.300 inin thethe matter ofof formulatingformulating anan integrated,integrated, coordinatedcoordinated Page ~3 of 3 Page 33 of 33 113!!I!I I II!!!!! I program for the use and control of the water resources of the program for the use and control of the water resources of the of 6 cuciccubic feet per secondsecond mmon Big~ig 316::1k Creek. ;,lid-CoastMid-Coast Basic,9asin, will bebe nademade availableavailable toto thethe Corps ofof EngineersEngineers. s.B. A jointjoint studystudy withwith thethe U.U. B.S. lepartnewtDepartment ofof Agricul-Agricul SomeSono of the data, pertinentperti000t particularly to the YaquinaYaquira ture shownshows 900 acres being irrigatedirrigated andand 4,500 acresacres River andand tributaries,tributaries, beingbeing consideredconsidered by thethe board aroare asas of additional irrigahieirrigable land in the basin. follows: 9.9, Additional Sumnersummer flows in the amountamount of Sb36 cubic 1. Although averageaverage annualannual yield ofof thethe YaquioaYaquina Basin feet per oecomdsecond wouldwnuld be required toto follyfully develop is about 780,000 acre-feet, low summer flows are the irrigation potential and meet the requirements not adequate tuto natisfysatisfy all of the existingoniuting water for :nunicipal,municipal, industrial, andand fish life uses toto right:;.. rights. 1985. 2. The City ofof ToledoToledo andand itsits majormajor water-usingwater-using Indus-indus 10. Flood damagedamage toto 1,5091,500 acresacres occursoccurs annuallyannually toto landland try have found itit necessarynecessary toto gogo outsideoutside thethe on Boone Island, alongalong BeaverBeaver Creek.Creek, Olalla Creek, Yaquina Basin3asin forfor theirtheir main sourcesource of water. PonIesPooles Slough, andand aroundaround thethe ToledoToledo industrialindustrial area.area. 3. OlalluOlalla andand Mill CreekCreek lowlow osesnersummer flowsflows are inadequate Ii.11. Multipurpose storaqestorage isis neededneeded ixin thethe upperupper reachesreaches to meetneat all existing water rightright demands.demands. of thethe YaquimaYaquina River,:i.iver, DigBig SibSlk Creek, andand DepoeDepoe Creek. 4. ~. BigSig Elk2:11< Creek lowlow summersummer flows, in critical water The Lincoln County aater"Hater ResourcesKesources Committee hashas providedprovided yea:-J ~ay be inadequate to meet all existing water yearc nay be inadequate to meet all enistiog water valuable cmntribctionscontributions toto thethe boardboard hoin theirtheir ionestiqatloo.investiqation. We'1'/e rl:ghtriJht demands.demands. assume thetr.e county committee would willingly cmntribotecontribute toto thethe 5. Insufficient precipitation and stroamfluwstreamflow records Corps reviewreview studystudy ofof thethe YaquinaYaquina andand itsits tributaries.tributaries. on :nostmost st004:nsstr0a:ns :nakeeaRn itii necessary toto determinedetermine streamflowstrea;nflow byby correlation.correlation. 6.b. Studies3tudies areare inin progressprogress toto deteneninndetermine tnetoe feasibilityfeasibility of obtainin'1uhtaininm audltionaladditional ·nunicipalmunicipal and industrial waterwatar from:'ro'T! Beaver!3eav~r andand Brilt-CreebsJrift Creeks toto thethe south.south. 7. Tr.eThe Oregon000300 State3tate Came Commission hassun recommended thattout 'ilini.'ilumminimum flows:lows toto protect anadromossanadromous fishfish pas-pas- sage ::.~ue establishedestacilohed in the amountanosnt ofci lQ10 cubic feetlent SiRSSHR.B car8 er seconds.;ocond onon thethe YaquinaY.1quina Bivnrqiver andand Inin thethe amount d/2b/k54/26/65 26 lf4:';eRCOO 1 of 1 T'll.£e'N.Ce 1 ofOf Cl COTTOTI 2 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OFOF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURALAVRICULTVRRL STAOILIZVTIONSTAB!LJZAT!ON 000AND COSSERVAT!ONCONSERVATION SERVICE 2)29 V.S. I,::.:, COG 2nd Street 11:1e•;pcrt, 0 Srt, LUVICOTBO Li.rlcoln COUNty,Oro. ·~?:::'ilI_rU 27,27 J 196,. AprilApri 1 21,27 • 19581\166 l,,'iLuvorooil, lffloo llor.oror LL000IRsILCoi,ctyCVrIVLtto, U.S. ArmyArmy E:ngineereOegie.er. Pot"tlud,Portio.od, OregonOregon I1 Ora.-l ::>pea.nngo9esVSOIg fer fur uSethe CountyCo_uty Co~.ittee000rd,tt.eO DearDen. Sir.,Sira1 1roo,l.orol .IIVS_..,..,,ILVosouuu,orutLr, SorvIco oUch uuoorrnd WonreWe are writing reqmeerequesting tiog inforllllltionIOfOrOntONN and/orSAG/Or SoAryour euggeetlor.e~n.lggestions ofof Vto::.."':. ._.o_, .:.nc...;: 'I Cocu-atteea Cormd."tt..;e Cysboe Sys"tor.l no is -TUVO men interes~ed,otoroUod 1.0in tne'VIe Cevclopll'.entoov000pnont of bAthboth procedurepr000dwrerelntjve reb.tive to intrO.debris wedand free fIRS'IEgfloating loge~ogs INin ththe upperlp0er tideRid, .flt,..q,tere ofot f.qotoaYaquina NayBay - RiverRiver of :.incolnhORROR Countybooty, • TregNo.Oregon. o r,cU;rJ I ci., NOV,tciV000UECRO. We are hostboat owner.,owners, eportesports !'iah~r:.•enfl,ber on \ll'hoeGo are IC-erectedlnteresttJd in poreutngpttrsuing naveocR ·..;c:::~oa,urV ;.;ith0,11 rover.,far:rer:;. .0th with a SOa 50por000t percent OVRI-.0000 cost-sh;uoe roboo ratJ..o _oc in Loop-};elp- a meansmeson ofof' removingremovin~ poflutloopollution and.. n1 thethe oorrentcurrent year rundround 1,0.0.1 ha:11.rd ofof driftiogdrifting log..logs,. brush.brent. otlyc.ohipa. plan-'S,plane, eON.eat. isIC ~oCR for for a~a, I.i.s oos:!ible.oeollle, :.r..°'VS,'fl(O ;3 to con:..erve the1.0 .>ell,oAl by estaGli:>hrr.cntootaulu.,c, oTt of perrr.ar.ent,Zroor.nut oeodun,-s,::;eed::.n;_:c;, troehives,3 , Tb.The floatingfloating log.loss sodand plan1,. ph.nks INln tAoth,. 1pperlpper,r.ae ar~as freyfc-r"TI intoIetR <;~pusot..blepa,,Sie jams.jay.. We0e hovehave hodhad theth 1181. debrie i, oddest to. sinoot dslly, by .orape throeso fro-o borg.. Ii SNUG. sod!~~~~,1~~r;:r1:.•dried viii y.rd.. to. almost daily, by scraps thrown f'ro'll bargell 'VONoVUulgly ,.1-fl15100.5 to astordidSo00105 V.IL0CV tO Proper utililationmtililatioo, of Olrour ~terl<1lysesetorony. oannOtcannot b,00nbe ~~.ceivellee a"' boglon~ cc._ 3 then.these prevailingprevailing noodlticODditions oteenbot. exht, 'ffeMe 11.re are ,00c~oos~ngog aliJ.o~tabooct 1()'1?'1 'S 0,50., I. 0 VU _N_U.,.lbV.,l.V,00Vfur .017tO rvoburothS.,O.,.VVVO TV thor ifOf ii.the toerint tourist reoreatloosi recreational Income income poneotlal,potenth.l, doedue 00to theeths~ oonditlona.oRndiOIoc.. :·or:r.er p:::oc..uctlcn, ·,.;aSR C00000recoivCJd0 ,SV<.>.!1 tiCTO percentporcoct VT'SVo~ the COotco::;t program7VraIl tVto rooaorrepair We requeetrequeat yourpoor reoOIII·"'Htdatiooreooe,vedattoo rorfor action,SAtiRe. .0.,.,,cVi0. uhbubus,,vaUsblo hothe L.oucjSo1 former. 5'PVLVE host ION 0-utr.,'CCLI V d VluarodtheIr 000005 bVol,TC LAO Respeotf'·;lly,Reepeotf lily. upcnNdtloLo'usaV,r.N1o1Lrod.loV,tCVoryO_tt7.obythofiV0Ls. IfIf floodfOcAl cor.t:.oloutrol ,000lOTar1en:mres '...ttlrelore 000(106c.:;,rried Vutout ,thE!tVo ogr_coLtaralagrJ..cultural lancelands wouldwould -etchco :'"l...ch I000EItIEL. benefitted. lkcreationdocroat.V oVul00000ta,Nrcould be a ;:>,,:1:;or 60001VTrout dfi!velopr.ent :':-.::.s VSb abov.tOtV.,t a1:00, : li,ceh~ve - ACwe definitelydofLcitol.y feelfool tl-.erothorn isio aOR000, need for c.ev0lopxn-:-..0.1 lcrccnt VI of Valor ;.;at.cr TO, re:;ources C,CVOV VSon bot.hboth the YA6USIORYaquina a..'1C: 300, Beaver SeRver Crock Crook '.-l 0 asa:; - To110I'a..;e T2 lf 2 -0 70' Tyoc 15 2 ox- 1- Loz Uo/ 00J0 u00OrOr4' ('>A oci - - / C00u- -uTOrAU V vy2 - / 2 - z/L z,lro 1oUor ,--- ''', 4/ I oESj - y,Vhu / 4/LOU' 7ir4 '4/aU' uO '// 2 ,Z_mtoo- /,,-o'6_. oC-E--om-.-R-lo,o-e'--,-- 4 ?EStA / .US710t/ 001L0 Th /51 s/z,om/, (tOt / __)UN"° 27 PePage 1 1 ofof 11 IXHIBIT 11 ~ »-· ~ ~-:.e '!..'7-/'1~_5- '7)~~:- ~~ Jn~~~~~. ~~&_;~~~~~~-c4. -sd Ji--to- ..,?~~~~~~~ ~~~/~~...zd~ZZe .9 ~ ~ &// ~,~cnz..e._6 ¥~~c- ~- ~.~~~~"[Ve..~ ~~~ .;Ci~.,lz:-~&-n..~ ~- ,..a,Jd~c-&z~r ~~ ~~~~ %'~!/ ~'-- 33!>-3 ~~'f73'fl99Y?z 1/ 28