FUNDED TRANSACTIONS Fyannu08al Report

FY08 COLUMBIA BASIN WATER TRANSACTIONS PROGRAM FUNDED TRANSACTIONS FYAnnu08al Report

FY08 COLUMBIA BASIN WATER TRANSACTIONS PROGRAM Funded Transactions www.CBWTP.org

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KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Over the life of projects that the CBWTP has supported to date, about 4.3 million acre-feet of water is committed to boosting flows for imperiled species of fish in chronically 08 oversubscribed streams throughout the Columbia Basin.

Maximum rate of new flows restored to streams 230 cubic feet per second

maximum annual volume of water restored to streams 37,988 acre-feet

Total volume of water restored to streams for life of FY08 transactions 222,678 acre-feet additional maximum annual volume of water restored to streams as a result of FY03– FY07 transactions 54,545 acre-feet

miles of tributaries enhanced by new flows 732 MILES

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WTP Transaction 71e-08, Annual Water Leasing Program 107-06, SID Transfer #1 109b-07, CCID Conservation Storage 138-07, COID Transfer#4–Pioneer 2008 Lease 2007–8 Proposing Entity Deschutes River Conservancy Deschutes River Conservancy Deschutes River Conservancy Deschutes River Conservancy Contact Person Genevieve Hubert Zachary Tillman Kate Fitzpatrick Zachary Tillman Benefited Stream(s) Deschutes River, Little Deschutes River, Deschutes River Deschutes River Deschutes River Tumalo Creek, Ochoco Creek, Crooked River, Pole Creek, Mill Creek, Mud Springs Creek, Trout Creek, Little Bear Creek Tributary of Columbia River, Deschutes River, Crooked Columbia River Columbia River Columbia River River, Whychus Creek, Ochoco Creek, Trout Creek, Bear Creek Sub-basin Deschutes Deschutes Deschutes Deschutes Province COLUMBIA PLATEAU COLUMBIA PLATEAU COLUMBIA PLATEAU COLUMBIA PLATEAU Total Water Cost $432,487.40 $23,882.40 $35,000.00 $88,080.00 CBWTP Funds Requested $32,232.33 $15,742.40 $35,000.00 $54,427.44 Landowner Donation $376,001.00 $8,180.00 $0.00 $36,080.00 Cost Share $22,117.67 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Cost Share Source GW Mitigation Bank, Blue Water Ye a rs 1 100 1 100 Transaction Term 2008 Permanent 2008 Permanent Timing of Increased Flow 4/1–11/1 4/1–11/1 11/1–4/1 4/1–10/31 Primary Benefited Distance 190.55 mi 45.00 mi 227.00 mi 45.00 mi Sec. Benefited Distance 200.00 mi 120.00 mi 120.00 mi Primary Instream Rate (max) 72.60 cfs 0.14 cfs 10.00 cfs 0.68 cfs Sec. Instream Rate (max) 7.76 cfs 0.03 cfs 0.00 cfs 0.17 cfs Instream Volume (max) 23,592.20 AF 44.44 AF 2,000.00 AF 218.46 AF Instream Volume (min) 2,776.20 AF 14.65 AF 0.00 AF 72.14 AF Acres 0.0 acres 8.14 acres 2,369.0 acres 40.1 acres 5th Field HUC # 1707030107 1707030111 1707030104 1707030111 Transaction Tool Used Annual Lease, Short-Term Lease Acquisition Annual Lease Acquisition Method of Increasing Flow Split Season, Full Season Permanent instream transfer Stored Water Permanent Instream Transfer ESU Benefited Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Steelhead (O. mykiss), Steelhead (O. mykiss), Steelhead (O. mykiss), Deschutes River summer/fall-run; Middle Columbia River DPS Middle Columbia River DPS Middle Columbia River DPS Chinook (O. tshawytscha), Mid-Columbia River spring-run; Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Middle Columbia River DPS DPS Redband Trout, Bull Trout Bull Trout, Redband Trout Bull Trout, Redband Trout, Pacific Lamprey Bull Trout, Chiselmouth, Northern Pikeminnow, Sculpin, Sucker, Brown Trout, Redband Trout, Chinook Salmon

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WTP Transaction 29d-08, Big Hat 2008 50c-08, Fourth of July 2008 72e-08, Lower Lemhi 2008 127c-08, Morgan Creek 2008 Proposing Entity Idaho Department of Water Resources Idaho Department of Water Resources Idaho Department of Water Resources Idaho Department of Water Resources Contact Person Morgan Case Morgan Case Morgan Case Morgan Case Benefited Stream(s) Big Hat Creek, Hat Creek, Salmon River Fourth of July Creek, Salmon River Lemhi River Morgan Creek

Tributary of Hat Creek, Salmon River, Snake River Salmon River, Snake River Salmon River Salmon River

Sub-basin Salmon Salmon Salmon Salmon Province MOUNTAIN SNAKE MOUNTAIN SNAKE MOUNTAIN SNAKE MOUNTAIN SNAKE Total Water Cost $1,850.00 $0.00 $34,039.16 $4,462.50 CBWTP Funds Requested $1,850.00 $0.00 $8,509.79 $4,462.50 Landowner Donation $0.00 $2,155.00 $0.00 $0.00 Cost Share $0.00 $0.00 $25,529.37 $0.00 Cost Share Source Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund Ye a rs 1 1 1 1 Transaction Term 2008 2008 2008 2008 Timing of Increased Flow 4/1–10/31 5/1–10/31 3/15–11/15 4/1–10/31 Primary Benefited Distance 1.56 mi 1.90 mi 7.40 mi 1.00 mi Sec. Benefited Distance 42.01 mi 57.40 mi Primary Instream Rate (max) 0.52 cfs 2.97 cfs 31.46 cfs 2.00 cfs Sec. Instream Rate (max) 0.37 cfs 0.24 cfs 0.00 cfs 0.00 cfs Instream Volume (max) 91.00 AF 129.30 AF 837.20 AF 297.50 AF Instream Volume (min) 65.00 AF 86.20 AF 0.00 AF 0.00 AF Acres 26.0 acres 43.1 acres 0.0 acres 0.0 acres 5th Field HUC # 1706020313 1706020118 1706020401 1706020132 Transaction Tool Used Short-Term Lease Short-Term Lease Agreement not to divert Agreement not to divert Method of Increasing Flow Full Season Full Season Full Season Full Season ESU Benefited Chinook (O. tshawytscha), Snake River Chinook (O. tshawytscha), Snake River Chinook (O. tshawytscha), Snake River Steelhead (O. mykiss), Snake River Basin spring/summer-run; Steelhead spring/summer-run; Steelhead spring/summer-run; Steelhead DPS; Chinook (O. tshawytscha), Snake (O. mykiss), Snake River Basin DPS (O. mykiss), Snake River Basin DPS (O. mykiss), Snake River Basin DPS River spring/summer-run

DPS Bull Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Redband Trout Bull Trout, Cutthroat Trout Bull Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Redband Trout Bull Trout

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WTP Transaction 145-07, Whitefish Ditch 2007 166-08, Pahsimeroi–P9 Charlton 167-08, Pahsimeroi P-9–Bowles 168-08, Pahsimeroi P-9–Dowton Proposing Entity Idaho Department of Water Resources Idaho Department of Water Resources Idaho Department of Water Resources Idaho Department of Water Resources Contact Person Morgan Case Morgan Case Morgan Case Morgan Case Benefited Stream(s) Eighteenmile Creek, Canyon Creek, Duck Springs, Patterson Creek, Duck Springs, Patterson Creek, Pahsimeroi River, Mud Springs Lemhi River Pahsimeroi River Pahsimeroi River, Mud Springs

Tributary of Lemhi River, Salmon River Pahsimeroi River, Salmon River Pahsimeroi River, Salmon River Salmon River, Pahsimeroi River

Sub-basin Salmon Salmon Salmon Salmon Province MOUNTAIN SNAKE MOUNTAIN SNAKE MOUNTAIN SNAKE MOUNTAIN SNAKE Total Water Cost $262,635.43 $29,098.04 $439,611.86 $348,687.10 CBWTP Funds Requested $209,740.67 $22,341.84 $337,539.45 $267,726.28 Landowner Donation $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Cost Share $52,894.76 $6,756.20 $102,072.41 $80,960.82 Cost Share Source IWRB interest earned on discounted IWRB interest earned on discounted IWRB interest earned on discounted IWRB interest earned on discounted payment payment payments payment Ye a rs 19 20 20 20 Transaction Term 2008–2026 2008–2027 2008–2027 2008–2027 Timing of Increased Flow 3/15–11/15 4/1–10/31 4/1–10/31 4/1–10/31 Primary Benefited Distance 2.99 mi 11.54 mi 13.02 mi 3.46 mi Sec. Benefited Distance Primary Instream Rate (max) 7.54 cfs 0.55 cfs 3.14 cfs 15.99 cfs Sec. Instream Rate (max) 0.00 cfs 0.00 cfs 0.00 cfs 0.00 cfs Instream Volume (max) 877.00 AF 23.10 AF 633.90 AF 1,331.80 AF Instream Volume (min) 0.00 AF 0.00 AF 0.00 AF 0.00 AF Acres 250.0 acres 6.6 acres 181.1 acres 380.5 acres 5th Field HUC # 1706020411 1706020201 1706020201 1706020201 Transaction Tool Used Agreement not to divert Agreement not to divert Agreement not to divert Agreement not to divert Method of Increasing Flow Full Season Full Season Full Season Full Season ESU Benefited Chinook (O. tshawytscha), Snake River Chinook (O. tshawytscha), Snake River Chinook (O. tshawytscha), Snake River Chinook (O. tshawytscha), Snake River spring/summer-run; Steelhead spring/summer-run; Steelhead spring/summer-run; Steelhead spring/summer-run; Steelhead (O. mykiss), Snake River Basin DPS (O. mykiss), Snake River Basin DPS (O. mykiss), Snake River Basin DPS (O. mykiss), Snake River Basin DPS

DPS Bull Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Redband Trout Cutthroat Trout Cutthroat Trout Cutthroat Trout

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WTP Transaction 169-08, Pahsimeroi P-9–Elzinga 78b-08, Fifteenmile Creek Streamflow 81b-08, Carlsen Water Right Purchase 92d-08, Lostine Minimum Flow Agreement Proposing Entity Idaho Department of Water Resources Oregon Water Trust/Oregon Trout Oregon Water Trust/Oregon Trout Oregon Water Trust/Oregon Trout Contact Person Morgan Case David Pilz David Pilz David Pilz Benefited Stream(s) Pahsimeroi River, Mud Springs Fifteenmile Creek Lostine River Lostine River

Tributary of Salmon River, Pahsimeroi River Columbia River Wallowa River Wallowa River Sub-basin Salmon Fifteenmile Grande Ronde Grande Ronde Province MOUNTAIN SNAKE COLUMBIA GORGE BLUE MOUNTAIN BLUE MOUNTAIN Total Water Cost $431,297.43 $8,116.50 $137,520.00 $164,000.00 CBWTP Funds Requested $331,155.52 $8,116.50 $27,000.00 $164,000.00 Landowner Donation $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Cost Share $100,141.91 $0.00 $110,520.00 $0.00 Cost Share Source IWRB interest earned on discounted OWT RD Offut payment Ye a rs 20 5 100 1 Transaction Term 2008–2027 2008–2012 Permanent 2008 Timing of Increased Flow 4/1–10/31 7/1–10/29 5/1–9/30 8/22–9/30 Primary Benefited Distance 4.94 mi 30.25 mi 1.50 mi 1.65 mi Sec. Benefited Distance 7.50 mi 6.85 mi Primary Instream Rate (max) 9.87 cfs 1.16 cfs 2.22 cfs 15.00 cfs Sec. Instream Rate (max) 0.00 cfs 0.13 cfs 0.00 cfs 15.00 cfs Instream Volume (max) 1,169.00 AF 281.70 AF 495.00 AF 1,814.88 AF Instream Volume (min) 0.00 AF 0.00 AF 0.00 AF 1,814.88 AF Acres 334.0 acres 93.9 acres 90.0 acres 3,500.0 acres 5th Field HUC # 1706020201 1707010525 1706010502 1706010502 Transaction Tool Used Agreement not to divert Short-Term Lease Acquisition Forbearance Agreement Method of Increasing Flow Full Season Full Season Full Season Split Season ESU Benefited Chinook (O. tshawytscha), Snake River Coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch), Chinook (O. tshawytscha), Snake Chinook (O. tshawytscha), Snake River spring/summer-run; Steelhead Lower Columbia River/Southwest River spring/summer-run; Steelhead fall-run; Steelhead (O. mykiss), Snake (O. mykiss), Snake River Basin DPS Washington; Chinook (O. tshawytscha), (O. mykiss), Snake River Basin DPS River Basin DPS Upper Columbia River summer/fall-run; Steelhead (O. mykiss), Middle Columbia River DPS DPS Cutthroat Trout Cutthroat Trout, Sculpin, Pacific Lamprey, Bull Trout Pacific Lamprey, Bull Trout, Resident Trout Northern Pikeminnow, Chiselmouth

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WTP Transaction 121b-07, Enhanced CREP 121c-08, Enhance CREP 2008 141-07, Anderson 181-08, Fifteenmile Lease (Petroff) Proposing Entity Oregon Water Trust/Oregon Trout Oregon Water Trust/Oregon Trout Oregon Water Trust/Oregon Trout Oregon Water Trust/Oregon Trout Contact Person Jeffrey Kee Jeffrey Kee David Pilz David Pilz Benefited Stream(s) Tualatin River, West Fork Dairy Creek, East Bledsoe Creek McKay Creek Fifteenmile Creek Fork Dairy Creek

Tributary of Willamette River, Dairy Creek Tualatin River Umatilla River Columbia River Sub-basin Willamette Willamette Umatilla Fifteenmile Province LOWER COLUMBIA LOWER COLUMBIA COLUMBIA PLATEAU COLUMBIA GORGE Total Water Cost $19,310.00 $750.00 $32,625.00 $2,712.00 CBWTP Funds Requested $5,062.50 $750.00 $32,625.00 $2,712.00 Landowner Donation $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Cost Share $14,247.50 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Cost Share Source Spirit Mountain; To be determined in the To be determined in the future future Ye a rs 5 5 100 5 Transaction Term 2010–2014 2011–2015 Permanent 2008–2012 Timing of Increased Flow 6/22–9/30 6/22–9/30 1/1–12/31 7/1–10/29 Primary Benefited Distance 69.20 mi 4.00 mi 3.00 mi 8.00 mi Sec. Benefited Distance Primary Instream Rate (max) 0.49 cfs 0.06 cfs 0.48 cfs 0.41 cfs Sec. Instream Rate (max) 0.00 cfs 0.00 cfs 0.00 cfs 0.00 cfs Instream Volume (max) 98.75 AF 12.50 AF 130.50 AF 99.90 AF Instream Volume (min) 0.00 AF 0.00 AF 0.00 AF 0.00 AF Acres 39.5 acres 5.0 acres 43.5 acres 33.3 acres 5th Field HUC # 1709001003 1709001003 1707010305 1707010525 Transaction Tool Used Long-Term Lease Long-Term Lease Source Substitution and Limited Forbear- Short-Term Lease ance Method of Increasing Flow Full Season Full Season Full Season Full Season ESU Benefited Steelhead (O. mykiss), Upper Willamette Steelhead (O. mykiss), Upper Willamette Coho (O. kisutch), Lower Columbia River DPS; Coho (O. kisutch), Lower River DPS; Coho (O. kisutch), Lower River/Southwest Washington; Chinook Columbia River/Southwest Washington Columbia River/Southwest Washington (O. tshawytscha), Upper Columbia River summer/fall-run; Steelhead (O. mykiss), Middle Columbia River DPS DPS Redband Trout, Sculpin, Northern Cutthroat Trout, Sculpin, Pacific Lamprey, Pikeminnow, Dace Northern Pikeminnow, Chiselmouth

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WTP Transaction 154-08, Heath Methow River 177-08, Chewuch Canal Company 1 13f-08, WWT Teanaway River No. 2 124-06, WWT Cowiche Creek No. 1–2006 Proposing Entity Washington Rivers Conservancy Washington Rivers Conservancy Washington Water Trust Washington Water Trust Contact Person Lisa Pelly Lisa Pelly Jason McCormick Kelly McCaffrey Benefited Stream(s) Methow River Chewuch River Teanaway, Yakima River South Fork Cowiche Creek, Cowiche Creek, Naches River, Yakima River

Tributary of Columbia River Methow River Yakima, Columbia River Cowiche Creek, Naches River, Yakima River, Columbia River Sub-basin Methow Methow Yakima Yakima Province COLUMBIA CASCADE COLUMBIA CASCADE COLUMBIA PLATEAU COLUMBIA PLATEAU Total Water Cost $8,090.00 $114,762.00 $29,940.00 $61,600.00 CBWTP Funds Requested $0.00 $94,000.00 $22,455.00 $0.00 Landowner Donation $2,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $61,600.00 Cost Share $6,090.00 $20,762.00 $7,485.00 $0.00 Cost Share Source Washington Department of Ecology Washington Department of Ecology Washington Department of Ecology Ye a rs 3 1 15 100 Transaction Term 2008–2010 2008 2008–2022 Permanent Timing of Increased Flow 04/15–11/1 7/15–10/1 7/9–9/15 4/1–7/10 Primary Benefited Distance 0.66 mi 7.80 mi 4.00 mi 1.50 mi Sec. Benefited Distance 54.10 mi 4.00 mi 1.50 mi Primary Instream Rate (max) 0.37 cfs 24.00 cfs 0.67 cfs 0.82 cfs Sec. Instream Rate (max) 0.00 cfs 0.00 cfs 0.25 cfs 0.54 cfs Instream Volume (max) 51.30 AF 2,504.70 AF 45.23 AF 164.00 AF Instream Volume (min) 0.00 AF 0.00 AF 33.42 AF 61.60 AF Acres 27.0 acres 1,454.0 acres 33.5 acres 41.0 acres 5th Field HUC # 1702000806 1702000804 1703000102 1703000203 Transaction Tool Used Short-term lease Forbearance Agreement Long-Term Lease Donation Method of Increasing Flow Full Season Split Season Split Season Split Season ESU Benefited Steelhead (O. mykiss), Upper Columbia Chinook (O. tshawytscha), Upper Steelhead (O. mykiss), Middle Columbia Chinook (O. tshawytscha), Mid-Columbia River DPS; Chinook (O. tshawytscha), Columbia River spring-run; Steelhead River DPS; Chinook (O. tshawytscha), River spring-run; Coho (O. kisutch), Upper Columbia River spring-run (O. mykiss), Upper Columbia River DPS Mid-Columbia River spring-run Lower Columbia River/Southwest Washington; Steelhead (O. mykiss), Middle Columbia River DPS DPS Bull Trout, Resident Trout, Mountain Bull Trout Bull Trout, Cutthroat Trout Sculpin, Cutthroat Trout, Sucker, Whitefish, Pacific Lamprey, Sucker Chiselmouth, Northern Pikeminnow, Western Brook Lamprey, Pacific Lamprey, Mountain Whitefish, Dace

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WTP Transaction 143c-08, WWT Salmon Creek #1b 163-08, WWT Twisp River #1 183-08, WWT Teanaway River No. 7 & 6 Proposing Entity Washington Water Trust Washington Water Trust Washington Water Trust Contact Person Greg McLaughlin Greg McLaughlin Jason McCormick Benefited Stream(s) Salmon Creek Twisp River North Fork Teanaway River www.CBWTP.org

Tributary of Okanogan River Methow River Yakima River Sub-basin Okanogan Methow Yakima Province COLUMBIA CASCADE COLUMBIA CASCADE COLUMBIA PLATEAU Total Water Cost $48,896.00 $2,250.00 $59,780.00 CBWTP Funds Requested $24,948.00 $0.00 $44,835.00 CONTACT Landowner Donation $24,948.00 $2,250.00 $0.00 Columbia Basin Water Transactions Cost Share $0.00 $0.00 $14,945.00 Program Cost Share Source Washington Department of Ecology National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Ye a rs 1 3 7 Western Partnership Office Transaction Term 2008 2008–2010 2008–2014 806 SW Broadway, Suite 750 Portland, Oregon 97205 Timing of Increased Flow 4/1–9/30 5/15–10/1 5/1–9/15 503.417.8700 Primary Benefited Distance 14.00 mi 2.10 mi 2.00 mi Sec. Benefited Distance 7.50 mi 12.00 mi Primary Instream Rate (max) 25.00 cfs 0.19 cfs 1.63 cfs Sec. Instream Rate (max) 0.00 cfs 0.19 cfs 0.76 cfs Instream Volume (max) 693.00 AF 25.25 AF 326.70 AF Instream Volume (min) 0.00 AF 17.66 AF 117.60 AF Acres 5,032.0 acres 12.0 acres 61.0 acres 5th Field HUC # 1702000603 1702000805 1703000119 Transaction Tool Used Forbearance Agreement Agreement not to divert Long-Term Lease Method of Increasing Flow Stored Water Full Season Full Season ESU Benefited Steelhead (O. mykiss), Upper Columbia Chinook (O. tshawytscha), Upper Steelhead (O. mykiss), Middle Columbia River DPS Columbia River spring-run River DPS; Chinook (O. tshawytscha), Mid-Columbia River spring-run A project of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation working with the Bonneville Power Administration. DPS Brook Trout Bull Trout Bull Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Mountain The CBWTP is made possible in Whitefish, Sculpin, Sucker, Dace large part through funding by BPA in cooperation with the Northwest Power and Conservation Council.