Northwest Area Committee JUNE 2017
UPPER YAKIMA RIVER Geographic Response Plan
(YAKU-GRP)
UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017
UPPER YAKIMA RIVER Geographic Response Plan
(YAKU-GRP)
June 2017
2 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Spill Response Contact Sheet
Required Notifications for Oil Spills & Hazardous Substance Releases Federal Notification - National Response Center (800) 424-8802* State Notification - Washington Emergency Management Division (800) 258-5990*
- Other Contact Numbers - U.S. Coast Guard Washington State Sector Puget Sound (206) 217-6200 Dept Archaeology & Historic Preservation (360) 586-3065 - Emergency / Watchstander (206) 217-6001* Dept of Ecology - Command Center (206) 217-6002* - Headquarters (Lacey) (360) 407-6000 - Incident Management (206) 217-6214 - Central Regional Office (Union Gap) (509) 575-2490 13th Coast Guard District (800) 982-8813 Dept of Fish and Wildlife (360) 902-2200 National Strike Force (252) 331-6000 - Emergency HPA Assistance (360) 902-2537* - Pacific Strike Team (415) 883-3311 - Oil Spill Team (360) 534-8233* Dept of Health (800) 525-0127 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Drinking Water (800) 521-0323 Region 10 – Spill Response (206) 553-1263* Dept of Natural Resources (360) 902-1064 - Washington Ops Office (360) 753-9437 - After normal business hours (360) 556-3921 - RCRA / CERCLA Hotline (800) 424-9346 Dept of Transportation (360) 705-7000 - Public Affairs (206) 553-1203 State Parks & Recreation Commission (360) 902-8613 State Patrol - District 3 (509) 575-2320* National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration State Patrol - District 6 (509) 682-8090* Scientific Support Coordinator (206) 526-6829 Weather (NWS Pendleton) (541) 276-7832 Tribal Contacts Confederated Tribes of the Yakama Nation (509) 865-5121 Other Federal Agencies U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (360) 534-9313* Industry Contacts U.S. Department of Interior (503) 326-2489 BNSF (Service Interruption Desk) (817) 352-2832* U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Yakima Office (509) 575-5845 x213 Local Government Response Contractors (OSRO & PRC) City of Cle Elum (509) 674-2262 Able Clean-Up (866) 466-5255* City of Ellensburg (509) 962-7204 Clean Harbors Environmental Services (800) 645-8265* Kittitas County Sheriff (509) 962-7525 NRC Environmental Services (800) 337-7455* Yakima Valley Emergency Management (509) 574-1900 NWFF Environmental (800) 942-4614*
* Contact Numbers staffed 24-hour/day
3 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Before you print this document
Chapter 4 with appendices (pages 27–114) and Appendix 6A (page 127) of this document are provided in “landscape” page orientation; all other chapters and appendices are oriented in “portrait.” The appendices in Chapter 4 (pages 61–114) have been designed for duplex printing (front and back side of paper), “open to top” configuration.
4 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Purpose and Use of this Plan
This Geographic Response Plan (GRP) constitutes the federal and state on-scene coordinators’ orders during the initial phase of an oil spill response in the planning area. It’s meant to aid the response community during the initial phase of an oil spill, from the time a spill occurs until a Unified Command is established. The plan prioritizes tactical response strategies based on locations where spills might occur, and the proximity and relative priority of those locations to sensitive natural, cultural, and economic resources. By using this document it’s hoped that immediate and proper action can be taken to reduce oil’s impact on sensitive resources.
5 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Record of Changes
Name of Person Date Change Number Summary of Changes Making Change
6 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 – Introduction ...... 11
1.1 GRP Chapters and Appendices ...... 12
1.2 Geographic Response Plan Development Process ...... 12
1.3 Standardized Response Language ...... 13
1.4 Terminology and Definitions ...... 13
APPENDIX 1A – Comments, Corrections or Suggestions ...... 15
CHAPTER 2 – Site Description ...... 17
2.1 Chapter Introduction ...... 17
2.2 Physical Features ...... 17
2.3 Hydrology ...... 19
2.4 Climate and Winds ...... 20
2.5 Tides and Currents ...... 21
2.6 Risk Assessment ...... 21
2.7 References ...... 22
CHAPTER 3 – Response Options and Considerations ...... 25
CHAPTER 4 – Response Strategies and Priorities ...... 27
4.1 Chapter Introduction ...... 29
4.1.1 On-site Considerations ...... 29
4.1.2 Historical River Flow Ranges ...... 32
4.2 Area Overview Maps ...... 34
4.3 Strategy and Response Priorities ...... 40
4.3.1 General Response Priorities ...... 40
4.3.2 Strategy Priorities based on Potential Oil Spill Origin Points ...... 40
4.4 Sector Maps (Strategy Locations) ...... 46
4.5 Matrices ...... 53
4.5.1 Naming Conventions (Short Names) ...... 53
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4.5.2 Response Strategy Matrices ...... 54
4.5.3 Notification Strategy Matrices ...... 57
4.5.4 Staging Area Matrices...... 59
4.5.5 Boat Launch Matrices ...... 60
APPENDIX 4A – Response Strategy 2-Pagers ...... 61
APPENDIX 4B – Notification Strategy 2-Pagers ...... 85
APPENDIX 4C – Staging Area Location 2-Pagers ...... 97
APPENDIX 4D – Boat Launch Location 2-Pagers ...... 105
CHAPTER 5 – (Reserved) ...... 115
CHAPTER 6 – Resources at Risk ...... 117
6.1 Chapter Introduction ...... 117
6.2 Natural Resources at Risk - Summary ...... 118
6.2.1 General Resource Concerns ...... 119
6.2.2 Specific Geographic Areas of Concern ...... 120
6.3 Cultural Resources at Risk - Summary ...... 122
6.3.1 Discovery of Human Skeletal Remains ...... 124
6.3.2 Procedures for the Discovery of Cultural Resources ...... 125
6.4 Economic Resources at Risk Summary ...... 125
6.5 General information ...... 126
6.5.1 Flight restriction zones ...... 126
6.5.2 Wildlife Deterrence ...... 126
6.5.3 Oiled Wildlife ...... 126
APPENDIX – ...... 127
6A List of Economic Resources
8 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 4-1: Mean Monthly Discharge Measurement for the Upper Yakima River ...... 33
Figure 4-2: Response Strategy Locations ...... 35
Figure 4-3: Notification Strategy Locations ...... 36
Figure 4-4: Staging Area Locations ...... 37
Figure 4-5: Boat Launch Locations ...... 38
Figure 4-6: Potential Oil Spill Origin Points in Area ...... 39
Figure 4-7: Sector Map YAKU-1 ...... 46
Figure 4-8: Sector Map YAKU-2 ...... 47
Figure 4-9: Sector Map YAKU-3 ...... 48
Figure 4-10: Sector Map YAKU-4 ...... 49
Figure 4-10: Sector Map YAKU-5 ...... 50
Figure 4-10: Sector Map YAKU-6 ...... 51
Figure 4-10: Sector Map YAKU-7 ...... 52
Figure 6-1: Geographic Areas of Concern (Keechelus Dam RM 215 to RM 161) ...... 121
Figure 6-2: Geographic Areas of Concern (RM 161 to RM 147) ...... 122
Figure 6-3: Geographic Areas of Concern (RM 147 to RM 128) ...... 123
9 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 LIST OF TABLES
Table 4.1: Water Speed Drift Measurement Table ...... 31
Table 4.2: Historical River Streamflow Ranges ...... 32
Table 4.3: YAKU-A (Keechelus Dam YAKU-215.0) ...... 42
Table 4.4: YAKU-B (I-90 and BNSF Bridges ~YAKU-191.0) ...... 43
Table 4.5: YAKU-C (BNSF Bridge near Thorp~YAKU-165.5) ...... 44
Table 4.6: YAKU-D (BNSF Bridge Upper Canyon ~YAKU-146.0) ...... 45
Table 6.1 YAKU-GRP Cultural Resource Contacts ...... 124
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CHAPTER 1 Introduction
This plan focuses on sensitive resource protection after an oil spill on or near the water occurs. It serves as the federal and state on-scene-coordinators’ orders during the initial phase of an oil spill response in the planning area. It has been approved by Regional Response Team 10 and the Chairs and Co-Chairs of the Northwest Area Committee. Geographic Response Plans (GRPs) are living documents that can be revised at any time based on new information from comments and lessons learned from drills and spills. These changes are typically reflected as interim updates on the websites for each GRP until they are fully incorporated into the plan during a future update. We value your input and hope that you’ll let us know how the plan might be improved. Please submit comments online at http://www.rrt10nwac.com/Comment. Comments may also be emailed to [email protected] or submitted by mail using the form and information provided in the appendix of this chapter.
The Upper Yakima River planning area (YAKU-GRP) is approximately 439 square miles and resides within the boundaries of Kittitas and Yakima Counties. Fully or partially, it includes the towns or cities of Cle Elum, Easton, Ellensburg, Kittitas, Ronald, Roslyn, South Cle Elum, and Thorp. Portions of WRIA 39 (Upper Yakima) fall within this planning area. The Upper Yakima River GRP is bordered by the Upper Green River GRP to the west, and the Yakima River GRP to the south and southwest.
Additional information about the planning area, including physical features, hydrology, climate and winds, tides and currents, and oil spill risks, can be found in Chapter 2 (Site Description). Information about potential response options in the planning area can be found in Chapter 3 (Response Options and Considerations). The bulk of this plan is contained in Chapter 4 (Response Strategies and Priorities). It provides information on tactical response strategies and the order they should be implemented, based on Potential Oil Spill Origin Points (POSOPs) and the proximity and relative priority of sensitive resources near those point locations. Area and sector maps and information on staging areas and boat launch locations are also provided in that chapter.
Control and Containment of an Oil Spill are a Higher Priority
than the Implementation of GRP Response Strategies
If in the responder’s best judgment, control and containment at or near the source of a spill isn’t feasible, or if the source is controlled and contained but oil has spread out beyond initial containment, then the priorities laid out in Section 4.3 of this plan should take precedence until a Unified Command is formed. Oil spill response priorities, beyond those described in this plan, should rely on aerial observations and spill trajectory modeling. A booming strategy listed as a high priority in Section 4.3 would not necessarily be implemented if a spill trajectory did not warrant action in that area; however, the priority tables should be followed until oil spill trajectory information becomes available. During an incident, modifications to the deployment priorities
CHAPTER 1 11 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 provided in Section 4.3 of this plan may be made if approved by the Incident Commander, Unified Command, or are identified as necessary by the Environmental Unit.
The downstream movement of oil and the time it takes to mobilize response resources to deploy GRP strategies must always be considered when setting strategy implementation priorities. The strategies discussed in this plan have been designed for use with oils that float on water and may not be suitable for other petroleum products or hazardous substances. For information about non- floating oil spill response, refer to the Non-Floating Oil Spill Response Tool in the Northwest Area Contingency Plan (NWACP), Section 9412. For hazardous substance spills, refer to the NWACP, Chapter 7000. For policy on gasoline and flammable liquid spills refer to the NWACP, Section 4622.
Information meant to support initial Environmental Unit functions can be found in Chapter 6 of this plan (Resources at Risk). Chapter 6 and its appendix provide information about the type and location of natural and economic resources in the area. Specific information about the location of cultural sites in the planning area was taken into consideration in the development of this plan but, because of the confidential nature of the material, details about cultural and historic sites aren’t included in this document.
1.1 GRP CHAPTERS AND APPENDICES
Chapter 1 Introduction Appendix 1A Comments, Corrections, or Suggestions Chapter 2 Site Descriptions Chapter 3 Response Options and Considerations Chapter 4 Response Strategies and Priorities Appendix 4A Response Strategies Appendix 4B Notification Strategies Appendix 4C Staging Areas Appendix 4D Boat Launch Locations Chapter 5 Reserved Chapter 6 Resources at Risk Appendix 6A List of Economic Resources in Area
1.2 GEOGRAPHIC RESPONSE PLAN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
GRPs are part of the Northwest Area Contingency Plan, just developed and revised separately. The plans are prepared through the efforts of, and in cooperation with, Washington Department of Ecology, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as well as other state and federal agencies, tribes, local governments, natural resource trustees, response organizations, emergency responders, and communities. GRPs are developed through workshops, field work, and meetings.
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Participants identify resources that may be at risk of injury from spills and work to develop oil spill response or notification strategies to reduce the chance of injury to those resources.
After compiling information on sensitive resources in the area, site visits are conducted to gather data and determine if spill response strategies near those resources should be added, modified, or deleted. In this, the anticipated effectiveness of existing strategies are reviewed, modifications made as determined necessary, potentially unsafe or ineffective strategies removed, and new strategies added to the plan. Unfortunately, the dynamics of marine and inland water environments, and the present limitations of response technology, make the development of strategies for all sensitive resource locations impracticable. A draft plan is produced after site visits are completed, and made available for public review and comment before a final version of the GRP is produced and published. A responsiveness summary is also published that addresses public comments received during the GRP update and development process.
1.3 STANDARDIZED RESPONSE LANGUAGE
In order to avoid confusion in response terminology, this plan uses standard National Interagency Incident Management System, Incident Command System (NIIMS ICS) terminology.
1.4 TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS
The glossary provided in Section 1910 of the NWACP and other sections of the area plan with glossaries independent of Section 1910 should be used when seeking the meaning of terms used in this plan.
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APPENDIX 1A Comments, Corrections, or Suggestions
Geographic Response Plans (GRPs) are living documents that can be revised at any time based on new information from comments and lessons learned from drills and spills. These changes are typically reflected as interim updates on the websites for each GRP until they are fully incorporated into the plan during a future update.
We value your input and hope that you’ll submit comments on how this plan might be improved. If you have any questions or comments, suggestions for improvement, or find errors in this document please submit comments online at http://www.rrt10nwac.com/Comment, email them to us at [email protected], or forward them via U.S. Mail to the following agencies:
United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 Office of Environmental Cleanup 1200 Sixth Avenue Room ECL-116 Seattle, WA 98101
Washington State Department of Ecology Spill Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (GRPs) P.O. Box 47600 Olympia, WA 98504-7600
The form on the following page of this attachment can be used to submit comments by mail. Contact information is requested so that we can give you a call if more information or comment clarification is needed.
Please use the GRP Field Report Form for providing information on GRP strategy field visits or the testing of response strategies. The form is available online at http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/ spills/preparedness/GRP/Form-GRPFieldReport.pdf. Additional information on Geographic Response Plans is available at http://www.rrt10nwac.com/GRP.
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GRP Comment Form Mail Completed Form to:
Today’s Date: US Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 Your Name: Office of Environmental Cleanup 1200 Sixth Avenue Room ECL-116 Seattle, WA 98101 Title: Washington State Department of Ecology Company/Agency: Spills Program (GRPs) P.O. Box 47600 Address: Olympia, WA 98504-7600
City:
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CHAPTER 2 Site Description
2.1 CHAPTER INTRODUCTION This chapter provides a description of the physical features, hydrology, climate, and winds in the Upper Yakima River GRP planning area (YAKU-GRP), and an oil spill risk assessment in Section 2.6. The planning area is approximately 439 square miles and resides within the boundaries of Kittitas and Yakima Counties. Fully or partially, it includes the towns or cities of Cle Elum, Easton, Ellensburg, Kittitas, Ronald, Roslyn, South Cle Elum, and Thorp. Portions of WRIA 39 (Upper Yakima) fall within this planning area. The Upper Yakima River GRP is bordered by the Upper Green River GRP to the west, and the Yakima River GRP to the south and southwest.
2.2 PHYSICAL FEATURES The physical features of the area now known as eastern and central Washington and Oregon were greatly influenced by volcanic activity, which built up a stratum of mud, ash, and lava in the geologic column during the Eocene (55.8-33.9 million years ago), Oligocene (33.9-23 million years ago), and Miocene (23-5.3 million years ago) Epochs.1 Basalt flows, known as the Columbia River Basalt Group, then covered the area in layers, forming a strong foundation of basaltic rock up to three miles thick.2 The southernmost part of this planning area forms the western edge of the Columbia River Basalt flows. Subsequent lava and ash eruptions raised the Cascade Mountains during the Miocene and Pleistocene Epochs (2.6 million – 11,700 years ago). As the mountains rose, the Yakima, Snake, and Columbia Rivers carved out deep gorges.
The Upper Yakima River GRP planning area is a large and diverse area stretching from the top of the Cascade Mountains to the dry sagebrush-covered lands of the Columbia Plateau. It covers approximately 439 square miles of land surrounding the Yakima River, from its source at Keechelus Lake near Snoqualmie Pass, to just north of the town of Selah. The main physical feature of this planning area is the Yakima River itself and the multitude (more than 60) of tributary creeks and canyons. In most cases, only the last few miles of the tributary creeks prior to their confluence with the Yakima River are covered in this planning area. The waters of the Yakima River come from the mountains surrounding Snoqualmie Pass and flow into Keechelus Lake. Annual precipitation at Snoqualmie Pass is over 90 inches, much of that falling as snow. The topography of this area of the Upper Yakima River watershed was most recently formed by large Pleistocene and Holocene glaciers. Evidence for these glaciations include moraines, outwash terraces, erratics, cirques, glacially sculpted bedrock, and abandoned drainages. In addition to Keechelus Lake, two other
1UC Berkeley http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/cenozoic/cenozoic.php 2WDNR http://www.dnr.wa.gov/programs-and-services/geology/explore-popular-geology/geologic- provinces-washington/columbia-basin
CHAPTER 2 17 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 glacial lakes are present on the northern boundary of the planning area. Water from Kachess Lake and Cle Elum Lake also flows into the Yakima River and plays an integral role in irrigating upper and lower Yakima River Valley farms3. In this part of the planning area, the land is very mountainous and heavily forested, with the Wenatchee National Forest being the primary land owner. Timber harvesting is the major land use in this area.
From its source at Keechelus Lake the Yakima River travels more than 81 miles in a southeasterly direction to the southern boundary of the planning zone. A second river, the Cle Elum River, flows for approximately 8 miles in a southeasterly direction from the foot of the dam on the south end of Cle Elum Lake to its confluence with the Yakima River just west of the town of Cle Elum. A few miles east of Cle Elum a third river, the Teanaway River, joins the Yakima River. This river drains a large watershed north of the Yakima River, and mostly outside of the planning area. From this point east the land becomes increasingly more arid. Erosional and depositional forces play a major role in the makeup of the Yakima River, although eroded material from the Cascades largely replaces what is swept away. Over time, through erosion and deposition, the Yakima River has frequently changed its course over the wide floodplain.4
As the river leaves the Cascade Mountains and enters the Columbia Plateau, its waters become critical in importance to the region. From approximately milepost 93 on Interstate 90 eastward, the majority of the area around the river is comprised of shrub-steppe vegetation, where the soil becomes drier away from the river. The mean annual rainfall in the City of Yakima, just south of this planning area, is approximately 8 inches.5 Irrigation from Yakima River water was essential to the development of farms in the Yakima Valley. Agriculture has become the cornerstone of the region’s economy. The Yakima Valley is known as one of the most productive and diversified farming regions of the world.6 The main crops include fruit tree crops, such as apples, sweet cherries, and pear, as well as alfalfa, hops, mint, grapes (both wine and table), with vegetables like green beans, peas, and corn common as well.
The topography in the eastern area of the planning zone is flat to gently rolling in the river valley itself, with larger hills outside the valley. Ellensburg is the largest city in the planning area with a population of approximately 19,000. Other towns within the area include Cle Elum, Easton, Kittitas, Ronald, Roslyn, South Cle Elum, and Thorp. South of Ellensburg, the river has formed a large and picturesque canyon. The Yakima River Canyon has been designated a scenic byway, with basalt cliffs rising more than 2,000 feet above the river. It is also known for its year-round sport fishing and as a blue ribbon catch-and release trout stream.7
There are no tribal reservations within this planning area. Portions of this area were the traditional homelands of the Pish-wana-pum, the River Rock people. They became part of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, whose reservation is south of the city of Yakima.8 In
3 Lillquist 2014 http://www.angelfire.com/hugefloods/Upper_Yakima_River_Valley.pdf 4 Yakima http://www.yakimacounty.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/1005 (4-1) 5 Yakima http://www.yakimacounty.us/DocumentCenter/View/1118 (2-13) 6 GYCOC http://www.yakima.org/yakima/index.html 7 WSDOT: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/LocalPrograms/ScenicByways/YakimaRiver.htm 8 GYCOC http://www.yakima.org/yakima/index.html CHAPTER 2 18 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 addition to the Yakama Nation, the Colville, Nez Perce, Puyallup, and Tulalip Tribes have potential interests in the area due to their usual and accustomed fishing places.
The Yakima River valley is a major transportation corridor in this part of the state. Interstate 90 is generally located on the south side of the river, while Highway’s 903, 970, and 10 are mainly on the north side of the river. Highway 97 and Interstate 82 near Ellensburg are also present in the river valley. Highway 821 is the only road within the Yakima River Canyon, south of Ellensburg. BNSF railroad tracks also follow the Yakima River through the entire planning area. There are 111.2 miles of track from where they enter the area at Stampede Pass to where the exit at the south end of the Yakima River Canyon. There are two power line transmission corridors in the valley, one on the north side and one on the south side. These power lines bring electricity from the Columbia River Dams and from the windfarms north of Ellensburg to the west side of the state. One of the more unique transportation elements in this area is the Iron Horse Trail, also known as the John Wayne Trail. It is an old railroad bed now used as a hiking and biking trail.
2.3 HYDROLOGY Portions of Water Resource Inventory Areas Upper Yakima (WRIA 39) fall within the geographic boundaries of this plan.
Upper Yakima (WRIA 39): Many areas of central Washington are arid, receiving less than 20 inches of rain annually. Most of this precipitation arrives during the winter months when water demands are the lowest. During the summer, the snowpack is gone, there is little rain, and naturally low stream flows are dependent on groundwater inflow. At the same time the demand for water for human uses, including irrigation are at the yearly maximum. This means that groundwater and surface water are least available when water demands are the highest.9
The Yakima River originates in the Cascade Range at the outlet of Keechelus Lake near Snoqualmie Pass and flows southeast to join the Columbia River. The Yakima basin has the most intensive development and use of water in the state of Washington. In 1905, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) developed the Yakima Project to expand the available supply of water. Irrigation districts are the primary recipients and distributors of this federally developed water. As of 2016, approximately 464,000 acres in the Yakima Valley receive water via irrigation each year.
The Yakima Project is separated into seven divisions: Storage, Kittitas, Tieton, Sunnyside, Roza, Kennewick and Wapato. Only two of the divisions are within the YAKU-GRP planning area:
1. Storage Division: Above the planning area, there are five major lakes used as reservoirs: Bumping, Kachess, Keechelus, Rimrock, and Cle Elum. Since their construction, the reservoirs have been managed by the USBR on behalf of all those living in the Yakima Valley. The reservoirs store water in the winter and release it in the summer, reducing or
9 WA ECY 2014 https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/documents/1111043.pdf
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contributing to the flow in the Yakima River for the Yakima Project, which provides irrigation water for 175 miles on both sides of the river. The total capacity among the five reservoirs is 1,065,670 acre-feet.10 Mountain snowpack, known as the “sixth reservoir,” plays a crucial role by capturing additional water that the reservoirs do not have the capacity to retain. 2. Kittitas Division: Irrigation water for the approximately 59,000 acres of land in the Kittitas Division is diverted from the Yakima River into the Main Canal by the Easton Diversion Dam (RM 202.5) near Easton, Wash. This dam provides water used to irrigate crops in the valley and creates the 240-acre Lake Easton, also a popular state park. The Main Canal carries the water along the south side of the river to a point near Thorp, where it divides into the North and South Branches. The North Branch Canal crosses the Yakima River through a siphon to irrigate land lying on the north side of the river, while the South Branch Canal continues generally southeast from the point of division to irrigate lands lying on the south side of the river.
Other features of the project include diversion dams, power plants, transmission lines, pumping plants, canals, and drains.11
Hydrology in the Yakima Valley includes natural tributaries as well as manmade infrastructure. Tributaries in the YAKU-GRP planning area include rivers (Teanaway, Cle Elum, and Yakima), and numerous creeks.
2.4 CLIMATE AND WINDS The climate in the planning area varies widely, as the river descends from the heavy precipitation in the Cascade Mountains, passes through the central Washington foothills and then enters the canyon and plateaus south of Ellensburg. At the upstream end of the planning area at Lake Keechelus, near Snoqualmie Pass, annual snowfall exceeds 221 inches and total precipitation averages 65.8 inches.12 A few miles to the southeast, Cle Elum records 22.5 inches of precipitation and 83 inches of snowfall.13 Ellensburg receives 9.2 inches of annual precipitation, but 35.2 inches of total snowfall. Temperatures in the planning area range from summer highs in the low eighties to average winter lows in the teens, with recorded extremes above 100 in the summers and 30 below zero in winter.14
Prevailing winds at the Ellensburg Airport tend to arrive from the northwest, except in November and December when they arrive from the east.15 From April to September the average wind speed is between 10 and 15 mph, and calms to less than 5 mph in the winter. At Yakima Airport, located
10 USBR 2016 https://www.usbr.gov/projects/pdf.php?id=211 11 USBR https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=400 12 WRCC 1977 http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?wa4414 13 WRCC 2016 http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?wa1504 14 WRCC 2016 http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?wa2508 15 WRCC 2002 www.wrcc.dri.edu/htmlfiles/westwinddir.html#WASHINGTON
CHAPTER 2 20 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 just south of the planning area, winds blow consistently in from the west. Average wind speeds range from 7-8 mph in Yakima.16
2.5 TIDES AND CURRENTS There are no tidally influenced areas within the planning area. The Yakima River’s flow is moderated by the presence of reservoirs and other irrigation infrastructure. The reservoirs managed by the Yakima Project reduce the river flow in the winter, while water is being stored, and increase from April through August, when water is released for irrigation use.
2.6 RISK ASSESSMENT The Upper Yakima River is plentiful in natural, cultural, and economic resources, all at risk of injury from oil spills. Potential risks to these resources include road systems, rail transportation and facilities, aircraft, recreational boating, and other oil spill risks.
Road Systems: Vehicle traffic on roadways pose an oil spill risk in areas where they run adjacent to the shorelines, or cross over lakes, rivers, creeks, and ditches, that drain into the Upper Yakima River. Interstates 90 and 82 are both major highways located in the planning area, and I-90 parallels the river closely for miles in the upper watershed. Several smaller roads run parallel to the river, including State Highway 10 between Cle Elum and Ellensburg, and State Highway 821 through the Yakima Canyon. There are multiple highway bridges, as well as several smaller bridges or causeways where vehicles cross tributaries or small lakes along shore. A vehicle spill onto one of these bridges or roadways can cause fuel or oil to flow from hardened surfaces into the Upper Yakima River or its tributaries. Commercial trucks can contain hundreds to thousands of gallons of fuel and oil, especially fully loaded tank trucks, and may carry almost any kind of cargo, including hazardous waste or other materials that might injure sensitive resources if spilled. Smaller vehicle accidents pose a risk as well, a risk commensurate to the volume of fuel and oil they carry.
Rail Transportation and Facilities: Rail companies transport oil via manifest trains in this area. Manifest trains include: up to four locomotives, a mix of non-oil merchandise cars, and one or more 714-barrel (29,998 gallon) capacity USDOT-approved tank cars carrying refined oil products, such as diesel, lubrication oil, or gasoline. These trains may include emptied tank cars, each with residual quantities of up to 1,800 gallons of crude oil or petroleum products. Every train locomotive typically holds a few hundred gallons of engine lubrication oil, plus saddle tanks that each have an approximate capacity of 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel. Manifest trains may also transport biological oils and non-petroleum chemicals.
16 WRCC 2006 http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/climatedata/climtables/westwind/#WASHINGTON
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BNSF owns the commercial rail track in this planning area, although other rail companies may operate trains on BNSF tracks. BNSFs Yakima Subdivision runs adjacent to the Yakima River along much of its length, crossing the river four times within the planning area. 17
Aircraft: There are two small airports within the YAKU-GRP planning area: Easton State Airport and Cle Elum Municipal Airport. Easton State is managed by Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), while the City of Cle Elum manages their municipal airport. Both are primarily used for recreational, law enforcement and emergency purposes.1819 Since both airports are within a half mile of the river, the potential exists for aircraft failures during inbound or outbound flights that result in a spill by releasing aviation fuel to the Upper Yakima River or its tributaries.
Recreational Boating: Accidents involving recreational water craft on the Upper Yakima River have the potential to result in spills of a few gallons of gasoline or diesel fuel. Examples of such accidents might include bilge discharges, vessel collisions, allisions, groundings, fires, sinking, or explosions. Recreational boats on the Yakima are generally small boats, due to the shallow depth of the river in several areas.
Other Spill Risks: Other potential oil spill risks in the area include dam turbine mechanical failures, fuel storage areas (including waste oil storage), road run-off during rain events, on- shore or near shore activities where heavy equipment is being operated or stored, and the migration of spilled oil through soil on lands adjacent to the river or its tributary streams.
2.7 REFERENCES Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce. A istory of Yakima and the Valley. http://www.yakima.org/yakima/index.html (n.d.). h Lillquist,Retrieved K. (2014). from: Upper Yakima River atershed laciation ield rip. Retrieved from: http://www.angelfire.com/hugefloods/Upper_Yakima_River_Valley.pdf w g f t U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (2016). Projects & Facilities: Yakima Project. Retrieved from https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=400 : U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (1993). Yakima Project: A history. Retrieved from http://www.usbr.gov/projects/pdf.php?id=211 : University of California Museum of Paleontology. (2011). The Cenozoic Era. Retrieved from http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/cenozoic/cenozoic.php :
17 WA Dept. of ECY 2015 https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/publications/1508010.pdf 18 WSDOT 2017 https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/aviation/AllStateAirports/Easton_EastonState.htm 19 WSDOT 2017 http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/aviation/allstateairports/cleelum_cleelummunicipal.htm CHAPTER 2 22 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017
Washington Department of Ecology, Spill Prevention, Preparedness and Response Program. (2015, March 1). Washington State 2014 marine and rail oil transportation study (Publication Number: 15-08-010). Retrieved from https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/publications/1508010.pdf : Washington Department of Ecology, Water Resources Program. (2014, January 1). Focus on ater vailability in the Upper Yakima atershed, WRIA 39 (Publication Number: 11-11-043). Retrieved from https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/documents/1111043.pdf w a w Washington Department: of Natural Resources. Geologic Provinces: Columbia Basin. http://www.dnr.wa.gov/programs-and-services/geology/explore-popular- geology/geologic-provinces-washington/columbia-basin(2017). Retrieved from: Western Region Climate Center. (2002). Average ind irection (Stampede Pass). Retrieved from http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/htmlfiles/westwinddir.html w d : Western Region Climate Center. (2006). Average ind peeds - MPH. Retrieved from: http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/climatedata/climtables/westwind w s Western Region Climate Center. (2016, June 8). Period of ecord onthly limate ummary Elum 451504). Retrieved from: http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?wa1504 r m c s Western(Cle Region Climate Center. (2016, June 6). Period of ecord onthly limate ummary (Ellensburg Bowers Field 452508). Retrieved from: http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi- bin/cliMAIN.pl?wa2508 r m c s
Western Region Climate Center. (1977, August 31). Period of ecord onthly imate ummary (Lake Keechelus 454414). Retrieved from: http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi- bin/cliMAIN.pl?wa4414 r m cl s Washington State Department of Transportation. Easton State Airport. Retrieved from: https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/aviation/AllStateAirports/Easton_EastonState.htm (2017). Washington State Department of Transportation. Cle Elum Municipal Airport. from: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/aviation/allstateairports/ (2017). Retrieved Washington State Department of Transportation. Yakimacleelum_cleelummunicipal.htm River Canyon Scenic Byway. from: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/LocalPrograms/ScenicByways/YakimaRiver.htm (2017). YakimaRetrieved County Department of Public Works. (1997, October) Upper Yakima River Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan (4-1). Retrieved from http://www.yakimacounty.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/1005. : Yakima County Department of Public Works. (1997, October) Upper Yakima River Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan (2-13). Retrieved from http://www.yakimacounty.us/DocumentCenter/View/1118. :
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Geographic Response Plan
(YAKU-GRP)
CHAPTER 4 Response Strategies and Priorities
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Before you print this document
This chapter and its appendices, as well as the appendix at the end of Chapter 6, are provided in “landscape” page orientation. The detailed 2-page information sheets for response strategies, notification strategies, staging areas, and boat launch locations in appendices 4A though 4D (pages 61–114) have been designed for duplex printing (front and back side of paper), “open to top” configuration.
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4.1 CHAPTER INTRODUCTION This chapter provides information on GRP response strategies and the order they should be implemented, based on Potential Oil Spill Origin Points (POSOPs) and the proximity and relative priority of sensitive resources near those point locations. Area maps, sector maps, and information on staging areas and boat launch locations are also provided in this chapter. During a spill incident, GRP response strategies should be implemented as soon as possible. Unless circumstances unique to a particular spill situation dictate otherwise, the priority tables in Section 4.3 should be used to decide the order that GRP strategies are deployed. The downstream movement of oil and the time it takes to mobilize response resources to deploy GRP strategies must always be considered when setting implementation priorities. Information on resources at risk, sensitive areas, and flight restrictions can be found in Chapter 6 of this plan. Information on shoreline countermeasures can be found in the Northwest Area Shoreline Countermeasures Manual (NWACP Section 9420). The Northwest Area Contingency Plan (NWACP) is available online at http://www.rrt10nwac.com/NWACP/Default.aspx.
The GRP strategies provided in this chapter have been created to reduce spilled oil’s impact on sensitive resources. They are not everything that should or could be done during a response to lessen the chance of injury to natural, cultural, and economic resources at risk from oil spills. Control and containment of an oil spill is always a higher priority than the implementation of GRP response strategies. Although designed to be implemented during the initial phase of an oil spill, GRP strategies may continue to be used throughout a response at the discretion of the Incident Commander, Unified Command, or the Environmental Unit.
4.1.1 On-site Considerations
Before Deploying a GRP Strategy (Questions to Ask)
Are conditions safe? Response managers and responders must first determine if efforts to implement a response strategy would pose an undue risk to worker safety or the public, based on conditions present during the time of the emergency. No strategy should be implemented if doing so would threaten public safety or present an unreasonable risk to the safety of responders.
Has initial control and containment been sufficiently achieved? Control and containment of the spill at or near the source are always higher priorities than the deployment of GRP response strategies, especially when concurrent response activities are not possible.
How far downstream or out into the river, lake, or marine environment is the spilled oil likely to travel before response personnel will be ready and able to deploy GRP response strategies?
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Are permits required? Consult the Northwest Area Contingency Plan Permit Summary Table (NWACP Section 9401) for information specific to your location and circumstance.
Will equipment or vehicles need to be staged on or near a roadway? If so, traffic control may be required. Contact the Washington State Patrol, or local, county, municipality, or tribal police for assistance. At minimum, Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) guidelines for work zone traffic control should be followed when working on or near a roadway. o Kittitas County Sheriff (509) 962-7525 o Yakima County Sheriff (509) 574-2500 o Washington State Patrol District #3 (509) 575-2320 o Washington State Patrol District #6 (509) 682-8090
During Strategy Implementation (Things to Remember)
On-scene conditions (weather, currents, tides, waves, river speed, and debris) may require that strategies be modified in order to be effective. There is a significant chance that weather and conditions experienced at a particular strategy location during an actual spill event will be different from when data was gathered during field visits. Response managers and responders may modify the strategies provided in this chapter as needed to meet the challenges experienced during an actual response.
Certain strategies may call for access points or staging areas that are not easily reached at all times of the year or in all conditions.
The GRP response strategies provided in this chapter were designed for use with persistent heavy oils that float on water and may not be suitable for other petroleum products or hazardous substances. For information about non-floating oil spill response, refer to the Non-Floating Oil Spill Response Tool in the Northwest Area Contingency Plan (NWACP), Section 9412.
After Strategy Implementation (Things to Understand)
Oil containment boom should be maintained and periodically monitored to ensure its effectiveness. Changes in river or current speed will likely require modifications to boom deflection angles (see Table 4.1). Depending on conditions, some booming strategies may require around-the-clock tending.
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Water Speed and Boom Deflection Angle
Measure the speed that water is moving by anchoring a line with two floating markers/buoys attached that are spaced 100 feet apart. Time the movement of floating debris between the two buoys, and then use Table 4.1 to estimate the water speed based on the travel time of the debris between the two buoys. You can also measure 100 feet along a straight portion of river bank or shoreline, and time the movement of debris between those points, but this method is generally less accurate than using the buoys. The maximum boom deflection angle is also provided in the table, based on the water speed measurements.
Table 4.1: Water Speed Drift Measurement Table
Time to Max Boom Drift Deflection Boom required for Anchors needed if Placed Every 50 100 Feet Velocity Velocity Velocity Angle 100-foot Profile to Current feet (seconds) (ft/sec) (m/sec) (knots) (degrees) (feet) (number) 6 16.7 5.1 10.00 4.0 1,429 30 8 12.5 3.8 7.50 5.4 1,071 22 10 10.0 3.1 6.00 6.7 857 18 12 8.3 2.5 5.00 8.0 714 15 14 7.1 2.2 4.29 9.4 612 13 17 5.9 1.8 3.53 11.4 504 11 20 5.0 1.5 3.00 13.5 429 10 24 4.2 1.3 2.50 16.3 357 8 30 3.3 1.0 2.00 20.5 286 7 40 2.5 0.8 1.50 27.8 214 5 60 1.7 0.5 1.00 44.4 143 4 >86 ≤1.2 ≤0.35 ≤0.70 90.0 100 3 Source: Oil Spill Response in Fast Currents. A Field Guide. U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center. October, 2001
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4.1.2 Historical River Flow Ranges
Streamflow data from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) was used to determine the mean monthly discharge for rivers and streams in the planning area. Stream discharge is recorded in cubic feet per second (cfs); velocities in miles per hour (mph) or nautical miles per hour (knots) are not available. Table 4.1 provides information that can be used to calculate local river velocities on-site, based on the time it takes a floating object to drift 100 feet downstream from any given point in a river or creek. Additional information for USGS gage stations in the planning area are provided below, and may include real-time or near real-time streamflow data. The USGS National Water System Mapper is useful for locating gage stations of interest, and is available online at http://maps.waterdata.usgs.gov/mapper/index.html.
Table 4.2: Historical River Streamflow Ranges
Monthly average flow in Cubic Feet per Second (cfs)
Yakima River at Umtanum USGS 12484500 (data from 1933 to 2016)
Jan 1,650 Feb 1,850 Mar 2,160 Apr 3,210 May 3,930 Jun 3,810 Jul 3,360 Aug 3,410 Sep 2,020 Oct 1,160 Nov 1,120 Dec 1,660
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Figure 4-1: Mean Monthly Discharge Measurement for the Upper Yakima River
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4.2 AREA OVERVIEW MAPS The following maps provide a geographic overview of the Upper Yakima River. Sector maps in Section 4.4 of this chapter provide more detail on the location of response strategies, notification strategies, staging areas, boat launch locations, and Potential Oil Spill Origin Points (POSOPs). Detailed information for each location can be found in the matrices of Section 4.5 or in the chapter appendices. Priority tables for potential oil spill origin points can be found in Section 4.3.2.
The following area maps are provided for reference:
Response Strategy Locations
Notification Strategy Locations
Staging Areas
Boat Launch Locations
Potential Oil Spill Origin Points
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Figure 4-2: Response Strategy Locations
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Figure 4-3: Notification Strategy Locations
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Figure 4-4: Staging Area Locations
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Figure 4-5: Boat Launch Locations
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Figure 4-6: Potential Oil Spill Origin Points in Area
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4.3 STRATEGY AND RESPONSE PRIORITIES
4.3.1 General Response Priorities
The following list provides the order of response priorities after an oil spill in the planning area occurs.
Safety is always the number one priority. Do not implement GRP strategies or take actions that will unduly jeopardize public, worker, or personal safety.
Notify local public health and safety personnel.
Control and contain the source of the spill; mobilize resources to the spill location. Source control and containment are always a higher priority than the implementation of GRP strategies.
Determine the priority or order GRP strategies should be implemented based on the location of the spill or affected area. Priorities based on POSOPs are included in this chapter and should be used unless the situation or circumstances dictate otherwise (see Section 4.3.2).
As response resources become available, implement the GRP Strategies in order of priority or as necessary based on the scenario, trajectory, or conditions of the day.
Permits may be required. Consult the Northwest Area Contingency Plan Permit Summary Table (NWACP Section 9401) for information.
4.3.2 Strategy Priorities based on Potential Oil Spill Origin Points
Potential Oil Spill Origin Points (POSOPs) are geographic locations that have a defined list of response strategy implementation priorities provided in a table within Section 4.3. The placement of each POSOP is often based on spill risks in the area. Occasionally POSOPs are generalized to ensure implementation priorities are developed throughout an entire planning area.
These points are displayed on area overview and sector maps as red boxes. In establishing priorities during a response, or selecting an appropriate POSOP, the downstream and/or tidal movement of spilled oil and the time it takes to mobilize and deploy response resources must be considered. Generally, on streams, creeks, and rivers, GRP strategies should first be implemented downstream, well beyond the furthest extent of the spill, with deployments continuing upstream towards the spill source and in some cases slightly beyond. POSOPs are alphabetically designated.
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The following tables provide the strategy implementation order for Potential Oil Spill Origin Points in the Upper Yakima River GRP; points YAKU-A through YAKU-D. The priority tables provided in this section were developed using a combination of variables, including: notification time, travel time for responders and equipment, average and seasonal flow rates, average winds, deployment time, proximity to the spill source, trustee input, the relative priority of the resources at risk, and other considerations.
Source control and containment are a higher priority than GRP strategy implementation
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Table 4.3: YAKU-A (Keechelus Dam YAKU-215.0)
YAKU-A (Keechelus Dam YAKU-215.0) Implementation Strategy Sector Strategy Strategy Priority Number Map Matrix Details Comments 1 YAKU-202.6 46 56 83 2 YAKU-183.4 47 56 81 3 YAKU-183.1 47 55 79
4 YAKU-181.9 47 55 77
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Table 4.4: YAKU-B (I-90 and BNSF Bridges ~YAKU-191.0)
YAKU-B (I-90 and BNSF Bridges ~YAKU-191.0) Implementation Strategy Sector Strategy Strategy Priority Number Map Matrix Details Comments 1 YAKU-164.6 49 55 73 Boat launch may be snowed in 2 YAKU-164.5 49 55 71 Boat launch may be snowed in 3 YAKU-167.5 49 55 75
4 YAKU-181.9 47 55 77 5 YAKU-183.4 47 56 81 YAKU-183.1 47 55 79
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Table 4.5: YAKU-C (BNSF Bridge near Thorp~YAKU-165.5)
YAKU-C (BNSF Bridge near Thorp~YAKU-165.5) Implementation Strategy Sector Strategy Strategy Priority Number Map Matrix Details Comments 1 YAKU-148.6 50 54 67 Strategy may be ineffective in high water 2 YAKU-155.8 50 54 69 3 YAKU-164.5 49 55 71 Boat launch may be snowed in
4 YAKU-164.6 49 55 73 Boat launch may be snowed in
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Table 4.6: YAKU-D (BNSF Bridge Upper Canyon ~YAKU-146.0)
YAKU-D (BNSF Bridge Upper Canyon ~YAKU-146.0) Implementation Strategy Sector Strategy Strategy Priority Number Map Matrix Details Comments
1 YAKU-139.7 51 54 63
2 YAKU-143.5 51 54 65
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4.4 SECTOR MAPS (STRATEGY LOCATIONS)
Figure 4-7: Sector Map YAKU-1
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Figure 4-8: Sector Map YAKU-2
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Figure 4-9: Sector Map YAKU-3
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Figure 4-10: Sector Map YAKU-4
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Figure 4-11: Sector Map YAKU-5
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Figure 4-12: Sector Map YAKU-6
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Figure 4-13: Sector Map YAKU-7
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4.5 MATRICES
4.5.1 Naming Conventions (Short Names)
Each strategy, staging area, and boat launch location in this document has been given a unique “Short Name” which includes one to six letters denoting the associated waterbody. Following the letters are numbers that specify the location. On rivers or other linear waterbodies, the location is named by river mile: the distance from the mouth of the river or creek upstream to the site location. Some short names indicate whether the site is located on river right, river left, or mid-river by an “R”, “L” or “M” after the river mile. On lakes, the numbers indicate the location by shoreline mile, typically starting at the northernmost point and increasing clockwise around the lake. In marine areas, the numbers do not have a geographic meaning. Notification strategies are indicated by an “-N” at the end of the name. Staging Areas and Boat Launches are indicated by the prefix “SA” or “BL”.
BL-YAKU-139.7
River Boat Waterbody Launch Mile
“YAKU” for the Upper Yakima River Area is the only short name waterbody designations associated with this plan (YAKU-GRP).
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4.5.2 Response Strategy Matrices Sector Strategy Strategy Strategy Boom Boat Map Details Name Location Type Length Req? Staging Area Resources At Risk Comments (Page #) (Page#) YAKU-139.7 Yakima River at Collection Boom Yes Onsite Salmon - Chinook, Call BNSF before 51 63 Umtanum 600ft Stage onsite at State Lands, deployment; coordinate with Walking Bridge Umtanum Creek Steelhead, T/E On-Call Hazmat Manager at 46.85614 Recreation Site. Species, Wetlands 817-352-2832. Hand-launch -120.48395 boat with motor onsite (BL-YAKU-139.7). Bridge is ~20 ft above water surface. Do not collect on river left. Minimize ground disturbance on river left. YAKU-143.5 Yakima River at Collection Boom Yes Onsite Raptors, Salmon - Handlaunch onsite, can 51 65 Canyon Rd MP 600ft Stage onsite Chinook, Steelhead, carefully trailer boat up to 20 using large T/E Species, water's edge. Quiet pool by 46.88460 gravel shoulder. Wetlands launch, 20 ft offshore -120.47836 current picks up fast. YAKU-148.6 Yakima River at Collection Boom Yes Remote Raptors, Salmon - Water levels may require 50 67 Ringer Road 400ft Stage at Thrall Chinook, State large adjustment of anchor 46.93103 (Ringer Road) Lands, Steelhead, points. Walking trail from -120.51870 Boat Launch, T/E Species, road to bank ~20 ft. SA-YAKU-148.1, Wetlands 0.5 mi downstream. YAKU-155.8 Yakima River at Collection Boom Yes Onsite Habitat Restoration Hand -launch from river left 50 69 Thorp Highway 400ft Stage onsite at Site/Project, near Point A. Road to Bridge gravel lot off Raptors, Salmon - collection area/Point B is 47.00545 Thorp Rd Chinook, Steelhead, steep and may be snowed in. -120.59643 shoulder. T/E Species If vac truck stays near road shoulder, will need extension hose and booster pump for height.
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Sector Strategy Strategy Strategy Boom Boat Map Details Name Location Type Length Req? Staging Area Resources At Risk Comments (Page #) (Page#) YAKU-164.5 CID Strawberry Exclusion Boom Yes Remote Economic Resource, Concrete wall at intake, 49 71 Flat Intake 100ft, Stage and launch Water Intakes vegetation mostly cleared at 47.09620 Sorbent from anchor points. Pump active -120.68923 200ft SA-YAKU-165.4 mid-Apr to fall. If no answer (Thorp). at office call manager's cell 509-899-3311. YAKU-164.6 Yakima River at Collection Boom Yes Remote Economic Resource, Large gravel shoulder at 49 73 Highway 10 500ft Stage and launch Fish Hatchery, collection point for vac 47.09733 from Salmon - Chinook, truck; steep bank. Water -120.69044 SA-YAKU-165.4 Steelhead, T/E intake nearby is seasonal (Thorp Species, Tribal mid-Apr to fall. If no answer Property), 0.8 Lands/Resources, at CID office call manager's mi upstream. Water Intakes, cell 509-899-3311. Wetlands YAKU-167.5 Clark Flat Intake Exclusion Boom Yes Onsite Economic Resource, Call BNSF before 49 75 Exclusion 200ft, Stage and Tribal deployment; coordinate with 47.10601 Sorbent handlaunch Lands/Resources, On-Call Hazmat Manager at -120.72227 100ft onsite at intake. Water Intakes 817-352-2832. Easy slopes on either side of intake and then heavy brush. May need chainsaw if machete is not enough. YAKU-181.9 Yakima River Collection Boom Yes Onsite Economic Resource, Handlaunch boat onsite. If 47 77 near Younger 600ft Stage onsite Fish Screens, no snow, dirt road along Screens using roadway Salmon - Chinook, irrigation canal accessible 47.18875 shoulder. Lane Salmon Habitat, from down the road. -120.92978 closure may be Steelhead, T/E required. Species YAKU-183.1 Yakima River at Collection Boom Yes Onsite Economic Resource, Call BNSF before 47 79 Cle Elum Way 600ft Stage onsite at Salmon - Chinook, deployment; coordinate with Bridge gravel parking T/E Species, Water On-Call Hazmat Manager at 47.19220 area. Intakes, Wetlands 817-352-2832. Hand launch -120.94958 upstream from gravel road along railroad tracks, upstream edge of rip-rap.
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Sector Strategy Strategy Strategy Boom Boat Map Details Name Location Type Length Req? Staging Area Resources At Risk Comments (Page #) (Page#)
YAKU-183.4 Side Channel Exclusion Boom Yes Onsite Economic Resource, Call BNSF before 47 81 Above Cle Elum 200ft, Stage and launch Public Health and deployment; coordinate with
Water Intake Sorbent from river left, Safety, Water On-Call Hazmat Manager at
47.19071 200ft 900ft Intakes 817-352-2832. Handlaunch
-120.95379 downstream. from river left about 900ft
downstream, where rip-rap meets trees. In low water may need to anchor to tiny island north of side channel. YAKU-202.6 Lake Easton Collection Boom Yes Remote Fish Ladder(s), Private campground, Bureau 46 83 Above Diversion 600ft Stage and launch Public of Reclamation property, Dam at Lake Easton Lands/Facilities, employee lives onsite. Gravel 47.24287 Boat Launch Water Intakes road to collection site. Could -121.19010 SA-YAKU-203.1 launch or stage onsite if needed. Water quiet at shore, flat shore at collection point.
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4.5.3 Notification Strategy Matrices Sector Strategy Notification Strategy Map Details Strategy Location Type Resources at Risk Implementation Comments (Page #) (Page#) YAKU-174.0-N Kittitas County Notification Economic Call KCWP 24/7 answering service at 509- Notify Kittitas 48 87 Water Purveyors Resource, Water 925-6158 and tell them it is an emergency County Water 47.16633 Intakes and you require an immediate callback. Purveyors of a spill -120.83316 Inform the caller of the spill situation so so they can take they can take whatever actions they deem action to protect necessary and appropriate to protect the their resources resources under their control. Actions may include activating a phone tree to irrigation users and shutting down water intakes or pumps. YAKU-183.1-N City of Cle Elum Notification Economic Call Director of Public Works at 509-260- Notify City of Cle 47 89 Municipal Water Resource, Public 1247 and inform them of any significant Elum of any spill so Intake Health and Safety, spill that may impact their drinking water they can take 47.19155 Water Intakes intake on the Yakima River. action to protect -120.94853 their drinking water intake YAKU-184.5-N Cle Elum Notification Economic Call Hatchery Manager at 509-674-9390, or Notify fish 47 91 Supplementation Resource, Fish Foreman at 509-674-9391 and inform hatchery of a spill and Research Hatchery, Tribal them of any significant oil spills in the area so they can take Facility Lands/Resources, so they can take action to protect the action to protect 47.18597 Water Intakes resources under their control. Contacts are their resources -120.97666 located at the Cle Elum Supplementation and Research Facility, but manage all acclimation sites in the Upper Yakima area.
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Sector Strategy Notification Strategy Map Details Strategy Location Type Resources at Risk Implementation Comments (Page #) (Page#) YAKU-202.3-N Lake Easton Notification Economic Call Kittitas Reclamation District at 509- Notify Kittitas 46 93 Diversion Dam Resource, Fish 925-6158 and the US Bureau of Reclamation 47.24171 Ladder(s), Public Reclamation Yakima Field Office District so they can -121.18825 Lands/Facilities, Operations Manager at 509-406-3031 and take action to Water Intakes notify them of any significant oil spill, or protect the potential spill, that impacts, or threatens to resources under impact, the Diversion Dam on Lake Easton, their control. so they can take action to protect the resources under their control, including the protection of their irrigation intake, fish ladder or other infrastructure. YAKU-214.5-N Keechelus Dam Notification Economic Call US Bureau of Reclamation Yakima Notify Bureau of 46 95 47.32257 Resource, Public Field Office Operations Manager at 509- Reclamation so -121.33735 Lands/Facilities 406-3031 and inform them of any they can take significant oil spill or potential spill that action to protect impacts or threatens to impact Keechelus their dam Lake or the Yakima River, so they can take infrastructure action to protect the resources under their control, including the protection of their fish ladder or other infrastructure near this location.
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4.5.4 Staging Area Matrices Sector Strategy Strategies Map Details Staging Area Name Position Nearest Address Contact Served Comments (Page #) (Page#) SA-YAKU-148.1 Thrall (Ringer 46.92659 1371 Ringer Loop WDFW Region 3 YAKU-148.6 Coordinate use of 50 99 Road) WDFW -120.51668 Ellensburg, WA South Central staging area with Boat Launch 98926 Management agency Washington for water access site Department of Fish Yakima, WA 98902 and Wildlife Region 3; 509-575-2740 call 509-575-2740. SA-YAKU-165.4 WDFW Thorp 47.10088 15261 N Thorp WDFW Region 3 YAKU-164.5, Coordinate use of 49 101 Property -120.70178 Hwy South Central YAKU-164.6 staging area with Thorp, WA 98946 Management agency Washington for water access site Department of Fish Yakima, WA 98902 and Wildlife Region 3; 509-575-2740 call 509-575-2740. SA-YAKU-203.1 Lake Easton 47.25338 684 Easton Lake Washington State YAKU -202.6 Coordinate staging 1 46 103 State Park Boat -121.19515 Rd Parks and Recreation area use with Lake Ramp Easton, WA Commission Easton State Park: 98925 Lake Easton State 509-656-2586 Park (Ranger) or 509-656- WA 98922 2230 (Office). 509-656-2586
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4.5.5 Boat Launch Matrices Sector Strategy Nearest Strategies Map Details Boat Launch Name Position Address Contact Served Comments (Page #) (Page#) BL-YAKU-139.7 Umtanum 46.85540 16972 Canyon Bureau of Land YAKU-139.7 Coordinate use of 51 107
Recreation Site -120.48306 Rd Management Wenatchee boat launch with (BLM) Ellensburg, Office Bureau of Land WA 98926 Wenatchee, WA 98801 Management's 509-665-2100 Wenatchee Office; call 509-665-2100.
BL-YAKU-148.1 Thrall (Ringer 46.92659 1371 Ringer WDFW Region 3 South YAKU-148.6 Coordinate use of 50 109 Road) WDFW -120.51668 Loop Central boat launch with Boat Launch Ellensburg, Management agency for Washington WA 98926 water access site Department of Fish Yakima, WA 98902 and Wildlife Region 3; 509-575-2740 call 509-575-2740. BL-YAKU-165.4 WDFW Thorp 47.10088 15261 N Thorp WDFW Region 3 South YAKU-164.5, Coordinate use of 49 111 Property -120.70178 Hwy Central YAKU-164.6 boat launch with Thorp, WA Management agency for Washington 98946 water access site Department of Fish Yakima, WA 98902 and Wildlife Region 3; 509-575-2740 call 509-575-2740.
BL-YAKU-203.1 Lake Easton 47.25338 684 Easton Washington State Parks YAKU-202.6 Coordinate boat 46 113 State Park Boat -121.19515 Lake Rd and Recreation launch use with Lake Ramp Easton, WA Commission Easton State Park: 98925 Lake Easton State Park 509-656-2586 WA 98922 (Ranger) or 509-656- 509-656-2586 2230 (Office).
CHAPTER 4 60 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017
APPENDIX 4A Response Strategy 2-Pagers
Appendix 4A 61 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017
RESPONSE STRATEGIES LIST
YAKU-139.7 YAKU-143.5 YAKU-148.6
YAKU-155.8 YAKU-164.5 YAKU-164.6
YAKU-167.5 YAKU-181.9 YAKU-183.1
YAKU-183.4 YAKU-202.6
Appendix 4A 62 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Yakima River at Umtanum Walking Bridge YAKU-139.7 8YAKU-139.7 Position - Location: ϰϲΣϱϭ͘ϯϲϱΖ͕ͲϭϮϬΣϮϵ͘ϬϯϵΖ ϰϲΣϱϭΖϮϭ͘ϵΗ, ͲϭϮϬΣϮϵΖϮ͘ϰΗ 46.85609, -120.48399 Ellensburg
Strategy Objective: Collection : Collect oil moving downstream on Yakima River Implementation: Using workboat, secure 600 feet of boom to shore on river right, near Point A (46.85676, -120.4841). Extend boom S downstream and secure under pedestrian bridge at Point B, creating collection pocket under bridge. Tie off remaining boom to bridge, near river left, at Point C (46.8556, -120.4838). Do not disturb ground on river left. Use shoreside anchoring systems at Point A only. Adjust Points A and B as needed for conditions. Use anchoring systems as needed to keep boom secure in river. Collection from bridge using extension stinger and vac-truck, or workboat with skimmer/storage.
Staging Area: Onsite : Stage onsite at Umtanum Creek Recreation Site. Site Safety: Slips, Trips, Falls; Water Hazard; Heavy Vegetation; Dangerous Wildlife; Active Rail Line Nearby Field Notes: Call BNSF before deployment; coordinate with On-Call Hazmat Manager at 817-352-2832. Hand-launch boat with motor onsite (BL- YAKU-139.7). Bridge is ~20 ft above water surface. Do not collect on river left. Minimize ground disturbance on river left.
Watercourse: River - Yakima River Resources at Risk: Salmon - Chinook, State Lands, Steelhead, T/E Species, Wetlands Recommended Equipment
7 Each Anchoring System(s) - (anchor, lines, floats) 2 Each Anchoring System(s)- Shoreside 600 Feet Boom - B3 (River Boom) or equivalent 1 Each Heaving Line(s) 1 Each Machete(s) - (or other vegetation cutting tool) 1 Each Vac Truck or Skimmer and Storage 1 Each Workboat(s) - of adequate size for type and amount of boom Recommended Personnel
1 Boat Operator 3 Laborer 1 Supervisor
Appendix 4A 63 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Yakima River at Umtanum Walking Bridge YAKU-139.7
YAKU-139.7 Photo: On river left, looking W towards strategy location (collection point and pedestrian bridge). Taken 2/24/17.
Site Contact Driving Directions 1. From Seattle, take I-90 East to exit 110. BNSF Railroad 2. At exit 110 take ramp on the right and go on I-82 E / US-97 S toward Yakima (3.22 miles) Pre-Notification Required : Service Interruption Desk 3. At exit 3 take ramp on the right to WA-821 S / Thrall Rd (0.33 miles) 817-352-2832 4. Make sharp right on Thrall Rd (WA-821) (0.45 miles) Bureau of Land Management 5. Turn left on Canyon Rd (WA-821) (8.25 miles) 6͘dƵƌŶƌŝŐŚƚĂƚƐŝŐŶĨŽƌhŵƚĂŶƵŵZĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ^ŝƚĞ͘ Land/Property Contact : Wenatchee Office 7. Site is at pedestrian bridge in NW corner of parking area. 509-665-2100
Nearest Address
16972 Canyon Rd Ellensburg, WA 98926
Appendix 4A 64 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Yakima River at Canyon Rd MP 20 YAKU-143.5 9YAKU-143.5 Position - Location: ϰϲΣϱϯ͘ϬϳϲΖ͕ͲϭϮϬΣϮϴ͘ϳϬϮΖ ϰϲΣϱϯΖϰ͘ϲΗ, ͲϭϮϬΣϮϴΖϰϮ͘ϭΗ 46.88460, -120.47836 Ellensburg
Strategy Objective: Collection : Collect oil moving downstream on the Yakima River Implementation: Using workboat, secure 600ft section of boom to shore on river right, near Point A (46.8846, -120.4797). Extend boom E and secure to shore on river left, near Point B (46.8845, -120.47765; just downstream of hand-launch area). Use shoreside anchoring systems or existing features to secure boom to banks. Adjust boom angle as needed for flow conditions. Use anchoring systems as needed to keep boom secure in river. Collection at Point B using skimmer/storage or vac-truck on road shoulder.
Staging Area: Onsite : Stage onsite using large gravel shoulder. Site Safety: Active Rail Line; Water Hazard; Traffic Hazard; Dangerous Wildlife; Slips, Trips, Falls; Eroding Banks Field Notes: Handlaunch onsite, can carefully trailer boat up to water's edge. Quiet pool by launch, 20 ft offshore current picks up fast.
Watercourse: River - Yakima River Resources at Risk: Raptors, Salmon - Chinook, Steelhead, T/E Species, Wetlands Recommended Equipment
7 Each Anchoring System(s) - (anchor, lines, floats) 2 Each Anchoring System(s)- Shoreside 600 Feet Boom - B3 (River Boom) or equivalent 1 Each Heaving Line(s) 1 Each Vac Truck or Skimmer and Storage 1 Each Workboat(s) - (hand-launch) Recommended Personnel
1 Boat Operator 3 Laborer 1 Supervisor
Appendix 4A 65 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Yakima River at Canyon Rd MP 20 YAKU-143.5
YAKU-143.5 Photo: From river left, looking W upstream towards strategy location. Handlaunch pool on photo right. Taken 2/24/17.
Site Contact Driving Directions 1. From Seattle, take I-90 East towards Yakima. BNSF Railroad 2. At exit 110 take ramp on the right and go on I-82 E / US-97 S toward Yakima (3.22 miles) Pre-Notification Required : Service Interruption Desk 3. At exit 3 take ramp on the right to WA-821 S / Thrall Rd (0.33 miles) 817-352-2832 4. Make sharp right on Thrall Rd (WA-821) (0.45 miles) Bureau of Land Management 5. Turn left on Canyon Rd (WA-821) (4.37 miles) 6. Pull over onto gravel shoulder on right just before Milepost 20. May already be trucks/boat Land/Property Contact : Wenatchee Office trailers on site. 509-665-2100
Nearest Address
20371 Canyon Rd Ellensburg, WA 98926
Appendix 4A 66 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Yakima River at Ringer Road YAKU-148.6 10YAKU-148.6 Position - Location: ϰϲΣϱϱ͘ϴϲϮΖ͕ͲϭϮϬΣϯϭ͘ϭϮϮΖ ϰϲΣϱϱΖϱϭ͘ϳΗ, ͲϭϮϬΣϯϭΖϳ͘ϯΗ 46.93103, -120.51870 Ellensburg Strategy Objective: Collection : Collect oil moving downstream on Yakima River Implementation: Using workboat, secure 400 feet of boom to shore on river right, near Point A (46.9313, -120.5194). Extend boom SE downstream and secure to shore on river left, near Point B (46.93075, -120.5183). Use shoreside anchoring systems or existing features to secure boom to banks. Adjust boom angle as needed for flow conditions. Use anchoring systems as needed to keep boom secure in river. Collection at Point B using skimmer/storage or vac-truck on Ringer Loop Road.
Staging Area: Remote : Stage at Thrall (Ringer Road) Boat Launch, SA-YAKU-148.1, 0.5 mi downstream. Site Safety: Slips, Trips, Falls; Water Hazard; Dangerous Wildlife; Snow Accumulation; Eroding Banks Field Notes: Water levels may require large adjustment of anchor points. Walking trail from road to bank ~20 ft.
Watercourse: River - Yakima River Resources at Risk: Raptors, Salmon - Chinook, State Lands, Steelhead, T/E Species, Wetlands Recommended Equipment
5 Each Anchoring System(s) - (anchor, lines, floats) 2 Each Anchoring System(s)- Shoreside 400 Feet Boom - B3 (River Boom) or equivalent 1 Each Vac Truck or Skimmer and Storage 1 Each Workboat(s) - of adequate size for type and amount of boom Recommended Personnel
1 Boat Operator 2 Laborer 1 Supervisor
Appendix 4A 67 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Yakima River at Ringer Road YAKU-148.6
YAKU-148.6 Photo: On river left, looking NW upstream at strategy location. Taken 3/13/17.
Site Contact Driving Directions DIRECTIONS TO STAGING AREA SA-YAKU-148.1 WDFW Thrall: WDFW Region 3 South Central 1. From Seattle, take I-90 East to exit 109. Primary Contact : Management agency for water access 2. At exit 109 take ramp on the right to Canyon Road toward Ellensburg (0.28 miles) site 3. Make sharp left on Canyon Rd (Yakima River Cyn) (3.29 miles) 4. Turn right on Ringer Loop (second sign for Ringer Loop) (0.27 miles) Yakima, WA 98902 5͘dƵƌŶůĞĨƚŝŶƚŽt&tďŽĂƚůĂƵŶĐŚƉĂƌŬŝŶŐĂƌĞĂ͘ 509-575-2740 Nearest Address
1371 Ringer Loop Ellensburg, WA 98926
Appendix 4A 68 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Yakima River at Thorp Highway Bridge YAKU-155.8 11YAKU-155.8 Position - Location: ϰϳΣ͘ϯϮϳΖ͕ͲϭϮϬΣϯϱ͘ϳϴϲΖ ϰϳΣϬΖϭϵ͘ϲΗ, ͲϭϮϬΣϯϱΖϰϳ͘ϭΗ 47.00545, -120.59643 Ellensburg
Strategy Objective: Collection : Collect oil moving downstream on Yakima River Implementation: Using workboat, secure 400 feet of boom to shore on river left, near Point A (47.00584, -120.5965). Extend boom S downstream and secure to shore on river right, near Point B (47.005, -120.5963; underneath road bridge). Use shoreside anchoring systems or existing features to secure boom to banks. Adjust boom angle as needed for flow conditions. Use anchoring systems as needed to keep boom secure in river. Collection at Point B using skimmer/storage or vac-truck.
Staging Area: Onsite : Stage onsite at gravel lot off Thorp Rd shoulder. Site Safety: Slips, Trips, Falls; Water Hazard; Dangerous Wildlife; Heavy Vegetation; Steep Slopes; Snow/Ice Accumulation Field Notes: Hand-launch from river left near Point A. Road to collection area/Point B is steep and may be snowed in. If vac truck stays near road shoulder, will need extension hose and booster pump for height.
Watercourse: River - Yakima River Resources at Risk: Habitat Restoration Site/Project, Raptors, Salmon - Chinook, Steelhead, T/E Species Recommended Equipment
5 Each Anchoring System(s) - (anchor, lines, floats) 2 Each Anchoring System(s)- Shoreside 400 Feet Boom - B3 (River Boom) or equivalent 1 Each Bridle(s) - Towing (appropriately sized for boom) 1 Each Vac Truck or Skimmer and Storage 1 Each Workboat(s) - of adequate size for type and amount of boom Recommended Personnel
1 Boat Operator 2 Laborer 1 Supervisor
Appendix 4A 69 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Yakima River at Thorp Highway Bridge YAKU-155.8
YAKU-155.8 Photo: On river right under bridge, looking N upstream at strategy location. Taken 3/13/17.
Site Contact Driving Directions 1. From Seattle, take I-90 East to exit 106. Washington State Patrol District 6 2. At exit 106 take ramp on the right to US-97 N toward Ellensburg / Wenatchee (0.34 miles) Land/Property Contact : Ellensburg Detachment Office 3. Continue on US-97 (0.08 miles) 4. Turn right on S Thorp Hwy (0.2ŵŝůĞƐͿ͘ Ellensburg, WA 5. Just across bridge, turn left into large dirt/gravel area on road shoulder. Site is down slope 509-925-5303 under bridge. Nearest Address
61 S Thorp Hwy Ellensburg, WA 98926
Appendix 4A 70 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 CID Strawberry Flat Intake YAKU-164.5 12YAKU-164.5 Position - Location: ϰϳΣϱ͘ϳϳϭΖ͕ͲϭϮϬΣϰϭ͘ϯϱϳΖ ϰϳΣϱΖϰϲ͘ϯΗ, ͲϭϮϬΣϰϭΖϮϭ͘ϰΗ 47.09619, -120.68928 Thorp Strategy Objective: Exclusion : Keep oil out of Cascade Irrigation District water intake Implementation: Using workboat, secure 100 ft section of boom to shore on river left, upstream of intake, near Point A. Extend boom SW downstream and anchor in-channel, ~30ft offshore, near Point B (47.096, -120.6892). Secure remaining end of boom to shore on river left, downstream of intake, near Point C. Deploy sorbent boom between hard boom and intake. Use shoreside anchoring posts or existing structures to secure boom to banks. Use additional anchoring systems as needed to keep boom secure in river.
Staging Area: Remote : Stage and launch from SA-YAKU-165.4 (Thorp). Site Safety: Water Hazard; Slips, Trips, Falls; Steep Slope; Eroding Banks; Heavy Vegetation Field Notes: Concrete wall at intake, vegetation mostly cleared at anchor points. Pump active mid-Apr to fall. If no answer at office call manager's cell 509-899-3311.
Watercourse: River - Yakima River Resources at Risk: Economic Resource, Water Intakes Recommended Equipment
2 Each Anchoring System(s) - (anchor, lines, floats) 2 Each Anchoring System(s)- Shoreside 100 Feet Boom - B3 (River Boom) or equivalent 200 Feet Boom - Sorbent 1 Each Heaving Line(s) 1 Each Machete(s) - (or other vegetation cutting tool) 1 Each Workboat(s) - of adequate size for type and amount of boom Recommended Personnel
1 Boat Operator 2 Laborer 1 Supervisor
Appendix 4A 71 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 CID Strawberry Flat Intake YAKU-164.5
YAKU-164.5 Photo: Aerial photo (cropped) looking E towards strategy location. Taken 4/17/2007.
Site Contact Driving Directions DIRECTIONS TO STAGING AREA SA-YAKU-165.4 (Thorp): Cascade Irrigation District 1. From Seattle, take I-90 East to exit 85. Land/Property Owner : Pump Station Landowner 2. At exit 85 take ramp on the right to WA-970 N toward Wenatchee (WA-903 N) (0.21 miles) 509-925-6158 3. Turn left on WA-970 E (1st St E) (0.4 miles) Kittitas County Water Purveyors 4. Turn right at WA-903 to stay on WA-970 E (1st St E) toward US-97 / Wenatchee (2.33 miles) 5. Turn right on WA-10 (Hwy 10) (9 miles) After Hours and Weekends Contact : Irrigation Group 6. Turn right on N Thorp Hwy (0.91 miles) 509-925-6158 7. After the bridge take an immediate left into gravel lot. Nearest Address . DIRECTIONS TO WATER INTAKE: 15261 N Thorp Hwy 1. From staging area, take a right onto N Thorp Hwy (0.91 miles) Thorp, WA 98946 2. Turn right on WA-10 (1.46 miles) 3. Pull over onto large gravel shoulder next to water intake pump.
Appendix 4A 72 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Yakima River at Strawberry Flat YAKU-164.6 13YAKU-164.6 Position - Location: ϰϳΣϱ͘ϴϯϵΖ͕ͲϭϮϬΣϰϭ͘ϰϯϮΖ ϰϳΣϱΖϱϬ͘ϯΗ, ͲϭϮϬΣϰϭΖϮϱ͘ϵΗ 47.09731, -120.69054 Thorp Strategy Objective: Collection : Collect oil moving downstream on Yakima River Implementation: Using workboat, secure 500 feet of boom to shore on river right, near Point A (47.098, -120.6915). Extend boom SE downstream and , shore to shore on river left near Point B (47.0968, -120.6896). Use shoreside anchoring systems or existing features to secure boom to banks. Adjust boom angle as needed for flow conditions. Use anchoring systems as needed to keep boom secure in river. Collection at Point B using vac-truck or skimmer/storage from large gravel shoulder.
Staging Area: Remote : Stage and launch from SA-YAKU-165.4 (Thorp Property), 0.8 mi upstream. Site Safety: Traffic Hazard; Heavy Vegetation; Slips, Trips, Falls; Water Hazard; Steep Slopes; Eroding Banks; Dangerous Wildlife Field Notes: Large gravel shoulder at collection point for vac truck; steep bank. Water intake nearby is seasonal mid-Apr to fall. If no answer at CID office call manager's cell 509-899-3311.
Watercourse: River - Yakima River Resources at Risk: Economic Resource, Fish Hatchery, Salmon - Chinook, Steelhead, T/E Species, Tribal Lands/Resources, Water Intakes, Wetlands Recommended Equipment
6 Each Anchoring System(s) - (anchor, lines, floats) 2 Each Anchoring System(s)- Shoreside 500 Feet Boom - B3 (River Boom) or equivalent 1 Each Bridle(s) - Towing (appropriately sized for boom) 1 Each Heaving Line(s) 1 Each Machete(s) - (or other vegetation cutting tool) 1 Each Vac Truck or Skimmer and Storage 1 Each Workboat(s) - of adequate size for type and amount of boom Recommended Personnel
1 Boat Operator 3 Laborer 1 Supervisor
Appendix 4A 73 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Yakima River at Strawberry Flat YAKU-164.6
YAKU-164.6 Photo: From river left, looking NW upstream at strategy location. Taken 3/14/17.
Site Contact Driving Directions DIRECTIONS TO STAGING AREA SA-YAKU-165.4 (Thorp): Cascade Irrigation District 1. From Seattle, take I-90 East to exit 85. Land/Property Owner : Pump Station Landowner 2. At exit 85 take ramp on the right to WA-970 N toward Wenatchee (WA-903 N) (0.21 miles) 509-925-6158 3. Turn left on WA-970 E (1st St E) (0.4 miles) Kittitas County Water Purveyors 4. Turn right at WA-903 to stay on WA-970 E (1st St E) toward US-97 / Wenatchee (2.33 miles) 5. Turn right on WA-10 (Hwy 10) (9 miles) After Hours and Weekends Contact : Irrigation Group 6. Turn right on N Thorp Hwy (0.91 miles) 509-925-6158 7. After the bridge take an immediate left into gravel lot. . Nearest Address DIRECTIONS TO SITE FOR VAC-TRUCK: 1. From staging area, take a right onto N Thorp Hwy (0.91 miles) 15261 N Thorp Hwy 2. Turn right on WA-10 (1.46 miles) Thorp, WA 98946 3. Pull over onto large gravel shoulder next to water intake pump.
Appendix 4A 74 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Clark Flat Intake Exclusion YAKU-167.5 14YAKU-167.5 Position - Location: ϰϳΣϲ͘ϯϲϭΖ͕ͲϭϮϬΣϰϯ͘ϯϯϲΖ ϰϳΣϲΖϮϭ͘ϲΗ, ͲϭϮϬΣϰϯΖϮϬ͘ϮΗ 47.10601, -120.72227 Thorp
Strategy Objective: Exclusion : Keep oil out of Yakama Nation Hatchery Water Intake Implementation: Using workboat, anchor 300 ft section of boom to shore on river left, upstream of intake. Extend downstream and anchor in channel, near B (47.106, -120.7224; ~20 ft from railing). Extend remaining boom south to shore and anchor on river left, near C. Back hard boom with sorbent.
Staging Area: Onsite : Stage and handlaunch onsite at intake. Site Safety: Slips, Trips, Falls; Water Hazard; Eroding Banks; Heavy Vegetation; Active Rail Line Nearby Field Notes: Call BNSF before deployment; coordinate with On-Call Hazmat Manager at 817-352-2832. Easy slopes on either side of intake and then heavy brush. May need chainsaw if machete is not enough.
Watercourse: River - Yakima River Resources at Risk: Economic Resource, Tribal Lands/Resources, Water Intakes Recommended Equipment
3 Each Anchoring System(s) - (anchor, lines, floats) 2 Each Anchoring System(s)- Shoreside 200 Feet Boom - B3 (River Boom) or equivalent 100 Feet Boom - Sorbent 1 Each Bridle(s) - Towing (appropriately sized for boom) 1 Each Machete(s) - (or other vegetation cutting tool) 1 Each Workboat(s) - (hand-launch) Recommended Personnel
1 Boat Operator 2 Laborer 1 Supervisor
Appendix 4A 75 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Clark Flat Intake Exclusion YAKU-167.5
YAKU-167.5 Photo: On river left, looking N upstream at strategy location. Taken 3/14/17.
Site Contact Driving Directions 1. From Seattle, take I-90 East to exit 85. BNSF Railroad 2. At exit 85 take ramp on the right to WA-970 N toward Wenatchee (WA-903 N) (0.21 miles) Pre-Notification Required : Service Interruption Desk 3. Turn left on WA-970 E (1st St E) (0.4 miles) 817-352-2832 4. Turn right at WA-903 to stay on WA-970 E (1st St E) toward US-97 / Wenatchee (2.33 miles) Yakama Nation Fisheries - Cle Elum 5. Turn right on WA-10 (Hwy 10) (9 miles) 6. Turn right on N Thorp Hwy (0.81 miles) Land/Property Contact : Hatchery Manager 7. Turn right on Dudley Rd (1.35 miles) 509-674-9390 8. Intake is past hatchery facilities at end of road. Nearest Address
1698 Dudley Rd Thorp, WA 98946
Appendix 4A 76 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Yakima River near Younger Screens YAKU-181.9 15YAKU-181.9 Position - Location: ϰϳΣϭϭ͘ϯϮϱΖ͕ͲϭϮϬΣϱϱ͘ϳϴϳΖ ϰϳΣϭϭΖϭϵ͘ϱΗ, ͲϭϮϬΣϱϱΖϰϳ͘ϮΗ 47.18875, -120.92978 Cle Elum
Strategy Objective: Collection : Collect oil moving downstream on the Yakima River Implementation: Using workboat, secure 600 feet of boom to shore on river right, near Point A (47.1886, -120.9308). Extend boom E downstream and secure to shore on river left, near Point B (47.18875, -120.92877; upstream of irrigation channel). Deploy sorbent across side channel on both sides of ecology blocks. Use shoreside anchoring systems or existing features to secure boom to banks. Adjust boom angle as needed for flow conditions. Use anchoring systems as needed to keep boom secure in river. Collection at Point B using vac-truck or skimmer/storage from road shoulder.
Staging Area: Onsite : Stage onsite using roadway shoulder. Lane closure may be required. Site Safety: Water Hazard; Slips, Trips, Falls Field Notes: Handlaunch boat onsite. If no snow, dirt road along irrigation canal accessible from down the road.
Watercourse: River - Yakima River Resources at Risk: Economic Resource, Fish Screens, Salmon - Chinook, Salmon Habitat, Steelhead, T/E Species Recommended Equipment
7 Each Anchoring System(s) - (anchor, lines, floats) 2 Each Anchoring System(s)- Shoreside 600 Feet Boom - B3 (River Boom) or equivalent 1 Each Heaving Line(s) 1 Each Vac Truck or Skimmer and Storage 1 Each Workboat(s) - (hand-launch) Recommended Personnel
1 Boat Operator 2 Laborer 1 Supervisor
Appendix 4A 77 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Yakima River near Younger Screens YAKU-181.9
YAKU-181.9 Photo: On river left, looking W upstream at strategy location. Taken 3/14/17.
Site Contact Driving Directions 1. From Seattle, take I-90 East to exit 84. City of Cle Elum Public Works 2. At exit 84 take ramp on the right toward Cle Elum / S. Cle Elum (0.5 miles) Primary Contact : Director - Drinking Water Intake 3. Continue on 1st St W (0.77 miles) 509-260-1247 4. Turn right on N Oaks Ave (N Oakes Ave) (0.59 miles) US Bureau of Reclamation 5. Turn left on Hanson Ponds Rd - turn left to go behind RV park buildings (0.4 miles) 6. Site is along road, before bridge over side channel. Secondary Contact : Yakima Field Office Manager 509-406-3031
Nearest Address
578 Hanson Ponds Rd Cle Elum, WA 98922
Appendix 4A 78 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Yakima River at Cle Elum Way Bridge YAKU-183.1 16YAKU-183.1 Position - Location: ϰϳΣϭϭ͘ϱϯϮΖ͕ͲϭϮϬΣϱϲ͘ϵϳϱΖ ϰϳΣϭϭΖϯϭ͘ϵΗ, ͲϭϮϬΣϱϲΖϱϴ͘ϱΗ 47.19220, -120.94958 Cle Elum
Strategy Objective: Collection : Collect oil moving downstream on Yakima River Implementation: Using workboat, secure 600 feet of boom to shore on river right, near Point A (47.1918, -120.9508; upstream of side channel). Extend boom NE downstream and secure to shore on river left near Point B (47.19236, -120.9488). Use shoreside anchoring systems or existing features to secure boom to banks. Adjust boom angle as needed for flow conditions. Use anchoring systems as needed to keep boom secure in river. Collection at Point B using vac-truck or skimmer/storage from large gravel shoulder.
Staging Area: Onsite : Stage onsite at gravel parking area. Site Safety: Active Rail Line; Traffic Hazard; Rip-Rap; Slips, Trips, Falls; Water Hazard Field Notes: Call BNSF before deployment; coordinate with On-Call Hazmat Manager at 817-352-2832. Hand launch upstream from gravel road along railroad tracks, upstream edge of rip-rap.
Watercourse: River - Yakima River Resources at Risk: Economic Resource, Salmon - Chinook, T/E Species, Water Intakes, Wetlands Recommended Equipment
7 Each Anchoring System(s) - (anchor, lines, floats) 2 Each Anchoring System(s)- Shoreside 600 Feet Boom - B3 (River Boom) or equivalent 1 Each Bridle(s) - Towing (appropriately sized for boom) 1 Each Vac Truck or Skimmer and Storage 1 Each Workboat(s) - (hand-launch) Recommended Personnel
1 Boat Operator 2 Laborer 1 Supervisor
Appendix 4A 79 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Yakima River at Cle Elum Way Bridge YAKU-183.1
YAKU-183.1 Photo: From river left, looking W upstream at strategy location. Downstream of bridge at collection point. Taken 3/14/17.
Site Contact Driving Directions 1. From Seattle, take I-90 East to exit 84. City of Cle Elum Public Works 2. At exit 84 take ramp on the right toward Cle Elum / S. Cle Elum (0.5 miles) Primary Contact : Director - Drinking Water Intake 3. Continue on 1st St W (0.58 miles) 509-260-1247 4. Make sharp right on S Cle Elum Way (0.28 miles) Kittitas County Sheriff 5. Site is at the I-90 overpass, immediately after the railroad tracks, but before the river bridge. Pull over on the left side to gravel area. Alternate Contact : 24 hour staffed line 509-925-8534
Nearest Address
93 S Cle Elum Way Cle Elum, WA 98922
Appendix 4A 80 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Side Channel Above Cle Elum Water Intake YAKU-183.4 17YAKU-183.4 Position - Location: ϰϳΣϭϭ͘ϰϰϯΖ͕ͲϭϮϬΣϱϳ͘ϮϮϳΖ ϰϳΣϭϭΖϮϲ͘ϲΗ, ͲϭϮϬΣϱϳΖϭϯ͘ϲΗ 47.19071, -120.95379 Cle Elum
Strategy Objective: Exclusion : Keep oil out of side channel on river right Implementation: Using handlaunch boat, secure 200 feet of boom to shore on river right, near Point A (46.1906, -120.954, upstream of side channel). Extend boom NE downstream and secure in-channel, near Point B (about ~30 ft from shore). Secure remaining end of boom to shore on river right, near Point C (47.1908, -120.9534; downstream of side channel). Use shoreside anchoring systems or existing features to secure boom to banks. Use anchoring systems as needed to keep boom secure in river.
Staging Area: Onsite : Stage and launch from river left, 900ft downstream. Site Safety: Active Rail Line; Traffic Hazard; Logs/Debris; Water Hazard; Slips, Trips, Falls; Seasonal Snow Accumulation Field Notes: Call BNSF before deployment; coordinate with On-Call Hazmat Manager at 817-352-2832. Handlaunch from river left about 900ft downstream, where rip-rap meets trees. In low water may need to anchor to tiny island north of side channel.
Watercourse: River - Side Channel - Yakima River Resources at Risk: Economic Resource, Public Health and Safety, Water Intakes Recommended Equipment
2 Each Anchoring System(s) - (anchor, lines, floats) 2 Each Anchoring System(s)- Shoreside 200 Feet Boom - B3 (River Boom) or equivalent 200 Feet Boom - Sorbent 1 Each Heaving Line(s) 1 Each Workboat(s) - of adequate size for type and amount of boom Recommended Personnel
1 Boat Operator 2 Laborer 1 Supervisor
Appendix 4A 81 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Side Channel Above Cle Elum Water Intake YAKU-183.4
YAKU-183.4 Photo: Aerial photo showing side channel, looking from river left looking SW upstream towards strategy location. Boom location drawn in yellow. Taken 4/17/2007.
Site Contact Driving Directions DIRECTIONS TO HANDLAUNCH SITE: BNSF Railroad 1. From Seattle, take I-90 East to exit 84. Pre-Notification Required : Service Interruption Desk 2. At exit 84 take ramp on the right toward Cle Elum / S. Cle Elum (0.5 miles) 817-352-2832 3. Continue on 1st St W (0.58 miles) City of Cle Elum Public Works 4. Make sharp right on S Cle Elum Way (0.56 miles) 5. Before bridge, under I-90 overpass, use shoulder on either side of the road to park and stage. Emergency Contact : Director - Drinking Water Intake 6͘,ĂŶĚůĂƵŶĐŚĂƌĞĂŝƐũƵƐƚƵƉƐƚƌĞĂŵǁŚĞƌĞƌŝƉͲƌĂƉĞŶĚƐĂŶĚƚƌĞĞůŝŶĞďĞŐŝŶƐ͘'ƌĂǀĞůƌŽĂĚƚŽƚŚĂƚ 509-260-1247 location. Nearest Address
100 S Cle Elum Way Cle Elum, WA 98922
Appendix 4A 82 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Lake Easton Above Diversion Dam YAKU-202.6 18YAKU-202.6 Position - Location: ϰϳΣϭϰ͘ϱϳϮΖ͕ͲϭϮϭΣϭϭ͘ϰϬϲΖ ϰϳΣϭϰΖϯϰ͘ϯΗ, ͲϭϮϭΣϭϭΖϮϰ͘ϰΗ 47.24287, -121.19010 Easton Strategy Objective: Collection : Collect oil moving downstream on Yakima River Implementation: Using workboat, secure 600 ft of boom to shore on west bank, at/near Point A (47.2431, -121.1914). Angle boom southeast across lake and secure to shore on east bank, at/near Point B (47.2427, -121.1891). Use shoreside anchoring systems or existing features to secure boom to banks. Adjust boom angles as needed based on conditions. Use anchoring systems as needed to keep boom secure in water. Vac-truck or skimmer/storage collection at Point A.
Staging Area: Remote : Stage and launch at Lake Easton Boat Launch SA-YAKU-203.1 Site Safety: Dam Spillway; Slips, Trips, Falls; Water Hazard Field Notes: Private campground, Bureau of Reclamation property, employee lives onsite. Gravel road to collection site. Could launch or stage onsite if needed. Water quiet at shore, flat shore at collection point.
Watercourse: River - Above a Dam - Lake Easton along Yakima River Resources at Risk: Fish Ladder(s), Public Lands/Facilities, Water Intakes Recommended Equipment
6 Each Anchoring System(s) - (anchor, lines, floats) 2 Each Anchoring System(s)- Shoreside 600 Feet Boom - B3 (River Boom) or equivalent 1 Each Bridle(s) - Towing (appropriately sized for boom) 1 Each Vac Truck or Skimmer and Storage 1 Each Workboat(s) - of adequate size for type and amount of boom Recommended Personnel
1 Boat Operator 3 Laborer 1 Supervisor
Appendix 4A 83 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Lake Easton Above Diversion Dam YAKU-202.6
YAKU-202.6 Photo: From Lake Easton shore on east bank (near collection site/Point A), looking NW at strategy location. Taken 5/9/17.
Site Contact Driving Directions DIRECTIONS TO SA-YAKU-203.1 LAKE EASTON BOAT LAUNCH: Kittitas Reclamation District 1. From Seattle, take I-90 East to exit 70. Pre-Notification Required : Lake Easton Dam Staff 2. At exit 70 take ramp on the right toward Easton / Sparks Rd (0.26 miles) 509-925-6158 3. Turn right on Railroad St (0.46 miles) US Bureau of Reclamation 4. Turn right on Lake Easton State Park Rd (0.21 miles) 5. Proceed through ranger gate and turn right (0.9 miles) Secondary Contact : Yakima Field Office Manager 6. Boat launch is on the left. Facilities are another 0.1 miles ahead at road's end. 509-406-3031 . DIRECTIONS FOR VAC TRUCK TO COLLECTION AREA: Nearest Address (Repeat steps 1-4 above) 5. Proceed through ranger gate, go straight through intersection to yellow gate. Wait for Bureau 899 Easton Lake Rd of Reclamation escort (staff lives onsite). Easton, WA 98925 6. Site is off to the right along gravel road, at private campground area.
Appendix 4A 84 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017
APPENDIX 4B Notification Strategy 2-Pagers
Appendix 4B 85 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017
NOTIFICATION STRATEGIES – LIST
YAKU-174.0-N YAKU-183.1-N YAKU-184.5-N
YAKU-202.3-N YAKU-214.5-N
Appendix 4B 86 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Kittitas County Water Purveyors YAKU-174.0-N 19YAKU-174.0-N Position - Location: ϰϳΣϵ͘ϵϴϬΖ͕ͲϭϮϬΣϰϵ͘ϵϵϬΖ ϰϳΣϵΖϱϴ͘ϴΗ, ͲϭϮϬΣϰϵΖϱϵ͘ϰΗ 47.16633, -120.83316 Ellensburg
Strategy Objective: Notification : Notify Kittitas County Water Purveyors of a spill so they can take action to protect their resources
Implementation: Call KCWP 24/7 answering service at 509-925-6158 and tell them it is an emergency and you require an immediate callback. Inform the caller of the spill situation so they can take whatever actions they deem necessary and appropriate to protect the resources under their control. Actions may include activating a phone tree to irrigation users and shutting down water intakes or pumps.
Field Notes: Hundreds of users along the river in Kittitas County, multiple intake points. Address is for office.
Watercourse: River - Below a Dam - Yakima River
Resources at Risk: : Economic Resource, Water Intakes Communication Process and Action:
Call KCWP 24/7 answering service at 509-925-6158 and tell them it is an emergency and you require an immediate callback.
Inform the caller of the spill situation so they can take whatever actions they deem necessary and appropriate to protect the resources under their control. Actions may include activating a phone tree to irrigation users and shutting down water intakes or pumps.
Appendix 4B 87 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Kittitas County Water Purveyors YAKU-174.0-N
YAKU-174.0-N Photo: No photo available
Site Contact Driving Directions
Kittitas County Water Purveyors 1. From Seattle take I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass Emergency Contact : Irrigation Group 2. At exit 106 take ramp on the right to US-97 N toward Ellensburg / Wenatchee (0.34 miles) 3. Continue on US-97 (0.5 miles) 4. Turn right on N Dolarway Rd (1.34 miles) WA 5. Continue on N Railroad Ave (0.31 miles) 509-925-6158 6. Turn left on W 5th Ave (0.4 miles) 7. Turn right on N Water St (0.13 miles) 8. Finish at offices for King County Water Purveyors, 315 N Water Street, 98926, on the right Nearest Address
315 N Water Street Ellensburg, WA 98926
Appendix 4B 88 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 City of Cle Elum Municipal Water Intake YAKU-183.1-N 20YAKU-183.1-N Position - Location: ϰϳΣϭϭ͘ϰϵϯΖ͕ͲϭϮϬΣϱϲ͘ϵϭϮΖ ϰϳΣϭϭΖϮϵ͘ϲΗ, ͲϭϮϬΣϱϲΖϱϰ͘ϳΗ 47.19155, -120.94853 Cle Elum
Strategy Objective: Notification : Notify City of Cle Elum of any spill so they can take action to protect their drinking water intake Implementation: Call Director of Public Works at 509-260-1247 and inform them of any significant spill that may impact their drinking water intake on the Yakima River.
Field Notes: Intake is on river right at Memorial Park, just downstream of S Cle Elum Way Bridge, across from I-90 and BNSF tracks.
Watercourse: River - Below a Dam - Yakima River
Resources at Risk: : Economic Resource, Public Health and Safety, Water Intakes Communication Process and Action:
Call Director of Public Works at 509-260-1247 and inform them of any significant oil spill or potential spill that impacts, or threatens to impact, the Yakima River within the planning area so that they can take whatever actions they deem necessary and appropriate to protect the resources under their control. Actions might include the closure of water intake pumps or activation of their spill plan.
If no answer at the above number, try the following numbers in order until someone at Cle Elum has been notified: Kittitas County Sheriff 24-hour: 509-925-8534 Cle Elum PW Assistant Director: 509-260-1236 OR 509-674-2262
Appendix 4B 89 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 City of Cle Elum Municipal Water Intake YAKU-183.1-N
YAKU-183.1-N Photo: On Yakima River left, looking across river towards intake on river right, downstream of S Cle Elum Way bridge.
Site Contact Driving Directions
City of Cle Elum Public Works /Z d/KE^dKtd Z/Ed< ͗ Primary Contact : Director - Drinking Water Intake 1. From Seattle, take I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass. 2. At exit 84 take ramp on the right toward Cle Elum / S. Cle Elum (0.5 miles) 509-260-1247 3. Continue on 1st St W (0.58 miles) Kittitas County Sheriff 4. Make sharp right on S Cle Elum Way (0.56 miles) Emergency Contact : 24 hour staffed line 5. Take the first left after the bridge into the gravel parking area for Memorial Park. Intake is at the 509-925-8534 ƌŝǀĞƌďĂŶŬ͘
DIRECTIONS TO PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE (CITY HALL): Nearest Address 1. From Seattle, take I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass. 2. At exit 84 take ramp on the right toward Cle Elum / S. Cle Elum (0.5 miles) 401 Grant St 3. Continue on 1st St W (0.7 miles) Cle Elum, WA 98943 4. City Hall is on the right, at the corner of First and N Oaks.
Appendix 4B 90 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Cle Elum Supplementation and Research Facility YAKU-184.5-N 21YAKU-184.5-N Position - Location: ϰϳΣϭϭ͘ϭϱϴΖ͕ͲϭϮϬΣϱϴ͘ϲϬϬΖ ϰϳΣϭϭΖϵ͘ϱΗ, ͲϭϮϬΣϱϴΖϯϲ͘ϬΗ 47.18597, -120.97666 Cle Elum
Strategy Objective: Notification : Notify fish hatchery of a spill so they can take action to protect their resources Implementation: Call Hatchery Manager at 509-674-9390, or Foreman at 509-674-9391 and inform them of any significant oil spills in the area so they can take action to protect the resources under their control. Contacts are located at the Cle Elum Supplementation and Research Facility, but manage all acclimation sites in the Upper Yakima area.
Field Notes: Main hatchery intake is on river left at RM 184, between railroad and river. Other hatchery intakes located at River Miles 201.5 (Easton Site), 179.4 (Boone Pond), 167.4 (Clark Flat), and 159.1 (Holmes Pond).
Watercourse: River - Below a Dam - Yakima River
Resources at Risk: : Economic Resource, Fish Hatchery, Tribal Lands/Resources, Water Intakes Communication Process and Action:
Call Hatchery Manager at 509-674-9390, or Foreman at 509-674-9391 and inform them of any significant oil spills in the area so they can take action to protect the resources under their control. Actions may include shutting down water intakes or stopping the release of fish during a spill.
If nobody at the hatchery can be reached, call the following numbers until someone at the Yakama Nation has been notified: Environmental Manager: 509-945-2939 Lower Yakima River hatcheries: 509-945-5899
Appendix 4B 91 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Cle Elum Supplementation and Research Facility YAKU-184.5-N
YAKU-184.5-N Photo: Yakama Nation Fisheries
Site Contact Driving Directions
Yakama Nation Fisheries - Cle Elum 1. From Seattle, take I-90 towards Cle Elum. Emergency Contact : Hatchery Manager 2. At exit 84 take ramp on the right toward Cle Elum / S. Cle Elum (0.5 miles) 3. Continue on 1st St W (0.58 miles) 509-674-9390 4. Make sharp right on S Cle Elum Way (0.34 miles) Yakama Nation 5. Turn right on Charter Rd (0.89 miles) Alternate Contact : Environmental Management Program 6. Turn left on Spring Chinook Way (0.61 miles) 509-945-2939 7. Finish at 1144 Spring Chinook Way, 98922, on the right
Nearest Address
1144 Spring Chinook Way Cle Elum, WA 98922
Appendix 4B 92 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Lake Easton Diversion Dam YAKU-202.3-N 22YAKU-202.3-N Position - Location: ϰϳΣϭϰ͘ϱϬϯΖ͕ͲϭϮϭΣϭϭ͘ϮϵϱΖ ϰϳΣϭϰΖϯϬ͘ϮΗ, ͲϭϮϭΣϭϭΖϭϳ͘ϳΗ 47.24171, -121.18825 Easton
Strategy Objective: Notification : Notify Kittitas Reclamation District so they can take action to protect the resources under their control. Implementation: Call Kittitas Reclamation District at 509-925-6158 and the US Bureau of Reclamation Yakima Field Office Operations Manager at 509- 406-3031 and notify them of any significant oil spill, or potential spill, that impacts, or threatens to impact, the Diversion Dam on Lake Easton, so they can take action to protect the resources under their control, including the protection of their irrigation intake, fish ladder or other infrastructure.
Field Notes: Lower end of Lake Easton on the Yakima River
Watercourse: River - Above a Dam - Lake Easton at Yakima River
Resources at Risk: : Economic Resource, Fish Ladder(s), Public Lands/Facilities, Water Intakes Communication Process and Action:
Call Kittitas Reclamation District at 509-925-6158 and the US Bureau of Reclamation Yakima Field Office Operations Manager at 509-406-3031, and inform them of any significant oil spill or potential spill that impacts or threatens to impact the Yakima River within the planning area so that they can take whatever actions they deem necessary and appropriate to protect the resources under their control. Actions might include the closure of water intake pumps, fish ladders and fish gates, or modification of flow through dams.
Kittitas Reclamation District has a staff member living onsite at the dam who can take swift action and also open the gate to provide access for response contractors. After hours, leave message with answering service requesting emergency callback.
If no answer at the above numbers, try the following numbers until someone is reached: Field Office Manager (M-F): 509-575-5848x213 Water Storage Supervisor: 509-930-7190 Fish Passage Foreman: 509-930-6655 or 509-575-5848x275
Appendix 4B 93 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Lake Easton Diversion Dam YAKU-202.3-N
YAKU-202.3-N Photo: Kittitas Reclamation District
Site Contact Driving Directions
Kittitas Reclamation District 1. From Seattle, take I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass. Emergency Contact : Lake Easton Dam Staff 2͘ƚĞdžŝƚ70 take ramp on the right toward Easton / Sparks Rd (0.26 miles) 3. Turn right on Railroad St (0.46 miles) 509-925-6158 4. Turn right on Lake Easton State Park Rd (0.21 miles) US Bureau of Reclamation 5. Pass through the gate and continue to the end of the road. Secondary Contact : Yakima Field Office Manager 509-406-3031
Nearest Address
399 Lake Easton State Park Rd Easton, WA 98925
Appendix 4B 94 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Keechelus Dam YAKU-214.5-N
Position - Location: ϰϳΣϭϵ͘ϯϱϰΖ͕ͲϭϮϭΣϮϬ͘ϮϰϭΖ ϰϳΣϭϵΖϮϭ͘ϯΗ, ͲϭϮϭΣϮϬΖϭϰ͘ϱΗ 47.32257, -121.33735 Easton 23YAKU-214.5-N Strategy Objective: Notification : Notify Bureau of Reclamation so they can take action to protect their dam infrastructure
Implementation: Call US Bureau of Reclamation Yakima Field Office Operations Manager at 509-406-3031 and inform them of any significant oil spill or potential spill that impacts or threatens to impact Keechelus Lake or the Yakima River, so they can take action to protect the resources under their control, including the protection of their fish ladder or other infrastructure near this location.
Field Notes: Keechelus Lake passes through Keechelus Dam to the Yakima River. Easton Diversion Dam is located at River Mile 202 at Lake Easton.
Watercourse: River - Above a Dam - Keechelus Lake - Yakima River
Resources at Risk: : Economic Resource, Public Lands/Facilities Communication Process and Action:
Call the US Bureau of Reclamation Yakima Field Office Operations Manager at 509- 406-3031, and inform them of any significant oil spill or potential spill that impacts or threatens to impact Keechelus Lake or the Yakima River within the planning area so that they can take whatever actions they deem necessary and appropriate to protect the resources under their control. Actions might include the closure of water intake pumps, fish ladders and fish gates, or modification of flow through dams, either at Keechelus, Easton Diversion Dam, or other sites downstream.
If no answer at the above number, try the following numbers until someone at BoR is reached: Field Office Manager (M-F): 509-575-5848x213 Water Storage Supervisor: 509-930-7190 Fish Passage Foreman: 509-930-6655 or 509-575-5848x275
Appendix 4B 95 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Keechelus Dam YAKU-214.5-N
YAKU-214.5-N Photo: US Bureau of Reclamation
Site Contact Driving Directions
US Bureau of Reclamation 1. From Seattle, take I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass. Emergency Contact : Yakima Field Office Manager 2. At exit 62 take ramp on the right toward Stampede Pass / Lake Kachess (0.23 miles) 3. Make sharp right on Kachess Lake Rd (0.1 miles) 4. Continue on NF-54 (Stampede Pass Rd) (1 miles) Yakima, WA 98901-2058 5. Bear right on Lost Lake Rd (1.48 miles) 509-406-3031 6. Turn right at yellow gate, then keep right until arrival at office (1ŵŝůĞƐͿ͘ 7͘ ƐĐŽƌƚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽŐĞƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŐĂƚĞ͕ĐĂůůĂŚĞĂĚĨŝƌƐƚ͘ Nearest Address
1394 Lost Lake Rd Easton, WA 98925
Appendix 4B 96 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017
APPENDIX 4C Staging Area 2-Pagers
Appendix 4C 97 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017
STAGING AREAS - LIST
SA-YAKU-148.1 SA-YAKU-165.4 SA-YAKU-203.1
Appendix 4C 98 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Thrall (Ringer Road) WDFW Boat Launch SA-YAKU-148.1 1SA-YAKU-148.1 Staging Area
Position - Location: ϰϲΣϱϱ͘ϱϵϱΖ͕ͲϭϮϬΣϯϭ͘ϬϬϭΖ ϰϲΣϱϱΖϯϱ͘ϳΗ, ͲϭϮϬΣϯϭΖ͘ϬΗ 46.92659, -120.51668 Ellensburg Comments: Coordinate use of staging area with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Region 3; call 509-575-2740.
Location Information
Asset Type/Status Amount/Number Boat Dock(s) No Boat Ramp(s) Concrete, Plank 1 7 degree grade Cell Phone Coverage Yes 3 Bars Verizon 3G Covered Spaces No Estimated Lot Size 37000 Sq Ft Fuel No Lot Cover (Primary) Gravel 100 % Parking - Car Not Marked 40 Parking - Trailer Not Marked 20 Power No Restroom Restroom - Vault 1 User Fee Yes Discover Pass Required Waste Disposal None GRP Response Strategies Served: Water (potable) No YAKU-148.6
Appendix 4C 99 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Thrall (Ringer Road) WDFW Boat Launch SA-YAKU-148.1
SA-YAKU-148.1 Photo: At top of boat ramp on river left, looking S. Taken 3/14/17.
Site Contact Driving Directions 1. From Seattle, take I-90 East to exit 110. WDFW Region 3 South Central 2. At exit 110 take ramp on the right and go on I-82 E / US-97 S toward Yakima (3.22 miles) Primary Contact : Management agency for water access site 3. At exit 3 take ramp on the right to WA-821 S / Thrall Rd (0.33 miles) 4. Make sharp right on Thrall Rd (WA-821) (0.45 miles) Yakima, WA 98902 5. Turn right on Canyon Rd (Yakima River Cyn) (0.25 miles) 509-575-2740 6. Take the next left onto Ringer Loop (1.0 miles) 7. Take the next left into the WDFW Boat Launch parking area. 8. Boat launch is at far end of parking area towards the left. Nearest Address
1371 Ringer Loop Ellensburg, WA 98926
Appendix 4C 100 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 WDFW Thorp Property SA-YAKU-165.4 2SA-YAKU-165.4 Staging Area
Position - Location: ϰϳΣϲ͘ϬϱϯΖ͕ͲϭϮϬΣϰϮ͘ϭϬϳΖ ϰϳΣϲΖϯ͘ϮΗ, ͲϭϮϬΣϰϮΖϲ͘ϰΗ 47.10088, -120.70178 Thorp Comments: Coordinate use of staging area with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Region 3; call 509-575-2740.
Location Information
Asset Type/Status Amount/Number Boat Dock(s) No Boat Ramp(s) Gravel 1 Cell Phone Coverage Not Determined Covered Spaces No Estimated Lot Size 12000 Sq Ft Fuel No Lot Cover (Primary) Gravel Parking - Car Gravel 30 Parking - Trailer Gravel 15 Power No Restroom None User Fee Yes Discover Pass Required Waste Disposal None GRP Response Strategies Served: Water (potable) No YAKU-164.5, YAKU-164.6
Appendix 4C 101 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 WDFW Thorp Property SA-YAKU-165.4
SA-YAKU-165.4 Photo: Courtesy WDFW. Gravel take-out/ hand launch area.
Site Contact Driving Directions 1. From Seattle, take I-90 East to exit 85. WDFW Region 3 South Central 2. At exit 85 take ramp on the right to WA-970 N toward Wenatchee (WA-903 N) (0.21 miles) Land/Property Contact : Management agency for water access site 3. Turn left on WA-970 E (1st St E) (0.4 miles) 4. Turn right at WA-903 to stay on WA-970 E (1st St E) toward US-97 / Wenatchee (2.33 miles) Yakima, WA 98902 5. Turn right on WA-10 (Hwy 10) (9 miles) 509-575-2740 6. Turn right on N Thorp Hwy (0.91 miles) 7. After the bridge take an immediate left into gravel lot.
Nearest Address
15261 N Thorp Hwy Thorp, WA 98946
Appendix 4C 102 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Lake Easton State Park Boat Ramp SA-YAKU-203.1 3SA-YAKU-203.1 Staging Area
Position - Location: ϰϳΣϭϱ͘ϮϬϯΖ͕ͲϭϮϭΣϭϭ͘ϳϬϵΖ ϰϳΣϭϱΖϭϮ͘ϮΗ, ͲϭϮϭΣϭϭΖϰϮ͘ϱΗ 47.25338, -121.19515 Easton Comments: Coordinate staging area use with Lake Easton State Park: 509-656-2586 (Ranger) or 509-656-2230 (Office).
Location Information
Asset Type/Status Amount/Number Boat Dock(s) Yes 1 20 ft Boat Ramp(s) Concrete, Plank 1 7 degree grade Cell Phone Coverage Yes Verizon LTE (3 bars); Spring 3G (2 bars) Covered Spaces No Estimated Lot Size 14000 Sq Ft Fuel No Lot Cover (Primary) Asphalt 100 % Parking - Car Marked 50 Parking - Trailer Marked 15 Power No Restroom Restroom - with 3 Showers
GRP Response Strategies Served: User Fee Yes 7 $ launch; Discover Pass to park YAKU-202.6 Waste Disposal Dump Station 1 Dumpster plus cans Water (potable) Yes
Appendix 4C 103 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Lake Easton State Park Boat Ramp SA-YAKU-203.1
SA-YAKU-203.1 Photo: From top of boat ramp, looking WSW towards Lake Easton. Taken 5/9/17.
Site Contact Driving Directions 1. From Seattle, take I-90 East to exit 70. Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission 2. At exit 70 take ramp on the right toward Easton / Sparks Rd (0.26 miles) Primary Contact : Lake Easton State Park 3. Turn right on Railroad St (0.46 miles) 4. Turn right on Lake Easton State Park Rd (0.12 miles) WA 98922 5. Turn right on Easton Lake Rd (0.7 miles) 509-656-2586 6. Turn left into boat launch parking lot. 7. Facilities (restroom) and additional parking just past boat launch at road's end.
Nearest Address
684 Easton Lake Rd Easton, WA 98925
Appendix 4C 104 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017
APPENDIX 4D Boat Launch 2-Pagers
Appendix 4D 105 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017
BOAT LAUNCHES – LIST
BL-YAKU-139.7 BL-YAKU-148.1 BL-YAKU-165.4 BL-YAKU-203.1
Appendix 4D 106 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Umtanum Recreation Site (BLM) BL-YAKU-139.7 1BL-YAKU-139.7 Boat Launch Location
Position - Location: ϰϲΣϱϭ͘ϯϮϰΖ͕ͲϭϮϬΣϮϴ͘ϵϴϰΖ ϰϲΣϱϭΖϭϵ͘ϰΗ, ͲϭϮϬΣϮϴΖϱϵ͘ϬΗ 46.85540, -120.48306 Ellensburg
Comments: Coordinate use of boat launch with Bureau of Land Management's Wenatchee Office; call 509-665-2100.
Location Information
Asset Type/Status Amount/Number Boat Dock(s) No Boat Ramp(s) Gravel 1 Primitive/Hand-launch Cell Phone Coverage Yes 1 bar Verizon 3G / spotty Covered Spaces Yes 2 Small picnic tables Estimated Lot Size 35000 Sq Ft Fuel No Lot Cover (Primary) Gravel 100 % Parking - Car Marked 70 Parking - Trailer Gravel 20 Power No Restroom Restroom - Vault 2 User Fee Yes 5 /day parking; $15 overnight Waste Disposal Dump Station 1 GRP Response Strategies Served: Water (potable) No YAKU-139.7
Appendix 4D 107 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Umtanum Recreation Site (BLM) BL-YAKU-139.7
Photo: From pedestrian bridge over Yakima River, looking NE at boat ramp on river left. Taken 3/24/17.
Site Contact Driving Directions Bureau of Land Management 1. From Seattle, take I-90 East to exit 110. Land/Property Contact : Wenatchee Office 2. At exit 110 take ramp on the right and go on I-82 E / US-97 S toward Yakima (3.22 miles) 3. At exit 3 take ramp on the right to WA-821 S / Thrall Rd (0.33 miles) Wenatchee, WA 98801 4. Make sharp right on Thrall Rd (WA-821) (0.45 miles) 509-665-2100 5. Turn left on Canyon Rd (WA-821) (8.21 miles) 6͘dƵƌŶƌŝŐŚƚĂƚƐŝŐŶĨŽƌhŵƚĂŶƵŵZĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶƌĞĂ;>DͿ
Nearest Address 7. Boat launch is at northern end of parking area next to pedestrian bridge.
16972 Canyon Rd Ellensburg, WA 98926
Appendix 4D 108 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Thrall (Ringer Road) WDFW Boat Launch BL-YAKU-148.1 2BL-YAKU-148.1 Boat Launch Location
Position - Location: ϰϲΣϱϱ͘ϱϵϱΖ͕ͲϭϮϬΣϯϭ͘ϬϬϭΖ ϰϲΣϱϱΖϯϱ͘ϳΗ, ͲϭϮϬΣϯϭΖ͘ϬΗ 46.92659, -120.51668 Ellensburg
Comments: Coordinate use of boat launch with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Region 3; call 509-575-2740.
Location Information
Asset Type/Status Amount/Number Boat Dock(s) No Boat Ramp(s) Concrete, Plank 1 7 degree grade Cell Phone Coverage Yes 3 Bars Verizon 3G Covered Spaces No Estimated Lot Size 37000 Sq Ft Fuel No Lot Cover (Primary) Gravel 100 % Parking - Car Not Marked 40 Parking - Trailer Not Marked 20 Power No Restroom Restroom - Vault 1 User Fee Yes Discover Pass Required Waste Disposal None GRP Response Strategies Served: Water (potable) No
YAKU-148.6
Appendix 4D 109 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Thrall (Ringer Road) WDFW Boat Launch BL-YAKU-148.1
SA-YAKU-148.1 Photo: At top of boat ramp on river left, looking S. Taken 3/14/17.
Site Contact Driving Directions WDFW Region 3 South Central 1. From Seattle, take I-90 East to exit 110. Primary Contact : Management agency for water access site 2. At exit 110 take ramp on the right and go on I-82 E / US-97 S toward Yakima (3.22 miles) 3. At exit 3 take ramp on the right to WA-821 S / Thrall Rd (0.33 miles) Yakima, WA 98902 4. Make sharp right on Thrall Rd (WA-821) (0.45 miles) 509-575-2740 5. Turn right on Canyon Rd (Yakima River Cyn) (0.25 miles) 6. Take the next left onto Ringer Loop (1.0 miles) 7. Take the next left into the WDFW Boat Launch parking area. Nearest Address 8. Boat launch is at far end of parking area towards the left.
1371 Ringer Loop Ellensburg, WA 98926
Appendix 4D 110 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 WDFW Thorp Property BL-YAKU-165.4 3BL-YAKU-165.4 Boat Launch Location
Position - Location: ϰϳΣϲ͘ϬϱϯΖ͕ͲϭϮϬΣϰϮ͘ϭϬϳΖ ϰϳΣϲΖϯ͘ϮΗ, ͲϭϮϬΣϰϮΖϲ͘ϰΗ 47.10088, -120.70178 Thorp
Comments: Coordinate use of boat launch with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Region 3; call 509-575-2740.
Location Information
Asset Type/Status Amount/Number Boat Dock(s) No Boat Ramp(s) Gravel 1 Cell Phone Coverage Not Determined Covered Spaces No Estimated Lot Size 12000 Sq Ft Fuel No Lot Cover (Primary) Gravel Parking - Car Gravel 30 Parking - Trailer Gravel 15 Power No Restroom None User Fee Yes Discover Pass Required Waste Disposal None GRP Response Strategies Served: Water (potable) No
YAKU-164.5, YAKU-164.6
Appendix 4D 111 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 WDFW Thorp Property BL-YAKU-165.4
SA-YAKU-165.4 Photo: Courtesy WDFW. Gravel take-out/ hand launch area.
Site Contact Driving Directions WDFW Region 3 South Central 1. From Seattle, take I-90 East to exit 85. Land/Property Contact : Management agency for water access site 2. At exit 85 take ramp on the right to WA-970 N toward Wenatchee (WA-903 N) (0.21 miles) 3. Turn left on WA-970 E (1st St E) (0.4 miles) Yakima, WA 98902 4. Turn right at WA-903 to stay on WA-970 E (1st St E) toward US-97 / Wenatchee (2.33 miles) 509-575-2740 5. Turn right on WA-10 (Hwy 10) (9 miles) 6. Turn right on N Thorp Hwy (0.91 miles) 7. After the bridge take an immediate left into gravel lot. Nearest Address
15261 N Thorp Hwy Thorp, WA 98946
Appendix 4D 112 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Lake Easton State Park Boat Ramp BL-YAKU-203.1 4BL-YAKU-203.1 Boat Launch Location
Position - Location: ϰϳΣϭϱ͘ϮϬϯΖ͕ͲϭϮϭΣϭϭ͘ϳϬϵΖ ϰϳΣϭϱΖϭϮ͘ϮΗ, ͲϭϮϭΣϭϭΖϰϮ͘ϱΗ 47.25338, -121.19515 Easton
Comments: Coordinate staging area use with Lake Easton State Park: 509-656-2586 (Ranger) or 509-656-2230 (Office).
Location Information
Asset Type/Status Amount/Number Boat Dock(s) Yes 1 20 ft Boat Ramp(s) Concrete, Plank 1 7 degree grade Cell Phone Coverage Yes Verizon LTE (3 bars); Spring 3G (2 bars) Covered Spaces No Estimated Lot Size 14000 Sq Ft Fuel No Lot Cover (Primary) Asphalt 100 % Parking - Car Marked 50 Parking - Trailer Marked 15 Power No Restroom Restroom - with 3 Showers User Fee Yes 7 $ launch; Discover Pass to GRP Response Strategies Served: park YAKU-202.6 Waste Disposal Dump Station 1 Dumpster plus cans Water (potable) Yes
Appendix 4D 113 UPPER YAKIMA RIVER GRP JUNE 2017 Lake Easton State Park Boat Ramp BL-YAKU-203.1
SA-YAKU-203.1 Photo: From top of boat ramp, looking WSW towards Lake Easton. Taken 5/9/17.
Site Contact Driving Directions Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission 1. From Seattle, take I-90 East to exit 70. Primary Contact : Lake Easton State Park 2. At exit 70 take ramp on the right toward Easton / Sparks Rd (0.26 miles) 3. Turn right on Railroad St (0.46 miles) WA 98922 4. Turn right on Lake Easton State Park Rd (0.12 miles) 509-656-2586 5. Turn right on Easton Lake Rd (0.7 miles) 6. Turn left into boat launch parking lot. 7. Facilities (restroom) and additional parking just past boat launch at road's end. Nearest Address
684 Easton Lake Rd Easton, WA 98925
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CHAPTER 6 Resources at Risk
6.1 CHAPTER INTRODUCTION This chapter provides a summary of natural, cultural, and economic resources at risk in the planning area. It provides general information on habitat, fish, and wildlife resources, and locations in the area where sensitive natural resource concerns exist. It offers a summary of cultural resources that include fundamental procedures for the discovery of cultural artifacts and human skeletal remains. General information about flight restrictions, wildlife deterrence, and oiled wildlife can be found near the end of this chapter. A list of economic resources in the area is provided in the chapter’s appendix.
This chapter is purposely broad in scope and should not be considered comprehensive. Some of the sensitive resources described in this chapter cannot be addressed in Chapter 4 (Response Strategies and Priorities) because it’s not possible to conduct effective response activities in these locations. Additional information from private organizations or federal, state, tribal, and local government agencies should also be sought during spills.
This material is presented with enough detail to give general information about the area during the first phase of a spill response. During an actual incident, more information about resources at risk will be available from the Environmental Unit in the Planning Section.
The information provided in this chapter can be used in:
Assisting the Environmental Unit (EU) and Operations Sections in developing additional response strategies beyond those found in Chapter 4. Providing resource-at-risk “context” to responders, clean-up workers, and others during the initial phase of a spill response in the GRP area. Briefing responders and incident command staff that may be unfamiliar with sensitive resource concerns in the GRP area. Providing background information for personnel involved in media presentations and public outreach during a spill incident.
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6.2 NATURAL RESOURCES AT RISK - SUMMARY
Most biological communities are susceptible to the effects of oil spills. Plant communities on land, aquatic plants; microscopic plants and animals; and larger animals, such as fish, amphibians and reptiles, birds, mammals, and a wide variety of invertebrates, are all potentially at risk from smothering, acute toxicity, and/or the chronic long-term effects that may result from being exposed to spilled oil.
This area includes a wide variety of aquatic, riparian, and upland habitats. The area provides habitat to many of Washington’s anadromous salmonid species and affords a variety of habitat to many bird species as well. These varied habitats support a complex diversity of wildlife species, including large and small mammals, passerine (song) birds, raptors, upland birds, waterfowl, reptiles and amphibians. Due to their life histories and/or behaviors, some of these species are unlikely to be directly oiled during a spill incident but may be disturbed by other operations such as cleanup, reconnaissance, or fire suppression activities. Some species are resident throughout the year; while others are migratory either within the basin or, in many cases, seasonally migrate outside the basin. Many wildlife species found in this area are classified as threatened or endangered under the Federal Endangered Species Act or Washington State guidelines.
Classification types are listed below, with the abbreviation of each type provided in the brackets (to the right of the classification):
Federal Endangered (FE)
Federal Threatened (FT)
State Endangered (SE)
State Threatened (ST)
State Sensitive (SS)
Sensitive species that may occur within this area, at some time of year, include the following federal and state listed species:
Birds
Common loon [SS]
Marbled murrelet [FT/SE]*
Yellow-billed cuckoo [FT]*
Mammals
Canada lynx [FT]*
Gray wolf [FT]*
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Grizzly bear [FT/SE] *
North American wolverine [proposed FT]*
Fish
Bull trout [FT/SC]
Pygmy whitefish [SS]
Steelhead [FT/SC]
Plants
Whitebark pine (candidate for federal listing)
*Unlikely to be directly oiled during a spill incident.
6.2.1 General Resource Concerns
6.2.1a Habitats
Many rivers and streams throughout this region provide spawning and rearing habitat for a variety of salmonid species (including Chinook, and coho salmon, as well as western slope cutthroat, rainbow, and steelhead trout). Passerine birds commonly nest in riparian habitat during the spring and summer.
Wetlands in this region range from freshwater emergent, freshwater forested, freshwater ponds and lakes. All wetland types support a diverse array of bird, insect and fish and wildlife species. The floodplain along the Yakima River contains numerous small wetland and ponds that attract waterfowl.
Forest habitat in the Upper Yakima River extends from the high elevation crest of the Cascade Mountains to the vicinity of Cle Elum, Washington. As the Yakima River descends in elevation along this contiguous forest the habitat transitions from alpine forest, to Douglas-fir dominated, and eventually terminating as a ponderosa pine dominated forest that fades into shrub-steppe or agricultural lands east of Cle Elum, Washington.
Shrub-steppe habitat in this region supports many species of wildlife, including some that can only be found in these semi-arid communities, such as greater sage-grouse, sage sparrow, and sage thrasher.
Agriculture, rangeland, and mixed environs are interspersed with the shrub-steppe habitat. This mix of agriculture, range, and shrub-steppe habitats dominate the area adjacent to the riparian zone along the Yakima River from approximately Cle Elum to its confluence with the Columbia River.
Restoration sites areas where significant efforts have been expended to restore natural functions in a degraded habitat.
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6.2.1b Fish and Shellfish
Northwest salmonid species are present throughout this region, with spawning occurring in the Yakima River and its assorted tributaries. Juvenile salmonids use these streams for feeding, rearing, and migration corridors.
Resident species including trout (cutthroat and rainbow) and various warm water species are also present throughout this area.
6.2.1c Wildlife
Waterfowl concentrations of various species may be found throughout the region on rivers, creeks and ponds.
Sensitive nesting species in the region include bald eagles, golden eagles, peregrine falcons, passerine birds, and great blue herons.
Resident and migratory songbirds heavily utilize riparian habitats year-round and are susceptible to oiling/oil ingestion if riparian vegetation and shorelines become contaminated.
Mammals common to the area include deer and elk, bats, and various semi-aquatic species such as muskrat, beaver, river otter, etc. Semi-aquatic mammals are largely dependent on riverine areas, ponds, tributaries, and riparian forests for den sites and foraging areas.
Amphibians may be present in the undisturbed shallow lakes and emergent wetlands associated with this region.
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6.2.2 Specific Geographic Areas of Concern 1. Keechelus Lake (~RM 215): This reservoir is the headwaters for the Yakima River formed by Keechelus Dam at the outlet. A portion of I-90 parallels the eastern shore of the lake. Cutthroat trout, Golden trout, and Kokanee. Wenatchee National Forest lands. Public recreation. 2. Lake Easton State Park (~RM 203): Lake and stream habitat, osprey abundance, and important amphibian habitat. Public recreation. 3. Nelson Creek restoration site (~RM 188): Tributary habitat access and refuge for salmon, steelhead, and bull trout. 4. Confluence of Teanaway and Yakima Rivers (~RM 176): Several raptor nests in this vicinity.
Figure 6-1: Geographic Areas of Concern (Keechelus Dam RM 215 to RM 161)
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5. Restoration projects (~RM 156): There are three restoration sites to enhance salmon and trout habitat in this are including Dry/Cabin Creek Fish Passage and Screening site, Pott Habitat restoration site, and Reecer Creek Floodplain restoration 2. Several raptor nests in this vicinity. 6. Raptor nesting area (~RM 153): Several raptor nests in this vicinity.
Figure 6-2: Geographic Areas of Concern (RM 161 to RM 147)
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7. Lower Umtanum Creek (~RM 140): Several raptor nests in this vicinity. 8. Lmuma restoration project (~RM 135): There is a restoration project site to improve off- channel rearing habitat for fish. 9. Lmuma Creek: Several raptor nests in this vicinity.
Figure 6-3: Geographic Areas of Concern (RM 147 to RM 128)
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6.3 CULTURAL RESOURCES AT RISK - SUMMARY
Culturally significant resources are present within the planning area. Information regarding the type and location of cultural resources is maintained by the Washington Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation (WDAHP). This sensitive information is made available to the Washington Department of Ecology for oil spill preparedness and response planning. The Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (THPOs) or Cultural Resource Departments of local tribes (see Table 6.1) may also be able to provide information on cultural resources at risk in the area and should be contacted, along with WDAHP, through normal trustee notification processes when significant oil spills, or smaller spills above reportable thresholds, occur in the area.
During a spill response, after the Unified Command is established, information related to specific archeological concerns will be coordinated through the Environmental Unit. In order to ensure that tactical response strategies do not inadvertently harm culturally sensitive sites, WDAHP should be consulted before disturbing any soil or sediment during a response action. WDAHP and/or the Tribal governments may assign a person, or provide a list of professional archeologists that can be contracted, to monitor response activities and cleanup operations for the protection of cultural resources. Due to the sensitive nature of such information, details regarding the location and type of cultural resources present are not included in this document.
Table 6.1 YAKU-GRP Cultural Resource Contacts
Contact Phone Email Washington Department of Archaeology (360) 586-3065 [email protected] and Historic Preservation
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the (509) 865-5121 [email protected] Yakama Nation Confederated Tribes of the (509) 634-2695 [email protected] Colville Reservation Nez Perce Tribe (208) 621-3893 [email protected] The Puyallup Tribe of Indians (253) 573-7986 [email protected] Tulalip Tribes (360) 716-2652 [email protected]
6.3.1 Discovery of Human Skeletal Remains
Any human remains, burial sites, or burial-related materials that are discovered during a spill response must be treated with respect at all times (photographing human remains is prohibited to all except the appropriate authorities). Refer to Section 9403 of the Northwest Area Contingency Plan for National Historic Preservation Act Compliance Guidelines during an emergency response.
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6.3.2 Procedures for the Discovery of Cultural Resources
If any person monitoring work activities or involved in spill response believes that they have encountered cultural resources, all work must be stopped immediately and the Incident Commander and Cultural Resource Specialist notified. The area of work stoppage must be adequate to provide for the security, protection, and integrity of the material or artifact(s) discovered.
Prehistoric Cultural Resources: (May include, but are not limited to, any of the following items)
Lithic debitage (stone chips and other tool-making byproducts) Flaked or ground stone tools Exotic rock, minerals, or quarries Concentrations of organically stained sediments, charcoal, or ash Fire-modified rock Rock alignments or rock structures Bone (burned, modified, or in association with other bone, artifacts, or features) Shell or shell fragments Petroglyphs and pictographs Fish weirs, fish traps, and prehistoric water craft Culturally modified trees Physical locations or features (traditional cultural properties)
Historic cultural material: (May include any of the following items over 50 years old)
Bottles, or other glass Cans Ceramics Milled wood, brick, concrete, metal, or other building material Trash dumps Homesteads, building remains Logging, mining, or railroad features Piers, wharves, docks, bridges, dams, or shipwrecks
6.4 ECONOMIC RESOURCES AT RISK SUMMARY Socio-economic sensitive resources are facilities or locations that rely on a body of water to be economically viable. Because of their location, they could be severely impacted if an oil spill were to occur. Economically sensitive resources are separated into three categories: critical infrastructure, water dependent commercial areas, and water dependent recreation areas. Appendix 6A of this chapter provides a list of economic resources for this planning area.
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6.5 GENERAL INFORMATION
6.5.1 Flight restriction zones
Flight restriction zones may be recommended by the Environmental Unit (Planning Section) for the purpose of reducing disturbances that could result in injury to wildlife during an oil spill. By keeping a safe distance or altitude from identified sensitive areas, pilots can lessen the risk of aircraft/bird collisions, prevent the accidental hazing of wildlife into oiled areas, and avoid causing the abandonment of nests.
Implementation of Flight Restriction Zones will take place within the Air Operations Branch (Operations Section) after a Unified Command is formed. The Planning Section’s Environmental Unit will work with the Air Ops Branch Director to resolve any potential conflicts with flight activities that are essential to the spill response effort. Typically, the area within a 1,500-foot radius and below 1,000 feet in altitude is restricted to flying in areas that have been identified as sensitive; however, some areas have more restrictive zones. In addition to restrictions associated with wildlife, Tribal authorities may also request notification when overflights are likely to affect culturally sensitive areas within reservations. See Section 9301.3.2 and Section 9301.3.3 of the Northwest Area Contingency Plan for more information on the use of aircraft and helicopters in open water and shoreline responses.
6.5.2 Wildlife Deterrence
After a Unified Command is formed, the Wildlife Branch (Operations Section), in consultation with the appropriate trustee agencies and the Environmental Unit, will evaluate wildlife deterrent options for the purpose of keeping un-oiled birds away from oil during a spill. The "Bird Deterrence Unit" in the Wildlife Branch would participate in operations. Deterrence options might include the use of acoustic or visual deterrent devices, boats, aircraft or other situation-appropriate tools. For more information see the Northwest Wildlife Response Plan (NWACP Section 9310) and Northwest Area Wildlife Deterrence Resources (NWACP Section 9311).
6.5.3 Oiled Wildlife
Attempting to capture oiled wildlife can be hazardous to both the animal and the person attempting the capture. Response personnel should not approach or attempt to recover oiled wildlife. Responders should report their observations of oiled wildlife to the Wildlife Branch so appropriate action can be taken. Information provided should include the location, date, and time of the sighting, and the estimated number and kind of animals observed. Early on in the response, before a Unified Command is established, oiled wildlife sightings should be reported to Washington Emergency Management Division. For more information see the Northwest Wildlife Response Plan (NWACP Section 9310).
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List of Economic Resources
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