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Dungeness Water Conservation/ Instream Flows (Funded 2000)
Current Status: Active

Salmon habitat will be improved by increasing instream flows (especially during critical low flows) by piping leaking irrigation canals in the Dungeness watershed WRIA 18 Clallam Co. An estimated 5 cfs will be saved. All stocks of Dungeness River salmon including listed Puget Sound chinook, Hood Canal/Easter Strait of Juan de Fuca summer chum, bulltrout, pink and steelhead will benefit from increased river flows. Proposed projects are recommended in WRIA 18 Limiting Factors to address low flows & are high priority in DRAWU Comprehensive Water Conservation Plan prepared under Ref. 38. SEPA checklist was completed for the Plan. Increased flows will also lower river temperatures; piping canals will eliminate the introduction of pollutants into the Dungeness. The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe is the project sponsor partnering with the Water Users Association. Work can begin immediately. Preliminary design/engineering is completed; construction will be within existing rights of way; no additional permits are required. Estimated costs come from State funds, Water users O&M budget and inkind services. State dollars will go to contracted labor, materials/equipment/project management and project success monitoring. The WUA and Tribe will provide engineering, inspection, some labor/equipment. Identical to past projects resulting in water left instream through irrigation efficiency, this project will result in increased flows and quantifiable increases in chinook salmon habitat.