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Shitike Creek Restoration Project Proposed by the Branch of Natural Resources Fish Habitat Program
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Project Goals and Objectives:
1. Protect critical infrastructure. Reduce the potential of Shitike Creek breaching the berm and entering the decommissioned waste water ponds, and to protect the active wastewater ponds downstream.
2. Reduce risk of flooding. Design a channel that allows Shitike Creek more access to the floodplain reducing stream energy, resulting in greater flood protection downstream of the project.
3. Enhance fish habitat. Incorporate the appropriate fish habitat into the project for steelhead, bull trout, spring and fall Chinook, redband trout, pacific lamprey, and other native fish species.
To achieve these goals the Fish Habitat Program is working with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to design and implement a project that will effectively move Shitike Creek from the Community Center
Bridge downstream to the wastewater lagoons to a new alignment or path. This alignment will be very similar to one which the Creek followed in 1938. Figure 1 shows a comparison between the 1938 alignment and the
current 2007 alignment, and Figure 2 details the new alignment proposed through this project.
During the approved instream work period of July 1st through August 10th construction of the new channel will occur. Engineer log jams will be used in the newly created meander bends to reduce stream energy, scour pools for
fish habitat, and protect the stream banks. Side channels will be constructed (denoted as the smaller channels in Figure 2) and will provide critical habitat for juvenile salmon, steelhead and trout. Increased spawning habitat
will be created in the new channel through the addition of properly sized gravels.
In addition to the restoration of Shitike Creek the Branch of Natural Resources is in the process of securing funding to remove the decommissioned wastewater ponds and create additional floodplain in the form of a wetland
that will provide habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife. It is anticipated that room will be left for the expansion of recreation fields in this area as well.
Funding for this project will be provided by the Pelton Round Butte Fund, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Environmental Protection Agency and potentially the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board.
Public scoping meetings are currently scheduled for Tuesday March 4th from 12-2pm at the Community Center and Thursday March 6th from 6-8 pm at the Agency Longhouse.
For more information on the project feel free to contact Scott Turo at 553-2025 or [email protected]