BPA Contract 88609. This contract change request covers additions to the Scope of Work that are needed to keep this progressed timeline on track. Specifically, we will conduct a cultural resource survey of the project area which will be necessary for Section 106 compliance. We will draft an RFQ and hire a consultant to conduct the work. We will coordinate any information needed for the survey and 106 compliances to the consultant and to BPA. We will also coordinate with USFS District Staff and the Forest Archeologist, as this project occurs on their land.

The planning and designs for the Goose Creek project sites will include the additional work in the watershed that has been identified by the project team. This includes the wood additions for channel complexity work, the road work between the two culverts, and the dispersed campsite decommissioning work.

This project will result in five - 15% and eight - 30% designs for correcting 13 fish passage barriers on tributaries to the Lower Chiwawa River. The culvert barriers occur on Brush Creek (1), Gate Creek (2), Grouse Creek (2), Twin Creek (2), Goose Creek (2), Pole Creek (1), and Deep Creek (3), and the correction of these barriers will improve connectivity to cold, clean, and complex habitat, while maintaining and improving ecosystem functionality vital to the persistence and recovery of ESA-listed species.