columbia river basin fish and wildlife program annual ...

4.14.1 ELLENSBURG TOWN DIVERSION DAM FISHWAY AND BYPASS(Design: October 1987)(Construction Completed: October 1989)803(b)(6)Bonneville shall fund the design and construction of a low flowvertical slot fishway and replacement of obsolete, inefficientjuvenile fish screening/bypass facilities at the Ellensburg TownDiversion Dam.ACTION ITEM ACTIVITY SUMMARY:Objectives:To fund construction of the Ellensburg Town Diversion Dam fishscreens.Backqround and Progress to Date:Plans:BPA funded the construction of the Ellensburg Town fish screens toimprove the outmigration of juvenile salmon and steelhead from theYakima River system. BPA did not fund the proposed fishway becauseno fishway presently exists, and the Ellensburg Water Company had apre-Northwest Power Act obligation to fund fishway construction.Construction of the fish screens was completed in October 1989.Action Item has been completed.45