Tumalo Irrigation District
Sept. 20, 2011: The Tumalo Irrigation District has submitted an application to us for an Endangered Species Act (ESA) incidental take permit. The district is an 8,200-acre irrigation project northwest of Bend in Deschutes County, Ore. The requested 50-year permit would authorize the incidental take of ESA-listed middle Columbia River steelhead that are being reintroduced into historic Deschutes River Basin habitat. Take may result from the district's irrigation activities and construction of water conservation projects. The associated habitat conservation plan (HCP) will minimize project-related impacts on the steelhead. The comment period closed Oct. 20, 2011. See the Federal Register notice below for more information; or contact Scott Carlon, 503-231-2379.
Washington State Wildlife Areas
Oct. 1, 2010: The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has submitted applications to NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for incidental take permits under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The two federal agencies announced their intent to conduct public scoping under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to gather information to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on those applications. In support of the permit applications, WDFW is proposing to implement a habitat conservation plan (HCP) on approximately 900,000 acres within 32 state wildlife areas. The agencies held four public scoping meetings to introduce the proposed action, explain the NEPA public participation process, and solicit public comment. See the Federal Register notice below, or contact David Molenaar, 360-753-9456, for more information. The comment period ended Nov. 1, 2010.
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