Project Summary

1. Project Identification

Name	Turning Basin #3
Region	Northwest
State	Washington
Location	Duwamish Waterway, Seattle WA
Date of this update

2. Problem(s) addressed (e.g. habitat degradation, species of fish (juvenile salmon, etc. (use categories from Lessons Learned Report)

habitat degradation, species of fish (several species of salmon and trout are proposed for listing under Endangered Species Act, this project would benefit chinook, chum and sea-run cutthroat trout as well as several migratory waterfowl.

3. Project Description (100 words or less. Please include qualitative information, e.g. acres of habitat restored, miles of steam reopened to migration, and legislative authorization, e.g. WRDA, ISTEA, CWA/NEP, CZMA, etc.)

This project seeks to restore about 6.2 acres of habitat. Of that 1 acre of estuarine marsh would be created and a stream would be "daylighted" (it currently is routed through an outfall that presents a fish barrier at the outlet).

4. Goals/Benefits (quantify where possible using measures of success list)

Fish passage to about a mile of stream, stream provides spawning, rearing and refuge habitat to coho, steelhead and cutthroat. One acre of estuarine marsh will benefit chinook, chum and cutthroat. Also migratory waterfowl such as common merganser, bufflehead, pintail, and widgeon will get an increase in cover and food supply as result of the project

Was a cost-benefit study conducted for this project? yes/no If yes, provide a summary of findings.

Yes

5. Partners (include each participant's responsibilities - funding, permitting, etc.)

• Federal

  This is a Corps 1135 project. King County is the local sponsor. Several agencies have provided funding to the County to help purchase an easement from Seattle City light, which is the property owner. The contributing agencies include USFWS, NMFS, Suquamish and Muckleshoot Tribes, City of Seattle, King Co., Washington Departments of Ecology and Fisheries and Wildlife.

  Lead - Corps, Seattle District
  Others - USFWS and NMFS

• Non-Federal

  Several agencies have provided funding to the County to help purchase an easement from Seattle City light, which is the property owner. The contributing agencies include USFWS, NMFS, Suquamish and Muckleshoot Tribes, City of Seattle, King Co., Washington Departments of Ecology and Fisheries and Wildlife.

6. Funding/Contributions (organization and amount)

• Cash - Total project Federal funding (if approved) is $2,515,000

  Federal	$2,515,000
  Non Federal	$ 857,000
  Total	$3,372,000

• In-Kind Services (hours, equipment, or other forms of assistance and estimated dollar value)

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• Volunteers (number of people and hours, and estimated dollar value)

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7. Legislative authorities used by each participant

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8. Value added by Coastal America Partnership Approach

1. Would the project have been undertaken by a single agency? (yes or no)

   No

2. IF YES: How was the project different as a Coastal America Partnership Project than it would have been as a single agency project? (e.g. size and scope, funding, time frame, etc.)

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9. Project Status

Initiation date	May 1999 (Construction)
Completion date	October 1999 (Construction)
Current stage	The project is currently in the Feasibility stage. A Feasibility report has been provided to Corps HQ for approval.

10. Contacts

• Project Manager

  Mr. Pat Cagney
  Biologist
  Environmental Resources Section
  US Army Corps of Engineers
  Portland District
  PO Box 3755
  Seattle, WA 98124
  (206) 764-6577
  (206) 764-4470 (fax)
  patrick.t.cagney@usace.army.mil

• Participating Agency/Organization Contacts: (e.g. volunteer groups, conservation groups, state agencies, and other federal agency contacts)

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11. Any additional information/comments

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