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<br />The existing inventory of 43 sites includes 7 owned by local
<br />jurisdictions (Kittitas County, Cle Elum, and Ellensburg), 14 by state
<br />agencies (Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission – P&RC,
<br />Fish & Wildlife - WDFW, and Transportation WDOT), 13 by federal
<br />agencies (US Forest Service - USFS, Bonneville Power Administration
<br />- BPA, and Bureau of Land Management - BLM), 1 by Kittitas
<br />Reclamation District - KRD, 2 by Suncadia, and 6 by other private
<br />parties.
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<br />The proposed inventory of 5 sites includes 2 by local agencies
<br />(Kittitas County and Ellensburg), 1 by Suncadia, and 2 to be
<br />acquired from private landowners.
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<br />River hazards include permanent restrictions such as dams or fixed
<br />structures, launching impediments, and landslide zones. Natural
<br />and sometimes relatively permanent hazards include reservoir
<br />water releases, shallow water with overhanging trees, rapids or
<br />swift water stretches, logjams, and sweepers, among others.
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<br />There are numerous permanent and natural hazardous restrictions
<br />that require different skill levels and watercraft and determine
<br />which river segments are safely usable for specific watercraft and
<br />river uses.
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<br />This public access plan includes a series of maps identifying public
<br />access sites and the river stretches affected by hazards and safely
<br />usable for emergency response launches, shoreline fishing and
<br />wading, fishing tube floating, kayaking, and canoeing, recreational
<br />floating, river guided rafting, fishing rafting and drift boating, and
<br />jet boating as well as wildlife trails, trail connections, day-use and
<br />picnicking, camping, hunting, and sightseeing.
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<br />Chapter 6: Existing and proposed public access sites
<br />The proposals in this public access plan are based on the results of
<br />initial Google map and aerial inventory, Washington
<br />Hometown/Manastash Maps interactive maps, aerials, and property
<br />maps, field verification, workshops with user and interest groups
<br />and state and federal agencies, and finally by site verification with
<br />the knowledgeable members of the Yakima River Access Citizens
<br />Advisory and Public Lands Advisory Committees.
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<br />The proposals are CONCEPTUAL, in some instances, subject to
<br />further study and coordination with public and private participants
<br />that may modify the eventual project particulars.
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<br />Chapter 7: Illustrative development concepts
<br />There are key existing public sites that need to be improved and
<br />new public access sites that should be acquired and developed to
<br />resolve river safety issues, fill gaps in access, and increase multi-
<br />use opportunities.
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<br />Illustrative development concepts were created for these 10 key
<br />public access sites to determine if and how they could be improved
<br />to meet the goals listed above. The concepts were based on
<br />workshops with user and interest groups and state and federal
<br />agencies, and finally by site verification with the knowledgeable
<br />members of the Yakima River Access Citizens Advisory and Public
<br />Lands Advisory Committees.
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<br />The proposals are CONCEPTUAL, in some instances, subject to
<br />further study and coordination with public and private participants
<br />that may modify the eventual project particulars.
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<br />Chapter 8: Implementation program
<br />The implementing actions are comprehensive, but not inclusive of
<br />all possible options that may implement Yakima River public
<br />access potentials or that could be submitted and funded under
<br />competitive project applications.
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