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All publicly available Gold Creek reports, memos, designs, and maps are available online at: <br />httPs://www.kittitasconservationtrust.org/progectsold-creek-restoration-flow-and-habitat <br />7. Proposed Project Timeline: Design, implementation, completion, etc. Note that funds will not be <br />available for another eight months. <br />Activity <br />Date <br />Apply for USFWS Funds <br />Winter 2022 <br />Funds Awarded <br />I July/August 2023 <br />NEPA Documents Finalized <br />July 2023 <br />NEPA Decision <br />August/Sept 2023 i <br />Permitting and ESA Consultation <br />Summer -Winter 2023 —� <br />Finalize Designs <br />Summer -Winter 2023 <br />Pre-bid Walkthrough <br />June 2024 <br />Contract Out to Bid <br />June 2024 <br />Construction <br />July 2024-2027 for this funding request. ll <br />Construction may be phased as funding is acquired. I <br />8. Degradation/ Ranking: identify where and how your proposed project fits into the supporting <br />documentation (Endangered/Threatened Species Recovery Pian, Species Action Pian, Road <br />Maintenance and Abandonment Plan, Watershed Restoration Plan, or other similar types of <br />documents). Describe how your proposed praject addresses the causes of watershed degradation <br />rather than the symptoms, or how your project addresses species recovery needs or other species <br />conservation needs. if the documents) prioritizes actions, then identify the ranking for the proposed <br />project. <br />Gold Creek Restoration is a HIGH PRIORITY under the Habitat and Watershed Protection element of <br />the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan (IP). The IP is a part of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement <br />Project (YRBWEP), authorized by Congress in 1979 to help mitigate water supply issues in the Yakima <br />Basin. https://vakimabasinintegratedplan.org/ <br />In the updated 2017 Yakima Bull Trout Action Plan, Gold Creek bull trout are designated as a TIER 1, <br />HIGH PRIORITY ACTION POPULATION. The proposed Gold Creek Restoration project supports the <br />following: <br />o Gold Action #2: Instream and Floodplain Habitat Restoration, HIGH PRIORITY <br />• Fund and implement instream work in Gold Creek <br />o Gold Action #3: Restore Groundwater Hydrology, HIGH PRIORITY <br />• Develop specific proposals for filling or modifying Gold Creek Pond <br />https://ybfwrb.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/YBTAP-9-2012-FI NAL -small. pdf <br />https://ybfwrb.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2017 BTAP Actions Update.pdf <br />5 <br />