Or. Admin. Code § 635-500-1280

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 635-500-1280 - Habitat

Objectives for habitat management in the Middle Fork Willamette subbasin:

(1) Promote habitat conditions that contribute to achieving the desired status of spring Chinook salmon identified in the Upper Willamette Conservation and Recovery Plan for Chinook salmon and steelhead (OAR 635-500-6600). This includes, but is not limited to, the following actions:

(a) Maintain and improve upstream and downstream passage for anadromous fish at dams, diversions, power projects, and, where appropriate, at natural barriers;

(b) Provide necessary in-stream flows for fish production;

(c) Improve water quality in the subbasin;

(d) Reduce the impacts of reservoir management on fish production;

(e) Reduce other habitat impacts of Hills Creek, Lookout Point, Dexter and Fall Creek dams on production of spring Chinook in downstream reaches;

(f) Protect existing stream habitat from degradation associated with timber harvest and other related activities on forested lands;

(g) Protect existing stream habitat throughout the lower subbasin from degradation associated with agricultural, residential and commercial development, and other human activities;

(h) Restore and enhance riparian and in-stream fish habitats;

(i) Inventory streams and assess watershed characteristics that affect fish production.

(2) Promote habitat conditions for other species where they may be different than for spring Chinook.

Or. Admin. Code § 635-500-1280

FWC 3-1992, f. 1-28-92, cert. ef. 2-1-92; DFW 110-2011, f. & cert. ef. 8-9-11; DFW 110-2011, f. & cert. ef. 8-9-11

Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.138, 496.146 & 506.119

Stats. Implemented: ORS 506.109 & 506.129