1. Tillman Creek Acquisition#

2. Project Propose
Protection of Tillman Creek, riparian, wetland, and upland forest habitats
Salmonid fish identified: Coho & Rainbow Trout (Mid-C. Steelhead)
Life history: spawning (potential)& rearing juveniles
Tillman Creek loss of connection to Yakima River (May to fall rains)
Flow supplementation from KRD & LaRiviere Creek = full connection to Yakima River
Flow supplementation causes flooding of target property
No known agreement (in writing) to flood target property (current landowner has verbally agreed)

3. Acquisition Scenarios

4. Adjacent Land

5. Recent Land Use History
July 31st, 2005
Agriculture

6. Recent Land Use History
July 9th, 2013
Recreational Access

7. Current Land Use
July 15th, 2014
Fish and Wildlife Habitat

8. Flow Supplementation Keeping Tillman Connected
LaRiviere Creek
KRD Spill Agreement
KCT Easement Agreement WA State Parks – # E962502KCT1 August 7th, 2015
KCT & Suncadia Environmental Company, LLC March 9th, 2017
2 – 4 cfs of flow, only 5 gpm required for mitigation of ground water uses in the Tillman Basin
KCT owns and maintains diversion structure with mitigation payments from water bank transfers
Reclamation Agreement No. R16MA13720 – September 30th, 2016
Agreement has no expiration date.
Discharge of conserved water into 7 Yakima River Tributaries (including Tillman)
Determined on a annual basis (on or before April 1, and as needed throughout the irrigation season)by the Tributary Supplementation Program Committee
***No formal agreement with Landowner regarding flow supplementation and flooding on proposed property for acquisition.

9. LaRiviere Creek Diversion
Data Credit: J. Kohr, WDFW

10. Threats – Flow Supplementation
Landowner support
Adjacent landowners
Loss of KRD flow supplementation flow
Reduction of LaRiviere Creek to just mitigation flows (only 5 gpm required)
Converted to agricultural or other uses
Loss of WA State Parks support – LaRiviere Creek diversion structure located on Iron Horse Trail ROW

11. Critical Wildlife Habitat/Corridor

12. Cost Estimate Item Amount Match SRFB Land $75,012.00 $0 $75,012
Title Report, Appraisal & Appraisal Review
$12,636
$636
$12,000
Survey, Boundary Line Adjustment, & Taxes
$13,000
$2,000
$11,000
Baseline Inventory, Stewardship Plan, Signs Cultural, & Environmental Assessment
$28,500
$20,000
$8,500
KCT Project Management
$15,526
KCT A & E
$5,100
Total
$149,774
$22,138
$127,138