Agenda Wave Test Data Results (Steve Gregg, ORSPA) Soil Survey - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Agenda • Wave Test Data Results (Steve Gregg, ORSPA) • Soil Survey (David Rand, USDA-NRCS) • Bank Remediation/Stabilization – Neil Pietrok / Derek Goodwin • Dock Repair (Mike Wegener) • OSMB Update (Rachel Graham, OSMB) • Desired Outcomes (Steve Gregg, ORSPA) • Comments

Boat Specifications

Test Site

River Depth

Wave Height – Transition Speeds

Wave Energy – Transition Speeds

Wave Height – Transition Speeds

Wave Energy – Planing Speeds

Permitting Process • OSMB: Waterway Marker / Range Buoys • USCG: – Review/Notice to Mariners • OR DSL: – Removal/Fill Permit • General Authorization for Minimal Disturbance in ESH Waters (Scientific Measuring) – Short Term Access Agreement • USACE: – Removal/Fill Permit • Tribes • NOAA – NMFS

Essential Salmonid Habitat

Upper Willamette Chinook/ Steelhead Chronology (NOAA Fisheries) • Endangered Species Act – 1999 • Critical Habitat – 2005 • USACE SLOPES (Procedures for Endangered Species) – 2008 • Removal/Fill – Essential Salmonid Habitat (ESH) – Removal/Fill defined as “Movement by Artificial Means” – Permit required for “any” amount of movement

Soil Types

Web Soil Survey

Montgomery Way Shoreline = Newberg Fine Sandy Loam

National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)

USACE/DSL Permitting Processes/Costs

Dock Repair Trends

OSMB Update

Desired Outcomes (ORSPA) • Preserve the Waterway: – Strategic Interest of Boaters/Property Owners/OSMB to insure the Newberg Pool remains open to support a wide range of recreational boating opportunities – Implement a Shoreline Erosion Monitoring program – Identify sections of the Willamette that can be designated for high energy wake-producing activities – Implement new education/enforcement strategies to improve boater compliance with the law • Long Range Vision / Master Plan: – Identify a Lead Agency (OSMB/ODFW/DSL/Soil and Water Conservation Dist/?) – Include State & Local Governments / Public Stakeholders – Planned/Coordinated Growth vs. Retroactive “Catch Up” – Keep Work Group together until established • Address Policy Gap Regarding Responsibility for Regulating Boat Wake/Wave Impacts: – Clarify which agency is responsible for protecting shoreline – Establish wave size/energy limits such that shoreline is protected – Establish Dock Construction and Retrofit Standards to align with Wave Energy Cutoff Limits – New language that directs OSMB to regulate boating such that it implements shoreline protection strategies • Partner with NMMA/WSIA to investigate and deploy Wave Energy Abatement technologies/Bank Stabilization Techniques: – Simplify Bank Stabilization / Habitat Improvement permitting to “Fast Track” the approval processes – Increase size of areas available for high energy wake- producing activities (e.g. “Sustainable Growth”)

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