Funds under this contract will be passed through to the Corps to cost-share completion of their Feasibility Study & EIS for Walla Walla flow enhancement to benefit fish passage.  Administrative costs will be covered by non-BPA funds.

The feasibility study will focus on the issues related to the restoration of ecological resources and ecosystem management within the Walla Walla River Basin (WWRB).  The study will concentrate on the restoration of fish habitat quality as its main objective but will also evaluate all pertinent information and identify problems and opportunities that exist in the study area.  The study will formulate the most effective and efficient actions for meeting the goals and objectives that will be developed for this feasibility study.  The recommended plan must significantly contribute to established restoration objectives, benefiting biological resources and natural ecosystem functions and processes.  It must also be technically feasible and economically cost effective (greatest Net Ecosystem Restoration Benefits, ER 1105-2-100, 22 Apr 2000).  The primary product of the feasibility study will be conceptual plans for a preferred alternative/recommended plan for aquatic ecosystem restoration in the WWRB.

The feasibility study and feasibility report/Environmental Impact Statement (FR/EIS) will be a complete decision document in sufficient detail to form the basis for the Sponsor [CTUIR], the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), and ultimately the U.S. Congress, to consider approving authorization and construction of the recommended plan.  The feasibility study and FR/EIS will provide a complete presentation of the study analyses and results, including those developed in the reconnaissance report.  The feasibility study and FR/EIS will also document compliance of the design with all applicable guidance, statutes, Executive Orders, and policies, and provide a sound basis for decision makers to judge the recommended plan.