Operate and maintain two wetland enhancement projects on the Desert Wildlife Area that have been funded, in part, by the BPA.  This contract will provide funding to operate and maintain the enhanced wetlands for one year to insure that they remain functional.  

The TD-1 enhancement project is near completion; and when operated this fall will fill 7 wetland basins by diverting surface water from the Frenchman Hills wasteway into wetland basins.  Enhancements at the TD-1 Project included: installation of 11 water control structures, construction of ditches and dikes for water management, sculpting wetland basins to optimal depth for wetland obligate birds,  armoring 400 ft of dikes to protect against beaver and burrowing mammals, seeding disturbed soil resulting from construction activities, and tilling wetland cells to promote desirable moist soil vegetation.  

Operation and maintenance of TD-1 includes: coordination with BOR and Quincy Irrigation District, inspecting /repairing enhancements, re-seeding areas that failed to establish desirable vegetation in 2009, controlling undesirable vegetation and noxious weeds, operating water control structures, producing required BPA reports, and administering the contract.  

The TD-2 enhancement project included: enhancement of 19 late-succession stage wetlands by excavation of organic material, construction of dikes to isolate enhanced wetlands from the Winchester Wasteway, allowing for control of unwanted fish populations in the project wetlands, armoring over 1,200 feet of isolation dikes to protect against beaver damage and burrowing mammals, and seeding disturbed soils resulting from construction activities.

Operation and maintenance of TD-2 includes: inspecting and repairing enhancements, controlling undesirable vegetation and noxious weeds,  producing required BPA reports, and administering the contract.
Management of all project ponds will attempt to maximize habitat quality for waterfowl, shore birds, and other wetland obligate wildlife species.