Umatilla Basin Project Act Exchange: Implementation Phases I & II
Agency: Bureau of Reclamation - Pacific Northwest Region
- 15.519 -- Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The lower 30 miles of the Umatilla River is heavily diverted for agricultural use. Historically, inadequate flow and passage conditions in this section of river during critical portions of both adult and juvenile migration periods contributed to the extirpation of salmon and decline of summer steelhead populations in the Umatilla River. Passage improvements have been completed at all five of the major irrigation diversions in the lower 30 miles of the Umatilla. Additionally, Reclamation constructed Phase I and II of the Umatilla Basin Project shown below to provide flow enhancement in order to ameliorate flow conditions in the lower river.
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Phase I exchanges Columbia River water with West Extension Irrigation District (WEID) for instream lows historically diverted by WEID to provide passage flows below Three Mile Falls Diversion Dam.
- Phase II: The Umatilla Basin Project is divided into three components for the exchange of Columbia River water with:
(1) Hermiston Irrigation District (HID) for instream flows historically diverted by HID to provide passage flows below river mile 28.5.
(2) Stanfield Irrigation District (SID) for instream flows historically diverted by SID to provide passage flows below river mile 32.
(3) SID for reservoir storage capacity in McKay Reservoir which can be released for fish passage during critical migration periods.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
mmcginnis@usbr.gov
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Archived: June 29, 2018
Award
$98,941
Program Funding
1
Expected awards
$1
Award Minimum
$98,941
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
BOR-PN-18-N008
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Category of Funding Activity:
Natural resources
Category Explanation:
History
Version:
1
Posted date:
May 16, 2018
Archive date:
June 29, 2018
