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The Wallowa system has seen amazing collaborations with the Nez Perce Tribe (NPT), Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indican Reservation (CTUIR), ODFW, Oregon Water Resources Department, Wallowa Lake Irrigation District, State of Oregon, federal agency partners, and more, which in itself is a huge success. Partners have been successful in securing ~$30 million out of the $38 million needed to restore the Wallowa Dam to the Consolidated Ditch. The available funds originate from a diversity of sources, including State Lottery Funds ($14M), ODFW Drought Funds ($1.25M), a successful IIJA America the Beautiful Challenge grant by the NPT/CTUIR ($5M), and Business Oregon Grant/Loans ($7M). Efforts are currently underway to apply for additional IIJA grants to cover the remaining $8 million need to reach the goal. Other successful IIJA grant applications for the Wallowa River include two National Fish Passage Program grants to the Nez Perce Tribe for fish passage improvement projects at the Wilson ($575,000 ) and Dorrance ($175,000) diversions.
For more information contact Jeff Yanke (Jeff.YANKE@odfw.oregon.gov).
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