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Andy Adams Reservoir Aeration
Region: Northern
ID: 3972
Project Status: Completed
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Need for Project
Andy Adams Reservoir covers 35 surface acres and has an average center depth of 21-feet deep. With such depths, the reservoir typically stratifies during the summer months and the result is a sizeable layer of water on the reservoir bottom that has no oxygen and provides no habitat for fish. Further, stocked trout that have not been caught by summer usually perish due to low oxygen levels in the reservoir's cooler bottom layer of water. Without aeration, this reservoir will not be able to hold and grow trout for anglers and will never provide adequate summer habitat for largemouth bass and bluegill. Fishing at this reservoir could be greatly enhanced with the addition of an aeration system.
Provide evidence about the nature of the problem and the need to address it. Identify the significance of the problem using a variety of data sources. For example, if a habitat restoration project is being proposed to benefit greater sage-grouse, describe the existing plant community characteristics that limit habitat value for greater sage-grouse and identify the changes needed for habitat improvement.
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Objectives
The direct objective of this project is to improve fish production at this reservoir, which will then in turn improve catch rates for anglers. The indirect objective is to Install a comprehensive aeration system that allows fish to survive and utilize all depths of Andy Adams Reservoir in all seasons.
Provide an overall goal for the project and then provide clear, specific and measurable objectives (outcomes) to be accomplished by the proposed actions. If possible, tie to one or more of the public benefits UWRI is providing.
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Project Location/Timing Justification (Why Here? Why Now?)
Thinking long-term, Andy Adams Reservoir is privately owned but opened to the public through a three way agreement between UDWR, Layton City, and Kays Creek Irrigation to manage the reservoir as a community fishery. While it is neither likely or consistent with the character of the owner of the reservoir to walk away from the agreement and close the reservoir open to the public, precautions would have to be put in place to protect any investment of public funds that benefit this fishery. Therefore, any funding awarded would be coupled with a grant agreement which ensures that the reservoir and fishery remain open to the public for the useful lifetime of the aeration system.
LOCATION: Justify the proposed location of this project over other areas, include publicly scrutinized planning/recovery documents that list this area as a priority, remote sensing modeling that show this area is a good candidate for restoration, wildlife migration information and other data that help justify this project's location.
TIMING: Justify why this project should be implemented at this time. For example, Is the project area at risk of crossing an ecological or other threshold wherein future restoration would become more difficult, cost prohibitive, or even impossible.
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Relation to Management Plans
The proposed aeration system will help achieve the following three objectives: Objective C-1 increasing user recreational satisfaction; Goal C enhance wildlife recreational experiences, and Objective E-1 increasing support for DWR programs by a government entity (Layton City), and Goal E ensure broad-based public involvement in the management of ecosystems (Kays Creek Irrigation).
List management plans where this project will address an objective or strategy in the plan. Describe how the project area overlaps the objective or strategy in the plan and the relevance of the project to the successful implementation of those plans. It is best to provide this information in a list format with the description immediately following the plan objective or strategy.
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Fire/Fuels
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If applicable, detail how the proposed project will significantly reduce the risk of fuel loading and/or continuity of hazardous fuels including the use of fire-wise species in re-seeding operations. Describe the value of any features being protected by reducing the risk of fire. Values may include; communities at risk, permanent infrastructure, municipal watersheds, campgrounds, critical wildlife habitat, etc. Include the size of the area where fuels are being reduced and the distance from the feature(s) at risk.
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Water Quality/Quantity
This project is expected to improve water quality at the reservoir and also improve the quantity of water available to the fish. In particular, aerating the bottom layer of water in reservoir will remove anoxic conditions that are currently preventing fish from using this layer of water. It will also, mitigate the dissolution of metals like iron and manganese into the bottom layer of water, which is causing a rotten egg smell and discoloration when water is released from the reservoir for irrigation. In addition, iron loving bacteria can cause problems withe the reservoir's outlet plumbing, so helping the fish in this instance will also improve water quality and cut down on maintenance costs for the reservoir.
Describe how the project has the potential to improve water quality and/or increase water quantity, both over the short and long term. Address run-off, erosion, soil infiltration, and flooding, if applicable.
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Compliance
No archaeological surveys are required for previously disturbed ground like this reservoir. NEPA is not applicable.
Description of efforts, both completed and planned, to bring the proposed action into compliance with any and all cultural resource, NEPA, ESA, etc. requirements. If compliance is not required enter "not applicable" and explain why not it is not required.
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Methods
If awarded funding, before any work begins, a grant agreement will be developed and entered into by Kays Creek Irrigation, DWR, and Layton City. This agreement will ensure that the reservoir remain open to the public for the useful lifetime of the aeration system. Scott Green of Kays Creek Irrigation will act as project manager. If awarded funding, purchase and installation of the aeration system will take place in July of of 2018. Aeration system will utilize an electric air compressor, tubing, and micropore airstones. Aeration system components will be purchased from a qualified vendor, while labor and installation of the system will be completed by cooperative work from Kays Creek Irrigation, DWR, and Layton City. The generator and compressor box will be located on the reservoir's south side and enclosed in a sound reduction cabinet within a shed that will protect the system from vandalism. Tubing will radiate out from the compressor station to 16 different locations spread evenly throughout the reservoir, ensuring an even distribution of aerated water.
Describe the actions, activities, tasks to be implemented as part of the proposed project; how these activities will be carried out, equipment to be used, when, and by whom.
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Monitoring
Monitoring and maintenance of the aeration system will be done by Kays Creek Irrigation. Language will be written into the grant agreement requiring a semiannual inspection of the aeration system. Further language in the agreement will require immediate action on minor items that need repairs, while the DWR and Layton City will be notified about items that need more extensive repairs or action. DWR and Layton City will also act as partners that will help with maintenance as needs are identified. DWR will also conduct periodic inspections of the aeration system, ensuring that is being maintained for efficient for the public.
Describe plans to monitor for project success and achievement of stated objectives. Include details on type of monitoring (vegetation, wildlife, etc.), schedule, assignments and how the results of these monitoring efforts will be reported and/or uploaded to this project page. If needed, upload detailed plans in the "attachments" section.
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Partners
Kays Creek Irrigation and Layton City.
List any and all partners (agencies, organizations, NGO's, private landowners) that support the proposal and/or have been contacted and included in the planning and design of the proposed project. Describe efforts to gather input and include these agencies, landowners, permitees, sportsman groups, researchers, etc. that may be interested/affected by the proposed project. Partners do not have to provide funding or in-kind services to a project to be listed.
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Future Management
It is anticipated the installation and use of this aeration system will improve fishing at the reservoir and attract more visitation from anglers. Management of the fishery will be adjusted as needed to accommodate this increased use by anglers.
Detail future methods or techniques (including administrative actions) that will be implemented to help in accomplishing the stated objectives and to insure the long term success/stability of the proposed project. This may include: post-treatment grazing rest and/or management plans/changes, wildlife herd/species management plan changes, ranch plans, conservation easements or other permanent protection plans, resource management plans, forest plans, etc.
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Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources
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Potential for the proposed action to improve quality or quantity of sustainable uses such as grazing, timber harvest, biomass utilization, recreation, etc. Grazing improvements may include actions to improve forage availability and/or distribution of livestock.
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