Chesapeake Executive Council
              903R90112
Annual Progress Report

    Implementation Plan for
    Removing Impediments
   to Migratory Fishes in the
  Chesapeake Bay Watershed
     Chesapeake
                Bay
         Program
            December 1990

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        Annual Progress Report

            Implementation Plan
for Removing Impediments to Migratory Fishes
      in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
        A Commitment Implementation Plan from
           the Chesapeake Executive Council
               Annapolis, Maryland
                 December, 1990

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                             TABLE OF CONTENTS
                             1990 Progress Reports

Pennsylvania 	  1
Maryland  	4
Virginia	8
District of Columbia  	  12
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service  	  13
U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service	  15

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                         PENNSYLVANIA
Establish an Ongoing Baywide Fish Passage Workgroup

Personnel from the Pennsylvania Fish Commission participated in the Fish Passage
Workgroup under the Chesapeake Bay Program's Living Resources Subcommittee.
Pennsylvania's fish passage efforts were coordinated with other state and federal
fish passage activities through the Workgroup.

Update a Comprehensive Inventory of Obstructions

Pennsylvania continued to inventory obstructions on the Susquehanna River and
to reassess priorities. This will be completed as fish passage is obtained at each
of the four major dams on the Susquehanna River.  The first segment, from
Conowingo  to Holtwood Dam,  is scheduled for completion in 1991 to help
accommodate herring runs into appropriate or suitable tributaries entering between
these two dams.

Establish a Multi-Faceted Approach to Migratory Fish Impediments

With the  new fishway  at  Conowingo Dam becoming  operational in  1991,
Commission staff are anticipating the introductions of various diadromous fishes,
other than American shad, into the Conowingo  Reservoir and several upstream
tributaries such as  Conowingo,  Fishing, and Muddy Creeks.  These and other
tributaries will receive inventory updates for dam structures and other obstructions,
in conjunction with Chesapeake Bay Fish Passage  Work Group activities in 1991.
Fishways or other means to allow species such as the river herring and American
eels to use these waters for spawning and/or nursery habitat will be sought as
soon as practicable after inventory update.

The Pennsylvania  Fish Commission  and  the  Pennsylvania   Department of
Environmental Resources have completed the reclassification  of Elk Creek Basin
in Chester County, for migratory fishes and  water quality purposes.  Regulations
for  Elk Creek are now in effect which  prohibit harvest of  river herring over eight
inches in length,  to protect spawning stocks.  All of these measures have been
taken in a cooperative effort with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources
for the joint restoration of river herring  and possibly other diadromous species in
Elk Creek.

Even though a permanent fish passage facility will be operational at Conowingo
Dam for the 1991 season,  the lack of fishways at  the upstream  Holtwood, Safe
Harbor and York Haven Dams still present formidable problems in the successful
restoration of American shad and other diadromous species in the Susquehanna.
Recently, however, a  consultant for the upstream hydropower  project owners
completed a preliminary study of various options for fish passage development at
each project. Alternative scenarios for different  types of facilities and structures

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were examined, including those necessary for downstream passage of juvenile and
post-spawned adult American shad.  Although the report has not been released
for joint discussions with the resource agencies at the time of this report, these
discussions are scheduled to take place in the near future. The overall goal of
having operational fishways at  all  projects by the year 2000 is  realistic and
achievable.

The Pennsylvania Fish Commission's Van Dyke  Fish Cultural Station produced
13,011,000 American shad fry, of which approximately 10 million were stocked into
the Juniata  and Susquehanna Rivers as  part of  the  Susquehanna River
Anadromous   Fish  Restoration  Committee  (SRAFRC)  program,  and  90,000
fingerlings were stocked from other Commission facilities. The SRAFRC is a joint
cooperative  state, federal,  and utility  program for  shad  restoration  in  the
Susquehanna basin. It includes representatives for Maryland, Pennsylvania, New
York,  the  U.S.  Fish  and Wildlife  Service,   Conowingo  Power  Corporation,
Pennsylvania   Power and  Light,  Safe Harbor Water  Power  Corporation, and
Metropolitan Edison.

Research being conducted as part of the SRAFRC program continued, including
activities in juvenile shad marking, radiotelemetry,  hydroacoustics and strobe light
studies.   Juvenile chemical  marking has been highly successful  in helping
differentiate fish produced by artificial culture from naturally reproduced progeny
of prespawning adults moved upstream above all dams. A second marking study
involving otolith microstructure analysis continues and is showing  encouraging
results through analysis of the circulii, or growth  rings, on each otolith from wild
and  hatchery fish.  Significant  reliability among several  observers has been
demonstrated which permits differentiation of stocks without chemical marking.
Future adoption  of  this method of  analysis may offer a valuable alternative to
chemical marking.

Radiotelemetry involving the use of small transmitters attached  to juvenile fish
continues to  be employed,  primarily to  determine survival of fingerlings passing
through project turbines at Safe Harbor Dam.  Preliminary survival  rates appear to
be higher than anticipated and  are encouraging. Radiotelemetry is  also being
employed to  help determine migratory or movement patterns at Holtwood Dam,
specifically as these relate to possible safe bypass of downmigrating American
shad through the existing log chute at the station, rather than through the turbines.

Other American shad research being conducted at Holtwood includes determining
the effect of thermal discharge from the  steam generation, when the hydropower
section of the plant is non-operational.

Finally strobe light testing  at York Haven Dam continues to show encouraging
results for repelling downmigrating American shad from the turbine units, towards
the existing trash gate.  The gate can be periodically opened to allow passage of
these fish.

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IV.    Supplement Technical Resources in the Bay Watershed

      Personnel of the Pennsylvania Fish Commission participated in the Fish Diversions
      and Passageways Course held in Annapolis, MD, during January 1990. The U.S.
      Fish  and Wildlife Service, with support from the agencies and organizations
      represented on the Fish Passage Workgroup, sponsored this course which focused
      on design criteria for East Coast anadromous fish.

      Communications and coordination have been maintained between Pennsylvania
      and the  U.S. Fish and  Wildlife  coordinator concerning research needs and
      assistance.

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                                 MARYLAND
 I.    Establish an Ongoing Baywide Fish Passage Workgroup

      Personnel  from the  Maryland  Department of Natural  Resources  (MD  DNR)
      participated in the Baywide Fish Passage Workgroup. Coordination with other state
      and federal agencies concerning fish passage issues was maintained through the
      workgroup.

 II.    Update a Comprehensive Inventory of Obstructions

      A comprehensive list of 887 obstructions including 445 dams was developed by the
      Department of Natural Resources in 1984. During 1990, this inventory was updated
      and development of a computer data base of this information was initiated.

      The inventory will be updated annually by prioritizing 30 blockages  each year.

III.    Establish a Multi-Faceted Approach to Migratory Fish Impediments

      The Maryland Fish Passage Program is administered within the Fisheries Division
      of the Tidewater Administration, Department of Natural Resources.  Four  major
      components of the Maryland Fish Passage Program are the removal or by-passing
      of blockages,  restoration  of diadromous fish  species,  biomonitoring, and
      information/education. Work progressed in each of these areas during 1990. The
      first three components are discussed below while information/education activities
      are  covered under Section IV.  Supplement Technical Resources.

                       Removal or By-Passing of Blockages

Susquehanna River Fish Lift

Construction began on a $12.5 million  fish lift (elevator) at Conowingo Dam on the
Susquehanna River.  Construction  should be  completed  in time  for the lift to  begin
operation at the onset of the spring 1991 anadromous fish spawning runs. The new lift
will be operated in conjunction with an existing smaller fish lift which was constructed in
1972.

Patapsco River

Seven fish passage projects were initiated or completed in the Patapsco River watershed.
Final engineering design  work began for Bloede and Daniels Dams, the first and  fourth
dams on the River.  Preliminary discussions were held with the owners of Simkins Dam,
the second dam  on the river, regarding construction  of a Denil fish ladder.  An existing
breach was modified to facilitate fish passage at Union Dam, the third dam on the river.

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A small dam  owned by J. H. Seagram's Company was removed from Stony Run, a
tributary to the lower Patapsco River. This project follows the 1988 removal of a second
dam owned by Seagram's on Deep Run, another river tributary.  Engineering design was
initiated for a  second fish  passage on Deep Run farther upstream, at the CSX railroad
pipe culvert.

Winters Run

A Denil fish ladder was completed at Van Bibber Dam, the U.S. Army's water supply dam
on Winters Run.  A watershed improvement group of local, state, and federal agencies
has been established for Winters Run, as a pilot project for fish passage streams.

Big Elk Creek

Final engineering design work began for a Denil fish ladder at the town of Elkton's water
supply dam on Big Elk Creek.

Little Patuxent River

Construction of a Denil fish ladder began in November,  1990, at the Fort Meade water
supply dam on the Little Patuxent river.

Tuckahoe River

A preliminary conceptual design was completed for a Denil fish ladder at Tuckahoe Dam
on the river in Tuckahoe State Park on the Eastern Shore.

Potomac River

Cooperative state/federal agency work was performed to effect fish passage at Little Falls
Dam on the Potomac River at Washington, D.  C., and also for  projects in the upper
Anacostia River.

South River

Construction was initiated for fish passage projects in the North River and Bacon Ridge
Branch, two tributaries in the Upper South River watershed near Annapolis.

Culvert and Highway Impediments

The Department of  Natural Resources  and the  State Highway Administration are
cooperating in a joint study to develop design criteria for remedial actions and assure
fish passage at new installations.

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Summary of Progress

Removing impediments to migratory fishes is on schedule according to fiscal year funding.
As of December 1990, a total of 25 miles had been reopened with construction underway
to reopen an additional 20 miles.  In fiscal year 1990, 9.4 miles of stream were made
available. Species population restoration is underway on the newly accessible streams.

State laws currently require fish passage at all blockages as deemed necessary by MD
DNR. A bill will be introduced during the  1991 legislative session to  amend the Natural
Resources Article, §4-502 to provide injunctive relief concerning fish ladders on dams.

                     Restoration of Diadromous Fish Species

Four  million  post-larval  American  shad  fry  provided by  the Pennsylvania  Fish
Commission's Van Dyke  Hatchery were  released in the lower Susquehanna River at
Lapidum, MD. Ten thousand pre-spawning  adult alewife and blueback herring were
released  in April and May  upstream of dams scheduled for the construction of fish
ladders.  The herring were  collected in native spawning streams, transported by  tank
truck, and stocked. Approximately 2,100 were released into the Patapsco River at Ellicott
City and Daniels, Maryland; 1,800 into the  Little Patuxent River at Brock Bridge Road and
Savage, Maryland; 500 into Big Elk Creak at Fair Hill, Maryland; 1,900 were released
above Tuckahoe Dam into Mason  Branch and German  Branch; and 3,700 into Winters
Run above the Van Bibber Dam.

Relocation of prespawning  adult yellow  perch  occurred in February and March and
juvenile stocking began in late May. Approximately  20,000 adults were stocked in the
Patuxent River, 9,400 in Tuckahoe Creek, and 3,500 in Marshyhope Creek.  Juvenile
stocking included 341,600 fish in Marshyhope Creek and 258,900 in  the Corsica River.

The trap, transport and release program that began in 1988 was continued in 1990.  The
1991 goal is to trap, transport, and release  25,000 pre-spawning  adult river herring.
SRAFRC has been requested to continue, and raise,  if possible, Maryland's allocation of
5,000 river herring from the Conowingo fish lift.  Two  commercial  watermen on the
Nanticoke River have agreed to sell to MD DNR, all  or part  of their  1991 herring catch
alive and in good shape. Arrangements have also been made with the National Aquarium
in Baltimore  to utilize their specially equipped  boat to transport fish from pound nets to
trucks waiting at dockside. Herring will be released upstream of dams retrofitted with, or
scheduled for retrofit, of a fish ladder or other passage device.

Various trap and transport equipment was acquired to facilitate reintroduction activities.
A five ton truck equipped with a 1,000-gallon tank,  and a trailer equipped with a  600-
gallon tank,  were acquired.  In addition, a 3/4 ton truck, an electroshocker, and a
Hydrolab were acquired  along  with miscellaneous  trap/transport  and biomonitoring
equipment.

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Development of Fish Culture Facilities

Construction of four shad grow-out ponds, one at Havre de Grace, MD and three at
Elkton, MD, was completed in July, 1990. Approximately 162,600 juvenile American shad
were released from these ponds in October 1990, into the lower Susquehanna river at
Havre de Grace and the Upper Elk River at Elkton. The two shad culture facilities may
provide a future source of juvenile fish for anadromous fish restoration in other streams.
Currently the shad grow out and release facilities provide for fish restoration associated
with the Conowingo and Elkton fish passage projects.

                                 Biomonitoring

Biomonitoring for  the presence of fish species was conducted twice weekly from early
March  to  early June  1990,  in watercourses undergoing fish  passage development.
Electroshocking,  trapping, and ichthyoplankton  sampling  were  performed in both
monitored and stocked streams. Radio telemetry tagging of river herring was performed
in  Big  Elk Creek  and  Tuckahoe Creek to better assess stocking  and  to guide future
anadromous fish  trap and transport efforts.  A biomonitoring, stocking, and tagging
program was provided by MD DNR Fish Passage  Program, University of Maryland and
RMC Environmental Services, for spring fish passage program operations.  Preliminary
work was performed for a joint study report which is scheduled for release in early 1991.

MD DNR and  the Maryland  Department of the Environment (MDE) will cooperate in
establishing a stream classification system to  protect migratory  fishes and evaluate the
adequacy of existing water quality, habitat, and instream flow standards.  A new stream
classification system   is proposed for streams which  includes an anadromous fish
spawning stream category and appropriate water quality standards.

 IV.   Supplement Technical Resources in the Bay Watershed

      The Maryland Department of Natural Resources helped design and participated in
      the Fish Diversions and Passageways Course held in Annapolis, January 1990. In
      addition, the Department hosted the Maryland portion of the  field trip.

      A Patapsco River Fish Passage and Restoration Plan intended for public distribution
      will be published in January  1991, in cooperation with the Chesapeake Bay
      Foundation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

      Fish passage staff are participating in the Winters Run Watershed Protection
      Program in cooperation with MDE, Harford  County Department of Public Works,
      Aberdeen Proving Ground, and the Harford County Teacher's Association. In
      addition, the fish ladder projects at Elkton and Fort Meade include an observation
      room and underwater viewing window, which will be used for public education and
      scientific data gathering. A public educational kiosk has  also been designed for
      the Elkton project in cooperation with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

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                                   VIRGINIA
 I.    Establish an Ongoing Baywide Fish Passage Workgroup

      Personnel from the Council on the Environment and the Department of Game and
      Inland Fisheries participated in the Baywide Fish Passage Workgroup during the
      year. Intra-state coordination was maintained through the workgroup and through
      telephone conversations and informal meetings with personnel from other state
      agencies involved in fish passage.

II.    Update a Comprehensive Inventory of Obstructions

      Personnel from the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries gathered information
      on existing impediments to fish passage from a number of sources, compiled these
      facts into a usable format, and developed a  GIS-based database to utilize these
      data. This computer program provides information on the occurrence of migratory
      fishes (historical and  current), existing barriers, and habitat characteristics in
      specific streams within the major watersheds of the state.  Additional studies will
      be required to develop information concerning the quantity and quality of habitat
      behind impediments.  Such information will  be extremely valuable in expanding
      the utility of this database in establishing priorities for future fish passage projects.

III.    Establish a Multi-Faceted Approach to Migratory Fish Impediments

      Hydroelectric Facilities

      Files have been maintained on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
      licenses for existing facilities, and FERC has been contacted for a comprehensive
      listing of licensed facilities and associated data.   This information is  being
      incorporated  into Virginia's  computerized  database on impediments  to fish
      passage. Information concerning fish passage needs has been provided to FERC
      and the utility developers as appropriate.

      Reintroduction

      Investigations have been initiated to  evaluate the feasibility of establishing  a pilot
      reintroduction program on the James River in 1991.  A small-scale program to
      stock American shad in the river probably will begin  next year.

      To assure adequate water quality in targeted streams, important spawning habitats
      for migratory fishes are being classified during the Virginia Warmwater Streams
      Survey.  When  complete, this classification will be provided to the Virginia Water
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      Control Board. In the interim, the needs of migratory fishes are being addressed
      during routine project review and evaluation

      Culverts and Highway Impediments

      The Council on the Environment corresponded with the Virginia Department of
      Transportation concerning the fish passage strategy and the need for passage at
      culverts.  The Department of Transportation has sponsored  studies to identify
      highway impediments, and the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries provides
      information concerning fish passage needs on highway projects.

 Virginia Fish Passage Grant and Revolving Fund

The 1989 General Assembly established the Virginia Fish Passage Grant and Revolving
Fund and assigned its administration to the Council on the Environment. The fund is
designed to provide 75% cost-share grants  with 25%  low-interest loans for fishway
construction on municipally-owned dams.  The Council, the Department of Game and
Inland Fisheries, and the Marine  Resources Commission  established priorities  on the
James River (Williams Island Dam) and the Rappahannock River (Embrey Dam); the
Council requested funding to finance these projects. Financial support for these projects
was not available for the 1990-92  biennium; however, monitoring studies on the James
River supported the need for a reintroduction program for American shad and hickory
shad. Planning is underway to initiate a program to supplement shad  stocks in this river.

Embrey Dam, Rappahannock River

Officials from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Council on the Environment, and the
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, met with representatives from the  City of
Fredericksburg and its consultant to discuss the need for fish passage, to review the dam
and its facilities, and to exchange  information concerning passage requirements for
migratory species.  The City conducted a preliminary investigation for fish passage at this
dam as an element of a larger  feasibility study concerning its  water  supply.  This
precursory  study  indicated that  passage  of target species was  feasible, included
recommendations for counting stations and  educational  facilities, and provided cost
estimates. The Council is maintaining some funding for further fish passage design work
for Embrey Dam.

James River Fishways

The first phase of the plan to restore runs of migratory fishes to the upper James River
was realized when the Manchester and Browns Island Dams were breached in January
1989. A monitoring study,  funded by the Council on the Environment, was conducted
during the spring spawning seasons in  1989 and 1990 to determine the utilization of the
breaches and the distribution of migratory fishes within the area of the breached dams
and an upstream dam (Williams Island Dam).  Striped bass and American shad were
collected upstream of the breaches; however, no alewife or blueback herring were
collected above the breaches in either year although they (particularly blueback herring)

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were abundant below Manchester Dam.  The absence of herring above the breaches is
somewhat perplexing since the passage requirements for herring are  generally less
rigorous than those for shad.

Only 19 American shad and one hickory shad were collected during the 2-year study.
These results strongly support the need to develop and implement additional components
(supplemental to passage) to the restoration strategy.  Planning is ongoing to initiate a
pilot program of supplemental stockings of these species and for investigating interspecific
interactions  between the  shad species  and  freshwater species  in  the  upstream
environment. Monitoring of migratory fish passage by the Council will continue.

Harrison Lake Fish Hatchery (On Tributary to James River)

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife  Service  constructed a Denil fishway at the hatchery's water
supply dam on Herring Creek in 1988. Cursory investigations in 1989 provided insufficient
information concerning the  utilization of this facility. Assessments of this facility were also
limited during 1990; however, personnel from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries recognized several problems including stream
blockages below Harrison Dam, heavy exploitation by dip net fishermen downstream from
the dam, and the need to  properly evaluate the facility. Strategies were developed to
address each of these matters during the 1991 spawning season.

Walkers Dam, Chickahominy River (A Tributary to the James River)

Two Denil fishways were constructed on this dam by the City of Newport News in 1988
and were operational in 1989.  Studies by the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in 1989 revealed that large numbers of herring
were using the fishways. Biologists from the Department observed large congregations
of herring spawning throughout Chickahominy Lake and in the river above the lake in
1990.   Surveys of the river above the  observed limits of spawning indicate that
impediments are not present as far upstream as the Route 106 Bridge.  Hopefully, the
herring will continue to move farther upstream during successive spawning seasons.

IV.   Supplement Technical Resources in the Bay Watershed

      Personnel from the  Department of Game and Inland Fisheries participated in the
      Fish Diversions and Passageways Course and hosted the Virginia portion of the
      field trip.  To encourage FWS  assistance in the Bay, region communications and
      coordination have been  maintained between the state and  the FWS Coordinator
      concerning  research  needs  and assistance  in initiating pilot reintroduction
      programs.  In addition, communications concerning  fish  passage needs with
      several universities have occurred throughout the year.

      The Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit has  participated in several
      fish passage/stream survey projects, and communications with the Unit concerning
      fish passage issues occur regularly.
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The Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit has participated in several
fish passage/stream survey projects, and communications with the Unit concerning
fish passage issues occur regularly.
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                           DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
I.     Establish an Ongoing Baywide Fish Passage Workgroup

      Personnel  from  the  District of  Columbia  Fisheries  Management Program
      participated in the Baywide Fish Passage Workgroup to coordinate fish passage
      issues with other federal and state agencies.

II.     Update a Comprehensive Inventory of Obstructions

      A comprehensive inventory of impediments to fish passage was completed in 1989.
      During 1990, this inventory was reviewed to prioritize impediments for subsequent
      restoration.  Working with the National Park Service, five impediments on Rock
      Creek were selected.

III.    Establish a Multi-Faceted Approach to Migratory Fish Impediments

      Both an ichthyoplankton and a juvenile/adult sampling program were conducted
      in 1990  in conjunction with the MD DNR and the Interstate Commission  on the
      Potomac River Basin to determine fish presence and movement above and below
      Little Falls Dam on the Potomac River.

IV.    Supplement Technical Resources in the Bay Watershed

      Personnel from the D.C. Fisheries Management Program participated in the Fish
      Divisions and  Passageways Course. To encourage FWS assistance in the Bay,
      region communications and coordination have been maintained between the state
      and the FWS Coordinator concerning research needs and assistance in initiating
      pilot reintroduction programs.
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                       U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
      Establish an Ongoing Baywide Fish Passage Workgroup

      Personnel from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service participated in the Baywide Fish
      Passage Workgroup to coordinate fish passage issues with other federal and state
      agencies.

      Update a Comprehensive Inventory of Obstructions

      The  Service  did  not participate in  this  activity since development of the
      comprehensive inventories is the responsibility of the individual states.

      Establish a Multi-Faceted Approach to Migratory Fish Impediments.


                             Hydroelectric Facilities
      The Service reviewed one FERC license application that involved anadromous fish.
      Trap and transport facilities for river herring were recommended for the Fairfax
      County Water Authority Project for the Occoquan River.  These recommendations
      were rejected by both the applicant and FERC.  Negotiations are continuing in an
      attempt to resolve this issue.

                                   Monitoring

      The Service assisted the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries  in
      monitoring the American shad run at the Emporia Hydro Project, Meherrin River,
      Virginia in the spring of 1990.

      The Service monitored its  Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery fish ladder on
      Herring Creek, Virginia, for blueback herring.  Problems with passage included
      possible overharvesting; beaver dams, and a temporary road crossing culvert. This
      site is being  considered for an experimental video monitoring program.   The
      temporary construction road has been removed. Any beaver dams will be removed
      prior to the 1991 run.  Discussions with Virginia continue to identify the best ways
      to control harvest  at downstream areas.

IV.    Supplement Technical Resources in the Bay Watershed

      The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service co-sponsored, assisted in developing the agenda
      and  participated  in  the  Fish  Diversions  and  Passageways  Course.   FWS
      Coordinators continued to provide assistance to the states.
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      The Services' Regional Engineer provided technical assistance and/or conceptual
      designs for fish passage facilities for the following projects:

      o     Big Elk Creek Dam, Elkton,  MD
      o     FCWA Occoquan Hydro Project
      o     Daniels Dam, Patapsco River
      o     Tuckahoe Creek Dam, Tuckahoe State Park
      o     Seagram's Dams on Deep Run and Stony Run
      o     Van Bibber Dam, Winters Run
      o     Ft. Meade  Dam, Little Patuxent River
      o     Modifications to Walkers Dam, Chickahominy River
      o     Operational modifications to Harrison Lake NFH Dam on Herring Creek
      o     Embrey Dam, Rappahannock River
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designed and produced a scale model Denil fish ladder
for display at educational activities in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Also, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service  developed a stand-up display showing various federal and state fish
passage activities taking place throughout the Bay and it has been used throughout the
region at various functions.
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                  U.S. NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE
I.     Establish an Ongoing Baywide Fish Passage Workgroup

      Personnel form the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) participated in
      the Baywide Fish Passage Workgroup to coordinate fish passage issues with other
      federal and state agencies.

II.     Update a Comprehensive Inventory of Obstructions

      NMFS did not participate in this activity since development of the comprehensive
      inventories is the responsibility of the individual states.

III.    Establish a Multi-Faceted Approach to Migratory Fish Impediments


                             Hydroelectric Facilities
      NMFS reviewed several FERC actions many of which involved anadromous fish.
      Trap and transport facilities for river herring were recommended to the Fairfax
      County Water Authority Project for the Occoquan River. These recommendations
      have been rejected by both the applicant and FERC.  Negotiations are continuing
      in an attempt to resolve this issue.

IV.    Supplement Technical Resources in the Bay Watershed

      Personnel from NMFS helped develop  the agenda for the Fish Diversions and
      Passageways Course, and  staff participated in the course.

      NMFS worked with the Fish Passage Workgroup to develop the overall educational
      activities for the Implementation Plan.
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