Prosser Diversion Dam Improvement Project
The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation (YN), in conjunction with the Kennewick Irrigation District (KID), United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBOR), Washington State Department of Ecology, and Washington State Department of Fish Wildlife, and other project partners desire to develop project alternatives that improve fish passage and operations at the Prosser Diversion Dam on the Yakima River.
Yakima River Mile 89.5 Floodplain Reconnection
This project aims to restore side channel and wetland habitat over 900 acres and 6 miles of side channels on the Yakima River, near the town of Toppenish, Washington, within the Yakama Reservation. The intent is to restore fish and wildlife habitat, which have been degraded by land use changes, land conversion to agriculture, and river regulation.