$2.5 Million Headed For Boating Access and Improvement

Relief is coming for boaters on Klamath and Green Peter lakes. The Oregon State Marine Board approved funding to build and install floating restrooms on those popular water bodies using federal Clean Vessel Act dollars. The board approved 46 facilities-improvement projects in all, obligating $2.5 million to build or upgrade onshore restrooms, improve boat ramps, docks and tie-ups for larger boats, and other facilities and improvements at other boating access sites across the state.

The action came during the board meeting in Newport on Tuesday, June 29. The board reviewed 72 project proposals requesting some $8.4 million in grants. Marine Board Facilities Program Manager Dave Obern said the $2.5 million was set as the target amount for this round of project approvals, with two more rounds coming later in the biennium. "We had difficulty stuffing $8.4 million into a $2.5 million shoe box," said. "Some of the larger projects were deferred until later in the biennium when additional funds may become available."

During the previous fiscal year ending July 1, the board approved 74 projects and obligated $5,157,293 in Facility Grant Funds and $473,927 in Clean Vessel Act (CVA) funds. Available funds for the 1999-2001 biennium are $4.3 million in Facility Grants and $0.6 million in CVA funds. Facility Grant Funds are made up of state boat license registration fees and marine fuel taxes. In addition, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has pledged $525,000 in federal Sportfish and Restoration Funds to be used as matching funds for 15 grant projects.

Some of the more notable projects include:

• Sauvie Island: A major facility upgrade at the Sauvie Island Boat Ramp, formerly known as the Burlington ramp. Project includes a new boat ramp, new parking area and a vault toilet to replace the portable toilets.
• Paulina and East Lake: A series of projects in the Newberry Crater Volcanic Monument south of Bend will improve access to East and Paulina lakes, both popular fishing destinations in the Deschutes National Forest. The Forest Service responded to a challenge to come up with additional matching funds for proposed improvements to boat ramps and floats at the Paulina Lake ramp, Little Crater ramp, Hot Springs ramp, East Lake ramp and Cinder Hill ramp. The board obligated $120,000 to begin the projects.
• Heritage Landing Portable Toilet Wash: This project by Oregon State Parks will complete the portable toilet wash-down project begun last year at Heritage Landing at the mouth of the Deschutes River. The project will fund the cost of the disposal field, lift station and wash-down unit. An outside manufacturer for the wash-down unit will be sought this summer. The design of the unit will set a standard for other portable toilet wash-down systems that may be used in other parts of the state.
   

For details on additional projects, click the links below. Projects sorted by region are as follows: (Click for details)

Portland Metro Area (Click for details)

• #1003 State Parks & Recreation Dept., Multnomah Channel, Hadley's Landing: transient tie-up repairs - $39,600
• #1009 Sauvie Island, Multnomah Channel: ramp and vault toilet - $150,940
• #1041 City of Portland, Willamette River (eastside, between Steel and Burnside bridges): phase 2 flush restroom - $96,300

Northwest Oregon (Click for details)

• #P15 Rocky Point Marina, Clean Vessel Act Pumpout - $28,000
• #977 City of Corvallis, Willamette River, Crystal Lake: parking and access road - $144,385
• #980 Tillamook County, Nehalem River, Nehalem: flush restroom - $68,000
• #990 City of Lebanon, South Santiam River, Gill Landing: flush restroom - $41,550
• #991 Clastsop County, Cullaby Lake County Park: ramp, floats - $69,115
• #999 Lincoln County, Salmon River, Knight Park ramp and floats - $68,800
• #1002 State Parks & Recreation Dept., Detroit Reservoir, Mongold Park low water access road - $63,600
• #1004 State Parks & Recreation Dept., Nehalem Bay boarding floats - $32,500
• #1005 State Parks & Recreation Dept., Columbia River Government Island, Bartlett Landing composting toilet - $82,200
• #1006 State Parks & Recreation Dept., Columbia River, Rooster Rock: flush restroom - $17,600
• #1018 Port of Newport, Yaquina Bay, South Beach: access road repair - $8,850
• #1031 Linn County, Green Peter Reservoir: floating restroom - $81,000
• #1032 City of St. Helens, Columbia River, St. Helens Landing: debris boom - $178,750
• #1034 Lane County, Bender/Triangle/Munsel lakes: facility repairs - $72,535
• #1038 City of Albany, Willamette River, Takena Landing: debris boom - $35,200
• #1029 Linn County, Whitcomb, McCartney, Stayton Bridge and Freeway Lakes: five vault toilets - $27,250

Southwest Oregon (Click for details)

• #979 Port of Bandon, Coquille River, Port: flush restroom - $50,000
• #982 Port of Gold Beach, Rogue River: marine fuel station and CVA relocation - $56,750 in grants and CVA funds
• #985 Douglas County/USFS, Diamond Lake Southshore, Thielson, View campgrounds, "C" and "M" loops in the Diamond Lake Campground: boarding floats and piles - $25,720
• #986 Douglas County/USFS, Lemolo Lake Poole Campground: boarding floats - $7,080
• #1013 Jackson County, Howard Prairie: flush restroom - $83,050
• #1014 Coos County, Millicoma River, Doris Place Ramp: vault and parking - $17,000
• #1015 Douglas County, Umpqua River, Scottsburg Ramp: ramp and floats - $49,000
• #1045 Port of Coos Bay, Coos Bay, Charleston Marina: phase 2 pumpout replacement - $8,000
• #1046 Port of Coquille River, Coquille River: Bryant Boat Ramp land acquisition - $10,000
• #1047 Curry County / USFS, Rogue River, Foster Bar: restroom - $89,240
• #1008 State Parks & Recreation Dept., Lost Creek Reservoir, Joseph Steward Park: self-adjusting float and parking - $51,300

Central Oregon (Click for details)

• #992 Port of Hood River Clean Vessel Act pumpout and dump station - $20,000
• #1010 Klamath County Upper Klamath Lake Bare Island: floating restroom - $89,100
• #1016 City of Klamath Falls, Upper Klamath Lake, Moore Park Ramp # 1: ramp replacement - $48,500
• #1022 Deschutes County / USFS, Paulina Lake, Little Crater Ramp: parking and floats - $60,000
• #1023 Deschutes County/ USFS, East Lake, Hot Springs Ramp: parking and floats - $60,000
• #1027 Klamath County/USFS, Miller Lake, Digit Point Ramp: floats and vault - $96,113
• #1044 Jefferson County/Bureau of Land Reclamation, Haystack Reservoir, Westshore Boat Ramp: boarding floats - $21,696

Eastern Oregon (Click for details)

• #981 Union County, Thief Valley County Park: boarding floats - $19,750
• #998 Port of Umatilla, Columbia River: pumpout/dump station - $30,030
• #1039 Wallowa County, Wallowa Lake County Park: parking - $32,000
• #1042 Malheur County, Bully Creek County Park: flush restroom - $44,500
• #1043 Malheur County, Owhyee Reservoir, Owhyee Dam: vault toilet - $22,000
• #1028 City of Nyssa, Snake River City Park: boarding floats - $38,250