Project Title: Repair Hatchery Building Electrical System (FFS #R1PP)

State: Washington

Project Description: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service received funding  under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to repair the electrical system in the main hatchery building at Makah National Fish Hatchery. The Service awarded a $132,120 contract for the project to Burton Construction, a general contracting company based in Spokane, Washington. This project is expected to employ approximately six workers. The company will repair the main electrical service panel at the Makah National Fish Hatchery to meet energy efficiency and safety requirements. The current state of the hatchery electrical systems jeopardizes its ability to meet regional salmon and steelhead production goals, according to Makah NFH manager Caroline Peterschmidt.

“The hatchery electrical repair project will allow replacement of the aging main electric service panel and standby generator switches,” Peterschmidt said. “We will also be installing an emergency disconnect to the pump house as an added safety feature. Makah NFH is very power-dependent and maintaining and upgrading equipment is vital to our production goals for healthy fall Chinook, coho and steelhead smolts. These production goals support our commitment to the Makah Tribe for harvest and conservation of Sooes River salmonid stocks.”

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Panels to be upgraded with ARRA funding

Pump house where the panels are located

Originally posted 11/16/2009