Monday November 7, 2022
NBC News —
A four month project to expand salmon habitats through the Puyallup River area has finished.
The $1.5 million project was funded by the Commencement Bay Trustee Council. The council consists of natural resource trustees established to conduct restoration to natural resources damaged by pollution. The Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, various state departments and the U.S. Department of the Interior make up the Commencement Bay Trustee Council.
Along with aiding the local salmon population, the Clear Creek Watershed is said to have reduced flood risks by removing sections of an existing access roadway that separated Clear Creek from an adjacent Port of Tacoma-owned wetland.
The Pierce County Planning and Public Works Surface Water Management Division led the Clear Creek Habitat Restoration. Crews excavated six 75-foot-wide depressions within the former roadway to allow for better tidal exchange along the 16-acre site.