BPA Fish and Wildlife FY 1997 Proposal
Section 1. Administrative
Section 2. Narrative
Section 3. Budget
see CBFWA and BPA funding recommendations
Section 1. Administrative
Title of project
Fish Passage Center
BPA project number 9403300
Business name of agency, institution or organization requesting funding
PSMFC
Sponsor type PSMFC
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
| Name | Pam Kahut | |
| Mailing address | 45 SE 82nd Drive, Suite 100
Gladstone, OR 97027-2522 | |
| Phone | 503/650-5400 |
BPA technical contact Alan Ruger, EWI 503/230-5813
Biological opinion ID NMFS BP RPA 13a
NWPPC Program number 5.1B.1
Short description
Provide regional resource to successfully interface between fishery agencies, Tribes, and FCRPS operators. Analyze and report smolt monitoring data and recommend operations for fish passage.
Project start year 1983 End year
Start of operation and/or maintenance
Project development phase Implementation
Section 2. Narrative
Related projects
Project history
The Fish Passage Center (Water Budget Center) was established by the NPPC to design and implement a program to monitor smolt passage through the Columbia River. With this information it was to make recommendations as to how water stored for fish was to be released in order to increase smolt passage at the mainstem dams. Previous project number: 87-127.
Biological results achieved
Collect and compile data used in the in season management of the FCRPS and coordination of the regions smolt monitoring program.
Annual reports and technical papers
Annual Reports approved by CBFWA Members, Weekly updates on smolt passage numbers during the passage season, System Operational Requests provided to Federal operators and regulators.
Management implications
Smolt Monitoring Program design, Annual Reports, Weekly Reports, analysis, System Operational Requests provided to designated persons at the following agencies: Corps of Engineers, National Marine Fisheries Service, US Bureau of Reclamation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bonneville Power Administration.
Specific measureable objectives
Testable hypothesis
Underlying assumptions or critical constraints
Methods
Brief schedule of activities
Biological need
Critical uncertainties
Summary of expected outcome
Dependencies/opportunities for cooperation
Risks
Monitoring activity
Oversight occurs through PSMFC and the Executive Director and Members of CBFWA and COTR review of invoices and administrative reports.
Section 3. Budget
Data shown are the total of expense and capital obligations by fiscal year. Obligations for any given year may not equal actual expenditures or accruals within the year, due to carryover, pre-funding, capitalization and difference between operating year and BPA fiscal year.| Historic costs | FY 1996 budget data* | Current and future funding needs |
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1994: 811,016 1995: 867,617 1996: 882,957 |
Obligation: 882,957 Authorized: 864,875 Planned: 882,957 |
1997: 1,082,500 1998: 1,043,000 1999: 1,108,000 2000: 1,177,000 2001: 1,235,850 |
* For most projects, Authorized is the amount recommended by CBFWA and the Council. Planned is amount currently allocated. Contracted is the amount obligated to date of printout.
Funding recommendations
CBFWA funding review group Mainstem
Recommendation Tier 1 - fund
Recommended funding level $1,082,500
BPA 1997 authorized budget (approved start-of-year budget) $1,002,500