Yakama Reservation Watersheds Project proposal 199603501

FY07-09 proposal 199603501

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Yakama Reservation Watersheds Project
Proposal ID	199603501
Organization	Yakama Confederated Tribes
Short description	The YRWP works to restore natural function to the Satus, Toppenish and Ahtanum Watersheds. Our restoration and monitoring efforts take a comprehensive approach to the restoration of habitat for fisheries resources including steelhead and bull trout.
Information transfer	The information we generate guides our project decisions and the management of two of the four Yakima Subbasin steelhead populations. Our monitoring data and input are an integral part of the Yakima Subbasin Plan and the Yakima Subbasin Salmon Recovery Plan. Steelhead tag data are available on the PTAGIS and DART websites and are being used to evaluate survival and passage in the Yakima and Columbia rivers.
Proposal contact person or principal investigator

Contacts

Contact	Organization	Email
Form submitter
Tim Resseguie	Yakama Nation Fisheries YRWP	timr@yakama.com
All assigned contacts
Tim Resseguie	Yakama Nation Fisheries YRWP	timr@yakama.com
Brandon Rogers	YN Fisheries	brandonr@yakama.com

Section 2. Locations

Province / subbasin: Columbia Plateau / Yakima

Latitude	Longitude	Waterbody	Description
46.5267845	-120.728958	Ahtanum Creek	Ahtanum Creek watershed
46.2106999	-120.470871	Satus Creek	Satus Creek Watershed
46.3759918	-120.612964	Toppenish Creek	Toppenish Creek watershed

Section 3. Focal species

primary: Steelhead Middle Columbia River ESU
secondary: All Anadromous Salmonids
secondary: Cutthroat Trout
secondary: Bull Trout
Additional:

Section 4. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishments
2005	Monitor precip, temp, flow and fish spawning and migration in 3 watersheds. Lease range units, build and maintain cattle exclusion fences, plant vegetation, drill stock wells. Maintain instream flow, restore fish passage and reconnect fish habitat.
2004	Watershed Monitoring (irrigation, fish, Q, Temp, Precip), Lease Range Unit, fence maintenance, vegetation planting, Improve fish passage, execute instream flow, riparian cattle exclusion fences, built grade structures, install stock wells.
2003	Watershed Monitoring (irrigation, fish, Q, Temp, Precip), Lease Range Unit, fence maintenance, vegetation planting, Improve fish passage, execute instream flow, riparian cattle exclusion fences, built grade structures, install stock wells.
2002	Fish Habitat Monitoring, Watershed Monitoring (Q, Temp, Precip), Lease Range Unit, fence maintenance, plant (grass, hardwoods, willow), Improve fish passage, monitor irrigation diversions, execute instream flow, riparian cattle exclusion fences.
2001	Fish Habitat Monitoring, Watershed Monitoring (Q, Temp, Precip), Lease Range Unit, 18 miles of fence repair, plant (grasses, hardwoods, willow), Improve fish passage, monitor irrigation diversions, and implement instream flow.
2000	Fish Habitat Monitoring, Watershed Monitoring (Q, Temp, Precip), Lease Range Unit, 18 miles of fence repair, plant (grasses, hardwoods, willow), Improve fish passage and monitor irrigation diversions.
1999	Fish Habitat monitoring, Watershed Monitoring (Q, Temp, Precip), Lease Range unit, Road removal, installed ford, Fenced 12 mi, plant (grasses, willow, pine) and grade control structures, consulting resources.
1998	Stream temp/flow measurement/turbidity, collect fish data, lease range units, remove and relocate road, replace 3 culverts, engineer LWD, seeded, rebuilt 18 mi of fence, plant willow/pine, rehabilitate incised channel, install grade control structure
1997	Stream temp/flow measurement, collect fish data, leased range units, removed and relocated 2 road/dikes/culverts, rehabilitating incised channels, rebuilt 8.5 mi of fence, planted willow/pine, engineer LWD, and small grade control structures.
1996	Air photo interpretation, Proper Functioning Condition assessment, stream flow and precip gages, stream temp/flow measurement, collected fish data, leased range units, built 14 mi of fence, 11 cattle guards, seeded 285 ac., removed and relocated roads.

Section 5. Relationships to other projects

Funding source	Related ID	Related title	Relationship
PCSRF - Colville	2000-4-01	Ahtanum Creek Fencing and Ripa	YRWP staff applied for and received funding to build 8 miles of riparian fence along Ahtanum Creek. The completed fence protects some of the best riparian areas in the Ahtanum Creek watershed and excludes livestock from several areas deemed prime for steelhead habitat restoration. Project staff have revegetated 6 riparian areas excluded from grazing by these fences.
PCSRF - Colville	2003-4-03	LaSalle Coho Hatchery and Educ	YRWP staff assisted YKFP staff with the grant applicaton, landowner permission, permitting and biological data on Ahtanum Creek. This project conicides with the YRWP's goals of restoring salmon in the watershed and working with landowners for maximum benifit of the resource.
PCSRF - Colville	2003-4-10	Deployment of Gaging Stations	YRWP staff applied for and received funding to implement automated gaging stations along Ahtanum and Toppenish Creeks and their tributaries. This project has allowed the YRWP to more effectively monitor instream flows and temperature in Toppenish, Simcoe, Agency and Ahtanum creeks, and to adjust irrigation intake based on the YN mandated instream flows in those streams. Discharge monitoring stations equiped with cellular telemetry have allowed one person to track flow at several critical locations. This approach to monitoring has begun to free staff from repetitive wading measurements to work on restoration projects, provided a more complete flow record and allowed for more timely irrigation management decisions.
PCSRF - Colville	2004-4-07	Ahtanum Creek Water Pump	YRWP staff applied for and received funding for a stock water well on the north side of Ahtanum Ridge. This stock well complements the recently-completed Ahtanum Fencing Project, in which 8.2 miles of riparian fence was constructed along Ahtanum Creek. The stock well provides necessary off-channel watering to allow cattle to continue to be pastured on Ahtanum Ridge in a sustainable manner without impacting Ahtanum Creek and its steelhead resource.
BPA	199506325	YKFP - Monitoring And Evaluati	As part of Yakama Nation Fisheries, YRWP and YKFP share common goals of increasing anadromous fish production in the Yakima River watershed. Facilities, some equipment, technical expertise, samples and data, are shared between the two projects.
BPA	199206200	Lower Yakima Valley Riparian/W	The goal of the Yakama Nation’s Lower Yakima Valley Wetlands and Riparian Area Restoration Project is to purchase, restore and manage riparian lands along the Yakima River, lower Toppenish Creek, and in lower Satus Creek. These efforts are coordinated with and support the goals of the Yakama Reservation Watersheds Project.
BPA	200106400	Simcoe Cr Streamflow Enhanceme	YRWP applied for and received funding under the 2001 Power System Emergency Action Plan for the project entitled Improve Stream Flow and Passage for Simcoe Creek Steelhead. The funds were used to screen and rehabilitate the most problematic diversion of Simcoe Creek, and to drill a number of solar-powered wells to substitute for creek diversions.
Other: BIA	[no entry]	Fire Rehabilitation	BIA has made or passed through in-kind contributions of materials for revegetation and rehabilitation of burned areas, as we assisted them with revegetation and sediment control.
Other: Washington Department of Ecology	[no entry]	Consolidate Two Simcoe Creek Diversions	YRWP staff applied for and received this grant to supplement BPA Project 200106400, allowing a second irrigation ditch to be supplied by the reconstructed Hoptowit Diversion, eliminating a second diversion point.
BPA	200202501	Yakima Tributary Access & Habi	YRWP staff coordinate restoration efforts with YTAHP as needed, especially in the Ahtanum Creek watershed.
Other: USDA EQUIP	[no entry]	Toppenish Ridge Fence	YRWP staff applied for and received USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funding to construct fencing and drill stock wells along Toppenish Ridge. The objective of this project is to force cattle to pasture on the North side of Toppenish Ridge, a place that previously had no water. Pasturing cattle in this area will lessen the impact the cattel have on the riparian areas found on the south side of the ridge.
Other: USFWS Private Land Stewardship Grant	[no entry]	LaSalle Riparian Restoration	YRWP staff, in partnership with LaSalle High School and the City of Yakima, applied for and received grand funding to restore the riparian area along Ahtanum creek owned by LaSalle High School.
Other: USFWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife	[no entry]	Ahtanum Sidechannel Reconnection Project	YRWP staff applied for and recieved funding from the USFWS PFFW grant. The funding will be used to assist with the reconnectiong of a sidechannel along Ahtanum Creek.
Other: BIA	2208101.512111.	YN Emergency Flow Monitoring Project	During the 2001 drought, YRWP staff applied for and received BIA funding for stream gage installation to automate flow data collection and provide early warning of low flow below diversions. This complements PCSRF funding described above.
Other: BIA	2138101	Forest Managment & Development Budget	The YRWP has taken over the responsibility and funding for fisheries input to timber sale planning and implementation in the three watersheds where we operate. This gives us more influence on the timber management actions of the BIA Branch of Forestry, and on the allocation of forest management funds to forest road abandonment, relocation and repair.

Section 6. Biological objectives

Biological objectives	Full description	Associated subbasin plan	Strategy
Monitor Watershed Processes, Biological Responses	Monitor precipitation, stream discharge and temperature, stream habitat parameters and fish abundance and productivity statistics to determine trends in habitat and fish population responses.	Yakima	Manage and monitor protection/restoration areas to ensure that ecol. functions and habitat benefits are maintained. note: Subb. Plan objectives emphasize restoration over monitoring. See discussion under this objective in subsec. F of Narrative.
Restore Channels and Reconnect Floodplains	Restore channel and floodplain stability, complexity and function to improve the quantity and quality of spawning and rearing habitats.	Yakima	Relocate infrastructure to allow natural processes to operate. Compare to 1860s maps, restore physical and riparian characteristics. Raise drains to floodplain level. Redesign crossings to pass LWD. Widen or extend bridges. Relocate roads to uplands
Restore Hydrologic Function	Restore the water- and sediment-retention capacity of wetlands in headwaters and floodplains to moderate flow, improve water quality, and increase steelhead egg-to-smolt survival rate.	Yakima	Implement hydrologic restoration measures within the wetlands. Relocate or modify roads negatively impacting publicly owned montane wetlands. Maximize natural retention of flow in basin by restoring hydrologic connectivity and increasing floodplain area
Restore Passage	Eliminate entrainment of smolts and passage barriers to adults at tributary irrigation diversions to increase survival rate of smolts and improve access to spawning habitats.	Yakima	Design irrigation diversions to function over long time period. Replace/rebuild existing diversions based on prioritization. Relocate or consolidate existing structures. Provide screens. Consolidate diversions. Replace culverts in Ahtanum, Cowiche.
Restore Riparian Communities	Restore diverse riparian plant communities that provide shade, habitat structure, bank stability and food, while supporting allied wildlife species such as beaver.	Yakima	Acquire grazing leases. Controlled burns, veg. mgt for conif. encroachment. Fence livestock from sensitive areas. Plant cottonwood, native riparian veg. Protect/restore Toppenish, Satus, Ahtanum, Naches w’sheds. Relocate roads from riparian zones.
Restore Stream Flow and Water Quality	Restore normative hydrographs, temperature regimes and water quality parameters in stream reaches currently affected by irrigation diversions, spills and return flows.	Yakima	Maintain trib. flow by means including purchase of land, water rights. Armor channels [in drains], trap sediment, manage spill. Reduce efficiency of Marion Drain. Increase irrig. efficiency. Increase flow to depth threshold. Reduce net water use.

Section 7. Work elements (coming back to this)

Work element name	Work element title	Description	Start date	End date	Est budget
Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation	Compliance for WEs	Assemble, gather, acquire, or prepare documents in support of obtaining environmental compliance from BPA (such as filling out a NEPA Checklist, providing maps, drafting a Biological Assessment, obtaining permits, conducting public involvement activities, completing an archaeological survey, etc.)	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$50,000
Biological objectives			Metrics
Enhance Floodplain	Take Measures to Enhance and Restore Floodplain	Install several straw bale structures to provide floodplain roughness. Remove dikes to allow stream better access to the floodplain. Structures range from 100 to 300 yards long and are constructed of standard 4x2.5' straw bales. These 99.9% weed free straw bale structures are used to temporarily direct stream flow, or create temporary "soft" structures on floodplains. The cross floodplain structures in this WE create soft floodplain structures that add roughness to the floodplain where it is lacking. Floodplain roughness slows overland flow, allowing for deposition of sediment on the floodplain and lowering the chances of unwanted floodplain erosion. This technique is typically used in pastures with inadequate grass and shrub growth to withstand high flows without eroding.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$220,000
Biological objectives Restore Hydrologic Function Restore Riparian Communities			Metrics * # of acres treated: 400 acers
Increase Instream Habitat Complexity	Install stream habitat features	Instream Habitat Complexity (root wads) will be added when constructing any instream project to the extent that they don't impact the structural integrity of the project. Work will also include rock vortex weirs, bioengineering to stabilize stream banks and engineerd log jams.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$300,000
Biological objectives			Metrics * # of stream miles treated: 5 * # of structures installed: 30 * Start long of treated reach: -120.50.12.18 * Start lat of treated reach: 46.09.39.53 * End lat of treated reach: 46.15.34.95 * End long of treated reach: -120.06.26.18
Install Fence	Install riparian and range fences	The following are WE Descriptions from out FY06 SOW. They accurately depict the types of fencing projects we implement. Install .6 mi of fencing to prevent cattle from accessing the watercourse draining Lincoln Meadow. Project includes installing gates and water gaps and 2 cattle guards. Fencing will be constructed to National Resource Conservation Servive specification (4 strand barbed wire with H braces every 1/4 mile). Project will install a livestock pasturing fence to assist in managing the migration of cattle from low elevations in the spring to higher elevations in the early summer. Currently, upon cattle turnout on May 1st, cattle quickly travel approximatly 25 miles to the headwater meadows of Satus and Toppenish creeks. Install fencing to prevent cattle from accessing the creek. Fence will be aproximately 3/4mi long and located along Topenish Creek in T10 R18 Sec 18. Project includes installing gates and water gaps appropriate to assist in grazing management. Fencing will be constructed to National Resource Conservation Servive specification (4 strand barbed wire with H braces every 1/4 mile).	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$86,021
Biological objectives Restore Channels and Reconnect Floodplains Restore Riparian Communities Restore Stream Flow and Water Quality			Metrics * # of miles of fence: 15
Plant Vegetation	Revegetate riparian areas that have been impacted by grazing or other degredation	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$190,000
Biological objectives Restore Channels and Reconnect Floodplains			Metrics * # of riparian miles treated: 20 * # of acres of planted: 400
Realign, Connect, and/or Create Channel	reconnect side channels, install grade control structures, increase stream/floodplain connection	reconnect side channels, install grade control structures, increase stream/floodplain connection	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$850,000
Biological objectives Restore Hydrologic Function Restore Riparian Communities Restore Stream Flow and Water Quality			Metrics * # of stream miles treated, including off-channels, after realignment: 20
Lease Land	Continue leases for Range Units 7, 8a, 9, 16	Since the inception of the Satus Project we have continuously leased and deferred grazing on 4 grazing permits. These permits encompass nearly the entire Logy Creek Watershed and nearly 20 miles of the Satus Creek corridor. All totaled, the project leases more than 140,000 acres including more than 30 stream miles of high quality steelhead spawning and rearing habitat in Satus and Logy Creeks. Project Staff will also investigate the possibility of leasing other range units and Tribal Allotments as they become available in the next 3 years.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$110,000
Biological objectives Restore Channels and Reconnect Floodplains Restore Hydrologic Function Restore Riparian Communities Restore Stream Flow and Water Quality			Metrics * # of acres of renewed lease: 279,140
Other	Install Fish Monitoring Equipment - Install 5ft Rotary Screwtrap	deploy 5ft screwtraps in Satus, Ahtanum and Toppenish Creeks.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$6,000
Biological objectives Monitor Watershed Processes, Biological Responses			Metrics
Coordination	Coordinate with landowners and lessees	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$60,000
Biological objectives Monitor Watershed Processes, Biological Responses Restore Channels and Reconnect Floodplains Restore Hydrologic Function Restore Passage Restore Riparian Communities Restore Stream Flow and Water Quality			Metrics
Identify and Select Projects	ID and select projects	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$96,000
Biological objectives			Metrics
Manage and Administer Projects	Manage and Administer all restoration projects	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$390,000
Biological objectives			Metrics
Outreach and Education	Education at local schools and with landowners	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$3,450
Biological objectives			Metrics * # of general public reached: 25 * # of students reached: 200 * # of teachers reached: 20
Produce Inventory or Assessment	Timber, Fish and Wildlife (TFW) surveys	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$59,868
Biological objectives Monitor Watershed Processes, Biological Responses			Metrics
Produce Plan	Produce plans for restoration of various degraded areas. Plans will be produced only for complex projects.	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$140,000
Biological objectives Restore Hydrologic Function			Metrics
Provide Technical Review	contribute to various planning efforts	Provide review and data for planning and project proposals.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$75,000
Biological objectives			Metrics
Produce Annual Report	Submit Annual Report	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$21,000
Biological objectives			Metrics
Produce Status Report	Submit Quarterly Report	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$4,000
Biological objectives			Metrics
Analyze/Interpret Data	Analyze field data for use in resource management decisoins	[Work Element Description Not Entered]	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$30,000
Biological objectives Monitor Watershed Processes, Biological Responses			Metrics Focal Area: Tributary and Mainstem Streams Secondary R, M, and E Type: Action Effectiveness Research, Status and Trend Mo
Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Collect Data	Staff will conduct snorkel surveys in stream reached where restoration efforts may be targeted, as well as several index reaches that are snorkeled yearly to monitor relative population numbers. With good survey conditions, it takes 2 technicians and 1 biologist about 1 day to cover 1/4 miles of stream. Generally project personnel survey about 3 miles of stream per year. As with WE M, the Project's goal is to survey all of the habitat accessable by anadromous salmonids in the Satus, Toppenish and Ahtanum basins. The Project will prioritize reaches slated for restoration or research projects. As an example, in FY05 the Project performed snorkel surveys in the upper reaches of Satus Creek. These surveys increase our knowledge of the upper watershed and served as valuable baseline data for the YKFP steelhead kelt productivity study. Snorkel surveys will often be tied to the TFW habitat surveys in WE F. Collect field data including stream flow, water quality, redd counts, juvenile outmigration, revegetation success, habitat survey data and stream morphology. Perform Timber Fish and Wildlife (TFW) protocol habitat surveys throughout the watersheds. TFW surveys include setting up permanent transect sites, cataloging the size and position of large woody debris, recording stream channel morphology and water quantity during the survey. In addition to those attributes, Staff perform pebble counts and snorkel for species type and abundance (see WEs G&H.) Project staff plan to survey approximately 3.7 miles of stream each year. This amount of surveying take a 5 person team 4 weeks at the minimum. The Project's goal is to survey all of the habitat accessible by anadromous salmonids in the Satus, Toppenish and Ahtanum basins. The Project will prioritize reaches slated for restoration or research projects. As an example, in FY05 the Project performed habitat surveys in the upper reaches of Satus Creek. These surveys increase our knowledge of the upper watershed and served as valuable baseline data for the YKFP steelhead kelt productivity study. Inventory sediment composition and disposition at 25 sites throughout the 3 watersheds. Survey protocols will include the Woman Pebble Count and a more intensive method developed by the United States Forest Service.The Project's goal is to survey all of the habitat accessable by anadromous salmonids in the Satus, Toppenish and Ahtanum basins. A two person team can process 3 to 4 sites a day. The Project will prioritize reaches slated for restoration or research projects. As an example, in FY05 the Project performed sediment inventories in the upper reaches of Satus Creek. These surveys increase our knowledge of the upper watershed and served as valuable baseline data for the YKFP steelhead kelt productivity study. Sediment inventorys are often tied to TFW Habitat surveys.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$600,000
Biological objectives Monitor Watershed Processes, Biological Responses			Metrics Focal Area: Watershed-wide Secondary R, M, and E Type: Action Effectiveness Research, Status and Trend Mo Secondary R, M, and E Type: Project Implementation/ Compliance Monitoring
Create/Manage/Maintain Database	Maintain Satus watershed databases	Manage and maintain YRWP databases. Databases include: stream discharge, Large Woody Debris, stream temperature, habitat surveys, salmonid redd locations (spatial) fence locations (spatial), snorkel surveys, sediment inventories, photopoints, stock wells (spatial) restoration project location (spatial.) These databases are used on a daily basis to make resource management decisions like instream flow amounts and prioritization of restoration projects.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$90,000
Biological objectives Monitor Watershed Processes, Biological Responses			Metrics
Disseminate Raw/Summary Data and Results	Disseminate Project data in raw form	Disseminate data in raw or informal form to various agencies. Project staff typically are asked to disseminate information in some form, on average of 2 time per month. Data requests vary from biological data fro Biologic Assessment documents to stream flow data for determining irrigation intake amounts. Data is provided to various agencies including NOAA Fisheries, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Yakima Tributary Access and Habitat Project, Yakima Klickitat Fisheries Project, Yakima County.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$45,000
Biological objectives			Metrics

Section 8. Budgets

Itemized estimated budget

Item	Note	FY07	FY08	FY09
Personnel	Wages	$511,936	$558,011	$608,232
Fringe Benefits	18.6% or 22%	$99,349	$108,290	$118,037
Supplies	Office	$1,500	$1,500	$1,500
Supplies	Operating	$30,000	$30,000	$30,000
Travel	Expenses	$3,000	$3,000	$3,000
Travel	Training	$3,000	$3,000	$3,000
Other	Insurance	$7,000	$7,000	$7,000
Other	Contract Labor	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000
Other	Utilities	$2,000	$2,000	$2,000
Other	Vehicle Gas/OIl	$700	$700	$700
Other	Aerial Census	$2,000	$2,000	$2,000
Other	Repairs/Maintenance	$5,000	$5,000	$5,000
Other	Rental	$68,167	$68,167	$68,167
Supplies	Supplies/Equipment	$15,000	$15,000	$15,000
Other	Small Tools	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000
Other	Cellular Phones	$5,097	$5,097	$5,097
Other	Vehicle Repair	$7,000	$7,000	$7,000
Other	Leases	$21,793	$21,793	$21,793
Other	Indirect @ 18.89%	$148,200	$158,593	$169,920
Other	Professiona Services	$2,000	$2,000	$2,000
Other	Construction	$140,000	$140,000	$140,000
Totals		$1,074,740	$1,140,149	$1,211,445

Total estimated FY 2007-2009 budgets

Total itemized budget:	$3,426,334
Total work element budget:	$3,426,339

Cost sharing

Funding source/org	Item or service provided	FY 07 est value ($)	FY 08 est value ($)	FY 09 est value ($)	Cash or in-kind?	Status
NOAA Fisheries Open Rivers Initiataive	Cash- Project Engineering and Construction	$50,000	$50,000	$50,000	Cash	Under Review
NRCS EQUIP Grant Program	Cash- Project Construction	$15,000	$15,000	$15,000	Cash	Under Development
Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Funding Board	Cash- Project Construction	$25,000	$20,000	$20,000	Cash	Under Development
USFWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife Project	Cash-Project Construction	$30,000	$30,000	$30,000	Cash	Under Review
Totals		$120,000	$115,000	$115,000

Section 9. Project future

FY 2010 estimated budget: $1,282,741
FY 2011 estimated budget: $1,282,741

Comments: Reflects salary COLAs and merit increases only.

Future O&M costs: It is difficult to estimate post-restoration O&M costs, but they are likely to be a fraction of the current funding level.

Termination date: None
Comments: The restoration project will be complete, with only O&M costs required, when the extinction risk for Satus Creek, Toppenish Creek, and Naches River steelhead--of which the Ahtanum aggregation is a part--is deemed to be 5% or less (currently greater than 25% for all three populations).

Final deliverables: This project is ongoing. Deliverables are provided as per our contract with BPA, and include quarterly and annual reports.

Section 10. Narrative and other documents

Reviews and recommendations

FY07 budget	FY08 budget	FY09 budget	Total budget	Type	Category	Recommendation
NPCC FINAL FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Oct 23, 2006) [full Council recs]
$0	$0	$0	$0	Expense	ProvinceExpense	Fund Pending Available Funds
NPCC DRAFT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Sep 15, 2006) [full Council recs]
$0	$0	$0	$0		ProvinceExpense

ISRP PRELIMINARY REVIEW (Jun 2, 2006)

Recommendation: Fundable

NPCC comments: This ongoing project is very well described in the proposal. The sponsors are to be commended for the organization and presentation of the past and proposed work. A good qualitative summary of past results and actions with some data on fish abundance/trends based on snorkel surveys and redd counts is presented. Staff are to be commended for their insight, and their patient but assertive approach. However, they are dealing with some fairly sophisticated rehabilitation on a large scale, the results of which should be further evaluated, summarized, and reported in peer reviewed literature such as Restoration Ecology.

ISRP FINAL REVIEW (Aug 31, 2006)

Recommendation: Fundable