Hood River Powerdale Dam Fish Trap/Oak Springs/Pelton Ladder -Operation and Maintenance proposal 198805308

FY07-09 proposal 198805308

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Hood River Powerdale Dam Fish Trap/Oak Springs/Pelton Ladder -Operation and Maintenance
Proposal ID	198805308
Organization	Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW)
Short description	This ongoing proposal requests funding for the operation and maintenance of the Powerdale Dam Fish Trap, rearing of Hood River origin steelhead at Oak Springs Hatchery, and rearing of spring Chinook at Pelton Ladder associated with the HRPP.
Information transfer	Detailed monthly and annual reports will be submitted with specific information for each facility's duties and accomplishments. Presentations will be given to interested public, other agencies, and related professional organizations.
Proposal contact person or principal investigator

Contacts

Contact	Organization	Email
Form submitter
Rod French	Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife	rod.a.french@state.or.us
All assigned contacts

Section 2. Locations

Province / subbasin: Columbia Gorge / Hood

Latitude	Longitude	Waterbody	Description
		Stream	The Powerdale Dam Fish Facility (PDFF) is locaterd at Powerdale Dam (river mile 4.0) on the Hood River. The Dam in conjuction with the PDFF form a barrier to upstream fish passage. All upstream migrant fish are redirected into the PDFF where they are individually sampled. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife began collecting life history and escapement data on upstream migrant salmonids at Powerdale Dam in 1991. The current PDFF was completed in 1997.
		Stream	Oak Springs Hatchery is located on the Deschutes River near Maupin, Oregon.
		Stream	Round Butte Hatchery/Pelton Ladder is located on the Deschutes River (river mile 100.1) near Madras, Oregon.

Section 3. Focal species

primary: Chinook Lower Columbia River ESU
primary: Steelhead Lower Columbia River ESU
secondary: Coho Lower Columbia River ESU
secondary: Pacific Lamprey
secondary: Coastal Cutthroat
secondary: Bull Trout

Section 4. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishments
2005	Continued operation of PDFT to collect life history characteristics, monitor escapements, and collect broodstocks. Ongoing HRPP hatchery production continues.
2004	Hood River Subbasin Plan completed, relies heavily upon HRPP data. Genotyping of steelhead broodstock. Continued operation of PDFT to collect life history characteristics, monitor escapements, and collect broodstocks. Ongoing HRPP hatchery production.
2003	HRPP Programatic Review completed. Settlement agreement with PacifiCorps reached. Continued operation of PDFT to collect life history characteristics, monitor escapements, and collect broodstocks. Ongoing HRPP hatchery production continues.
2002	Continued operation of PDFT to collect life history characteristics, monitor escapements, and collect broodstocks. Ongoing HRPP hatchery production continues.
2001	Genetic studies to determine reproductive success of Hood River steelhead initiated. Continued operation of PDFT to collect life history characteristics, monitor escapements, and collect broodstocks. Ongoing HRPP hatchery production continues.
2000	Continued operation of PDFT to collect life history characteristics, monitor escapements, and collect broodstocks. Ongoing HRPP hatchery production continues.
1999	Continued operation of PDFT to collect life history characteristics, monitor escapements, and collect broodstocks. Ongoing HRPP hatchery production continues.
1998	Out of basin Skamania stock summer steelhead prevented from escaping above Powerdale Dam. Continued operation of the Powerdale Dam Fish Trap and release of winter steelhead and Chinook. First take of Hood River origin wild summer steelhead broodstock.
1997	New Powerdale Dam Fish Trapping facility completed and operational. Continued operation of the Powerdale Dam Fish Trap along with locally adapted Hood River stock hatchery winter steelhead and Deschutes stock spring Chinook successfully released.
1996	Hood River EIS completed. Hood River stock hatchery winter steelhead successfully released. Oak Springs Hatchery's new incubation facility and rearing ponds become operational.
1995	New rearing cells completed at Pelton Ladder. Hood River stock hatchery winter steelhead successfully released.
1994	Out of basin Big Creek stock hatchery winter steelhead prevented from escaping above Powerdale Dam. Continued operation of the Powerdale Dam Fish Trap. Hood River stock hatchery winter steelhead successfully released. Initiated radio tracking studies.
1993	Continued operation of the Powerdale Dam Fish Trap. First release of Hood River stock hatchery winter steelhead into the Hood River basin.
1992	Continued operation of the Powerdale Dam Fish Trap. First take of Hood River origin wild winter broodstock.
1991	Initiated continuous operation of the Powerdale Dam Fish Trap located in the upper pool of the existing fish ladder at Powerdale Dam.

Section 5. Relationships to other projects

Funding source	Related ID	Related title	Relationship
BPA	198805307	Hood R Prod O&M - WS/ODFW	This project is implemented by the CTWS to operate and maintain the Parkdale Fish Facility, which includes adult broodstock holding, spawning, and a portion of the acclimation activities. The PFF recieves adult summer and winter steelhead and spring Chinook from the Powerdale Fish Trap (ODFW). All broodstock are held and spawned at the PFF. The fertilized steelhead eggs are shipped out green to Oak Springs Hatchery. Spring Chinook eggs are incubated until they reach the swim-up fry stage and are then shipped to Round Butte Hatchery. A portion of the winter steelhead and spring Chinook smolts are held at PFF for acclimation prior to volitional release into the Middle Fork Hood River.
BPA	198805304	Hood River Production M&E-ODFW	This contract allows for data collection and management of Hood River juvenille screw traps; adult trap and return summaries; distribution; streamflow data collection; steelhead run predictions; and PIT tagging natural production.
BPA	198805303	Hood River Production M&E - Ws	This contract implemented by the CTWS consists of acclimation of spring Chinook and summer and winter steelhead; spring Chinook natural spawning distribution studies; spring Chinook run predictions; tribal harvest and creel; water quality monitoring; and PIT tagging hatchery production.
BPA	199802100	Hood River Fish Habitat	This project works with local and regional partners to conduct habitat restoration work and monitor it with implementation type parameters and long-term biological parameters. Most of the actions within this contract receive cost sharing funding from a variety of sources. This work aids in developing prioritites for habitat restoration that uses a watershed approach to ecosystem recovery.
BPA	199902400	Bull Trout Assessment Col Gorg	This project will recieve extensive biological and PIT tag data collected from bull trout in the Hood River subbasin, at the Powerdale Fish Trap and multiple juvenille screw traps. This information will be used to assist with research on bull trout life history patterns.
BPA	200305400	Repro of Steelhead In Hood Riv	Oregon State University implements this contract, which consists of genetic analysis and pedigree study of anandromous and resident fish in the Hood River subbasin. Data from this project provides critial infromation to insure the supplementation program does not adversely affect the genetic integrity of the naturally producing steelhead.
BPA	198805306	Hood R Prod O&M - PGE	This project provides funding for Portland Gas and Electric (PGE) for a portion of the use of Round Butte Fish Hatchery to assist with rearing of spring Chinook for HRPP use.

Section 6. Biological objectives

Biological objectives	Full description	Associated subbasin plan	Strategy
Objective 1.	Estimate abundance, temporal distribution and life history of anndromous and resident fish escaping to Powerdale Adult Fish Trap.	Hood	Harvest and Hatchery Supplemetation; Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation-Strategy 2,3,4,5,7,8
Objective 3.	Supplement the naturally spawning spring Chinook population with a hatchery porgram utiliaing Deschutes River stock fish returning to the Powerdale Dam Fish Trap. Fish will be transported to the Parkdale Fish Facility on the day of capture for holding prior to spawning.	Hood	Harvest and Supplementation Strategy; Spring Chinook Strategies
Objective 4.	Assist with the development of a genetic pedigree for the entire population of hatchery supplemented and wild origin summer and winter steelhead escaping to the Powerdale Dam Fish Trap.	Hood	Research,Monitoring, and Evaluation-Strategy 5
Objective 5.	Incubate and rear approximately 60,000 Hood River stock winter steelhead eggs to produce 50,000 smolts at the Oak Springs Fish Hatchery.	Hood	Harvest and Hatchery Supplementation Strategies
Objective 6.	Incubate and rear approximately 50,000 Hood River stock summer steelhead eggs to produce 40,000 smolts at the Oak Springs Fish Hatchery.	Hood	Harvest and Hatchery Supplementation Strategies
Objective 7.	Incubate and rear approximately 165,000 Deschutes/Hood River stock spring Chinook eggs at the Round Butte Fish Hatchery/Pelton Ladder to produce 125,000 smolts.	Hood	Harvest and Hatchery Supplementation Strategies
Objectvie 2.	Supplement the indigenous wild winter and summer steelhead populations with a hatchery program developed from local broodstock to enhance natural production.	Hood	Harvest and Supplementation Strategies; Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation-Strategy 4

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	Complete the Permitting Process Required to Operate the Powerdale Adult Fish Facility	The Powerdale Adult Fish Facility consists of an upstream migrant fish trapping and sorting facility at Powerdale Dam (RM 4.0) on the Hood River. All upstream fish ascending Powerdale Dam fish ladder are handled at this facility. During operation several species and stock of ESA listed fish could potentially be encountered.	10/1/2006	9/30/2007	$6,856
Biological objectives Objective 1. Objective 3. Objective 4. Objectvie 2.			Metrics
Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage	Provide all O&M and repairs for continued operation of the Powerdale Dam Fish Trap	Perform daily, monthly, and yearly maintenance as needed to facility equipment.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$61,708
Biological objectives Objective 1. Objective 3. Objective 4. Objectvie 2.			Metrics
Maintain Fish Health	Maintain Fish Health	Monitor and treat sprin chinook at Round Butte Hatchery and Pelton Ladder fot maintain fish health.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$36,664
Biological objectives Objective 7.			Metrics
Maintain Fish Health	Period fish health sampling at Oak Springs Hatchery	Ongoing and pre-liberation fish health sampling.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$63,578
Biological objectives Objective 5. Objective 6.			Metrics
Maintain Hatchery	Day-to-day and "periodically scheduled" maintenance	Oak Springs Hatchery employees will maintain the facility, grounds, and access road. Maintenance is performed on a set schedule for many facility components like pumps, motors, and the water treatment facility, but is also an ongoing and year-round reaponsibility.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$36,331
Biological objectives Objective 5. Objective 6. Objective 7.			Metrics
Maintain Hatchery	Facilities O&M	Operations and maintenance on Round Butte Hatchery and Pelton Ladder rearing cells.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$12,221
Biological objectives Objective 7.			Metrics
Produce Hatchery Fish	Hood River Summer steelhead (40,000 smolts)	Includes all aspects of fish culture, from receipt of eggs from Parkdale to transport to CTWS operated acclimation facilities.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$145,323
Biological objectives Objective 6.			Metrics
Produce Hatchery Fish	Hood River Winter steelhead (50,000 smolts)	Includes all aspects of fish culture form receipt of eggs from Parkdale to transport of CTWS operated acclimation facilities.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$168,029
Biological objectives Objective 5.			Metrics
Produce Hatchery Fish	Produce 125,000 Spring Chinook Smolts	Complete the necessary actions, using Round Butte Hatchery and Pelton Ladder trap and rearing cell facilities, that will result in production of healthy spring chinook smolts.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$439,971
Biological objectives Objective 7.			Metrics * Production: # smolts released from program: 125,000
Produce Hatchery Fish	Trap/Collect/Hold/Transport Fish	Fish will be collected on a set broodstock collection schedule designed to allow fish to be collected throughout temporal distribution of the run. Broodstock will not be collected for any specific photypic characteristics, other that characteristics that identify them as belonging to a paricular ecotype. Fish will be transported to the Parkdale facility on a daily basis as they are collected, in a portable transportation tank supplemented with oxygen and water circulation pumps. There will be a transport of hatchery fish in excess of escapement needs, back to the mouth of Hood River for release. Hatchery fish that return to Powerdale after being transported to the mouth on three occasions, will be outplanted to designated standing waters in the Hood River Basin.	10/1/2006	9/30/2007	$61,708
Biological objectives Objective 1. Objective 3. Objective 4. Objectvie 2.			Metrics
Trap/Collect/Hold/Transport Fish - Hatchery	Operate the Powerdale Fish Facility	This trap captures all sptream migrant fish ascending the fish ladder at Powerdale Dam. Fish captured at the dam are either biosampled and released upstream of the dam, collected for broodstock, returned to the mouth of the Hood River, or outplanted to standing waters in the Hood River Basin.	10/1/2006	9/30/2007	$150,841
Biological objectives Objective 1. Objective 3. Objective 4. Objectvie 2.			Metrics
Trap/Collect/Hold/Transport Fish - Hatchery	Transport Fish from Pelton Ladder to Hood River Subbbasin	Move spring Chinook smolts from Pelton Ladder to acclimation sites in Hood River.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$36,664
Biological objectives Objective 7.			Metrics
Coordination	Coordinate meetings with HRPP partners.	Discuss specifics of steelhead culture and release.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$4,541
Biological objectives Objective 5. Objective 6.			Metrics
Coordination	Coordinate with Other Inter- and Intra- Agency Personnel	Hold half day meetings with HRPP project staff to discuss broodstock needs, and make schedule for summer steelhead, winter steelhead, and spring chinook.	10/1/2006	9/30/2007	$6,856
Biological objectives Objective 1. Objective 3. Objective 5. Objective 6. Objective 7. Objectvie 2.			Metrics
Coordination	Project Coordination	Coodinates with PGE and CTWS.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$12,221
Biological objectives Objective 7.			Metrics
Manage and Administer Projects	Administration of BPA Contract	Project administration and coordination.	10/1/2006	9/30/2007	$13,713
Biological objectives Objective 1. Objective 3. Objective 5. Objective 6. Objective 7. Objectvie 2.			Metrics
Manage and Administer Projects	Contract Management and Adminstration	Monitor, evaluate, coordinate, manage, and inspect work done on work elements as necessary. This work will be carried out through the year. Implement, corrdinate, and monitor project activities. Develop program changes to adaptively manage for fish populations.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$4,541
Biological objectives Objective 5. Objective 6.			Metrics
Manage and Administer Projects	Manage and Administer Project	Project management and administrative work related to the contract.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$48,886
Biological objectives Objective 7.			Metrics
Manage and Administer Projects	Produce Pisces Status Report	Quarterly status report done is Pisces.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$13,713
Biological objectives Objective 1. Objective 3. Objective 4. Objectvie 2.			Metrics
Manage and Administer Projects	Produce Pisces Status Report for Oak Springs Hatchery	Quarterly milestones reports in Pisces.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$4,541
Biological objectives Objective 5. Objective 6.			Metrics
Manage and Administer Projects	Produce Pisces Status Report for Round Butte Hatchery	Quarterly status reports in Pisces.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$6,111
Biological objectives Objective 7.			Metrics
Produce Plan	Annual Meeting with Program Partners Determining Broodstock Needs	Hold half day meetins with HRPP project staff to discuss brood stock needs, and make schedule for summer steelhead, winter steelhead, and spring chinook.	10/1/2006	9/30/2007	$6,856
Biological objectives Objective 1. Objective 3. Objective 5. Objective 6. Objective 7. Objectvie 2.			Metrics
Produce Annual Report	Annual Report	Brief summary report due at the end of each contract period.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$6,111
Biological objectives Objective 7.			Metrics
Produce Annual Report	Annual Report of Operations and Findings for the Powerdale Fish Facility	The annual report will summarize data collected on this project and on the Oak Springs contract under BPA project #1988-053-08. We will prepare and finalize the FY 2005 annual progress report in FY2006 and finalize the FY 2007 annual progress report in 2007. The disjunt between both the Fiscal Year report writing, and when the data is actually collected, occurs because both the field sampling season and the salmonid run years overlap federal fisccal years. It will be necessary at times to work concurrently on annual progress reports tor two Fiscal Years in order to complete the appropriate run, brood, and calendar year summaries included in each annual report. Tables summarizing FY 2006 data will be finalized in FY 2007 for incorporation into the FY 2006 annual report.	10/31/2006	9/30/2007	$20,569
Biological objectives Objective 1. Objective 3. Objectvie 2.			Metrics
Produce Annual Report	Annual Reporting	Produce annual report of hatchery operations pertaining to HRPP.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$4,541
Biological objectives Objective 5. Objective 6.			Metrics
Produce Status Report	Monthly Status Report for Powerdale Fish Facility	Monthly status report of operations for the Powerdale Fish Facility.	1/1/2007	9/30/2007	$20,569
Biological objectives Objective 1. Objective 3. Objective 6. Objectvie 2.			Metrics
Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Collect Bio Data From All Upstream Migrating Fish Captured At the Facility	Capture all upstream migrating fishes escaping into the Powerdale Fish Facility.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$246,831
Biological objectives Objective 1. Objective 3. Objective 4. Objectvie 2.			Metrics
Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Collect fish culture data	Information will be entered on the matrix sheets and communicated to Parkdale Fish Facility. Loss and inventory data will be enterd into the Hatchery Management Information System. Contingent on pathology and genetic clearance, after shock and inventory, all family groups will be combined onto one common group for each egg take. Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis (IHN) positive groups will remain segregated and may be destroyed if enough non -positives are obtained to meet production goals.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$9,083
Biological objectives Objective 5. Objective 6.			Metrics
Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data	Determine the Ecotype (Race) of Summer and Winter Steelhead Collected for Broodstock Using Genetic Markers	A portion of the scales collected for age analysis from steelhead to be used for broodstock will be supplied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servie Conservation Genetics Laboratory for genetic analysis to determinethe ecotype (race) of the individual fish collected. Rapid response results based upon microsatellite genitic marker from the laboratory analysis will be used in determining the ecotype (summer run ys. witer run) of steelhead colleted for broodstock. This information is critical in reducing the risk of hatchery supplementation on wild populations, and assist with the management decision on which fish to utilize for inclusion into the broodstock.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$75,421
Biological objectives Objective 1. Objective 4. Objectvie 2.			Metrics
Mark/Tag Animals	Fin Clip & Coded Wire Tag All Smolts Produced	Fin clip and coded wire tag all smolts produced.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$12,221
Biological objectives Objective 7.			Metrics
Mark/Tag Animals	Fin clip 100% of steelhead smolts	Fin clip 100% of steelhead. See stock for the number of each stock.	10/1/2006	9/30/2009	$13,624
Biological objectives Objective 5. Objective 6.			Metrics

Section 8. Budgets

Itemized estimated budget

Item	Note	FY07	FY08	FY09
Personnel	[blank]	$175,568	$182,242	$187,653
Fringe Benefits	[blank]	$105,909	$109,443	$112,685
Supplies	[blank]	$96,797	$101,894	$103,744
Travel	[blank]	$186	$192	$198
Capital Equipment	[blank]	$14,036	$14,192	$8,112
Overhead	[blank]	$127,877	$133,185	$136,623
Other	Contractual Services	$42,487	$48,189	$49,634
Totals		$562,860	$589,337	$598,649

Total estimated FY 2007-2009 budgets

Total itemized budget:	$1,750,846
Total work element budget:	$1,750,846

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
ODFW	Personnel	$11,756	$12,343	$12,960	In-Kind	Confirmed
Totals		$11,756	$12,343	$12,960

Section 9. Project future

FY 2010 estimated budget: $622,595
FY 2011 estimated budget: $622,595

Comments: Powerdale Dam is slated for decommissioning beginning in 2010. The Powerdale Dam Fish Trap will be inoperable following dam removal in 2011.

Future O&M costs: The feasibility of potential future trapping sites is currently unknown in the Hood River Subbasin. Basin co-managers along with BPA recently submitted an RFP to investigate potential future alternative trapping sites foolowing the removal of Powerdale Dam.

Termination date: Unforseen
Comments: Basin co-managers have not yet developed a termination date for the HRPP.

Final deliverables:

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]
$562,860	$589,337	$598,649	$1,750,846	Expense	ProvinceExpense	Fund
NPCC DRAFT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Sep 15, 2006) [full Council recs]
$562,860	$589,337	$598,649	$0		ProvinceExpense

ISRP PRELIMINARY REVIEW (Jun 2, 2006)

Recommendation: Fundable

NPCC comments: The proposal adequately describes an ongoing O&M project. The project interrelationships in a complex project system are laid out nicely, and it is well tied into subbasin plans and activities. Reviewers noted one apparent discrepancy: one task is to incubate and rear and approximately 165,000 Deschutes/Hood River stock spring Chinook eggs at the Round Butte Fish Hatchery/ Pelton Ladder to produce 125,000 smolts. However, the ODFW Parkdale proposal 198805315 indicates that because of fish health problems production might be moved to Parkdale and reduced to 75,000. Other than that, and the work in progress to relocate the trapping facility now at Powerdale, proposed work for this funding cycle, appears routine.

ISRP FINAL REVIEW (Aug 31, 2006)

Recommendation: Fundable