FY07-09 proposal 200721500

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Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleAdult Steelhead Monitoring in Trout Creek
Proposal ID200721500
OrganizationWashington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
Short descriptionThe US Forest Service has proposed to remove Hemlock Dam, located on Trout Creek, a tributary of the Wind River. WDFW proposes to install a resistivity counter to evaluate effectiveness of dam and to maintain adult count dataset.
Information transferInformation collected will be made available through StreamNet and through BPA-reports website. Information will be used to evaluate effectiveness of dam removal in increasing adult and smolt production.
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Contacts
ContactOrganizationEmail
Form submitter
Dan Rawding Washigton Department of Fish and Wildlife rawdidr@dfw.wa.gov
All assigned contacts
Dan Rawding Washigton Department of Fish and Wildlife rawdidr@dfw.wa.gov
Dan Rawding Washigton Department of Fish and Wildlife rawdidr@dfw.wa.gov
Dan Rawding Washigton Department of Fish and Wildlife rawdidr@dfw.wa.gov
Dan Rawding Washigton Department of Fish and Wildlife rawdidr@dfw.wa.gov

Section 2. Locations

Province / subbasin: Columbia Gorge / Wind

LatitudeLongitudeWaterbodyDescription
Trout Creek Tributary to Wind River located near Carson, WA.

Section 3. Focal species

primary: Steelhead Lower Columbia River ESU
secondary: Rainbow Trout
secondary: Mountain Whitefish

Section 4. Past accomplishments

YearAccomplishments

Section 5. Relationships to other projects

Funding sourceRelated IDRelated titleRelationship
BPA 199801900 Wind River Watershed Complements adult and juvenile monitoring portion of this project.

Section 6. Biological objectives

Biological objectivesFull descriptionAssociated subbasin planStrategy
Population/Biological Status Monitoring Estimate adult population of steelhead in Trout Creek using resistivity weir Columbia Gorge weir count (census)

Section 7. Work elements (coming back to this)

Work element nameWork element titleDescriptionStart dateEnd dateEst budget
Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation NEPA ,SEPA, WDFW, & NOAA Consultation NEPA, SEPA, and Consultation with NOAA are required before counter installation. Complete NOAA Fisheries 4(d) Scientific Research Permit and obtain permit for trapping, tagging, and recovery of adults and juveniles. 10/1/2006 9/30/2009 $12,300
Biological objectives
Population/Biological Status Monitoring
Metrics
Identify and Select Projects identify site for weir Explore options for adult monitoring method and site. 10/1/2006 9/30/2007 $30,750
Biological objectives
Population/Biological Status Monitoring
Metrics
Manage and Administer Projects Administration and Supervision Develop SOW and budget, supervise personnel, provide training, track inventory an budgets. 10/1/2006 9/30/2009 $7,678
Biological objectives
Population/Biological Status Monitoring
Metrics
Produce Design and/or Specifications develop site specific design for wier Produce design for adult counting facilities. 10/1/2006 9/30/2007 $15,375
Biological objectives
Population/Biological Status Monitoring
Metrics
Analyze/Interpret Data Analyze counter and video data. Analyze output from PIT, video, and resistivity counter 9/1/2007 9/30/2009 $10,369
Biological objectives
Population/Biological Status Monitoring
Metrics
Focal Area: Tributaries
Primary R, M, and E Type: Status and Trend Monitoring
Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data use video data to validate resistivity counter Collect resistivity counts and video counts. 10/1/2007 9/30/2009 $9,251
Biological objectives
Population/Biological Status Monitoring
Metrics
Focal Area: Tributaries
Primary R, M, and E Type: Status and Trend Monitoring
Create/Manage/Maintain Database manage video, resistivity, and PIT databases Create, maintain, and manage video and count databases. 9/1/2007 9/30/2009 $4,603
Biological objectives
Population/Biological Status Monitoring
Metrics
Install Fish Monitoring Equipment install resistivity counter & video monitor install adult monitoring equipment including: weir, counter, and video recorder 7/1/2007 9/1/2007 $326,914
Biological objectives
Population/Biological Status Monitoring
Metrics
Mark/Tag Animals Floy and/or PIT tag adult steelhead Floy tag adult steelhead at Shipherd Falls & PIT adult steelhead at Hemlock dam for calibration of counter. 6/1/2007 9/30/2009 $0
Biological objectives
Population/Biological Status Monitoring
Metrics
Focal Area: Tributaries
Primary R, M, and E Type: Status and Trend Monitoring

Section 8. Budgets

Itemized estimated budget
ItemNoteFY07FY08FY09
Personnel [blank] $5,000 $15,000 $7,000
Fringe Benefits [blank] $1,650 $2,310 $2,310
Overhead [blank] $14,850 $84,810 $2,310
Other Contracts $40,000 $242,000 $0
Totals $61,500 $344,120 $11,620
Total estimated FY 2007-2009 budgets
Total itemized budget: $417,240
Total work element budget: $417,240
Cost sharing
Funding source/orgItem or service providedFY 07 est value ($)FY 08 est value ($)FY 09 est value ($)Cash or in-kind?Status
Totals $0 $0 $0

Section 9. Project future

FY 2010 estimated budget: $0
FY 2011 estimated budget: $0
Comments:

Future O&M costs:

Termination date:
Comments:

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]
$0 $0 $0 $0 Expense ProvinceExpense Fund
NPCC DRAFT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Sep 15, 2006) [full Council recs]
$0 $0 $0 $0 ProvinceExpense

ISRP PRELIMINARY REVIEW (Jun 2, 2006)

Recommendation: Fundable (Qualified)

NPCC comments: Steelhead monitoring in Trout Creek is worth continuing because of the importance of this population in the Wind River and to the ESU as a whole. It is a core population, with no hatchery influence, and a good long-term monitoring database. Much of the project's cost is in the resistivity counter itself. There is no reason to fund this particular proposal if Hemlock Dam is not removed (fish are currently monitored at the fish ladder), and therefore funding should be contingent on a firm commitment to remove or breach the dam. Although the ISRP is not asking for a response, the recommendation for this proposal is qualified because the sponsors should carefully examine the crump weir design in this high-energy stream setting (ability to withstand high flows carrying coarse sediment and large woody debris, and to resist scour damage), weir location, and potential cost sharing. A well-designed weir could potentially allow for PIT-tag detection if suitable modifications are included. Project staff should consider locating the weir downstream from the Hemlock Dam site in order to document adult salmon and steelhead use of lower Trout Creek.


ISRP FINAL REVIEW (Aug 31, 2006)

Recommendation: Fundable (Qualified)

NPCC comments: Steelhead monitoring in Trout Creek is worth continuing because of the importance of this population in the Wind River and to the ESU as a whole. It is a core population, with no hatchery influence, and a good long-term monitoring database. Much of the project's cost is in the resistivity counter itself. There is no reason to fund this particular proposal if Hemlock Dam is not removed (fish are currently monitored at the fish ladder), and therefore funding should be contingent on a firm commitment to remove or breach the dam. Although the ISRP is not asking for a response, the recommendation for this proposal is qualified because the sponsors should carefully examine the crump weir design in this high-energy stream setting (ability to withstand high flows carrying coarse sediment and large woody debris, and to resist scour damage), weir location, and potential cost sharing. A well-designed weir could potentially allow for PIT-tag detection if suitable modifications are included. Project staff should consider locating the weir downstream from the Hemlock Dam site in order to document adult salmon and steelhead use of lower Trout Creek.