IDL Ponderosa Area Fish Passage proposal 200734700

FY07-09 proposal 200734700

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	IDL Ponderosa Area Fish Passage
Proposal ID	200734700
Organization	Idaho Department of Lands
Short description	This project involves the replacement of fish barrier culverts with fish passable stream crossing structures.
Information transfer	Information transfer will include offering project data on-line.
Proposal contact person or principal investigator

Contacts

Contact	Organization	Email
Form submitter
Pete Van Sickle	Idaho Department of Lands	pvansickle@idl.state.id.us
All assigned contacts

Section 2. Locations

Province / subbasin: Mountain Snake / Clearwater

Latitude	Longitude	Waterbody	Description
46.50.55	-116.19.48	Jackson Creek	T41N, R1E, Sec. 34
46.47.51	-116.13.7	Shattuck Creek	T40N, R2E, Sec. 21
46.47.59	-116.15.21	Cameron Creek	T40N, R2E, Sec. 31

Section 3. Focal species

primary: Brook Trout
primary: Bull Trout
primary: Rainbow Trout
secondary: Resident Fish

Section 4. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishments

Section 5. Relationships to other projects

Funding source	Related ID	Related title	Relationship

Section 6. Biological objectives

Biological objectives	Full description	Associated subbasin plan	Strategy
F. Resident fish species	Priotitize activities to improve resident salmonid havitat	Clearwater	Strategy 2. Improve habitat conditions for native populations by increasing the existing habitat available
P. Reduce number of artifically blocked streams	Prioritize barriers to fish passage for treatment	Clearwater	2. Prioritize barriers for removal or modification 3. Remove or modify human-caused barriers
S. Reduce stream sedimentation	Prioritize projects to reduce sedimentation	Clearwater	4. Reduce sediment by implementing practices that address problems

Section 7. Work elements (coming back to this)

Work element name	Work element title	Description	Start date	End date	Est budget
Install Fish Passage Structure	Increase available habitat	Remove fish passage blocking stream crossing structures with fish passable structures	7/1/2007	10/31/2009	$115,400
Biological objectives			Metrics * # of miles of habitat accessed: 5.3 miles * Does the structure remove or replace a fish passage barrier?: Yes * Was barrier Full or Partial?: Partial

Section 8. Budgets

Itemized estimated budget

Item	Note	FY07	FY08	FY09
Supplies	Contract costs including all materials	$101,400	$14,000	$0
Totals		$101,400	$14,000	$0

Total estimated FY 2007-2009 budgets

Total itemized budget:	$115,400
Total work element budget:	$115,400

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
IDL	Planning, Design, and Administration	$12,850	$6,400	$0	In-Kind	Confirmed
Totals		$12,850	$6,400	$0

Section 9. Project future

FY 2010 estimated budget: $1,000
FY 2011 estimated budget: $1,000

Comments: On-going operational and periodic maintenance of roads and bridges

Future O&M costs: These costs are the annual inspection of structures and periodic maintenance of structures and approach roads.

Termination date: 12/31/2009
Comments: Termination of project occurs when stream crossing structures are installed to project specifications and all payments are completed.

Final deliverables: Final deliverables include culverts removed and disposed and replacement bridges installed and site prepared to specifications.

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	Do Not Fund
NPCC DRAFT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Sep 15, 2006) [full Council recs]
$0	$0	$0	$0		ProvinceExpense

ISRP PRELIMINARY REVIEW (Jun 2, 2006)

Recommendation: Not fundable

NPCC comments: The proposal does not fully complete all of the required elements. There are no clear focal species, the assessment used to select the sites for upgrading culverts to bridges, or altering culverts is not explained. There is no monitoring. There are no objectives for benefits to fish. There is confusion within the proposal regarding location. The cover material says Clearwater subbasin while the Introduction says Palouse River. No area map is provided to designate general location. There is no discussion of fish status in the streams where the culverts will be improved. There is a note that fish are present both above and below a culvert and that the culverts do not meet current standards. This leaves open the question of whether the culvert is actually impassible or just not at current standards. The fish species is not identified, so it is not clear whether or not they were the focal species. The status of the focal species in the streams is not provided. The technical and scientific background is insufficient to evaluate the scope of the problem and the applicability of the proposed solution. Specific detail is required on the presence of fish, the suitability and quality of the habitat that would be opened by removing barriers, and the importance of this particular stream system to restoration of bull trout and rainbow (native redband or introduced hatchery?) trout. There is inadequate rationale and significance to the subbasin plan and regional programs. The focal species for this project needs to correspond to those identified in the subbasin plan, and the link to resident fish restoration in the Clearwater subbasin plan and/or recovery documents for bull trout or redband rainbow trout needs to be established. The objectives for the specific tasks are identified, but the larger purpose (biological objective) is not identified. How this project will benefit trout is not clear.

ISRP FINAL REVIEW (Aug 31, 2006)

Recommendation: Not fundable