FY07-09 proposal 200737800
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Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Investigating Reservoir Sediment Concerns of a Restored Free-Flowing Lower Snake River |
| Proposal ID | 200737800 |
| Organization | bluefish.org |
| Short description | The objective of this proposal is to reduce the uncertainty concerning reservoir sediment being redepoisted downstream, were the Lower Snake to be restored to a free-flowing river. |
| Information transfer | A report covering reservoir sediment concerns will be submitted to Northwest Power and Conservation Council, federal Action Agencies, States and Tribes. |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator | |
Contacts
| Contact | Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| Form submitter | ||
| Scott Levy | bluefish.org | redfish@bluefish.org |
| All assigned contacts | ||
Section 2. Locations
Province / subbasin: Mainstem/Systemwide / Systemwide
| Latitude | Longitude | Waterbody | Description |
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Section 3. Focal species
primary: All Anadromous Salmonidssecondary: All Resident Fish
Section 4. Past accomplishments
| Year | Accomplishments |
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Section 5. Relationships to other projects
| Funding source | Related ID | Related title | Relationship |
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Section 6. Biological objectives
| Biological objectives | Full description | Associated subbasin plan | Strategy |
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| [BO Title left blank] | [BO Description left blank] | None | [Strategy left blank] |
Section 7. Work elements (coming back to this)
| Work element name | Work element title | Description | Start date | End date | Est budget |
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| Other | [Work Element Title Not Entered] | [Work Element Description Not Entered] | 1/1/2007 | 1/1/2008 | $10,000 |
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Biological objectives |
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Section 8. Budgets
Itemized estimated budget
| Item | Note | FY07 | FY08 | FY09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | [blank] | $10,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Totals | $10,000 | $0 | $0 | |
Total estimated FY 2007-2009 budgets
| Total itemized budget: | $10,000 |
| Total work element budget: | $10,000 |
Cost sharing
| Funding source/org | Item or service provided | FY 07 est value ($) | FY 08 est value ($) | FY 09 est value ($) | Cash or in-kind? | Status |
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| Totals | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
Section 9. Project future
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FY 2010 estimated budget: $0 FY 2011 estimated budget: $0 |
Comments: [Outyear comment field left blank] |
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 | Basinwide | Do Not Fund |
| NPCC DRAFT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Sep 15, 2006) [full Council recs] | ||||||
| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Basinwide | ||
ISRP PRELIMINARY REVIEW (Jun 2, 2006)
Recommendation: Not fundable
NPCC comments: This is an inadequate proposal. It does not demonstrate that other entities aren't already investigating the sedimentation question or why this type of investigation wouldn't be a standard part of the US Army Corps of Engineers’ planning for dam removal should that become a realistic possibility. No explanation or itemization of the $10k budget is provided. The background section duplicates much of the information presented in proposal 20073744. It discusses different perspectives on the problem of Snake River juvenile salmon mortality and the question of improving survival. It provides extensive excerpts from the Corps’ report "Lower Snake River Juvenile Salmon Migration Feasibility" to demonstrate that although dam breaching is identified by the Corps as a less preferable alternative to major system improvement, it may become a more realistic alternative if adaptive migration efforts are not successful. A detailed discussion of sedimentation problems is presented for various dams and reservoirs. The rationale for the proposed work is based in citations of Court findings and the 2000 BiOp RPAs 147 and 148 describing the Corps’ responsibilities for developing project management plans and engineering and design work. Also included are extensive excerpts from the Lower Snake and Salmon Subbasin Plans, including the vision and strategies designed to achieve objectives related to terrestrial species and habitats. These include reference to the Snake River dams but don't appear to have direct relevance to the work proposed here. A single objective is to provide information about reservoir sediment deposition after removal of Lower Snake River dams. Methods are inadequately described. No detail is provided. The proposal does not demonstrate why the approach described would be the appropriate one.
ISRP FINAL REVIEW (Aug 31, 2006)
Recommendation: Not fundable
NPCC comments: This is an inadequate proposal. It does not demonstrate that other entities aren't already investigating the sedimentation question or why this type of investigation wouldn't be a standard part of the US Army Corps of Engineers’ planning for dam removal should that become a realistic possibility. No explanation or itemization of the $10k budget is provided. The background section duplicates much of the information presented in proposal 20073744. It discusses different perspectives on the problem of Snake River juvenile salmon mortality and the question of improving survival. It provides extensive excerpts from the Corps’ report "Lower Snake River Juvenile Salmon Migration Feasibility" to demonstrate that although dam breaching is identified by the Corps as a less preferable alternative to major system improvement, it may become a more realistic alternative if adaptive migration efforts are not successful. A detailed discussion of sedimentation problems is presented for various dams and reservoirs. The rationale for the proposed work is based in citations of Court findings and the 2000 BiOp RPAs 147 and 148 describing the Corps’ responsibilities for developing project management plans and engineering and design work. Also included are extensive excerpts from the Lower Snake and Salmon Subbasin Plans, including the vision and strategies designed to achieve objectives related to terrestrial species and habitats. These include reference to the Snake River dams but don't appear to have direct relevance to the work proposed here. A single objective is to provide information about reservoir sediment deposition after removal of Lower Snake River dams. Methods are inadequately described. No detail is provided. The proposal does not demonstrate why the approach described would be the appropriate one.