Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Naches River Water Treatment Plant Intake Screening Project. |
| Proposal ID | 200205200 |
| Organization | City of Yakima (Yakima, WA) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator |
| Name | Dave Brown |
| Mailing address | 2301 Fruitvale Blvd. Yakima, WA 98902 |
| Phone / email | 5095756204 / dbrown@ci.yakima.wa.us |
| Manager authorizing this project | Dueane Calvin |
| Review cycle | FY 2001 Action Plan |
| Province / Subbasin | Columbia Plateau / Yakima |
| Short description | Screen City of Yakima's Naches Water Treatment Plant intake to eliminate mortality of ESA listed and non-listed salmonids at this location. |
| Target species | Steelhead, bull trout, spring chinook, coho, resident non-salmonids |
Project location
| Latitude | Longitude | Description |
|---|
| 46.6297 |
-120.545 |
Naches River |
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)
Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:
| Reviewing agency | Action # | BiOp Agency | Description |
|---|
Section 2. Past accomplishments
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
| Project ID | Title | Description |
|---|
Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2001 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|
Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
|---|
Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase
Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2001 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|
| 1. Modify Naches River WTP raw water intake to provide adequate screening for the protection of salmonids. |
a. Final Engineering Design/Project Oversight |
10 |
$382,500 |
Yes |
|
b. Construction phase of Naches WTP intake system. |
9 |
$1,275,000 |
Yes |
Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
|---|
Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase
Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2001 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|
Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
|---|
Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase
Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2001 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|
Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
|---|
Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
Section 8. Estimated budget summary
Itemized budget
| Item | Note | FY 2001 cost |
|---|
| Personnel |
|
$0 |
| Fringe |
|
$0 |
| Supplies |
|
$0 |
| Travel |
|
$0 |
| Indirect |
|
$0 |
| Capital |
|
$0 |
| NEPA |
|
$0 |
| PIT tags |
|
$1,657,500 |
| $1,657,500 |
Total estimated budget
| Total FY 2001 cost | $1,657,500 |
| Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
| Total FY 2001 budget request | $1,657,500 |
| FY 2001 forecast from 2000 | $0 |
| % change from forecast | 0.0% |
Cost sharing
| Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
|---|
| City of Yakima |
Project Design/Construction |
$292,500 |
cash |
| City of Yakima |
Project Management |
$35,000 |
in-kind |
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Recommendation:
Defer to Provincial Review
Date:
Jun 21, 2001
Comment:
Defer to Columbia Plateau Review. ISRP comments from that process include: Fundable. An expensive project that will be needed if the retirement of Wapatox Dam occurs (proposed at this time, but not a certainty). Action will be taken by late fall 2002 regardless of funding decision. Proposed budget is $1.9 million, but speakers (Paul Wagner) indicated that the project might be done for as little as $1 million. PI's do not have alternative funding avenues identified. Diversion is for 50 cfs.
This is an extensive engineering proposal. It provides abundant linkages to the various regional planning documents, as well as to the FWP. It does not describe the magnitude of the juvenile or adult fish entrainment that occurs in its present design both under current operation and under operation if Wapatox Dam was retired. Thus, it is hard to judge the magnitude of the biological benefits of funding the project.
This project was originally submitted under the BPA FY2001 High Priority Proposal solicitation (project # 23044) and received a Category B rating from the ISRP and an A rating from CBFWA. The ISRP raised concerns that the project inadequately specified benefits to fish. PIs responded to this concern by noting that although mortality of salmonids due to entrainment into the WTP intake system has not been quantified, complete exclusion of fish from the intake system will benefit both listed and non-listed salmonids as well as resident fish. While this would clearly be true, it makes judging the magnitude of the problem and the magnitude of the potential biological benefits difficult to assess.
In the High Priority review, both the ISRP and CBFWA indicated that the proposal raised "in lieu" questions. The PI's most recent understanding was that upon NWPPC staff review, funding of this project was determined to be consistent with BPA obligations. Due to budgetary constraints, this project did not receive funding under the FY01 High Priority Proposal solicitation and is therefore being resubmitted under the current solicitation.
Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Jun 29, 2001
Comment:
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Jul 12, 2001
Comment:
Considered to be an "in lieu" funding issue for BPA, which intends to explore a cost-sharing arrangement with the U.S. Forest Service, through development of appropriate criteria for such partnering, for implementation of two culvert replacement projects (Nos. 23019, 23020) in the Deschutes River Subbasin.
