Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Acquire Lostine River water rights |
| Proposal ID | 200106200 |
| Organization | Nez Perce Tribe (NPT) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator |
| Name | Becky Ashe |
| Mailing address | P.O. Box 365 Lapwai, ID 83540 |
| Phone / email | 2088437320 / beckya@nezperce.org |
| Manager authorizing this project | Jaime Pinkham |
| Review cycle | FY 2001 Action Plan |
| Province / Subbasin | Blue Mountain / Grande Ronde |
| Short description | Increase flows, passage conditions, habitat in the Lostine River by purchasing water rights from willing landowner. |
| Target species | Snake River spring chinook, Snake River steelhead, bull trout |
Project location
| Latitude | Longitude | Description |
|---|
| 45.37 |
-117.42 |
Lostine River |
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)
Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:
| Reviewing agency | Action # | BiOp Agency | Description |
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Section 2. Past accomplishments
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
| Project ID | Title | Description |
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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 |
|---|
| Increase flows in Lostine River and improve passage conditions for |
Acquire water rights available at Sheep Ridge Irrigation Diversion |
permanent |
$150,000 |
|
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 |
|---|
| Capital |
Water rights |
$150,000 |
| $150,000 |
Total estimated budget
| Total FY 2001 cost | $150,000 |
| Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
| Total FY 2001 budget request | $150,000 |
| FY 2001 forecast from 2000 | $0 |
| % change from forecast | 0.0% |
Cost sharing
| Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
|---|
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Recommendation:
Fundable. B-list
Date:
Jun 21, 2001
Comment:
Fundable, ranked at the middle of the B list. This time sensitive project is to buy water rights available on the upper end of the Lostine River. The project satisfies the criteria for funding under this solicitation.
This is a proposal to purchase water rights from a private landowner and to monitor the stream flow in the Lostine River. The purchase has potential for increasing stream flow during May to July by about 2 cfs, and during August to September by about 1 cfs. Channel modification has resulted in a wide, shallow river in the lower reaches. The proposal reports that these modifications have been so severe that flows of even 40cfs are insufficient to provide a suitable corridor for migrating salmon. Given the severity of this problem, it is difficult to imagine that increasing flows by 1-2 cfs will make any detectable difference in the problems confronting the Lostine fish population in the short term. Benefits to the species affected by the power emergency would be in the long-term and the full potential of the benefit would likely require other habitat improvements.
Clearly, fish populations in the Lostine River would benefit from more water and this increment may be an important piece in the restoration puzzle. Any permanent step to provide downstream passage, rearing habitat, and eventually eliminate trucking is probably good. The cost seems to be reasonable. The proposal gives some detail on the seniority of the water right, but how senior is the water right compared to others and what is the duration of the water right? The proposal includes a monitoring element.
Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Jun 29, 2001
Comment:
Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Jul 12, 2001
Comment:
