FY 2001 Action Plan proposal 200106600

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleLake Roosevelt/Colville Tribes Emergency Fish Restoration
Proposal ID200106600
OrganizationConfederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation (CCT)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameRichard LeCaire
Mailing addressP.O. Box 150 Nespelem, WA. 99155
Phone / email5096342124 / Richard.lecaire@colvilletribes.com
Manager authorizing this projectJoe Peone
Review cycleFY 2001 Action Plan
Province / SubbasinInter-Mountain / Lake Roosevelt
Short descriptionReplace rainbow trout entrained/lost as a result of emergency power generation at Grand Coulee Dam during an extreme low water year.
Target speciesRainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Project location
LatitudeLongitudeDescription
48.1248 -118.2426 Lake Roosevelt
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agencyAction #BiOp AgencyDescription

Section 2. Past accomplishments

YearAccomplishment

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project IDTitleDescription

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2001 costSubcontractor
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase

Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2001 costSubcontractor
Objective 1 Purchase 24 thousand lbs of triploid rainbow trout to out plant as yearlings @ $1.31/lb. One time $31,440 Yes
Purchase 8 thousand lbs of triploid rainbow trout to seed net pen project @.60 each $81,600 Yes
Objective 2 Purchase 4 pen complex @ $34,000.00 with 18 inch walkway and safety railing X4 One time $136,000
Operate net pen complex 8 months 8 months $0
Provide fuel to transport fish from farm to lake. 30 trips X 160 ave. X 800 gallons diesel@ $1.75/gallon $1,400
Objective 3 Task A) Purchase 20,000 floy tags @ $410.00/1000 1 time $8,200
Task B) Tag triploid steelhead 1 time $3,600
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase

Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2001 costSubcontractor
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase

Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2001 costSubcontractor
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ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
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Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget
ItemNoteFY 2001 cost
Personnel Retag fish, 6 people @ $15.00/hr X 5 days $3,600
Travel Fuel to transport fish 800 gallon fuel at $1.75 $1,400
Capital Purchase 4 net pen complexes complete with 18 inch walk and safety handrail @$34,000.00 each $136,000
PIT Tags 20,000 Floy tags @$410.00/1000 $8,200
Subcontractor Columbia River Fish Farm $113,040
Other Contract Administration @ 4% of contract total $10,490
$272,729
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2001 cost$272,729
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 2001 budget request$272,730
FY 2001 forecast from 2000$0
% change from forecast0.0%
Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash 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 in the bottom of the B list. This well-prepared proposal meets the solicitation criteria, but does not address the highest priority populations targeted under this solicitation - e.g. ESA listed or other native, wild stocks. The benefits of this proposal are for the fishers and consumers of fish, not the fish populations. If that is one of the intentions of this solicitation then the proposal is fine. This is a simple fish out planting (stocking) project for 2001 to replace non-anadromous rainbow trout lost (entrained) from Lake Roosevelt when it was drafted severely in 2001 for the emergency flows. Lost fish means lost fishing activity on the lake and lost regional revenue from fishing and related activities. The proposed project is a one-time activity. Fish would come from commercial suppliers but the project would be overseen by the regional hatchery and net-pen personnel. Part of the fish would be stocked into the lake and part would be raised in net pens for later release. The proposal incorporates the cost of additional net pens to accommodate rearing some of the new fish, an acquisition that will have lasting benefits for the ongoing net-pen project (199509000).

Reviewers note that the proposed strategy could backfire; they could create a worse fishery. There is the potential to create a population that exceeds food and space resources that could result in poor growth and survival of the planted fish. Because population density will influence the survival of the planted fish, it is unclear how results of the tagging study will be evaluated?


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Jun 29, 2001

Comment:


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Jul 12, 2001

Comment: