FY 2002 Blue Mountain proposal 200205500

Section 1. General administrative information
Section 2. Past accomplishments
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
Section 4. Budgets for planning/design phase
Section 5. Budgets for construction/implementation phase
Section 6. Budgets for operations/maintenance phase
Section 7. Budgets for monitoring/evaluation phase
Section 8. Budget summary

Reviews and Recommendations

Additional documents

Title	Type
27018 Narrative	Narrative
27018 Sponsor Response to ISRP	Response
27018 Powerpoint Presentation	Powerpoint Presentation
Blue Mountain: Grande Ronde Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects	Subbasin Map
Blue Mountain: Grande Ronde Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects	Subbasin Map

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Oregon Plan Blue Mountain Province Fish Screening/Fish Passage.
Proposal ID	200205500
Organization	Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Bruce Eddy
Mailing address	65495 Alder Slope Road Enterprise, OR 97828
Phone / email	5419632138 / bruce.r.eddy@state.or.us
Manager authorizing this project	Ray Hartlerode
Review cycle	Blue Mountain
Province / Subbasin	Blue Mountain / Grande Ronde
Short description	Protect all species of fish by replacing 6 screening systems that do not meet the NMFS design criteria.
Target species	Snake River Chinook, Snake River Steelhead, Bull Trout (listed species) and resident populations of trout and all species.

Project location

Latitude	Longitude	Description
45.25	-118	Replace four outdated temporary systems with approved rotary drum fish screens.
45.5	-117.5	Replace two outdated temporary systems with approved rotary drum fish screens
45.16	-117.96	E.F.Ladd Creek R.M. 5.20
45.17	-117.97	E.F.Ladd Creek R.M. 4.30
45.27	-117.96	M.F.Ladd Creek R.M. 1.20
45.15	-118.09	W.F. Ladd Creek R.M. 7.30
45.28	-118.27	Bear Creek, R.M. 2.70
45.27	-118.27	Bear Creek, R.M. 3.00

Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA
Habitat RPA Action 149
Habitat RPA Action 150
Habitat RPA Action 151
Habitat RPA Action 153
Habitat RPA Action 155

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agency	Action #	BiOp Agency	Description
NMFS	Action 153	NMFS	BPA shall, working with agricultural incentive programs such as the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, negotiate and fund long-term protection for 100 miles of riparian buffers per year in accordance with criteria BPA and NMFS will develop by June 1, 2001.

Section 2. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishment
1997	New construction and fabrication of 17 rotary drum fish screens which meet the NMFS operational criteria.
1998	New construction and fabrication of 18 rotary drum fish screens which meet the NMFS operational criteria.
1999	New construction and fabrication of 15 rotary drum fish screens which meet the NMFS operational criteria.
2000	New construction and fabrication of 17 rotary drum fish screens which meet the NMFS operational criteria.

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description
	The Grand Ronde River Watershed Fish Screening /Passage Progam	Maintenance and operation of Grande Ronde Basin screens and fishways funded by NMFS through the Mitchell Act.
8909600	Monitor and evaluate genetic characteristics of supplemented salmon and steelhead	Monitoring of salmon and steelhead populations in the vicinity of fish screens to be installed under this proposal.
9606700	Manchester spring chinook broodstock project	Production of smolts through the Grande Ronde Basin spring chinook supplementation program to be released in the vicinity of screens installed under this program.
9703800	Preserve listed salmonids stocks gametes	Assist production under the Grande Ronde spring chinook supplemenation project for release in the vicinity of screens installed under this program.
9800702	Grande Ronde Supplementation O&M/M&E	Monitoring associated with the Grande Ronde spring chinook supplementation project in which releases will occur in the vicinity of screens installed under this program.
9800703	Facility O&M and program M&E for Grande Ronde spring chinook salmon	Funding for hatchery production of endemic spring chinook which will be released in the vicinity of screens installed under this program.
8805301	Northeast Oregon hatchery master plan	Planning for new and upgraded spring chinook hatchery facilities supporting releases made in the vicinity of screens installed under this program.
8805305	Northeast Oregon hatcheries planning and implementation	Planning for new and upgraded spring chinook hatchery facilities supporting releases made in the vicinity of screens installed under this program.
9801001	Grande Ronde Basin spring chinook captive broodstock	Funding for hatchery production of endemic spring chinook which will be released in the vicinity of screens installed under this program.
9202604	Life history of spring chinook salmon and summer steelhead	Monitoring of spring chinook populations in vicinity of screens installed under this program.
8402500	Protect & enhance anadromous fish habitat in Grande Ronde Basin streams	Implementation and maintenance of projects to improve habitat for spring chinook in the vicinity of screens installed under this program.
9202601	Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program	Implementation and maintenance of projects to improve habitat for spring chinook in the vicinity of screens installed under this program.
9608300	Grande Ronde Basin watershed restoration	Implementation and maintenance of projects to improve habitat for spring chinook in the vicinity of screens installed under this program.

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2002 cost	Subcontractor
N/A (Planning for this project has already been completed)			$0

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost
N/A			$0

Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase

Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2002 cost	Subcontractor
Prevent mortality at irrigation diversions	Construct 4 approved fish screening devices at irrigation diversions in the Catherine Crk. Drainage and 2 systems in the Bear Crk. Drainage.	on-going	$153,314

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost
N/A			$0

Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase

Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2002 cost	Subcontractor
N/A			$0

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost
N/A			$0

Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase

Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2002 cost	Subcontractor
N/A			$0

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost
N/A			$0

Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget

Item	Note	FY 2002 cost
Personnel	FTE: $41,796	$41,796
Fringe	$18,808	$18,808
Supplies	$60,140	$60,140
Travel	$2,400	$2,400
Indirect	$30,170	$30,170
Capital	N/A	$0
		$153,314

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2002 cost	$153,314
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 2002 budget request	$153,314
FY 2002 forecast from 2001	$0
% change from forecast	0.0%

Cost sharing

Organization	Item or service provided	Amount	Cash or in-kind
NMFS	Project maintenanceMaintenance	$350,000	cash
OWEB	Construction of screens in resident trout areas	$250,000	cash

Reviews and recommendations

This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.

REVIEW:
ISRP Preliminary Review (ISRP 2001-9)

Recommendation:
Fundable - response required

Date:
Sep 28, 2001

Comment:

Fundable. A response is needed if proponents wish to adopt the ISRP's suggestion that the proposal be expanded to address the additional screens and their related O&M that were discussed in the site review presentation. This proposal is for an excellent, practical project with good (4X) cost share from NMFS and OWEB. It proposes to build 6 rotary drum fish screens to replace temporary portable installations and in-place screens that do not meet current NMFS screening criteria It represents ongoing work in the replacement of screens.

The technical background provides an adequate explanation of the need for screen replacement and work done to date. The project has significance to regional programs and has clear connection to other recovery projects in the Grande Ronde Subbasin. The objectives and task are appropriate to the work described. However, some of the project's objectives are expressed as activities ("ongoing construction and installation") rather than as intended outcomes, i.e., fish saved.

After the replacement of these 6 temporary fish screens, new fish screens will still be needed in the Subbasin. It would seem reasonable to increase the budget of this project to allow the fabrication shop to increase their production of screens to full capacity (15-20 per year), and to fund the personnel required for the maintenance of these screens. Why isn't the proposal asking for funding sufficient to upgrade passage at the diversions remaining after the initial 6 are completed? If these other diversions interact with listed steelhead and bull trout as the PI indicated, then they should also be addressed during this project cycle rather than waiting to submit another proposal three years from now.

We learned during the presentation that funding for the operation and maintenance of installed fish screens is limiting the full production of new screens. NMFS is currently funding ODFW to monitor the performance of these screens once installed and to maintain them in good working order, but is no longer funding the construction of new screens. It is unlikely that the NMFS would fund the expanded maintenance requirements associated with the installation of additional screens.

We recommend that the proposal be expanded to budget for screening all necessary diversions and to support the FTEs needed for O&M.

REVIEW:
CBFWA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
High Priority

Date:
Nov 30, 2001

Comment:

This project addresses RPA 149. The NMFS identified a lack of biological monitoring.

REVIEW:
ISRP Final Review (ISRP 2001-12A)

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Dec 21, 2001

Comment:

Fundable. A response is needed if proponents wish to adopt the ISRP's suggestion that the proposal be expanded to address the additional screens and their related O&M that were discussed in the site review presentation. This proposal is for an excellent, practical project with good (4X) cost share from NMFS and OWEB. It proposes to build 6 rotary drum fish screens to replace temporary portable installations and in-place screens that do not meet current NMFS screening criteria. It represents ongoing work in the replacement of screens.

Reviewers learned during the presentation that funding for the operation and maintenance of installed fish screens is limiting the full production of new screens. NMFS is currently funding ODFW to monitor the performance of these screens once installed and to maintain them in good working order, but is no longer funding the construction of new screens. It is unlikely that the NMFS would fund the expanded maintenance requirements associated with the installation of additional screens.

The ISRP recommends that the proposal be expanded to budget for screening all necessary diversions and to support the FTEs needed for O&M.

REVIEW:
NMFS Review

Recommendation:

Date:
Feb 1, 2002

Comment:

Statement of Potential Biological Benefit to ESU
Improve the survival of out-migrating smolts by replacing old ineffective screens with modern designs that will reduce or eliminate injury and mortality caused by impingement and entrainment.

Comments
The proposal is to build 6 rotary drum fish screens to replace temporary portable installations and in-place screens that do not meet current NMFS criteria. The proposal represents ongoing screen replacement in the Grande Ronde. ISRP felt that the proposal could have been more aggressive, i.e., finishing all screening needs in the basin, not just replacing six. The state agency felt that it could not do that and still comport with current state policies and guidelines. Not in priority subbasin, so does not implement Action 149 directly.

Already ESA Req? No

Biop? Yes

REVIEW:
BPA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
A

Date:
Feb 11, 2002

Comment:

Recommend. This project will have immediate benefits to address fish passage at irrigation diversion and is consistent with the intentions of RPA 149. This project also has a high level of cost share and is a project of limited duration. We also note that O&M will be assumed by the project sponsor.

BPA RPA RPM:
--

NMFS RPA/USFWS RPM:
500

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Apr 19, 2002

Comment:

Council Recommendation: The new ODFW project would screen six diversions that are not in compliance with NMFS standards. ISRP supported the project, but thought it stopped short by screening only six diversions. Both Bonneville and NMFS supported the project, though NMFS pointed out that the Grande Ronde is not a priority subbasin, so the project does not directly implement RPA 149. The Council and Bonneville also note the cost share features of the project. The Council recommends funding the project.

REVIEW:
BPA Funding Decision

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Jun 13, 2002

Comment:

Fund. This project will have immediate benefits to address fish passage at irrigation diversions and is consistent with the intentions of RPA 149.

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Do Not Fund

Date:
Sep 20, 2003

Comment:

Project funding slipped one year, but 04 money reflects new request, need for within year budget.

REVIEW:
Project Sponsor Request for FY04-05

Recommendation:

Date:
Sep 20, 2003

Comment:

Adjustment made to reflect expected project load. O3 accrual doesn't reflect construction underway.