FY 2002 Columbia Plateau proposal 200202800
Contents
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 |
|---|---|
| Map: Watershed Assessments for Walla Walla, Umatilla, John Day and Deschutes Basins | Narrative Attachment |
| 25056 Narrative | Narrative |
| Columbia Plateau: Columbia Lower Middle Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects | Subbasin Map |
| Columbia Plateau: Columbia Lower Middle Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects | Subbasin Map |
Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Conduct Watershed Assessments for Priority Watersheds on Private Lands in the Columbia Plateau |
| Proposal ID | 200202800 |
| Organization | Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator | |
| Name | Kenneth F. Bierly |
| Mailing address | 775 Summer Street N.E., Suite 360 Salem, OR 97301-1290 |
| Phone / email | 5039860182 / Ken.Bierly@state.or.us |
| Manager authorizing this project | Kenneth F. Bierly |
| Review cycle | Columbia Plateau |
| Province / Subbasin | Columbia Plateau / Mainstem Columbia |
| Short description | This project will coordinate the development of watershed assessments throughout the Columbia Plateau. The funding will provide contracting monies for the completion of watershed assessments throughout the Oregon portion of the province. |
| Target species | all salmonids |
Project location
| Latitude | Longitude | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 46.22 | -119.13 | Columbia Lower Middle subbasin |
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)
Sponsor-reported:
| RPA |
|---|
Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:
| Reviewing agency | Action # | BiOp Agency | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| NMFS | Action 154 | NMFS | BPA shall work with the NWPPC to ensure development and updating of subbasin assessments and plans; match state and local funding for coordinated development of watershed assessments and plans; and help fund technical support for subbasin and watershed plan implementation from 2001 to 2006. Planning for priority subbasins should be completed by the 2003 check-in. The action agencies will work with other Federal agencies to ensure that subbasin and watershed assessments and plans are coordinated across non-Federal and Federal land ownerships and programs. |
Section 2. Past accomplishments
| Year | Accomplishment |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Watershed Assessment for the Little Deschutes |
| 2001 | Watershed Assessment for Fifteenmile Creek Watershed |
| 2001 | Watershed Assessment for Tygh Creek |
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 2002 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.Develop request for assessment work | a. hire staff | 3.0 | $89,725 | |
| 2. . Contract for watershed assessment | a. contact watershed councils, b. develop RFP, c. contract for assessment work 38 @ $40,000 | $1,120,000 | Yes | |
| 2. Contract for Wildlife Chapter | $50,000 | Yes |
Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
|---|
Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase
| FY 2003 | FY 2004 |
|---|---|
| $89,725 | $89,725 |
Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2002 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|
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 2002 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 2002 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 2002 cost |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | FTE: 1.0 | $38,500 |
| Fringe | OPE @ 40% | $15,500 |
| Supplies | $5,000 | |
| Travel | $26,000 | |
| Indirect | rent & phone | $4,725 |
| Subcontractor | Wildlife Chapter | $50,000 |
| Other | Contract Watershed Assessments | $1,120,000 |
| $1,259,725 | ||
Total estimated budget
| Total FY 2002 cost | $1,259,725 |
| Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
| Total FY 2002 budget request | $1,259,725 |
| FY 2002 forecast from 2001 | $0 |
| % change from forecast | 0.0% |
Cost sharing
| Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board | Grant Funds | $400,000 | cash |
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Fundable - no response required
Jun 15, 2001
Comment:
Fundable. Basing project prioritization and program strategies on a watershed assessment is a sound scientific approach long advocated by the ISRP. However, this is an expensive approach, although good matching from OWEB. But this is merely funding infrastructure that groups elsewhere have already started on their own. Evaluation of priority for this proposal is based upon politics - not science.
The review team had several concerns for the sponsor to consider that do not require a response to the ISRP: will these assessments on private lands be compatible with existing analyses already conducted on federal lands? If not, how will differences be eliminated to ensure seamless integration? How will quality control be maintained with so many entities conducting assessments?
Comment:
This project should be funded for the John Day as a High Priority (less than $500,000). For other subbasins the proposal should be considered a Recommended Action. OWEB needs to identify and acknowledge the existing efforts that have been completed on private land and should be well coordinated with existing local efforts.Comment:
Fundable. Basing project prioritization and program strategies on a watershed assessment is a sound scientific approach long advocated by the ISRP. However, this is an expensive approach, although good matching from OWEB. But this is merely funding infrastructure that groups elsewhere have already started on their own. Evaluation of priority for this proposal is based upon politics - not science.The review team had several concerns for the sponsor to consider that do not require a response to the ISRP: will these assessments on private lands be compatible with existing analyses already conducted on federal lands? If not, how will differences be eliminated to ensure seamless integration? How will quality control be maintained with so many entities conducting assessments?
Comment:
Statement of Potential Biological Benefit to ESUIdentify opportunities for improving anadromous fish survival and/or distribution at the watershed scale, by compiling relevant habitat information.
Comments
Use of Oregon's watershed assessment protocol. Budget needs better justification, would like to see explicit links to other assessment processes and recovery efforts. Unclear if all landowners are participants.
Already ESA Req? no
Biop? yes
Comment:
Subbasin plan should identify priority areas for assessment work; defer until plan is completed.Comment:
Conduct Watershed Assessments for Priority Watersheds, Project 25056
The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board proposes to conduct watershed assessments at a finer scale than the Council has anticipated for subbasin planning. Such a watershed assessment has been conducted in the Hood River subbasin and OWEB is funding a similar effort in Fifteenmile Creek. Both assessments will help the state develop subbasin plans on better, finer-scale information and they believe will result in better subbasin plans. OWEB proposes to continue those watershed assessments in the Oregon subbasins of the Columbia Plateau.
Watershed assessments at the fifth-field Habitat Unit Code are a key feature of the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds. OWEB has developed a watershed assessment manual for Watershed Councils to perform the assessment work. The manual lacks a wildlife component and one aspect of project 25056 would develop that wildlife component for inclusion in the assessment manual.
NMFS believed the project addressed RPA 154. Bonneville also believed it addressed RPA 154, but ranked it in the C funding category, noting that subbasin plans would identify areas for assessment.
Staff Recommendation: The project would aid the State of Oregon in anticipating subbasin planning and merits funding. Finer scale assessments would provide better data on which the Council could base subbasin plans. Deferring such an effort until the completion of subbasin plans would mean the plan would be based upon data at a coarser scale, that could be greatly enhanced by the OWEB type assessment. Oregon considers these fifth-filed HUC assessments critical to the state planning effort.
Budget effect on base program (Project 25056):
| FY 2002 | FY 2003 | FY 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Increase $1,259,725 | Increase $89,725 | Increase $89,725 |
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