FY 2002 Columbia Plateau proposal 200203700

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
25093 Narrative	Narrative
25093 Sponsor Response to the ISRP	Response
200203700 Powerpoint Presentation: 2003 Update	Powerpoint Presentation
Columbia Plateau: Umatilla Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects	Subbasin Map
Columbia Plateau: Umatilla Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects	Subbasin Map

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Characterize Genetic Differences and Distribution of Freshwater Mussels
Proposal ID	200203700
Organization	Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Gary James
Mailing address	P.O. Box 638 Pendleton Oregon 97801
Phone / email	5419662371 / garyjames@ctuir.com
Manager authorizing this project	Gary James
Review cycle	Columbia Plateau
Province / Subbasin	Columbia Plateau / Umatilla
Short description	Conduct freshwater mussel surveys to assess their status and test for geographical genetic differences among the western pearlshell mussel, Margaritifera falcata.
Target species	Freshwater Mussels

Project location

Latitude	Longitude	Description
		Project ranges from the mouth of the Umatilla River to Headwaters
		Headwaters of the Umatilla River Basin to the East
		Headwaters of the Umatilla River Basin to the South
		Headwaters of the Umatilla River Basin to the West
		Entire Middle Fork John Day Basin
		Middle Fork John Day River at Mouth
		Middle Fork John Day River at Phipps Meadows
45.71	-118.34	Umatilla River
45.7318	-120.6499	John Day River

Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agency	Action #	BiOp Agency	Description

Section 2. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishment
	N/A New Project

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description
9000501	Umatilla Basin Natural Production Monitoring and Evaluation	This project is part of the overall goal to recover an intact, fully functioning, salmonid producing river in the Umatilla River. The CTUIR has numerous projects focusing on recovery of the Umatilla River Basin for salmonids and other species, such as
8373600	Umatilla Passage Facility Operations and Maintenance	Pacific lampreys. The restoration project for the Pacific lampreys has the closest relationship to this project, because both focus on restoration of species that require healthly salmon populations for their persistence.
8802200	Umatilla Fish Passage Operations
9506000	Pacific Lamprey Research and Restoration
8710001	Umatilla Fish Habitat Enhancement

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design 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 Planning and Design phase

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
1. Assess the status of freshwater mussels in the Umatilla and Middle Fork John Day rivers	a. Determine sampling locations.	1	$8,000
1.	b. Conduct mussel surveys	5	$203,977
1.	c. Analyze data	3	$5,000
2. Test for genetic differences	a. Collect samples	3	$5,000
2.	b. Develop microsatellite DNA primers ($2500/primer x 8 primers)	3	$24,700	Yes
2.	c. Characterize microsatellite DNA genotypes ($50/fish x 60 fish/samples x 6 samples)	6	$22,230	Yes
2.	d. Develop mitochondial DNA primers		$20,000	Yes
2.	e. Characterize mitochondial DNA variation		$15,000	Yes
2.	f. Analyze results (0.05 FTE)	2	$3,000
3. Complete final report to funding agency	a. Write final report (0.05 FTE)	2	$3,000
4. Publish results in scientific journal	a. Submit manuscript for review (page charges @ $100/page + reprints)	1	$2,000

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost
1. Assess the status of freshwater mussels in the Umatilla and Middle Fork John Day rivers	2003	2006	$867,908
2. Test for genetic differences	2003	2003	$86,930
3. Complete final report to funding agency	2003	2006	$24,000
4. Publish results in scientific journal	2003	2006	$8,000

Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006
$343,097	$377,406	$415,146	$456,660

Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget

Item	Note	FY 2002 cost
Personnel	FTE: 1.0 project leader, 1.0 Fish Bio II, 1.0 Fish Tech, 0.5 fish techs (temps)	$117,600
Fringe	30% full-time; 19% temps	$34,488
Supplies	6 wet suits and gear @$500/person, 4 hand held GPS units @ $350/each, Laser level @ $2000,Field mat.	$7,000
Travel	Lease vehicles x 2, site visits per diem	$20,000
Indirect	34% of personnel, supplies and travel	$60,889
Capital		$0
NEPA		$0
PIT tags		$0
Subcontractor	Genetics Laboratory	$71,930
Other		$0
		$311,907

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2002 cost	$311,907
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 2002 budget request	$311,907
FY 2002 forecast from 2001	$0
% change from forecast	0.0%

Cost sharing

Organization	Item or service provided	Amount	Cash or in-kind
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission	0.10 FTE for Dr. Kenneth Currens	$6,000	in-kind
U.S. Forest Service	0.24 for John Sanchez and USFS techs.	$7,000	in-kind

Reviews and recommendations

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

REVIEW:
ISRP Preliminary Review (ISRP 2001-6)

Recommendation:
Fundable only if response is adequate

Date:
Jun 15, 2001

Comment:

Fundable if adequate responses are given to ISRP concerns. They should discuss focusing goals and objectives on practical applications. What are the limiting factors on mussels? Food supply? What life history stage is limited? How might abundance be increased?

The proposal was well-prepared and well-presented. PI's look very qualified for the type of work proposed. Objectives are straightforward, well-described as are the associated tasks. Good linkages to regional planning documents, FWP, and to general ecosystem principles. While these are commendable in an academic sort of approach to obtaining basic information about mussels, information which might have importance in management decisions, the primary goal of the project to restore harvestable populations of mussels should not be obscured. It would be well to enlarge upon the tasks, and evaluation of results that relate directly to this goal.

One of the attractive aspects of the proposal is the planned genetics work at the regional level, which will survey genetic variation among mussel populations throughout the Columbia River basin. We note that one possible outcome, as discussed in the text (p. 4), is that the populations will be found to be undifferentiated. A survey at this scale (as is also proposed for Pacific lamprey) will likely provide important information that will bear on decisions about management units, reintroduction efforts, supplementation efforts (if they are initiated), and population structure.

REVIEW:
CBFWA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
High Priority

Date:
Aug 3, 2001

Comment:

Historically, freshwater mussels were an important subsistence species for the CTUIR. However, mussel populations have declined and as a result mussels can no longer be used for purposes of subsistence. Mussels have been listed as candidate species in the Willamette River. However, little, if anything, is known about freshwater mussel distribution, abundance and habitat quality east of the Cascades. The ODFW suggests that there is a need to initiate this type of work. The reviewers recommend that preliminary genetic analyses should be limited to mtDNA (RFLPs) analyses. Microsatellite analyses should only be used if mtDNA data are not conclusive.

REVIEW:
ISRP Final Review (ISRP 2001-8)

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Aug 10, 2001

Comment:

Fundable in part to do the distribution work. The response was too brief and addressed the ISRP concerns superficially. The reviewers were not convinced that this was the right approach to addressing mussel issues. The reviewers recommend that the distribution work be done with a solid experimental design testing several hypotheses including fish presence, sedimentation, habitat degradation, and overexploitation. The genetic work, while well-designed and appropriate to test whether one or multiple populations exist, can be conducted at a later date after the distribution and ecological hypothesis testing are complete. Because of the expected low abundance of mussels, however, tissue samples should be collected throughout the study as populations are encountered.

The proposed study, while thorough, seems to be one of relatively high-cost asking for nearly $2 million over its proposed 5-year duration. It is worth asking if the major objectives of the study can be achieved with a lesser amount and a shorter study duration?

REVIEW:
NMFS Review

Recommendation:

Date:
Oct 1, 2001

Comment:

Statement of Potential Biological Benefit to ESU
N/A

Comments

Already ESA Req? N/A

Biop? no

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Jan 3, 2002

Comment:

Characterize genetic differences and distribution of freshwater mussels, Project 25093

ISRP provided a Fund In Part recommendation for the distribution work submitted in Proposal 25093. CBFWA rated the entire project as High Priority. Thus, the Council has a consensus recommendation for the distribution portion of the proposal.

Staff Recommendation: Freshwater mussels were an important subsistence species for the CTUIR. Given the cultural significance of the freshwater mussels and the lack of any knowledge base as to their population levels and distribution, staff recommends funding the distribution work proposed in the study.

Budget effect on base program (Project 25093):

FY 2002	FY 2003	FY 2004
Increase $220,000	Increase $228,000	Increase $237,000

REVIEW:
BPA Funding Decision

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Mar 6, 2002

Comment:

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Sep 20, 2003

Comment:

Delayed start, requesting modification to spend out balance for this year. 05 represents a 3.4% increase for COLA.

REVIEW:
Project Sponsor Request for FY04-05

Recommendation:

Date:
Sep 20, 2003

Comment:

In FY 03 CTUIR is seeking an increase of $9,509 to cover previous years of unfunded increases in Indirect rates. FY 03 Sponsor Recommended level would increase to from $228,000 to $237,509. Previous year budgets were submitted with a 34% Indirect rate because the Department of Interior hadn't yet issued new approved rates for BPA to consider. Unfunded 2002 Indirect Rate Increase @ 37.2% = $418. Unfunded 2003 Indirect Rate Increase @ 39.64% = $9,027.

REVIEW:
NW Power and Conservation Council's FY 2006 Project Funding Review

Funding category:
expense

Date:
May 2005

FY05 NPCC start of year:	FY06 NPCC staff preliminary:	FY06 NPCC July draft start of year:
$237,000	$237,000	$237,000

Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website