FY 2002 Columbia Plateau proposal 199701325

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
199701325 Narrative	Narrative
199701325 Sponsor Response to the ISRP	Response
Columbia Plateau: Yakima Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects	Subbasin Map
Columbia Plateau: Yakima Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects	Subbasin Map

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project Operations and Maintenance
Proposal ID	199701325
Organization	Yakama Nation (YN)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Melvin R Sampson
Mailing address	151 Fort Road Toppenish WA 98948
Phone / email	5098656262 / mel@yakama.com
Manager authorizing this project	Melvin R. Sampson
Review cycle	Columbia Plateau
Province / Subbasin	Columbia Plateau / Yakima
Short description	To implement and test supplementation-based measures in order to increase natural production and harvest opportunities. Supplementation measures will be evaluated using a systematic, experimental program. Test feasibility of coho reintroduction.
Target species	Spring Chinook, Fall Chinook, Coho, and Steelhead

Project location

Latitude	Longitude	Description
46.2093	-119.7542	Prosser Hatchery
46.3325	-120.4772	Marion Drain Hatchery
47.18	-120.9777	Cle Elum Supplementation and Research Facility
46.2093	-119.7542	Prosser Steelhead Kelt Reconditioning Facility
46.8893	-121.0063	Lost Creek Coho Acclimation Facility
46.6393	-120.6068	Stiles Pond Coho Acclimation Facility
47.1803	-120.9707	Hatchery Slough Coho Acclimation Facility
47.2317	-121.17	Easton Coho Acclimation Facility
47.1015	-120.72	Clark Flat Spring Chinook Acclimation Facility
47.2317	-121.17	Easton Spring Chinook Acclimation Facility
47.3248	-120.8505	Jack Creek Spring Chinook Acclimation Facility
46.7393	-120.4582	Roza Adult Broodstock Collection Facility
46.2073	-119.7722	Prosser Broodstock Collection Facility

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
	Lower Yakima River Supplementation and Research Facilities Prosser Facility
1994	Constructed three acclimation ponds for fall chinook. The site consisted of three 150 x50x5 feet lined ponds. Designed and installed river and well water delivery on Bureau of Reclamation land in Prosser.
1996	Designed and installed shop/incubation building at Prosser facility.
1999	Replaced pond liners, installed water chiller for incubation, and installed bird netting over acclimation ponds.
2000	Added back-up generator, freezer, spawning area, sixteen additional raceways, gravity flow water supply, and four circular rearing vessels to Prosser facility.
94-01	Acclimated and released fall chinook from Little White Salmon Hatchery. Acclimation consists of hauling fry to the ponds rearing the fry until the smolt stage and releasing to the Yakima river.
95-01	Captured in basin fall chinook brood stock from Chandler Dam. Held adults until ripe and spawned. Incubated eggs and reared offspring for YKFP experimental design needs. Released smolts to the Yakima River.
97-01	Captured in basin coho brood stock from Chandler Dam. Held adults until ripe and spawned. Incubated eggs and reared offspring for YKFP experimental design needs. Transported juveniles to acclimation sites and released smolts to the Yakima Basin.
99-01	Captured spawned steelhead kelts at Chandler Juvenile Facility reared for eight months and released to the Yakima river to allow for second spawn
	Marion Drain Facility
1995	Constructed two acclimation ponds for Marion Drain fall chinook. The site consisted of lined ponds with river water and well water supplies on Tribal land in Toppenish.
1996	Designed and installed fish wheel to trap local broodstock from Marion Drain.
1998	Installed four portable raceways, back-up generator, incubation facility, and electrical building, and renovated home for an on site care taker at the Marion Drain Facility
95-01	Captured in basin brood stock from Marion Drain with seine nets and a specially designed fish wheel. Held adults until ripe and spawned. Incubated eggs and reared offspring for YKFP experimental design needs. Released smolts to the Yakima River.
	Coho Acclimation Facilities
94-97	Acclimated and released coho from Roza Wasteway #3 located in Buena.
94-96	Acclimated and released coho from Granger Pond
94-95	Acclimated and released coho from Wapato canal net pens
96-98	Acclimated and released coho from Greenway Ponds near Yakima.
97-01	Acclimated and released coho from Lost Creek acclimation facility on the Naches River.
1998	Acclimated and released coho from Lukehart Ponds in Gleed
99-00	Acclimated and released coho from Jack Creek Acclimation Facility
99-01	Acclimated and released coho from Stiles Pond near Naches
99-01	Acclimated and released coho from Cle Elum Slough adjacent to the Cle Elum Hatchery
00-01	Acclimated and released coho from Easton Ponds near Easton in the Upper Yakima River
	Additional Projects
94-97	Acclimated and released fall chinook from Hanford K-Basin net pens
95-01	Sturgeon feasibility rearing at Hanford and Marion Drain Facility
	Spring Chinook
1997	First holding and spawning of wild stock at Cle Elum Facility
1998	Rearing of the 97 brood; holding and spawning of the 98 Brood at Cle Elum Facility
1999	Rearing of the 98 brood, holding and spawning of the 99 Brood at Cle Elum Facility
1999 1999	Rearing and Releasing 97 brood at Clark Flat Acclimation Site Rearing and Releasing 97 Brood at Easton Acclimation Site
2000	Releasing 98 brood at Clark Flat Acclimation Site. Rearing and Releasing 98 Brood at Easton Acclimation Site Rearing and Releasing 98 Brood at Jack Creek Acclimation Site Rearing 99 brood, and holding and spawning the 2000 brood at the Cle Elum Facility.
2001	Rearing and Releasing 99brood at Clark Flat Acclimation Site Rearing and Releasing 99 Brood at Easton Acclimation Site Releasing 99 brood at Jack Creek Acclimation Site Rearing 2000 brood, and holding and spawning the 2001 brood at the Cle Elum Facility

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description
198812025	Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project Mgmt.	Core Management/Admin. Support Services for all YKFP Tasks
9506404	Policy/Tech. involvement/planning YKFP	Supports the required co-manager process for the YKFP
199701325	YKFP Operation and Maintenance for the Yakima River Subbasin, submitted April 2001	This management proposal (198812025) supports O & M of YKFP fish production facilities in the Yakima Subbasin..
198811525	YKFP Design and Construction for the Yakima River Subbasin, submitted April 2001.	This management proposal (198812025) supports YKFP design and construction projects/activities in the Yakima Subbasin.
199506325	YKFP Monitoring and Evaluation for the Yakima Subbasin, submitted April 2001.	This management proposal (198812025) provides supports YKFP monitoring and evaluation activities in the Yakima Subbasin.
199506404	YKFP Policy/Technical Involvement and Planning for WDFW	199506404 provides for WDFW participation in YKFP planning and management activities. WDFW is the project sponsor.
199705000	Little Naches Riparian and In-Channel Habitat Enhancement	Enhance and restore the degraded riparian and habitat conditions in the Little Naches River by re-vegetating eroding banks and unstable channnels, restricting vehiculartraffic in the flodplain and enhancing habitat by placement of trees and boulders
199705100	Yakima Side Channel	Protect, restore, and re-establish access to productive off-channel rearing habitats, protected and reconnected flodplains associated with mainstem Yakima and Naches Rivers.
199803300	Upper Toppenish	Watershed assessment suggests that land use in the forest and rangelands of the Toppenish Creek watershed has altered the flow regime of the creek. Project activities are designed to moderate runoff patterns in Toppenish Creek by increasing the
199803400	Reestablish Safe Access into Tributaries of the Yakima Subbasin.	Restore access to productive tributary habitat through consolidation of irrigation diversions, construction of fishways and installation of screens. Protect and restore a liited amount of habitat through fencing and re-vegation.
199901300	Ahtanum Creek Watershed Assessment	Habitat restoration and monitoring in the irrigated reach of Ahtanum Creek of the Yakima Subbasin, with emphasis upon the restoration of steelhead populations
199705300	Toppenish-Simcoe Instream Flow Restoration and Assessment	Habitat restoration and monitoring in irrigated reaches of Toppenish and Simcoe Creeks of the Yakima Subbasin, with emphasis upon the restoration of steelhead populations
199603501	Satus Watershed Restoration	a. Collect, transport and hold spring chinook Broodstock
9506424	YKFP/WDFW Supplementation Monitoring Activities	WDFW M & E activities related to ongoing supplementation experiments conducted by the YKFP. in M E proposal

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2002 cost	Subcontractor
N/A -- See proposal #198811525 for YKFP Planning and Design objectives, tasks and budgets for the Yakima Subbasin.	N/A		$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
N/A -- See proposal #198811525 for YKFP Construction and Implementation objectives, tasks and budgets.	N/A		$0

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
1. Operate and maintain Prosser Hatchery consistent with the Annual Operation Plan.	a. Collect, transport and hold fall chinook and coho broodstock.	12 months	$721,123
	b. spawn broodstock		$0
	c. Incubate eggs collected		$0
	d. Rear juveniles		$0
	e. Transport, acclimate and release		$0
2. Operate and maintain Marion Drain Hatchery consistent with the Annual Operation Plan.	a. Collect, transport and hold fall chinook broodstock.	9 months	$173,706
	b. spawn broodstock		$0
	c. Incubate eggs collected		$0
	d. Rear juveniles		$0
	e. Transport, acclimate and release		$0
3. Operate and maintain Cle Elum Supplementation and Research Facility consistent with the Annual Operation Plan..	a. Collect, transport and hold spring chinook Broodstock b. spawn broodstock c. Incubate eggs collected d. Rear juveniles e. Transport, acclimate and release f. Operation of the adult spawning channel		$1,407,194
4. Operate and maintain Steelhead Kelt Reconditioning Facilities consistent with the Annual Operation Plan..	a. Capture steelhead kelts at Chandler Juvenile Counting Facility.	10 months	$19,650
	b. Recondition kelts at Prosser Facility from March-December. c. Release steelhead from Prosser Facility in December.		$0
5. Operate and maintain Lost Creek Coho Acclimation Facility consistent with the Annual Operation Plan..	a. Rear yearling coho from March-May.	3 months	$19,201
	b. Release coho smolts in May.		$0
6. Operate and maintain Stiles Pond Coho Acclimation Facility consistent with the Annual Operation Plan..	a. Rear yearling coho from March-May.	3 months	$19,201
	b. Release coho smolts in May.		$0
7. Operate and maintain Hatchery Slough Coho Acclimation Facility consistent with the Annual Operation Plan..	a. Rear yearling coho from March-May.	3 months	$19,201
	b. Release coho smolts in May.		$0
8. Operate and maintain Easton Coho Acclimation Facility consistent with the Annual Operation Plan..	a. Rear yearling coho from March-May.	3 months	$19,201
	b. Release coho smolts in May.		$0
9. Operate and maintain Easton Spring Chinook Acclimation Facility consistent with the Annual Operation Plan..	a. Rear yearling Spring Chinook Salmon b. Release yearlings over a 3 month period.	4 months	$44,032
10. Operate and maintain Clark Flat Spring Chinook Acclimation Facility consistent with the Annual Operation Plan..	a. Rear yearling Spring Chinook Salmon b. Release yearlings over a 3 month period.	4 months	$44,032
11. Operate and maintain Jack Creek Spring Chinook Acclimation Facility consistent with the Annual Operation Plan..	a. Rear yearling Spring Chinook Salmon b. Release yearlings over a 3 month period.	4 months	$44,032
12. Operate and maintain Roza Broodstock Collection Facility consistent with the Annual Operation Plan..	N/A -- See proposal #199506325 for YKFP M & E objectives, tasks and budgets.	5 months	$0
13. Operate and maintain Prosser Broodstock Collection Facility consistent with the Annual Operation Plan..	a. Operate the adult steep pass trap at the right bank of Prosser Dam for coho and fall chinook broodstock collection from September-November.	3 months	$19,201

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost
1. Operate and maintain Prosser Hatchery consistent with the Annual Operation Plan.	2003	2006	$3,162,074
2. Operate and maintain Marion Drain Hatchery consistent with the Annual Operation Plan.	2003	2006	$786,028
3. Operate and maintain Cle Elum Supplementation and Research Facility consistent with the Annual Operation Plan..	2003	2006	$6,273,642
4. Operate and maintain Steelhead Kelt Reconditioning Facilities consistent with the Annual Operation Plan..	2003	2006	$182,135
5. Operate and maintain Lost Creek Coho Acclimation Facility consistent with the Annual Operation Plan..	2003	2006	$129,645
6. Operate and maintain Stiles Pond Coho Acclimation Facility consistent with the Annual Operation Plan..	2003	2006	$129,645
7. Operate and maintain Hatchery Slough Coho Acclimation Facility consistent with the Annual Operation Plan..	2003	2006	$129,645
8. Operate and maintain Easton Coho Acclimation Facility consistent with the Annual Operation Plan..	2003	2006	$129,645
9. Operate and maintain Easton Spring Chinook Acclimation Facility consistent with the Annual Operation Plan..	2003	2006	$199,275
10. Operate and maintain Clark Flat Spring Chinook Acclimation Facility consistent with the Annual Operation Plan..	2003	2006	$199,275
11. Operate and maintain Jack Creek Spring Chinook Acclimation Facility consistent with the Annual Operation Plan..	2003	2006	$199,275
12. Operate and maintain Roza Broodstock Collection Facility consistent with the Annual Operation Plan..	2003	2006	$0
13. Operate and maintain Prosser Broodstock Collection Facility consistent with the Annual Operation Plan..	2003	2006	$86,895

Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase

FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006
$2,936,264	$3,081,827	$3,234,668	$3,395,151

Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2002 cost	Subcontractor
N/A -- See proposal #199506325 for YKFP M & E objectives, tasks and budgets.	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: 19 FTE ( 6 Temp)	$803,131
Fringe		$142,795
Supplies		$926,601
Travel		$15,552
Indirect		$450,546
Capital		$25,000
NEPA		$0
PIT tags		$0
Subcontractor		$19,776
Other		$166,373
		$2,549,774

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2002 cost	$2,549,774
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 2002 budget request	$2,549,774
FY 2002 forecast from 2001	$2,751,853
% change from forecast	-7.3%

Reason for change in estimated budget

No change

Reason for change in scope

No change

Cost sharing

Organization	Item or service provided	Amount	Cash or in-kind
NMFS	Coho/chinook Acclimation	$171,000	cash
CRITFC	Steelhead kelt reconditioning	$95,240	cash
YN	Tribal Hatcheries	$38,000	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 2001-6)

Recommendation:
Fundable - no response required

Date:
Jun 15, 2001

Comment:

Fundable. This proposal covers all the YKFP's fish production activities and research facilities including: operation of the Cle Elum Supplementation and Research facility (CESRF), the Prosser Fish facility, and the Marion Drain Fish facility. The activities included are: brood stock collection, spawning, incubation, rearing, and acclimation/release for fall and spring chinook, and coho salmon. While this proposal is more limited in details provided, the tasks are clearly listed and costs are reasonable given their duration and activities (with two exceptions noted below). Costs projected through 2006 are very similar, increasing about 10% over this period.

Concerning technical content of the proposal, the ISRP note one statement we do not agree with. Concerning brood stock spawning at the Cle Elum facility, the proposal states: "CESRF utilizes a factorial mating (minimum 2x2 crosses) design to ensure genetic diversity." (Section 2f, page 6)

Such a design cannot ensure diversity; but as described during the tour, is intended to reduce the risk of bottlenecks and reduce the rate of loss of genetic variation in the hatchery brood stock. The genetic relatedness of the brood stock is unknown so a breeding design can not ensure diversity (although it could be maximized within the parent generation through genetic screening before mating). This criticism is mainly semantic but we should avoid misleading expectations.

The two exceptions noted above are: the cost of operations for the Prosser Fish Facility (objective 1) and the basis for the Indirect cost estimate of $450,546 in Part 1, section 8. The basis for the operational costs are not provided for any of the three fish facilities in this proposal but the cost for the Prosser activities seem large and it is unclear how this is separated from the costs included in the YKFP Monitoring and Evaluation proposal. For example, both this proposal and the Monitoring and Evaluation proposal refer to the coho acclimation ponds and include costs for operations. Contract managers should be aware of these potential overlaps but as reviewers of the technical program we are unable to comment further on these activities. The Indirect costs in this proposal are large relative to the Personnel costs ... over 50% of the Personnel costs compared to 19 to 20% in other proposals. This is again a task for a contract manager.

REVIEW:
CBFWA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
High Priority

Date:
Aug 3, 2001

Comment:

REVIEW:
ISRP Final Review (ISRP 2001-8)

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Aug 10, 2001

Comment:

Such a design cannot ensure diversity; but as described during the tour, is intended to reduce the risk of bottlenecks and reduce the rate of loss of genetic variation in the hatchery brood stock. The genetic relatedness of the brood stock is unknown, so a breeding design can not ensure diversity (although it could be maximized within the parent generation through genetic screening before mating). This criticism is mainly semantic but we should avoid misleading expectations.

The two exceptions noted above are: the cost of operations for the Prosser Fish Facility (objective 1) and the basis for the Indirect cost estimate of $450,546 in Part 1, section 8. The basis for the operational costs are not provided for any of the three fish facilities in this proposal but the cost for the Prosser activities seem large and it is unclear how this is separated from the costs included in the YKFP Monitoring and Evaluation proposal. For example, both this proposal and the Monitoring and Evaluation proposal refer to the coho acclimation ponds and include costs for operations. Contract managers should be aware of these potential overlaps but as reviewers of the technical program we are unable to comment further on these activities. The indirect costs in this proposal are large relative to the personnel costs ... over 50% of the personnel costs compared to 19 to 20% in other proposals. This is again a task for a contract manager.
See detailed ISRP comments on the YKFPs.

REVIEW:
NMFS Review

Recommendation:

Date:
Oct 1, 2001

Comment:

Statement of Potential Biological Benefit to ESU
improve information and evaluate effectiveness of supplementation using various artificial production techniques

Comments
Funds O&M for major supplementation (study) program for YKFP. Some components of project may be broadly applicable beyond the subbasin

Already ESA Req? NO

Biop? NO

REVIEW:
BPA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Rank A

Date:
Oct 16, 2001

Comment:

See YKFP Comments: No cost-share. This project funds 42 FTE. The project incorporates the biologists and techs that perform the various duties called for in collecting and analyzing performance data that will guide the YKFP managers in adaptive management of the program. The M&E plan for the project calls for a major monitoring effort and this project is designed to fulfill this objective. As per the ISRP review, the spring chinook juvenile behavior objective should not be funded.

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Jan 3, 2002

Comment:

REVIEW:
BPA Funding Decision

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Mar 6, 2002

Comment:

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Sep 20, 2003

Comment:

Each contract has different start dates under this one project. Sponsor prefers to have two contracts. 04 request would cover cost shares if don't come through. If cost share does come through, will reduce accordingly. Catastrophic account has been dep

REVIEW:
Project Sponsor Request for FY04-05

Recommendation:

Date:
Sep 20, 2003

Comment:

This amount is for two projects, the Upper and Lower Operations and Maintenance

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:
$2,597,942	$2,597,942	$2,597,942

Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website