FY 2001 Intermountain proposal 200102900

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleFord Hatchery Improvement, Operation And Maintenance
Proposal ID200102900
OrganizationWashington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameMike Lewis, Complex Manager
Mailing addressWDFW, Spokane Fish Hatchery, 2927 West Waikiki Road Spokane, WA 99208
Phone / email5096255169 / lewismrl@dfw.wa.gov
Manager authorizing this projectManuel Farinas
Review cycleIntermountain
Province / SubbasinIntermountain / Lake Roosevelt
Short descriptionImprove water supply and operate and maintain Ford Hatchery to enhance the recreational and subsistence kokanee fisheries in Lake Roosevelt and Banks Lake, and bolster put-and-take resident trout fishing lakes in Region 1 (Eastern WA).
Target speciesLake Whatcom Stock kokanee salmon, native Kootenay Lake Stock kokanee salmon.
Project location
LatitudeLongitudeDescription
47.912 -117.8203 Ford Hatchery
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agencyAction #BiOp AgencyDescription

Section 2. Past accomplishments

YearAccomplishment
Not Applicable - New Project.

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project IDTitleDescription
9104600 Spokane Tribal Hatchery O & M (FWP Measure 10.8B.2) Operated in conjunction with Sherman creek Hatchery; serves as the primary egg incubation and rearing facility for the Lake Roosevelt kokanee and rainbow trout program. Ford Hatchery production will augment this program.
9104700 Sherman Creek Hatchery O & M (FWP Measure 10.8B.2) Operated in conjunction with Spokane Tribal Hatchery; serves as kokanee egg collection site and kokanee and rainbow trout fingerling/yearling rearing and acclimation facility. Ford Hatchery production will augment this project.
9500900 Lake Roosevelt Rainbow Trout Net Pens (FWP Measure 10.8B.11) Net Pens rear 500,000 rainbow trout fingerlings raised at Spokane Tribal & Sherman Creek Hatcheries. Releases into Lake Roosevelt after annual spring drawdown.
5228100 Lake Roosevelt Kokanee Net Pens (FWP Measure 10.8B) Net Pens rear 500,000 kokanee fingerlings tranferred from Spokane Tribal Hatchery for release into Lake Roosevelt after annual spring drawdown. Ford Hatchery production will augment this project.
9001800 Habitat Improvement - Lake Roosevelt (FWP Measures 10.8B9 and 10.8B.10) Habitat improvement in Lake Roosevelt tributaries for rainbow trout to enhance juvenile rearing and adult passage. Aim is to increase natural production.
9404300 Lake Roosevelt Monitoring/Data Collection Program (FWP Measure 10.8B.5) Monitors and evaluates hatchery stocking program harvest goals; effects of hatchery fish on Lake Roosevelt biota. Collects fisheries and limnological data for reservoir modeling. Will evaluate Ford Hatchery stocking in Lake Roosevelt.
950110 Grand Coulee Kokanee Enhancement Project (FWP Measures 10.8B.7 & 10.8B.8) Monitors fish entrainment through Grand Coulee Dam and evaluates natural reproduction of wild kokanee stocks in Lake Roosevelt.
Monitors fish entrainment through Grand Coulee Dam and evaluates natural reproduction of wild kokanee stocks in Lake Roosevelt. Fishery managers from above projects meet quarterly for review of projects and coordination/information sharing.
9700400 Joint Stock Assessment (JSA) (FWP Measure 10.8B.26) Information exchange/blocked area coordination. Creel data collected at Banks Lake to evaluate Ford Hatchery kokanee stocking will provide data for JSA.

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2001 costSubcontractor
1. Improve water supply at Ford Hatchery to restore 35,000 lb. of kokanee and resident trout production by increasing production from 58,000 lb. to 93,000 lb. a. Conduct engineering and design to restore and improve Ford Hatchery water supply. 1 $27,934
b. Conduct NEPA and determine permit requirements. 1 $34,630
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
1. Improve water supply at Ford Hatchery to restore 35,000 lb. of kokanee and resident trout production by increasing production from 58,000 lb. to 93,000 lb. annually. a. Rebuilding of groundwater infiltration system, including enclosure of water that currently flows through open trenches and installation of subterranian tiles at production springs to collect more water by stopping seepage into the ground. 1 $0
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase
FY 2002
$230,868

Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2001 costSubcontractor
1. Operate and maintain Ford Hatchery to produce 92,250 lb. of kokanee and resident trout annually for stocking into Lake Roosevelt, Banks Lake and put-and-take trout fishing lakes in northeastern Washington. a. Incubate, hatch, and rear 700,000 kokanee to a release size of 60/lb for stocking into Banks Lake (11,666) and 80,584 lb of resident trout into lakes managed as put-and-take trout lakes in Region 1. 10 $75,149
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase
FY 2002FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005
$78,906$82,851$86,993$91,342

Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2001 costSubcontractor
1. Monitor and evaluate improvements in the kokanee fishery at Banks Lake, Lake Roosevelt, and resident trout fishery in inland put-and-take lakes resulting from Ford Hatchery stocking. a. Fin clip all kokanee before release into Banks Lake. All kokanee released into Lake Roosevelt net pens will be fin clipped with and adipose clip plus another clip to differentiate them from all other kokanee stocked in the lake. 10 $23,085
b. Conduct extensive creel surveys on Banks Lake. WDFW personnel (Ephrata office) will design a stratified (weekdays -v- weekend/holidays) random sampling creel survey for Banks Lake using standard procedures (Malvestuto 1983). 10 $52,451
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
FY 2002FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005
$79,312$83,277$87,440$91,812

Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget
ItemNoteFY 2001 cost
Personnel $74,085
Fringe $20,484
Supplies $19,298
Travel $13,218
Indirect $28,449
Capital Engineering design. $23,085
NEPA $34,630
$213,249
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2001 cost$213,249
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 2001 budget request$213,249
FY 2001 forecast from 2000$0
% change from forecast0.0%
Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash or in-kind
WDFW Hatchery Division Portion of Ford Hatchery personnel, O&M costs, and fish stocking costs associated with stocking resident trout into eastern Washington put-and-take trout lakes. $118,968 in-kind
Banks Lake Volunteer Net Pen Program Volunteer labor to set up net pens (5 people x 5 days x 8 h/day x $10/h) = $2,000; check and feed fish daily for 8 mo. (240 days x 2 h/day x $10/h) = $4,800. $6,800 in-kind
WDFW Aquatic Lands Enhancement Fund Provide funds for feed to Banks Lake Volunteer Net Pen Program $9,600 in-kind
WDFW Region I Fisheries Manager Evaluate Ford stocking in inland trout management lakes by conducting routine field surveys and fish surveys. $28,000 in-kind

Reviews and recommendations

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

Recommendation:
Fundable - no response required
Date:
Oct 6, 2000

Comment:

Fundable. Further ISRP response review is not needed. This is a straight-forward proposal for upgrading a deteriorated water supply system in a hatchery that provides fish for Lake Roosevelt and Banks Lake stocking programs (and a few others). The state has agreed to pay for a new building that was once part of the proposal. The proposal also includes M&E for Banks Lake and other minor lakes to assess success of the "plantings" (which seems oddly placed in this proposal, although important).

There is well-written, informative background material. However, it is not clear that added hatchery capacity is needed considering all the other hatchery facilities in the subbasin, although the oral presentations indicated that there really is a need for more hatchery rearing space. The relationship of this project to others in Lake Roosevelt is described in the Spokane Tribal Hatchery (Galbraith Springs) Operation and Maintenance Project 199104600. There still seems to be a need for prioritization among the several hatcheries, but that goes beyond the ISRP role. There appears to be good benefit to fish from stocking. Consistency criteria are met.


Recommendation:
Urgent/High Priority
Date:
Nov 15, 2000

Comment:

FY 01, 02, and 03 Budget Review Comments: capital and creel survey urgent, but not O&M
Recommendation:
Urgent/High Priority
Date:
Nov 15, 2000

Comment:

capital and creel survey urgent, but not O&M
Recommendation:
Urgent/High Priority
Date:
Nov 15, 2000

Comment:

capital and creel survey urgent, but not O&M
Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Dec 1, 2000

Comment:

Fundable. This is a straight-forward proposal for upgrading a deteriorated water supply system in a hatchery that provides fish for Lake Roosevelt and Banks Lake stocking programs (and a few others). The state has agreed to pay for a new building that was once part of the proposal. The proposal also includes M&E for Banks Lake and other minor lakes to assess success of the "plantings" (which seems oddly placed in this proposal, although important).

There is well-written, informative background material. However, it is not clear that added hatchery capacity is needed considering all the other hatchery facilities in the subbasin, although the oral presentations indicated that there really is a need for more hatchery rearing space. The relationship of this project to others in Lake Roosevelt is described in the Spokane Tribal Hatchery (Galbraith Springs) Operation and Maintenance Project 199104600. There still seems to be a need for prioritization among the several hatcheries, but that goes beyond the ISRP role. There appears to be good benefit to fish from stocking. Consistency criteria are met.


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Jan 31, 2001

Comment:


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Sep 11, 2001

Comment:


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Sep 20, 2003

Comment:

Fiscal year and contract year different. Unfinished construction work in 03 that will carry over into 04, capital improvement that is of scale for expense. Reflects 03 work in October 04 contract.
Recommendation:
Date:
Sep 20, 2003

Comment:


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:
$80,375 $80,375 $80,375

Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website