FY 1999 proposal 198332300
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 |
|---|---|
| 198332300 Narrative | Narrative |
Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Monitor Smolts at the Head of Lower Granite Reservoir and Lower Granite Dam |
| Proposal ID | 198332300 |
| Organization | Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator | |
| Name | Edwin Buettner |
| Mailing address | 1540 Warner Ave. Lewiston, ID 83501 |
| Phone / email | 2087993475 / ebuettne@idfg.state.id.us |
| Manager authorizing this project | |
| Review cycle | FY 1999 |
| Province / Subbasin | Mainstem / Mainstem |
| Short description | Operate fish traps; monitor migration timing and relative passage index; PIT tag groups of smolts to provide in-season travel time and survival information, including collection of data required for BiOP implementation and decision path determinations. |
| Target species | Snake River spring, summer, and fall chinook salmon and summer steelhead trout. |
Project location
| Latitude | Longitude | Description |
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Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)
Sponsor-reported:
| RPA |
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Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:
| Reviewing agency | Action # | BiOp Agency | Description |
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Section 2. Past accomplishments
| Year | Accomplishment |
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Section 3. Relationships to other projects
| Project ID | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 8712700 | NWPPC Slt Monitoring by non-Federal entities | Key Component: This project provides in-season management information for flow and passage management |
| 9403300 | Fish Passage Center | Key Component: Provides in-season management information to FPC for flow and passage management |
| 9107300 | IDFG 'Idaho Natural Produciton Monitoring/Evaluation' | Key Component: Uses project data to generate estimates of survival from point of release to head of L Granite pool |
| 9008000 | PSMFC Columbia Basin PIT Tag Information System | Key Component: Provide PIT Tag information to PTAGIS on a daily basis during outmigration. Idaho Representative to PIT Tag Steering Committee. |
| 9701000 | BPA Essential M&E Infrastructure-PIT Tag Monitor Procurement and Inst. | Key Component: Idaho Representative to the ISO Transition Planning Team |
| 8740100 | USGS Travel time and Survival Smolt Physiology | Key Component: Provide PIT-tagged sample fish |
Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 1999 cost | Subcontractor |
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Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase
Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 1999 cost | Subcontractor |
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Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase
Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 1999 cost | Subcontractor |
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Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase
Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 1999 cost | Subcontractor |
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Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
Section 8. Estimated budget summary
Itemized budget
| Item | Note | FY 1999 cost |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | $160,800 | |
| Fringe | $51,700 | |
| Operating | $129,200 | |
| Capital | Includes two PIT tagging laptop computers needed because of ISO transition @ $2,500 ea | $10,000 |
| Tag | 20,000 | $58,000 |
| Travel | $6,000 | |
| Subcontractor | $0 | |
| $415,700 | ||
Total estimated budget
| Total FY 1999 cost | $415,700 |
| Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
| Total FY 1999 budget request | $415,700 |
| FY 1999 forecast from 1998 | $0 |
| % change from forecast | 0.0% |
Cost sharing
| Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
|---|
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Comment:
Criteria 1: Technical Criteria - Yes
Criteria 2: Objectives Criteria - Yes
Criteria 3: Milestones Criteria - Yes
Criteria 4: Resources Criteria - Yes:
Comment:
Comment:
ISRP reviewers have some reservations. While the monitoring program is considered valid, the proposal is not well written, and the project’s longevity is challenged. Collectively, the reviewers suggest that the Council consider a broad review of smolt monitoring.