FY 1999 proposal 199604000

Additional documents

TitleType
199604000 Narrative Narrative

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleEvaluate the Feasibility and Risks of Coho Reintroduction in Mid-Columbia
Proposal ID199604000
OrganizationYakama Indian Nation (YIN)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameLynn Hatcher
Mailing addressP.O. Box 151 Toppenish, WA 98948
Phone / email5098656262 / lynn@yakama.com
Manager authorizing this project
Review cycleFY 1999
Province / SubbasinUpper Mid-Columbia / Methow
Short descriptionDetermine the feasibility of re-establishing a naturally spawning coho population and a significant fall fishery for coho within the mid-Columbia, while keeping adverse ecological impacts within acceptable limits,
Target species
Project location
LatitudeLongitudeDescription
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

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Section 2. Past accomplishments

YearAccomplishment

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project IDTitleDescription
9603302 Yakima River Coho Restoration Similar goals/objectives/strategies
9603401 Methow Valley Irrigation District Conversion Project Habitat restoration to improve instream flows in Methow basin.

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

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Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

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Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

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Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

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Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget
ItemNoteFY 1999 cost
Personnel Admin, Bio, Techs, Research $195,000
Fringe 20.0% $39,000
Supplies $70,000
Operating Includes M & E costs $250,000
Capital Acclimation facility and M/E equipment, land, buildings $95,745
Tag 10,000 $29,000
Travel Project oversight, M/E and fish propagation crews $50,000
Indirect 23.5% FY 1997 rate $171,255
Subcontractor USFWS; Sea Springs Co. $470,000
$1,370,000
Total estimated budget
Total FY 1999 cost$1,370,000
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 1999 budget request$1,370,000
FY 1999 forecast from 1998$0
% change from forecast0.0%
Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash or in-kind
Other budget explanation

Schedule Constraints: NEPA determinations, significant impacts on other species by coho, inadequate funding, inability to get scientific measurements resulting in a change of experimental design , current environmental issues making restoration infeasible.


Reviews and recommendations

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

Recommendation:
Date:
May 13, 1998

Comment:

Criteria 1: Technical Criteria - Yes: Is the competition/predation part of this study necessary and over such a long period of time (i.e. coho are native and co-evolved with other salmonids in these streams. Is not the same work in the Yakima adequate for understanding the interactions in the Methow and Wenatchee?)

Criteria 2: Objectives Criteria - Incomplete Use Abstract to refer to and describe this project. Summarize methods and excerpt from referenced document.

Criteria 3: Milestones Criteria - Yes

Criteria 4: Resources Criteria - Incomplete: Additional budget details would be useful. Staffing requirements, Travel 50k.


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
May 13, 1998

Comment:

Reduction due to increased efficiencies
Recommendation:
Significant reservations
Date:
Jun 18, 1998

Comment:

The first objective listed is to return natural production of coho to the area, but the technical section indicates that this project’s goal is to establish a hatchery population. It appears to be an artificial production/supplementation project presented as a natural production project. The proposal does not describe why coho have declined, and if the reasons for decline have been corrected. The methods section is incomplete. Snorkeling at night is not sufficient for monitoring populations and little other monitoring is described. This project relates to proposal 9086, but does not give a relationship to the Fish and Wildlife Program. The ISRP has significant reservations about this proposal.
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:
$2,288,859 $2,288,859 $2,288,859

Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website