FY 2000 proposal 20035
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 |
|---|---|
| 20035 Narrative | Narrative |
Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Water Right Acquisition Program (Multi-Year Fy 2000-2002) |
| Proposal ID | 20035 |
| Organization | Oregon Water Trust (OWT) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator | |
| Name | Leslie Bach |
| Mailing address | OWT, 111 SW Naito Parkway., Ste. 404 Portland, OR 97204 |
| Phone / email | 5032269055 / info@owt.org |
| Manager authorizing this project | |
| Review cycle | FY 2000 |
| Province / Subbasin | Columbia Plateau / John Day |
| Short description | Acquire existing consumptive water rights from willing sellers and transfer to legally protected instream water rights to increase streamflows and restore salmonid habitat and water quality. Work with agencies to monitor and protect instream rights. |
| Target species | Wild spring chinook, summer and winter steelhead, redband trout, bull trout. |
Project location
| Latitude | Longitude | Description |
|---|
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 |
|---|
Section 2. Past accomplishments
| Year | Accomplishment |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 4 water right acquisitions (statewide); total flow acquired 1.84 cfs; protected 3.8 river miles. [1 acquisition in Project subbasins.] |
| 1995 | 10 water right acquisitions (statewide) total flow acquired 8.25-10.81 cfs protected 29.6 river miles. [3 acquisitions in Project subbasins.] |
| 1996 | 25 water right acquisitions (statewide); total flow acquired 20.33-22.72 cfs; protected 254 river miles. [12 acquisitions in Project subbasins.] |
| 1997 | 27 water right acquisitions (statewide); total flow acquired 19.70-21.30 cfs; protected 271 river miles. [11 acquisitions in Project subbasins.] |
| 1998 | 31 water right acquisitions (statewide); total flow acquired 21.42-23.03 cfs; protected 288 river miles. [11 acquisitions in Project subbasins.] |
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
| Project ID | Title | Description |
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Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2000 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 2000 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 2000 cost | Subcontractor |
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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 2000 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|
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 2000 cost |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | $20,500 | |
| Fringe | Estimated at %3.9 of Personnel Costs | $800 |
| Supplies | $580 | |
| Operating | $960 | |
| Capital | Two-thirds of projected funds needed to complete acquisitions in FY 2000 | $100,000 |
| Travel | Travel throughout subbasins related to acquiring and monitoring instream water rights | $2,000 |
| Indirect | Overhead at 10% of $41,840 in Operational Costs | $4,160 |
| Subcontractor | Certified Water Rights Examiners | $1,000 |
| $130,000 | ||
Total estimated budget
| Total FY 2000 cost | $130,000 |
| Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
| Total FY 2000 budget request | $130,000 |
| FY 2000 forecast from 1999 | $0 |
| % change from forecast | 0.0% |
Cost sharing
| Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Water Resources Department | Project identification, evaluation and monitoring by Watermasters and WRD staff | $2,000 | unknown |
| Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife | Project idenitification, evaluation and monitoring by district fish biologists | $2,000 | unknown |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Bullitt Foundation and Compton Foundation | Operation Funding | $16,000 | unknown |
| Governor's Watershed Enhancement Board | Acquisition Funding | $27,000 | unknown |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Acquisition Funding | $10,000 | unknown |
| Local Governments | Acquisition Funding | $7,000 | unknown |
| Portland General Electric | Acquisition Funding | $5,000 | unknown |
| Private Donations | Acquisition Funding | $1,000 | unknown |
Other budget explanation
Schedule Constraints: The water right acquisition process depends on: 1) negotiating with the water right holder, and 2) obtaining approval from the Oregon Water Resources Department for transfer to instream use. Time required varies with each acquisition.
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Fund (high priority among new proposals).
Jun 15, 1999
Comment:
Recommendation: Fund (high priority among new proposals). Review next year to determine if there are actual increases in streamflow.Comments: The rationale for this project was clearly defined and well justified. The proposal appears well worth funding, although it would have been helpful to project the percent increases in flow for each stream in which acquisitions have been targeted. The objectives were clearly laid out, but it was not clear how sure some of the negotiations for purchases were at this time. This uncertainty lessens the feasibility of this fairly unique proposal. Effectiveness is questionable if enforcement is not good, and the feasibility of that was not addressed. Also unclear were the permanency of these arrangements and, therefore the long-term impact of any expenditure. The monitoring component of the project is not adequately described. The proposal suggests that other agencies may provide biological monitoring, but the reviewers would like to see a monitoring program in place. Specifically, it was not clear how one person with a flow meter would be able to adequately monitor the amount of water at all the acquired sites, even with the assistance of state agencies, tribes, etc. It seems possible, but the particulars were not given in the proposal. Coordination with other agencies is identified as important, but the commitment of those agencies is unclear. Activities in the past in this area apparently moved forward without BPA funding; it was not entirely clear why BPA funding should now be directed here. Also unclear is what is currently being done (if anything), and by whom. Nevertheless, the proposal makes a convincing case for acquiring water rights in over-appropriated streams and long-term funding requirements appear minimal.
Comment:
Comment:
Criteria all: Met? yes -Comment:
Split costs with NEOSWW. #2&3&7 p.16-17 lists plans.#5 big cost share #6 small ongoing cost of monitoring instream flows with commitment of Non-BPA (ODFW). #12 water right does have legal protection past efforts have been successful when purchased.Technically Sound? Yes
Aug 20, 1999
Comment:
Good proposal.One drawback is current lack of landowner support.
Good example of cost-sharing.
Comment:
[Decision made in 9-22-99 Council Meeting]