FY 2000 proposal 20123
Section 1. Administrative
Proposal title | Restoration of Sockeye Salmon Into Palmer Lake |
Proposal ID | 20123 |
Organization | Salmonsoft |
Proposal contact person or principal investigator |
Name | Jeff Fryer |
Mailing address | 5810 SW Idaho Portland, OR 97221 |
Phone / email | 5037311266 / salmonsoft@hotmail.com |
Manager authorizing this project | |
Review cycle | FY 2000 |
Province / Subbasin | Columbia Cascade / Okanogan |
Short description | Sockeye salmon will be restored to Palmer Lake, Washington, by reprogramming the Cassimer Bar Hatchery. |
Target species | Sockeye salmon |
Project location
Latitude | Longitude | Description |
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)
Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:
Reviewing agency | Action # | BiOp Agency | Description |
Section 2. Past accomplishments
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
Project ID | Title | Description |
Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase
Task-based budget
Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2000 cost | Subcontractor |
Outyear objectives-based budget
Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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 |
Outyear objectives-based budget
Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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 |
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 |
Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
Section 8. Estimated budget summary
Itemized budget
Item | Note | FY 2000 cost |
Personnel |
|
$2,000 |
Fringe |
|
$0 |
Supplies |
|
$0 |
Subcontractor |
Colville Tribe |
$82,328 |
Subcontractor |
CRITFC |
$17,132 |
| $101,460 |
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2000 cost | $101,460 |
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
Total FY 2000 budget request | $101,460 |
FY 2000 forecast from 1999 | $0 |
% change from forecast | 0.0% |
Cost sharing
Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
Douglas County PUD |
Sockeye juvenile production |
$226,000 |
unknown |
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Recommendation:
Delay funding
Date:
Jun 15, 1999
Comment:
Recommendation:
Delay funding until adult sockeye passage at, or elimination of, the Enloe dam is reasonably assured. The project has high programmatic value.
Comments:
This proposal's objectives are to establish a run of sockeye salmon into Palmer Lake. There is a programmatic need for this project. Sockeye salmon have declined significantly. Only two of 25 lakes that produced sockeye historically (Lakes Wenatchee and Osoyoos) still maintain runs, but even these are in decline. The supplementation program for Osoyoos Lake has experienced problems because of a lack of sufficient sites for net pen placements. Canadian portions of the lake are unavailable for pen sets and high temperatures cause problems in remaining sites in the United States. Palmer Lake is historic habitat for sockeye. Proposed activities include obtaining necessary permits, releasing marked parr and smolt sockeye salmon from the Cassimer Bar Hatchery program into Palmer Lake, and determining whether parr exit the lake and whether adults return. The project includes monitoring of limnological conditions and movement of fish. Spring inflows are problematic. The Similkameen River floods into Palmer Lake during spring, which may complicate movement of smolts. Limnological conditions at Palmer should be substantially better than at Osoyoos because of higher elevation at Palmer and therefore cooler water temperatures. Compared to the more elaborate plans prepared for reintroduction of sockeye into Skaha Lake, the proposal for Palmer is simple but the chances for success or unanticipated problems are more uncertain. Only one year of pre-introduction monitoring of limnological conditions is planned. The proposal for Palmer is less cautious than that proposed for Skaha.
The success of this project depends on the ability to separate sockeye released into Palmer Lake as fry or pre-smolts from the kokanee already living there. According to the proposal all fry and pre-smolts will be adipose clipped. However, the reviewers didn't see anything in the budget to cover the clipping cost. Returning adult sockeye will be trapped at Bonneville based on a visual mark, but we do not know what type of mark will be applied (V-I tag?). Correct fish identification is critical to this project, but we are not provided with enough detail to evaluate whether it will be properly done. How are they going to distinguish the adult sockeye from Wenatchee sockeye at Bonneville Dam? There is inadequate description of potential impacts and risks to the ecosystem. The proposal describes the existence of a 16m dam that will block passage. Elimination of the dam or passage past this dam should be secured before this project is funded. On the plus side, there is a significant cost share on this with Douglas County PUD.
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Aug 20, 1999
Comment:
Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999
Comment:
Technical Criteria 1: Met? NA - Programmatic Criteria 2: Met? no - Need to discuss disease risk and genetic background in tech section
Milestone Criteria 3: Met? yes -
Resource Criteria 4: Met? yes -
Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999
Comment:
WA SRT does not believe enough is known about Palmer Lake (flows, available spawning habitat, passage at Enloe Dam, predator abundance) to suggest long term success of this program. If passage was certain at Enloe Dam, we would support sockeye releases in Palmer Lake. This project seems premature until more baseline information has been collected. This information could be provided by the cost share partners currently working in this area. Efforts for sockeye restoration would be better focused on determining limiting factors for Lake Osoyoos sockeye.
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Mar 1, 2000
Comment:
[Decision made in 9-22-99 Council Meeting];