FY 2000 proposal 198902401

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198902401 Narrative Narrative
198902401 Sponsor Response to the ISRP Response

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleEvaluate Juvenile Salmonid Outmigration and Survival in the Lower Umatilla
Proposal ID198902401
OrganizationOregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameRichard Carmichael
Mailing address211 Inlow Hall, EOU, 1410 ā€œLā€ Avenue La Grande, OR 97850
Phone / email5419623777 / odfw2@eosc.osshe.edu
Manager authorizing this project
Review cycleFY 2000
Province / SubbasinColumbia Plateau / Umatilla
Short descriptionDetermine migration patterns, migrant abundance, and survival of hatchery and natural juvenile salmonids in the Umatilla basin using PIT tag and radio telemetry technology and investigate effects of environmental variables on fish migration.
Target speciesSpring and fall chinook salmon, coho salmon, summer steelhead, and Pacific lamprey.
Project location
LatitudeLongitudeDescription
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agencyAction #BiOp AgencyDescription

Section 2. Past accomplishments

YearAccomplishment
1997 Video monitored fish behavior / passage
1997 Evaluated tranport of juvenile fish
1997 Completed Final Report for Passage Evaluation Study
1997 Measured velocities at key locations at the fish ladder and canal facility
1997 Determined diel patterns of fish movement
1997 Determined condition of juvenile migrants
1997 Identified fish predators
1998 Evaluated new color marking techniques
1998 Estimated lower river natural production
1998 Estimated survival of hatchery migrants
1998 Determined trap efficiencies
1998 Investigated feasibility of PIT tag use
1998 Determined relationship between flow and fish migration
1998 Determine migration patterns of migrants

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project IDTitleDescription
8903500 Umatilla Hatchery O&M Use of facilities, fish for tests
8343600 Umatilla Fish Passage Facility O&M Assistance, information exchange
8802200 Umatilla Fish Passage Operations Assistance, coordination, information exchange
8343500 Umatilla Satellite Facilities O&M Coordination, information exchange
8710001 Enhance Anadromous Fish Habitat Information exchange
20516 Umatilla River Subbasin Umbrella
9402600 Pacific Lamprey Research and Restoration
9000500 Umatilla Hatchery M&E
8902401 Evaluate Juvenile Salmonid Outmigration and Survival
9000501 Umatilla Natural Production M&E

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget
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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 2000 cost
Personnel $123,390
Fringe $47,041
Supplies $3,360
Operating $11,550
Capital Remote + hand-held 134 kHz detectors $11,000
PIT tags 10,000 $29,000
Travel $6,909
Indirect 35.5% $68,249
$300,499
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2000 cost$300,499
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 2000 budget request$300,499
FY 2000 forecast from 1999$0
% change from forecast0.0%
Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash or in-kind
$0 unknown
$0 unknown
$0 unknown
$0 unknown
Other budget explanation

Schedule Constraints: Time required to complete annual progress report for FY2000 will extend into FY2001. Remote detection at Westland Canal may not be completed in FY2000.


Reviews and recommendations

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

Recommendation:
Fund for one year
Date:
Jun 15, 1999

Comment:

Recommendation: Fund for one year. Subsequent funding contingent on a proposal that clarifies relationships to other projects and better describes methodology.

Comments: This proposal is not a stand-alone project. It needs to be evaluated in the context of an umbrella project that would establish how it is contributing (or not) to achieving the subbasin objectives. A goal-directed workshop would probably be of value to those responsible for planning and directing projects described in these proposals. An example of what results when a proposal (or project) is considered in isolation is provided on page 9 of this proposal where it is stated "Increases in diverse populations of Umatilla River salmon and steelhead have resulted from artificial and natural production (CTUIR and ODFW 1990)." Numbers of adults are not given, perhaps because this project has responsibility only for evaluating juvenile survival and the author did not think it appropriate to include information on adults. The reviewers had to glean such information from several different proposals, not all of which contained consistent numbers.

The potential application of information from this project is not clear. How will the information on juvenile survival be used? Further, from the information given in the proposal it is not clear that the study objectives, to measure differences in survival, can be achieved. For example, there is indication of an interest in measuring differences in survival between groups of fish released at different locations in the river. But no details of the experimental design are given. It is not clear whether differences in survival between years might obscure the effects of release location. Numbers of recoveries required to detect differences of various magnitudes ought to be specified and evaluated in terms of the likelihood the experiment can be carried out successfully.


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:


Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Technical Criteria 1: Met? yes -

Programmatic Criteria 2: Met? yes - Well prepared.

Milestone Criteria 3: Met? yes -

Resource Criteria 4: Met? yes -


Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Hold to last year's cost. General reduction in the scope of the project.
Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Mar 1, 2000

Comment:

[Decision made in 9-22-99 Council Meeting]
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:
$306,235 $306,235 $306,235

Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website