FY 2000 proposal 199302900
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 |
|---|---|
| 199302900 Narrative | Narrative |
Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Survival Estimates for the Passage of Juvenile Salmonids Through Dams and R |
| Proposal ID | 199302900 |
| Organization | National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator | |
| Name | William D. Muir |
| Mailing address | NFSC - 2725 Montlake Blvd. East Seattle, WA 98112 |
| Phone / email | 5095382626 / |
| Manager authorizing this project | |
| Review cycle | FY 2000 |
| Province / Subbasin | Mainstem/Systemwide / Systemwide |
| Short description | Provide precise measurements of survival of juvenile salmon as they pass through dams and reservoirs in the Snake and Columbia Rivers |
| Target species | Chinook salmon (yearling spring/summer and subyearling fall) and steelhead |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Successfully captured, PIT-tagged, and released targeted numbers of yearling chinook salmon to estimate survival through dams and reservoirs for the first time since the 1980.'s |
| 1994 | Added juvenile steelhead to the study and an additional reach (Little Goose Dam to Lower Monumental Dam). |
| 1995 | Added subyearling fall chinook salmon to the study. |
| 1996 | Added additional reaches (Lower Monumental Dam to McNary Dam and McNary Dam to John Day Dam). |
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
| Project ID | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 9102900 | Identification of the spawning, rearing, and migratory requirements of fall | We began working cooperatively with this project in 1995 to estimate survival for hatchery-reared and wild subyearling fall chinook salmon through free-flowing sections, reservoirs, and dams of the Snake River. |
| 9600600 | PATH | Our study provides critical empirical data used for modeling survival through the hydrosystem in PATH. |
| 9105100 | Monitoring and evaluation statistical support | Our study provides many of the PIT-tagged fish used in their analysis. |
| 8331900 | New fish tag system | We continue to rely on this project to provide the innovations needed to conduct multiple-recapture survival studies in the Snake and Columbia Rivers in a variety of habitats. We provide feedback to the project on the performance of many of their innovat |
| 8332300 | Smolt condition and arrival timing at Lower Granite Dam | We estimate survival for PIT-tagged fish released from Snake River Basin traps in this study through the Snake River. |
| 9602000 | Comparative survival rate study of hatchery PIT tagged chinook | We utilize fish PIT-tagged from this study to estimate survival from hatcheries through the Snake River. |
| 9403400 | Assessing summer/fall chinook restoration in the Snake River Basin | We began working cooperatively with this project in 1996 to estimate survival for hatchery-reared subyearling fall chinook salmon released in the Clearwater River. |
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 |
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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 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 Monitoring and Evaluation phase
Section 8. Estimated budget summary
Itemized budget
| Item | Note | FY 2000 cost |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | $208,200 | |
| Fringe | $99,700 | |
| Supplies | $65,600 | |
| Operating | $5,400 | |
| Capital | Streambed flat-plate PIT tag detectors (number dependent on cost and performance). | $160,000 |
| PIT tags | 85,500 | $247,950 |
| Travel | $105,700 | |
| Indirect | $146,400 | |
| Subcontractor | University of Washington | $100,000 |
| Subcontractor | Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission | $60,000 |
| $1,198,950 | ||
Total estimated budget
| Total FY 2000 cost | $1,198,950 |
| Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
| Total FY 2000 budget request | $1,198,950 |
| FY 2000 forecast from 1999 | $0 |
| % change from forecast | 0.0% |
Cost sharing
| Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
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Other budget explanation
Schedule Constraints: Objective 3 dependent on development of streambed flat-plate PIT tag detector by Project 83-319.
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Comment:
Recommendation: Fund. OK for a multi-year review cycle, program review in 3 years.Comments: This proposal is very well presented, reports progressive development of methods and techniques over time, and demonstrates a timely and strong publication record of research. The proposal is well integrated with other related projects and presents a logical sequence of objectives and methods. The project is a core PIT tag application program that has been expanding its area of study as new detectors are installed and developed. This kind of information is vital if agencies wish to develop priorities for research and/or to develop a relative ranking of mortality sources in the Columbia.
The scope of the project is again so huge that it is extremely difficult to provide any cogent or constructive comments. Given this scope, the annual cost, and projected duration of this request, it seems advisable to conduct periodic programmatic reviews using expert panels. Such panels should provide a broader scientific basis for review and the necessary regional perspective to better evaluate the merits of the on-going research. This would assist in determining the appropriate scope and direction for future work.
One question for regional consideration is that if the results are repeatable, should this project continue until 2015? This may seem to be a rhetorical question but how would the region determine that this work should or should not continue? Will this simply continue as an annual monitoring cost as we hope to learn through annual variation in flows and survival? Or should more direct research approaches be developed? The region may be well advised to consider how to best utilize this important tool.
Comment:
Comment:
See Technical Questions from FPAC.Comment:
Technical Criteria 1: Met? Inc - Question whether flat plate detectors can be used in tributaries or whether they can answer questions about juvenile fish mortality upstream of LGR. No milestones provided.Programmatic Criteria 2: Met? Yes -
Milestone Criteria 3: Met? Inc - Questionable interpretation of data.
Resource Criteria 4: Met? Yes -
Comment:
[Decision made in 9-22-99 Council Meeting]NW Power and Conservation Council's FY 2006 Project Funding Review
expense
May 2005
| FY05 NPCC start of year: | FY06 NPCC staff preliminary: | FY06 NPCC July draft start of year: |
| $1,884,200 | $1,884,200 | $1,884,200 |
Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website