FY 2000 proposal 199401500

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
199401500 Narrative	Narrative

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Idaho Fish Screen Improvement - O&M
Proposal ID	199401500
Organization	Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Patrick Marcuson
Mailing address	P.O. Box 1336 Salmon, ID 83467-1336
Phone / email	2087566022 / pmarcuso@idfg.state.id.us
Manager authorizing this project
Review cycle	FY 2000
Province / Subbasin	Mountain Snake / Salmon
Short description	Enhance passage of juvenile and adult fish in Idaho's anadromous fish corridors by consolidation and elimination of irrigation diversions. Minimize impact of irrigation diversion dams, screen pump intakes and loss of fish to irrigation canals.
Target species	Chinook, Sockeye, Steelhead, Bull Trout and other indigenous resident salmonids.

Project location

Latitude	Longitude	Description

Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agency	Action #	BiOp Agency	Description

Section 2. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishment
1993	Built Anadromous Fish Screen Shop
1994	Equipment purchased and screen construction to NMFS criteria.
1997	Constructed fish screens on consolidated canals, three fish friendly diversions, 20 pump intake screens, 2 infiltration screens and 17 headgates.
1998	Constructed fish screens, 4 fish friendly diversions, safety fences, canal eliminations and two stream reconnects, 20 pump intake screens, and 12 headgates.

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description
9401700	Idaho Model Watershed Habitat	Joint projects
9202603	Idaho Model Watershed Admin/Improvement	Technical Work Group advise/priorities
9107200	Redfish Lake Sockeye	Keep sockeye smolts from diversions
8909800	Idaho Supplementation Studies	Movement vs. fish screen efficiencies
9600700	Consolidation Program	Joint projects

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	Fisheries and Engineering Technicians	$41,670
Fringe		$14,420
Supplies		$54,000
Capital	Contracts	$629,840
Construction		$12,000
Travel		$7,000
Indirect		$31,000
Subcontractor	Contracts	$210,070
		$1,000,000

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2000 cost	$1,000,000
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 2000 budget request	$1,000,000
FY 2000 forecast from 1999	$0
% change from forecast	0.0%

Cost sharing

Organization	Item or service provided	Amount	Cash or in-kind
Mitchell Act	Grant award O-M	$1,516,208	unknown
Irrigators/Landowners	Cost sharing	$120,000	unknown
NRCS	Professional employee assistance	$0	unknown

Other budget explanation

Schedule Constraints: Some proposed consolidations, eliminations and conservation agreements of irrigation diversions fail at last hour because one or more ditch owners cannot agree. Inconsistent or delayed date-of-issuance of grant awards.

Reviews and recommendations

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

REVIEW:
ISRP Preliminary Review (ISRP 99-2)

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Jun 15, 1999

Comment:

Recommendation: Fund, ok for multiyear funding, run to completion in 2005.

Comments: This is an excellent proposal to continue an expensive fish screening program. Apparently no monitoring and evaluation of results is conducted so it is not possible to gauge the cost per smolt protected. If smolts are considered priceless, that is appropriate; otherwise, this may simply represent a subsidy to engineers and construction workers. The reviewers suggest incorporating monitoring and evaluation protocols and benchmarks into the project. There appears to be good collaboration among agencies and landowners. The proposal notes that screening should be complete by 2005. If the project is not linked with a smolt monitoring project it should be considered.

REVIEW:
CBFWA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

REVIEW:
CBFWA: Subregional Team Comments

Recommendation:

Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Capital project. $1 M requested. Title is misleading; Mitchell Act pays the O & M.

REVIEW:
CBFWA: Watershed Technical Group Comments

Recommendation:
Technically Sound? No

Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4, should provide more details and demonstrate links to the biological opinions and recovery plan goals. Proposal should include measurable biological objectives.

The effectiveness of the screens should be monitored.

What is the return on investment?

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation (NWPPC 2000-6)

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:
$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000

Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website