FY 2000 proposal 199401807

Additional documents

TitleType
199401807 Narrative Narrative
199401807 Sponsor Response to the ISRP Response

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleContinue with Implementation of Pataha Creek Model Watershed Projects
Proposal ID199401807
OrganizationPomeroy Conservation District (PCD)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameDuane G. Bartels
Mailing addressP.O. Box 468 Pomeroy, WA 99347
Phone / email5098431998 / duanebar@pomeroy-wa.com
Manager authorizing this project
Review cycleFY 2000
Province / SubbasinColumbia Plateau / Tucannon
Short descriptionReduce the sedimentation from the Pataha Creek Watershed into the critical spawning and rearing area of the fall chinook salmon in the lower Tucannon River. Improve habitat for spawning and rearing steelhead in upper portion of Pataha Creek
Target speciesFall Chinook Salmon, Steelhead
Project location
LatitudeLongitudeDescription
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

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Section 2. Past accomplishments

YearAccomplishment
1994 Initiated Collaboration with Citizens and Agency Representatives on salmon issue in Pataha Creek Watershed
1995 Pataha Creek Riparian Fencing Demonstration Project
1995 Continue plan research and development
1996 Fish Aquarium for Pomeroy Grade School
1996 Continue plan research and development
1996 Began cost-share program by installing upland and riparian practices for bank stability and erosion reduction
1996 Involved local schools in tree planting, invertabrate education
1997 Continued plan research and development
1997 ISCO samplers and temperature monitoring devices deployed in lower and upper Pataha Creek
1997 Continued installation of upland and riparian practices for bank stability and erosion reduction using cost share incentive program.
1998 Draft of Pataha Creek Model Watershed Plan printed.
1998 Database being built from ISCO sampling with testing for total suspended solids. Temperature monitoring ongoing.
1998 Continued installation of upland and riparian practices for bank stability and erosion reduction using cost share incentive program.
1998 FY 99 installation of practices to date
1998 Contracted with WSU for additional monitoring of water quality, invertabrates and upland conservation practices.

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project IDTitleDescription
9401806 Restore habitat for Fall and Spring Chinook, Steelhead, and Bull Trout Pataha Creek is largest tributary into the Tucannon River and affects lower 12 miles.
9008 Lower Snake River Comp Plan Sedimentation study of artifical redds in Tucannon River

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

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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 .8 FTE Watershed Technical Lead .5 FTE Admin. Assistant $34,622
Fringe Insurance, Soc. Sec., medicare $11,693
Supplies Office supplies, monitoring supplies, mailings $3,980
Operating Maintenance of existing demonstration projects and monitoring sites $1,300
Travel Travel to, registration for meetings, seminars, conferences. $3,900
Other Tree planting and other practices $2,500
Subcontractor No-till and two pass seeding $81,000
Subcontractor Terrace, Grassed WW, sediment basins, other practices $15,000
Subcontractor Riparian Fencing, buffer strips $20,000
Subcontractor Off-site watering $10,000
Subcontractor Water quality, soil erosion monitoring $29,000
$212,995
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2000 cost$212,995
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 2000 budget request$212,995
FY 2000 forecast from 1999$0
% change from forecast0.0%
Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash or in-kind
Bonneville Power Cash Match $213,000 unknown
Wash. St HB 2496 Cash Match for restoration on Alpowa and other county creeks $125,000 unknown
Conservation Commission Cash Match for implementation projects, Basic Funding $50,000 unknown
WSU SARE Grant to study upland erosion $40,000 unknown
NRCS Office space, utilities, phone and vehicle use $25,000 unknown
Landowners Cash match of Cost Share Practices Implemented $45,000 unknown
Other budget explanation

Schedule Constraints: There should be no schedule constraints. This is a continuation proposal that will aid in the implementation of conservation and enhancement practices to reduce sedimentation into the spawning/rearing area of the lower Tucannon River.


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 comprehensive review of restoration programs within the basin, and demonstration of biological benefits.

Comments: This project is very similar to Proposals 9401805 and 9401806. The geographic focus is slightly different. This project has been ongoing since 1996or before, and is projected to continue indefinitely. It is very difficult to review projects such as this on an annual basis, particularly when little or no information is given about project objectives and milestones. Proper oversight is not possible, nor is it likely to be, unless the project has a) a clear end date, and b) a set of project milestones pertinent to individual years, against which progress can be measured. The information presented is insufficient to determine whether project objectives are being achieved. Furthermore, the proposal talks about such goals as tons of soil "saved". Is this really a Program goal, that is somehow related to the hydropower system? It sounds much more appropriate to NRCS programs, one would at least hope for some cost sharing.


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:


Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Reduce Objective 5-monitoring, + implementation. Low priority objectives were reduced or eliminated. General reduction in the scope of the project.
Recommendation:
Technically Sound? No
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

The Pataha watershed is severely abused (e.g., riparian feedlots, agriculture up to the stream bank, vertical unstable banks up to 15' high).

Work in the Pataha Creek is intended to enhance fall chinook spawning habitat in the Lower Tucannon River, but that stretch of the river has other limiting factors that need to be addressed first.

What is the biological return on the investment in terms of mitigation achieved?


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:
$80,000 $80,000 $80,000

Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website