FY 2000 proposal 199600700

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199600700 Narrative Narrative
199600700 Sponsor Response to the ISRP Response

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleIrrigation Diversion Consolidations & Water Conservation; Upper Salmon R
Proposal ID199600700
OrganizationLemhi County Soil & Water Conservation District (Lemhi SWCD)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameBruce Mulkey, Chairman LS&WCD
Mailing addressRt. 1, Box 52 Salmon, ID 83467
Phone / email2087564655 / ckeller@dmi.net
Manager authorizing this project
Review cycleFY 2000
Province / SubbasinMountain Snake / Salmon
Short descriptionIrrigation consolidation of gravity diversions 10 Acre Canal (S-13) with the Pope Canal (S-14) and the Kane/Ramey Canal (S-12) with the Edwards Canal (S-11). Construct new fish screens on S-14 and S-11.
Target speciesSockeye, Spring & Summer Chinook, Steelhead, Bull Trout & resident non-anadromous species.
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
Consolidated four (4) gravity diversions into one (1). Eliminated three (3) diversions from the Salmon River.
Converted from flood to sprinkler irrigation systems.
Consolidated three (3) gravity and one (1) pump diversion into one (1). Eliminated two (2) gravity and one (1) pump diversions.
Converted from flood to sprinkler irrigation systems.
Construct new fish screen on consolidated diversion (S-28) (Construct Spring 99)
Construct new fish screen on consolidated diversion (S-32)(Construct Fall 99).

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project IDTitleDescription
9401500 Idaho Fish Screening Program Augments IDF&G Fish Screening Program
9306200 Salmon River Anadromous Fish Passage Enhancement, Idaho Augments Model Watershed Fish Passage Program

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 IDFG engineering, design, survey & inspection of Pope fish screen @ $9,000 and Edwards fish screen @ $54,020
Fringe Included with Personnel above $0
Supplies Pope fish screen fabrication labor & materials @ $81,700; Edwards fish screen fabrication labor & ma $132,700
Indirect LS&WCD administration (5%) @ ?? $35,896
Subcontractor Pope fish screen civil works @ $93,000; Edwards fish screen civil works @ $ $531,200
$753,816
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2000 cost$753,816
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 2000 budget request$753,816
FY 2000 forecast from 1999$0
% change from forecast0.0%
Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash or in-kind
Bureau of Reclamation Engineering, design, specs. & Project Coordination, NEPA, arch. surveys for S-14 & S-11 $49,000 unknown
Other budget explanation

Schedule Constraints: Funding must be available to coincide with the non-irrigation season for construction. Fish screens and associated diversion structures can only be constructed from November 1st to mid-December and late February to April 15th.


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 they can demonstrate that the water saving will be secured for instream use, through filing of instream water rights and monitoring of those rights.

Comments: This is not a watershed proposal; this is implementation of irrigation screening. What is proposed is to consolidate irrigation diversions and improve fish screens. A small amount of BOR funding would apparently be available. Any purported "saving" of water should be formalized by filing for an instream water right, but that issue is not addressed in the proposal. There was no evidence of fish losses presented to justify the proposal. There was no indication that other agencies (esp. IDFG) feel that this is a high-priority project that justifies its substantial cost.


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:


Recommendation:
Technically Sound? No
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Project has merit, but mirrors projects 9401500 and 9306200. All three projects should be combined into one.

Project should include an effective monitoring and evaluation plan to demonstrate how much flow and how many fish are "saved" over the baseline conditions. What is the long-term overall plan to restore the stream?


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Oct 29, 1999

Comment:

Fund. The responses adequately addressed the ISRP concerns.
Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Nov 8, 1999

Comment:


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Mar 1, 2000

Comment:

[Decision made in 11-3-99 Council Meeting]