FY 2000 proposal 199600700
Section 1. Administrative
Proposal title | Irrigation Diversion Consolidations & Water Conservation; Upper Salmon R |
Proposal ID | 199600700 |
Organization | Lemhi County Soil & Water Conservation District (Lemhi SWCD) |
Proposal contact person or principal investigator |
Name | Bruce Mulkey, Chairman LS&WCD |
Mailing address | Rt. 1, Box 52 Salmon, ID 83467 |
Phone / email | 2087564655 / ckeller@dmi.net |
Manager authorizing this project | |
Review cycle | FY 2000 |
Province / Subbasin | Mountain Snake / Salmon |
Short description | Irrigation 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 species | Sockeye, Spring & Summer Chinook, Steelhead, Bull Trout & resident non-anadromous species. |
Project location
Latitude | Longitude | Description |
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)
Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:
Reviewing agency | Action # | BiOp Agency | Description |
Section 2. Past accomplishments
Year | Accomplishment |
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Consolidated four (4) gravity diversions into one (1). Eliminated three (3) diversions from the Salmon River. |
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Converted from flood to sprinkler irrigation systems. |
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Consolidated three (3) gravity and one (1) pump diversion into one (1). Eliminated two (2) gravity and one (1) pump diversions. |
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Converted from flood to sprinkler irrigation systems. |
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Construct new fish screen on consolidated diversion (S-28) (Construct Spring 99) |
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Construct new fish screen on consolidated diversion (S-32)(Construct Fall 99). |
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
Project ID | Title | Description |
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
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 |
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 forecast | 0.0% |
Cost sharing
Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash 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]