FY 2000 proposal 199901100

Additional documents

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199901100 Narrative Narrative
199901100 Sponsor Response to the ISRP Response

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleAssess Fish Habitat & Salmonids in the Walla Walla Watershed in Washington
Proposal ID199901100
OrganizationWashington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameGlen Mendel
Mailing address529 W. Main St. Dayton, WA 99328
Phone / email5093821005 / mendegwm@dfw.wa.gov
Manager authorizing this project
Review cycleFY 2000
Province / SubbasinColumbia Plateau / Walla Walla
Short descriptionDetermine fish passage, rearing, spawning conditions, and identify limiting factors for steelhead and for potential reintroduction of chinook salmon, and assess steelhead and bulltrout distribution, densities, and genetic composition in the Walla Walla Wa
Target speciesSteelhead/rainbow trout, Bull Trout, and Chinook Salmon
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
1998 collected and summarized data to quantify summer temperatures and flows in the mainstem Walla Walla and Touchet rivers
1998 obtained data regarding salmonid distribution and densities in the Touchet and Walla Walla river mainstems
1998 collected genetic samples from steelhead and bull trout in Mill Creek and the Walla Walla River in Oregon

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project IDTitleDescription
8802200 Trap and Haul in the Umatilla and Walla Walla Basins WDFW project will provide information about habitat and passage conditions that may be critical to project 8802200
9000501 Umatilla and Walla Walla Basin Natural Production M&E Project WDFW project should provide baseline habitat, fish distribution and density information needed for project 9000501
9601200 Adult Fish Passage Improvement - Walla Walla River WDFW project updates the habitat assessment and would help identify low flow locations and potential thermal or passage problems for adult salmon (if reintroduced) and existing passage problems for steelhead or bull trout.
9604601 Walla Walla Basin Fish Habitat Enhancement WDFW project will provide baseline data on habitat limiting factors, fish distribution and abundance needed to guide what habitat enhancement is needed and where.
8805302 Plan, Site, Design & Construct NEOH Hatchery - Umatilla/ Walla Component - WDFW project will provide current data that are needed concerning 1) low flows, desired flows, and spring/summer temperature and passage problems, 2) potential rearing and spawning habitat available for reintroduction of spring chinook and other salmon, a
9601100 Screens and Traps on the Walla Walla and Touchet WDFW project will provide information for possible additional screening needs, or that may affect trapping needs or effectiveness

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 Biol (1 FTE), Proj. leader (.25 FTE) 2 Techs. (1.2 FTE) $82,099
Fringe at 28.5% $23,398
Supplies replacement nets, boots, dry suits, temp. monitors and discharge monitors, flights, fuel, DNA analy $34,260
Operating equipment repair $1,000
Travel per diem for meetings and planning $640
Indirect at 22.5% (excluding $6,000 for equipment) $32,826
Other None $0
Subcontractor DOE - water quality DOE - flow monitoring $10,500
$184,723
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2000 cost$184,723
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 2000 budget request$184,723
FY 2000 forecast from 1999$0
% change from forecast0.0%
Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash or in-kind
WA Dept. of Ecology installation, operation and summary of data for flow monitors and water quality data collection and summary $3,000 unknown
USFS and ODFW collection of genetic samples from adult steelhead and bull trout at existing dams $2,000 unknown
WDFW/LSRCP collection of genetic samples from adult steelhead and bull trout at a trap on the Touchet River, or during electrofishing activities in the Touchet River tributaries under the LSRCP funding. $1,000 unknown
WDFW office space and utilities $6,600 unknown
Other budget explanation

Schedule Constraints: Securing ESA permits for all activities, or modifying proposed actions to comply with ESA requirements may delay or affect completion of all proposed actions. High flows in area streams may require delay of deployment of monitoring devices, or their withdrawal, and it may hinder or preclude spawning surveys.


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 an independent comprehensive review of the Walla Walla program is done. The review needs to be coordinated with related projects (20021, 20127) to identify overlap and collection of unnecessary data.

Comments: Several proposals for the Walla Walla address freshwater production, (9901100, 20021, 20127). Their objectives are not readily distinguishable. It is not clear whether they are coordinated or duplicative. For example, both 9901100 and 20021 include genetic components. The proposal mentions that Lyons Ferry stock steelhead are currently being used for mitigation in the Walla Walla River basin. It expresses a concern that several other stocks of steelhead may be identified in the basin, and that a different brood stock may be needed. The DNA information proposed for collection will not be critical for development of the broodstock, if a broodstock is even needed.


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:


Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Reduce parts of Objectives 1 and 3. General reduction in the scope of the project.
Recommendation:
Technically Sound? Yes
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:


Recommendation:
Fund existing operations
Date:
Oct 29, 1999

Comment:

Fund existing operations. See programmatic recommendation for Umatilla and Walla Walla under project 8903500. The response clarifies justification for aspects of the work.
Recommendation:
Fund existing activities
Date:
Nov 8, 1999

Comment:


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Mar 1, 2000

Comment:

[Decision made in 11-3-99 Council Meeting]; Address ISRP comments in BPA contract