FY 2000 proposal 199901300

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
199901300 Narrative	Narrative

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Ahtanum Creek Watershed Assessment
Proposal ID	199901300
Organization	Yakama Indian Nation (YN)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Lynn Hatcher
Mailing address	P.O. Box 151 Toppenish, WA 98948
Phone / email	5098656262 / lynn@yakama.com
Manager authorizing this project
Review cycle	FY 2000
Province / Subbasin	Columbia Plateau / Yakima
Short description	Conduct watershed assessment in the agricultural portion of the Ahtanum Creek watershed to complete assessment of the entire watershed, facilitate restoration of salmon and steelhead, and protect bull trout.
Target species	Steelhead (Mid-Columbia ESU), bull trout (Threatened, 6/10/98), spring chinook, coho

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
1998	Began measuring discharge in key stream and diversion locations to begin water budget assessment.
1998	Completed cursory investigations of salmonid presence/absence, species, age-structure

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description
8812008	Fisheries Technician Field Activities	Will help to monitor success of habitat restoration and supplementation by continuing to survey Ahtanum Creek for coho redds.
9603302	Yakima River Coho Restoration-O&M	Although this is not a supplementation project, coho released under this project are spawning in Ahtanum Creek and can be expected to utilize additional habitat when actions proposed under this project are put in place.
9105700	Yakima Phase II Screen Fabrication	Substantial BPA investments have been made in fish passage facilities in Ahtanum Creek and in the Yakima River downstream from Ahtanum Creek. It is important to address the flow and habitat obstacles to salmon and steelhead production that remain
9200900	Yakima Phase II Screen O&M	Substantial BPA investments have been made in fish passage facilities in Ahtanum Creek and in the Yakima River downstream from Ahtanum Creek. It is important to address the flow and habitat obstacles to salmon and steelhead production that remain
9503300	Yakima Fish Protection, Mitigation and Enhancement Facilities	Substantial BPA investments have been made in fish passage facilities in Ahtanum Creek and in the Yakima River downstream from Ahtanum Creek. It is important to address the flow and habitat obstacles to salmon and steelhead production that remain
9705100	Yakima Basin Side Channels
9901300	Ahtanum Creek Watershed Assessment
20117	Yakima River Subbasin Assessment (new)
9803400	Reestablish Safe Access Into Tributaries of the Yakima Subbasin
9705000	Little Naches Riparian and In-Channel Restoration
9206200	Yakama Nation Riparian/Wetlands Restoration
9705300	Toppenish-Simcoe Instream Flow Restoration and Assessment
9803300	Restore Upper Toppenish Creek Watershed
20547	Yakima Subbasin Habitat/Watershed Project Umbrella
9603501	Satus Watershed Restoration

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	.5 FTE Fsh Bio (lead), .5 FTE Wld Bio, .25 FTE Hydro, 1 FTE Bio/GIS Spec, 1.5 FTE Tech II, .5 FTE OA	$129,279
Fringe	25.3%	$32,708
Supplies	Misc field supplies, Office supplies	$8,000
Operating	Vehicle insurance, rental and mileage; utilities, office space rental, repairs and maintenance	$17,500
NEPA	NA, this is an assessment	$0
Travel	Includes training, per diem	$2,000
Indirect	23.5%	$45,704
Subcontractor	Irrigation consultant	$5,000
		$240,191

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2000 cost	$240,191
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 2000 budget request	$240,191
FY 2000 forecast from 1999	$0
% change from forecast	0.0%

Cost sharing

Organization	Item or service provided	Amount	Cash or in-kind

Other budget explanation

Schedule Constraints: Field data collection may be constrained by weather, private property access; a proposed off-channel reservoir project could complicate implementation, but could provide valuable information sharing opportunities

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 for one year

Date:
Jun 15, 1999

Comment:

Recommendation: Fund for one year. Subsequent funding contingent on addressing deficiencies noted by ISRP.

Comments: This proposal would serve as a useful model for some others of this type that we reviewed (e.g. within the Umatilla Subbasin). An umbrella project on watershed rehabilitation is recommended to include both research and evaluation. Watershed assessment procedures are now standard, but development of an adequate monitoring and evaluation program on effectiveness of restoration measures is needed. Questions arise about expected benefits in smolt yield and adult return, and to what base level are they to be compared? Adult return goals for steelhead may be unrealistically high given current ocean conditions, but augmentation of freshwater survival may be one of few options available until conditions return to a more productive "regime", if they do. The fish assessment procedure seems vague.

REVIEW:
CBFWA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

REVIEW:
CBFWA: Subregional Team Comments

Recommendation:

Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Ongoing project. FY00 funding represents the bulk of the watershed assessment funding. We recommend that outyear costs focus on implementation of findings of this assessment.

REVIEW:
CBFWA: Watershed Technical Group Comments

Recommendation:
Technically Sound? No

Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Project title overstates the project activities.

There is merit to a detailed assessment of the water balance in the irrigated area in order to address flow limitations in the lower reaches of the stream.

Proposal lacks sufficient detail in the methods section to assess whether the sponsor can accomplish the proposed activity.

This is written as a one-year proposal, but the budget shows out-year costs through 2004.

The stated objective in the abstract is to determine the most effective measures for salmon and steelhead restoration. However the proposed project does not collect the appropriate data on the factors that may be affecting the species, and therefore, there will not be enough information to lead to the most effective measures for salmon and steelhead restoration.

Budget seems high for this type of assessment activity.

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:
$221,314	$221,314	$221,314

Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website