FY 2001 Ongoing proposal 199404900

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Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleImprove the Kootenai River Ecosystem
Proposal ID199404900
OrganizationKootenai Tribe of Idaho (KTOI)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameCharlie Holderman
Mailing addressP.O. Box 1269 Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
Phone / email2082673620 / cholderman@kootenai.org
Manager authorizing this projectSue Ireland
Review cycleFY 2001 Ongoing
Province / SubbasinMountain Columbia / Kootenai
Short descriptionIdentify the best management strategies to enhance aquatic biota in the Kootenai River Ecosystem and recover native species assemblages across multiple trophic levels (e.g. zooplankton, mayflies, kokanee salmon, redband trout, white sturgeon).
Target species
Project location
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Section 2. Past accomplishments

YearAccomplishment
2000 PUBLICATIONS (1996-PRESENT)
2000 Holderman, C. E. 2000. A field experiment to assess white sturgeon egg development and hatching success in the Kootenai River. In prep. Kootenai Tribe of Idaho report to Bonneville Power Administration (Contract No. 95BI40364). Portland, OR.
2000 Anders, P.J., D.L. Richards, and M.S. Powell. The first endangered white sturgeon population (Acipenser transmontanus):Repercussions in an altered large-river-floodplain ecosystem. In Prep.
1999 Korman, J. and C.W. Walters. 1999. Summary of the Kootenai River adaptive environmental assessment modeling exercise. Ecometric Research, Inc. and University of British Columbia. Vancouver, B.C. Prepared for the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho.
1999 Century West Inc. Comprehensive Water Quality Monitoring Plan for the Kootenai River Basin, in British Columbia, Montana, and Idaho.
1999 Bauer, S. B. 1999. Kootenai River Water Quality Summary 1997/1998. Boise, ID. Prepared for Kootenai Tribe of Idaho.
1999 (1996-Present) Contributions to: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1999. Recovery plan for the Kootenai River white sturgeon. Region 1. Portland, OR
1998 EcoAnalysts, Inc. 1998. Stream habitat survey of Long Canyon, Parker, and Trout Creeks: Tributaries to the Kootenai River, Idaho, with special consideration of kokanee spawning habitat and enhancement potential. Moscow, ID. Prep. for Kootenai Tribe.
1998 EcoAnalysts, Inc. 1998. Stream biota survey of Long Canyon, Parker, and Trout Creeks: Tributaries to the Kootenai River, Idaho, with emphasis on macroinvertebrate and fish communities. Moscow, ID. Prep. for Kootenai Tribe.
1998 Richards, D.L. 1998. Kootenai River macroinvertebrate investigation. Kootenai Tribe of Idaho report to Bonneville Power Administration (Contract No. 95BI40364). Portland, OR.
1997 Richards, D.L. 1997. Kootenai River biological baseline status report. Kootenai Tribe of Idaho report to Bonneville Power Administration (Contract No. 95BI40364). Portland, OR.
1996 Anders, P.J, and D.L Richards. 1996. Implications of ecosystem collapse on white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in the Kootenai River, Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia. Proc. of the Int. Congr. Biol. of Fishes. San Francisco, CA. July 14-18, 1996
DEMONSTRATED RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT CONTRIBUTIONS (1995-PRESENT)
2000 "Ecologically-based long-term systematic monitoring and research plan"
1998 (1998-Present) Analysis of age-class-structure, growth, movements, and fish community dynamics in the lower Kootenai River and its tributaries.
1998 (1998-Present) Analysis of seasonal dietary preferences of non-game fishes in the lower Kootenai River in Idaho.
1997 (1997-Present) Reintroduction of Kootenai subbasin kokanee salmon into lower Kootenai River tributaries in Idaho.
1996 (1996-Present) Development and use of Adaptive Environmental Assessment process to identify and prioritize ecosystem restoration and management strategies.
1996 (1996-Present) Development and use of Adaptive Environmental Assessment model, resulting in identification of factors limiting ecosystem productivity and biodiversity.
1995 (1995-Present) Collection of fisheries, water quality and limnological field data and subsequent baseline datasets for Kootenai River and its tributaries.
INTERAGENCY COOPERATION
2000 (1996-Present) Formation of the International Kootenai River Ecosystem Restoration Team (IKRERT) (an international, inter-agency research and management team) to develop and guide ecosystem restoration research and management.

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

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Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2001 costSubcontractor
1. Initiate NEPA permiting process to accommodate Kootenai River ecosytem restoration research, monitoring and management activities. Provide all required NEPA documentation. 2 $10,000 Yes
2. Test the feasibility of a Kootenai River controlled nutrient addition experiment 2a. Design, implementation, and refinement of comprehensive, multi-trophic level monitoring program. 3 $5,000
3. Develop large-scale nutrient addition experiment to compensate for nutrient limitation identified by Task 2. 3a. Design, implement, and evaluate experimental large-scale controlled nutrient addition experiment. 5 $25,000
4. Develop baseline investigation/inventory of near-river wetland habitats 4a. Review literature and perform small scale studies to determine the relationship and relative importance of backwater-slough habitat within the Kootenai River ecosystem. 3 $10,000
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase
FY 2004FY 2005FY 2002FY 2003
$60,000$64,000$53,000$57,000

Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2001 costSubcontractor
None for FY 2001 $0
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase
FY 2004FY 2003
$50,000$50,000

Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2001 costSubcontractor
None for FY 2001 $0
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase
FY 2004FY 2005FY 2003
$250,000$250,000$200,000

Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2001 costSubcontractor
1. Monitor fish community dynamics at index sites on the mainstem Kootenai River 1a. Late summer, night-time electrofishing of near-shore, feeding-zone habitats 5 $11,781
1b. Gill netting of deepwater habitats 5 $11,781
1c. Beach seining of shallow water habitats 5 $11,781
2. Monitor fish community dynamics at index sites on selected tributaries of the Kootenai River 2a. Derive fish community composition and relative abundance by snorkeling techniques 5 $10,412
2b. Derive fish community composition and relative abundance by backpack electrofishing techniques 5 $10,412
3. Monitor macroinvertebrate community dynamics within the mainstem Kootenai River as part of a pre-nutrient enhancement decision 3a. Deploy macroinvertebrate samplers during the biologically productive months at sites within representative reaches of the Kootenai River from Libby Dam to Porthill, Idaho 3 $33,927
3b. Do monthly field collections of macroinvertebrate samplers 3 $33,927
3c. Clean and sort macroinvertebrate samples in the laboratory, and prepare for identification 3 $33,927
3d. Macroinvertebrate taxonomy and community dynamics analysis 3 $25,000 Yes
4. Monitor primary productivity, algal community composition, and test nutrient addition effects on these parameters 4a. Perform detailed mesocom analysis within key reaches of the Kootenai River in Montana and Idaho 2 $25,000 Yes
5. Monitor key water quality parameters at mainstem Kootenai River sites as part of pre-nutrient enhancement decision 5a. Take monthly water quality samples during the biologically productive months within key reaches of the Kootenai River in Montana and Idaho, and B.C. 3 $4,600
5b. Ship water quality samples to certified lab for nutrient and chemical analysis 3 $5,400
6. Evaluate aquatic biota community dynamics and productivity of backwater-slough habitats adjacent to the lower Kootenai River ? 6a. Derive fish community composition and relative abundance by gill netting and hook and line techniques 2 $6,795
6b. Derive macroinvertebrate abundance and species composition information by various techniques 2 $6,795
6c. Sample zooplankton abundance and species composition by plankton towing techniques 2 $6,795
7. Evaluate physical and biological parameters of selected lower Kootenai River tributaries 7a. Perform stream habitat and biota inventories by various techniques 5 $35,000 Yes
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
FY 2004FY 2005FY 2002FY 2003
$309,000$325,000$286,000$296,000

Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget
ItemNoteFY 2001 cost
Personnel FTE: 3; 1 PTE (24 hr/wk) $15,000
Fringe 33 % of personnel $5,049
Supplies Approx. 2 % of total $1,125
Travel IKRERT annual meeting, related workshops & symposiums $8,000
Indirect 54 % of personnel & fringe $10,826
NEPA Initiation of process $10,000
Personnel FTE: 3; PTE 1 $91,300
Fringe 33% total M&E budget $30,129
Supplies Aprox. 2 % total M&E budget $6,332
Travel Related workshops, symposiums $5,000
Indirect 54 % total M&E budget $65,572
Subcontractor Stream Surveys, macroinvertebrate analysis, water chemistry analysis $50,000
Other graduate understudy, mesocosm experiment $25,000
$323,333
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2001 cost$323,333
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 2001 budget request$323,333
FY 2001 forecast from 2000$325,000
% change from forecast-0.5%
Reason for change in estimated budget

N/A

Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash or in-kind

Reviews and recommendations

This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.

Recommendation:
Date:
Jul 14, 2000

Comment:


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Sep 13, 2000

Comment:

Rationale: Budget increase inappropriate in this review. Planning and design of additional work should depend on provincial review
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:
$1,614,000 $1,614,000 $1,614,000

Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website