FY07-09 proposal 199401500
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Section 1. Administrative
Proposal title | Idaho Fish Screening and Passage Improvements |
Proposal ID | 199401500 |
Organization | Idaho Department of Fish & Game |
Short description | The project protects anadromous fish and improves fish passage in Idaho’s anadromous fish corridors by consolidation and elimination of irrigation diversions, conservation of water, and screening fish from gravity and pump water withdrawal systems. |
Information transfer | Data generated by this program is uploaded into the Idaho Statewide Stream Database. Reports on work completed are available from the Idaho Department of Fish & Game, Bonneville Power Administration, and the Columbia River Fisheries Development Program (NOAA). Flow measurements are used by the Idaho Department of Water Resources and other agencies. Engineered drawings of fish screens are made available to other agencies working on fish screening projects. A website is maintained with basic fish screen data at http://www.fishandgame.idaho.gov/. |
Proposal contact person or principal investigator |
Contacts
Contact | Organization | |
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Form submitter | ||
Lynn Stratton | Idaho Department of Fish & Game | lstratton@idfg.idaho.gov |
All assigned contacts | ||
Conan Chiu | Idaho Department of Fish and Game | cchiu@idfg.idaho.gov |
Bill Hutchinson | Idaho Department of Fish & Game | bhutchinson@idfg.idaho.gov |
Patrick Murphy | Idaho Department of Fish & Game | pmurphy@idfg.idaho.gov |
Lynn Stratton | Idaho Department of Fish & Game | lstratton@idfg.idaho.gov |
Lynn Stratton | Idaho Department of Fish & Game | lstratton@idfg.idaho.gov |
Randall Thomas | Idaho Department of Fish & Game | rthomas@idfg.idaho.gov |
Section 2. Locations
Province / subbasin: Mountain Snake / Salmon
Latitude | Longitude | Waterbody | Description |
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Salmon River Subbasin |
Section 3. Focal species
primary: All Anadromous Salmonidssecondary: Westslope Cutthroat
secondary: Bull Trout
secondary: Interior Redband Trout
secondary: Mountain Whitefish
Section 4. Past accomplishments
Year | Accomplishments |
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2005 | Installed 11 fish screens. One pump diversion dam was removed from the Salmon River and replaced with a well. One measuring flume was installed on a large canal. A new control structure was constructed as part of a sprinkler installation project. |
2004 | Three modular fish screens were installed on previously unscreened diversions. A consolidation of two ditches included removal of one diversion. A diversion was eliminated by a sprinkler system. The largest unscreened canal on Challis Creek was screened. |
2003 | Five fish screens were eliminated, four screens were replaced. One screen was installed on an unscreened diversion. Two diversion dams were eliminated, one diversion dam was improved for fish passage. Installed 86 pump screens. |
2002 | Three fish screens were eliminated. Four screens were installed on unscreened diversions. Five diversion dams were eliminated, eight diversion dams were improved for fish passage. Installed 45 pump screens. Contracted engineering services. |
2001 | Two fish screens were eliminated, seven screens were replaced. Sixteen screens were installed on unscreened diversions. Six diversion dam was improved for fish passage, 5 were eliminated. Installed 86 pump screens. Contracted engineering services. |
2000 | Four fish screens were eliminated, seven screens were replaced. Four screens were installed on unscreened diversions. One diversion dam was improved for fish passage. Installed 61 pump screens. Contracted engineering services. |
1999 | Six fish screens were eliminated, twelve screens were replaced. Four screens were installed on unscreened diversions. Three diversion dams were eliminated. Installed 35 pump screens. Contracted engineering services. |
1998 | Four fish screens were eliminated, twelve screens were replaced. One screen was installed on an unscreened diversion. Six diversion dams were eliminated, one was improved for fish passage. Installed 27 pump screens. Contracted engineering services. |
1997 | Eight fish screens were eliminated, eighteen screens were replaced. Four screens were installed on unscreened diversions. Ten diversion dams were eliminated, two were improved for fish passage. Installed 22 pump screens. Contracted engineering services. |
1996 | Ten screens were eliminated, twenty seven screens were replaced. Seven screens were installed on unscreened diversions. Six diversion dams were eliminated and two were improved for fish passage. Installed 4 pump screens. Contracted engineering services. |
1995 | Twenty nine screens were replaced with criteria units. Six screens were installed on unscreened diversions. Seven screens and diversion dams were eliminated. One diversion dam was improved for fish passage. Contracted engineering services. |
1994 | New industrial and specialized fabrication shop tooling was acquired. Fifteen old fish screens were replaced, one diversion and old screen was eliminated, three screens were installed on previously unscreened diversions. Contracted engineering services. |
1993 | BPA provided $500,000 for a cost share with CRFDP on the new Idaho Anadromous Fish Screen Shop in Salmon, Idaho. The new 8,500 square foot facility was completed in December 1993. |
Section 5. Relationships to other projects
Funding source | Related ID | Related title | Relationship |
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BPA | 199401700 | Idaho Model Watershed Habitat | The Idaho Fish Screen Program coordinates projects with Model Watershed. This program constructs the fish screens associated with Model Watershed projects. |
PCSRF - Idaho | 017 05 LS | Improve passage at the Shingle | The Idaho Fish Screen Program will fabricate and install the fish screen and fish passage diversion for this project. Additionally, project technical review was provided and landowner coordination for construction was provided. |
PCSRF - Idaho | 019 04 SA | Iron Creek Reconnection | The Idaho Fish Screen Program will assist with planning and coordination, produce engineering drawings for the pump intake screen, and provide fisheries data for the project. |
PCSRF - Idaho | 015 05 LS | Little Salmon and Squaw Creek | The Idaho Fish Screen Program provided documentation on the existing fish screen design, topographical point files to the USBR engineers, and provided project review. |
Other: NRCS | WHIP | Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program | The Idaho Fish Screen Program provides cultural survey documentation as needed, fisheries data and project fish salvage services, project technical review, and fabrication and installation of fish screens on jointly funded projects. |
Other: USBR | WCFSP | Water Conservation Field Services Program | The Idaho Fish Screen Program fabricates and installs fish screens and fish passage facilities that have been coordinated and engineered by USBR. Additionally, ESA specific projects addressing USBR responsibility under the FCRPS BiOp are coordinated and implemented. |
Other: Multi-Agency | LCA | Lemhi Conservation Agreement | The Lemhi Conservation Agreement is a multi- agency and water user endeavor. The Idaho Fish Screen Program provides fisheries data, technical review, and engages in a fast track approach to implement stream re-connections, fish passage improvements, and fish screen projects in Lemhi River tributaries identified by the group. |
Other: NOAA-MA | CRFDP | Columbia River Fisheries Development Program | Many fish screens, fishways, and control structures funded by Bonneville Power Administration meeting NMFS screening criteria and that are located in anadromous waters are operated and maintained under this program. |
Other: IDFG | R7 | Regional Fisheries Management | Data collected by the Idaho Fish Screen Program is shared with regional staff. Minor fisheries enhancement projects are jointly implemented. |
BPA | 198909800 | Salmon Studies Id Rvrs IDFC | The Idaho Fish Screen Program utilizes ISS PIT- tagged fish to document fish entrainment in the Lemhi River. |
BPA | 199107300 | Idaho Natural Production Monit | This program utilize data collected for biological justification for installing fish screens and ESA consultation requirements. |
Section 6. Biological objectives
Biological objectives | Full description | Associated subbasin plan | Strategy |
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Aquatic Objective 12A | Rehabilitate connectivity where it will benefit native fish populations, with an emphasis on bull trout. | Salmon | 12A1, 12A2 |
Aquatic Objective 12B | Implement fish screening in tributaries after de-watering and passage issues are resolved. | Salmon | 12B1, 12B2 |
Aquatic Objective 14A | Reduce potential losses of fishes that enter irrigation complexes. | Salmon | 14A1, 14A2, 14A3, 14A4, 14A5, 14A6, |
Aquatic Objective 14B | Improve connectivity of tributaries that are currently intercepted by irrigation complexes. | Salmon | 14B1, 14B2, 14B3, 14B4 |
Aquatic Objective 29B | Reconnect main stem tributaries and modify diversion structures as needed to provide for Chinook Salmon and steelhead migration. | Salmon | 12A1, 12A2 |
Aquatic Objective 2A | By 4th field hydrologic unit, carry out focused activities designed to improve our understanding and definition of small populations, while protecting the genetic integrity of wild populations that are below historical levels. | Salmon | 2A4, 2A7 |
Aquatic Objective 32A | Reconnect main stem tributaries and modify diversion structures as needed to provide for Chinook and steelhead migration. | Salmon | 12A1, 12A2 |
Aquatic Objective 33B | Reconnect main stem tributaries and modify diversion structures as needed to provide for Chinook and steelhead migration. | Salmon | 12A1, 12A2 |
Aquatic Objective 35B | Provided there is adequate funding, personnel, and landowner participation, reconnect a minimum of one tributary every three years that are currently defined as partially or seasonally inaccessible to anadromous and/or resident focal species. | Salmon | 12A1, 12A2, 12B1, 12B2 |
Aquatic Objective 40A | Reconnect main stem tributaries and modify diversion structures as needed to provide for Chinook and steelhead migration. | Salmon | 12A1, 12A2, 12B1, 12B2 |
Aquatic Objective 41B | Improve connectivity and access to habitat currently blocked by man made barriers. | Salmon | 12A1, 12A2 |
Section 7. Work elements (coming back to this)
Work element name | Work element title | Description | Start date | End date | Est budget |
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Identify and Select Projects | Develop prelim plans, projects and proposals | Select and plan projects, coordinate with stakeholders, tribes, other agencies. | 10/1/2006 | 9/30/2009 | $58,000 |
Biological objectives |
Metrics |
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Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Perform fisheries investigations on five designated tributary streams. | Perform fisheries investigations on streams to identify species absence or presence, distributions, densities, and habitat inventory. This work includes determination of landowner willingness to participate in future year fisheries improvement projects, mapping irrigation systems, and documentation of seasonal in stream flows, fish passage, and identifying water conservation potential. | 10/1/2006 | 9/30/2007 | $54,800 |
Biological objectives |
Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Data collection Primary R, M, and E Type: Project Implementation/Compliance Monitoring |
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Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Perform fisheries investigations on six designated streams. | Perform fisheries investigations on streams to identify species absence or presence, distributions, densities, and habitat inventory. This work includes determination of landowner willingness to participate in future year fisheries improvement projects, mapping irrigation systems, and documentation of seasonal in stream flows, fish passage, and identifying water conservation potential. | 10/1/2007 | 9/30/2008 | $57,000 |
Biological objectives |
Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Project Implementation/ Compliance Monitoring Focal Area: Tributaries |
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Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Perform fisheries investigations on six designated streams. | Perform fisheries investigations on streams to identify species absence or presence, distributions, densities, and habitat inventory. This work includes determination of landowner willingness to participate in future year fisheries improvement projects, mapping irrigation systems, and documentation of seasonal in stream flows, fish passage, and identifying water conservation potential. | 10/1/2008 | 9/30/2009 | $62,000 |
Biological objectives |
Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Project Implementation/ Compliance Monitoring |
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Manage and Administer Projects | Perform contract and project management. | Manage personnel resources, administer contracts, verify and document, process invoices, administer records. | 10/1/2006 | 9/30/2009 | $166,712 |
Biological objectives |
Metrics |
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Other | Maintain Office/Shop Operations | Maintain office/shop communications, building maintenance, utilities, preparation of blueprints, newspaper notices, miscellaneous supplies. | 10/1/2006 | 9/30/2009 | $110,000 |
Biological objectives |
Metrics |
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Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation | Perform cultural surveys, biological assessments, NEPA checklists, etc. | Complete cultural surveys, consult on ESA issues, perform permitting actions, comply with state and Federal regulations, complete NEPA checklists. | 10/1/2006 | 9/30/2009 | $196,272 |
Biological objectives |
Metrics |
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Produce Design and/or Specifications | Survey project sites and produce designs. | Perform topographical surveys and produce site plans. Complete CAD drawings, contract specification manuals, and Public Works documents. | 10/1/2006 | 9/30/2009 | $249,000 |
Biological objectives |
Metrics |
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Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage | Perform Fish Screen and Passageway O&M | Make adjustments to projects following M&E findings of deficiency. Some new projects, especially fish passage projects at diversions, may need to be modified following high water events. Occasionally, vegetation growth following project completion is insufficient. Fish screens require some annual maintenance. | 10/1/2006 | 9/30/2009 | $150,000 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 12B |
Metrics |
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Produce Status Report | Produce quarterly reports | Update Pisces quarterly with current status of project and completed milestones. | 10/1/2006 | 9/30/2009 | $5,000 |
Biological objectives |
Metrics |
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Produce Annual Report | Produce annual report | Prepare, edit, and submit annual reports. | 7/1/2007 | 8/30/2009 | $18,000 |
Biological objectives |
Metrics |
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Other | Approved Contract Government Overhead | Funding allocated for government overhead as approved by the cognizant audit agency. | 10/1/2007 | 9/30/2010 | $251,173 |
Biological objectives |
Metrics |
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Install Fish Screen | Thompson Creek Fish Screen Project | A fish screen will be installed on the Thompson Creek-01 diversion. | 10/1/2006 | 4/1/2007 | $16,000 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 12B |
Metrics |
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Install Fish Screen | Knapp Creek-01 and 02 Fish Screening Project | This project will install a fish screen on the Knapp Creek-01 and the Knapp Creek-02 diversions. | 10/1/2006 | 6/30/2007 | $97,000 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 12B |
Metrics * Does the screen meet NOAA/FSOC specs?: Yes * Is the screen New or a Replacement?: Replacement |
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Install Fish Screen | Challis Creek-04 Fish Screen Project | A fish screen will be installed on the unscreened diversion at SChaC-04 on Challis Creek. | 10/1/2006 | 12/30/2006 | $37,500 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 12B |
Metrics * Does the screen meet NOAA/FSOC specs?: Yes * Is the screen New or a Replacement?: New |
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Install Fish Passage Structure | S-39 and S-39A Fish Passage Barrier Project | Install upstream structures on irrigation waste water channels at S-39 and S-39A to preclude fish from back-dooring the irrigation systrem. | 10/1/2006 | 12/30/2006 | $6,500 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 14A |
Metrics * Does the structure remove or replace a fish passage barrier?: No |
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Install Fish Screen | Wimpey Creek-02 Fish Screen & Passage Project | A fish screen will be installed on the LWC-02 diversion. | 10/1/2006 | 11/30/2006 | $22,000 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 12B |
Metrics |
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Install Fish Screen | East Fork-13 Fish Screen Project | A fish screen will be installed on the SEF-13 diversion on the main East Fork Salmon River. | 3/15/2007 | 6/30/2007 | $44,000 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 12B |
Metrics * Does the screen meet NOAA/FSOC specs?: Yes * Is the screen New or a Replacement?: New |
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Install Fish Screen | SVCGC-03 Fish Screen and Passage Project | Install new control structure, improve diversion, and install fish screen. | 10/1/2006 | 12/30/2006 | $18,000 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 12B |
Metrics * Does the screen meet NOAA/FSOC specs?: Yes * Is the screen New or a Replacement?: New |
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Install Fish Screen | SEF-14 Fish Screen Project | A fish screen will be installed on the SEF-13 diversion on the main East Fork Salmon River. | 3/15/2007 | 6/30/2007 | $47,500 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 12B |
Metrics * Does the screen meet NOAA/FSOC specs?: Yes * Is the screen New or a Replacement?: Replacement |
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Install Fish Screen | SSmC-01 Fish Screen & Passage Project | Install control structure, improve passage, and install new fish screen at Smiley Creek-01. | 10/1/2007 | 12/30/2007 | $23,000 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 12B |
Metrics * Does the screen meet NOAA/FSOC specs?: Yes * Is the screen New or a Replacement?: New |
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Install Fish Screen | Big Casino Creek Screen Project | Install a fish screen on Big Casino Creek-01 diversion. | 10/1/2006 | 9/30/2007 | $16,800 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 12B |
Metrics * Does the screen meet NOAA/FSOC specs?: Yes * Is the screen New or a Replacement?: New |
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Install Fish Screen | Wimpey Creek Fish Screening Project Phase I | Install a fish screen on the LWC-03, LWC-04, LWC-05, LWC-06, LWC-07, and LWC-08 diversions as part of an overall tributary reconnection project on the Lemhi River. | 10/1/2006 | 9/30/2009 | $232,000 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 12B Aquatic Objective 35B |
Metrics * Does the screen meet NOAA/FSOC specs?: Yes * Is the screen New or a Replacement?: New |
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Remove/Install Diversion | Wimpey Creek Diversion Improvement Project Phase I | Improve fish passage at the LWC-04, LWC-05, LWC-06, LWC-07, and LWC-08 diversions by installing semi-permanent fish passable diversion weirs. This project is part of a complete tributary improvement effort to reconnect tributaries to the Lemhi River. | 10/1/2006 | 9/30/2008 | $56,000 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 12B Aquatic Objective 35B |
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Install Fish Screen | PBSC-09 Fish Screen Project | Install a fish screen on the PBSC-09 diversion. | 10/1/2006 | 12/30/2006 | $28,000 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 12B |
Metrics * Does the screen meet NOAA/FSOC specs?: Yes * Is the screen New or a Replacement?: New |
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Install Fish Screen | Beaver Creek-03 Screen Project | Install fish screen and improve passage at Beaver Creek-03. | 10/1/2006 | 12/30/2006 | $19,500 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 12B |
Metrics * Flow rate at the screen diversion allowed by the water right: Yes * Is the screen New or a Replacement?: New |
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Install Fish Screen | SEF-16/16A Consolidation Project | Complete East Fork 16/16A Consolidation Project, Install new Fish Screen. | 3/15/2008 | 6/30/2008 | $68,000 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 12B |
Metrics * Does the screen meet NOAA/FSOC specs?: Yes * Is the screen New or a Replacement?: Replacement |
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Install Pipeline | Carmen Creek Water Conservation Project | Install water conservation pipeline to reduce conveyance losses in irrigation canals. | 10/1/2008 | 9/30/2009 | $55,000 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 41B |
Metrics * Amount of unprotected water flow returned to the stream by conservation in cfs: 3 cfs |
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Install Sprinkler | Upper Carmen Creek Improvement Project | Three diversions are targeted for conversion from gravity flood irrigation to sprinkler systems. | 10/1/2008 | 9/30/2009 | $280,000 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 41B |
Metrics * Amount of unprotected water flow returned to the stream by conservation in cfs: 5cfs |
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Install Fish Screen | Freeman Creek-02 & 03 Fish Screening Project | Install a fish screen on the SCCFC-02 and the SCCFC-03 diversions. | 10/1/2008 | 5/30/2009 | $34,300 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 12B Aquatic Objective 41B |
Metrics * Does the screen meet NOAA/FSOC specs?: Yes * Is the screen New or a Replacement?: Replacement |
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Remove/Install Diversion | Freeman Creek Fish Passaage Project | Improve fish passage at Freeman Creek diversions by installing semi-permanent fish friendly diversion weirs. | 10/1/2008 | 5/30/2009 | $28,000 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 14B Aquatic Objective 41B |
Metrics * # of miles of habitat accessed: 1.0 |
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Install Fish Screen | P-13 Fish Screen Project | This is a substitution project that would be ready for implementation in the event some other scheduled project became stalled. Install a fish screen on the P-13 diversion following water conservation and fish passage projects. | 10/1/2008 | 9/30/2009 | $0 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 12B Aquatic Objective 33B |
Metrics * Does the screen meet NOAA/FSOC specs?: Yes * Is the screen New or a Replacement?: Replacement |
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Install Pipeline | Big Timber-02 Pipeline | Install a pipeline in the Big Timber-02 ditch to reduce conveyance losses. | 10/1/2007 | 9/30/2008 | $270,000 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 12B Aquatic Objective 40A |
Metrics * Amount of unprotected water flow returned to the stream by conservation in cfs: 5cfs * Estimated # of miles of primary stream reach improvement: 1.0 miles |
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Remove/Install Diversion | Big Springs Creek Fish Passage Project | Improve fish passage by installing better diversion weirs at three sites on Pahsimeroi Big Springs Creek. | 10/1/2006 | 4/30/2007 | $45,000 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 12B Aquatic Objective 32A |
Metrics * # of miles of habitat accessed: 3 miles |
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Install Fish Screen | S-23A Fish Screen Project | Replace the S-23A fish screen with a NOAA/FSOC approved screen. | 6/1/2008 | 8/30/2008 | $54,227 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 12B |
Metrics * Does the screen meet NOAA/FSOC specs?: Yes * Is the screen New or a Replacement?: Replacement |
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Install Fish Screen | Big Timber-02 Screen Project | Install fish screen on the Big Timber-02 diversion following passage and water conservation work. | 3/15/2009 | 6/30/2009 | $50,000 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 12B Aquatic Objective 40A |
Metrics * Does the screen meet NOAA/FSOC specs?: Yes * Is the screen New or a Replacement?: New |
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Other | Vehicle & Equipment Rentals | Funding pays for vehicles, heavy equipment, trucks, and specialized equipment rented to complete projects. | 10/1/2006 | 9/30/2009 | $63,280 |
Biological objectives |
Metrics |
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Install Fish Screen | Panther Creek Consolidation Project | This is a substitution project ready for completion in the event others become stalled. Project will consolidate five ditches on upper Panther Creek. Two fish screens will be installed. | 10/1/2006 | 9/30/2007 | $0 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 12B Aquatic Objective 14B |
Metrics * Does the screen meet NOAA/FSOC specs?: Yes * Is the screen New or a Replacement?: New |
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Install Fish Screen | Upper Iron Creek Screen Project | This is a substitution project ready for implementation should other projects become stalled. Project involves installing new screens on three small diversions. | 10/1/2006 | 9/30/2009 | $0 |
Biological objectives Aquatic Objective 12B |
Metrics * Does the screen meet NOAA/FSOC specs?: Yes * Is the screen New or a Replacement?: New |
Section 8. Budgets
Itemized estimated budget
Item | Note | FY07 | FY08 | FY09 |
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Personnel | Four permanent employees 1/2 time. Five temporary employees 8 months each performing biological work. Two temporary employees performing O&M five months time each. Assumes an annual inflation rate of 3%. | $150,076 | $154,578 | $159,215 |
Travel | Per deim, lodging, field camp meals. | $15,300 | $15,500 | $15,800 |
Supplies | Minor tools, office supplies, minor equipment, lubricants, fish screen parts, field clothing, waders, PIT antennas, utilities, plants and seedlings for rehab of construction sites. | $65,000 | $65,000 | $65,000 |
Other | Vehicle and equipment rentals. | $20,580 | $21,200 | $21,500 |
Other | Archaeological surveys, cultural monitoring, engineering services, certified inspections on equipment. | $75,000 | $75,000 | $75,000 |
Capital Equipment | Fish screens,fish passageways, pipelines, sprinkler systems.. | $501,133 | $533,559 | $507,634 |
Overhead | Approved overhead rate by cognizant audit agency. Current rate is 21%. Rate is calculated and established annually. | $82,196 | $83,726 | $85,251 |
Fringe Benefits | Fringe varies by job type. This calculation is an average of all positions. Assumes an inflation rate of 3% annually. | $65,455 | $67,419 | $69,442 |
Totals | $974,740 | $1,015,982 | $998,842 |
Total estimated FY 2007-2009 budgets
Total itemized budget: | $2,989,564 |
Total work element budget: | $2,989,564 |
Cost sharing
Funding source/org | Item or service provided | FY 07 est value ($) | FY 08 est value ($) | FY 09 est value ($) | Cash or in-kind? | Status |
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Totals | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Section 9. Project future
FY 2010 estimated budget: $1,000,000 FY 2011 estimated budget: $1,000,000 |
Comments: Estimate only. Actual funding need may vary. |
Future O&M costs: To date, all O&M costs associated with BPA funded projects has been borne by CRFDP. That funding source has limited ability to continue to fund these items. Beginning in FY07, a line item for O&M will be submitted at a beginning amount of $50,000 per fiscal year. This funding will be used to make adjustments to projects following M&E findings of deficiency. Some new projects, especially fish passage projects at diversions, may need to be modified following high water events. Occasionally, vegetation growth following project completion is insufficient. Fish screens require some annual maintenance.
Termination date: None
Comments: This ongoing project has an abundance of work available into the future. Most future work areas have never been screened. Prior to installing fish screens all effort is made to provide for in-stream flow, eliminate diversions, consolidate diversions, and apply water conservation measures. Fewer diversions mean less downstream entrainment and better upstream passage for all species. Screens can be of smaller size, cost less, and future maintenance costs can be limited by reducing the number of diversions needing screened. These actions are time consuming and all require extensive permitting. Most diverters in future work areas have never been involved or associated with resource work. Many are hesitant to become involved. Water conservation measures, the most important aspect of fisheries recovery, is very expensive. In some drainages, costs per cfs of water conserved have exceeded $100,000. Many diversions are upon lands administered by Federal land management agencies. Negotiation and coordination with these agencies can be extensive. Much of the preliminary work ongoing this year will not be completed for five years into the future. Installing fish screens before the problem of tributary de-watering has been addressed, will not achieve quality resource recovery.
Final deliverables: An annual report will be submitted at the end of every fiscal year. All fisheries data collected will be submitted and made available to interested parties. Easements and agreements concluded under this propoasal will be available for review. Deliverables include fish screens, fish passageways, water conservation systems, and other capital installations. Tecnical reports, engineered drawings, stream survey reports, and cultural survey reports will be made available to other interested parties and submitted as deliverables.
Section 10. Narrative and other documents
Response to the ISRP | Jul 2006 |
Reviews and recommendations
FY07 budget | FY08 budget | FY09 budget | Total budget | Type | Category | Recommendation |
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NPCC FINAL FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Oct 23, 2006) [full Council recs] | ||||||
$834,740 | $834,740 | $834,740 | $2,504,220 | Capital | ProvinceCapital | Fund |
NPCC DRAFT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Sep 15, 2006) [full Council recs] | ||||||
$834,740 | $834,740 | $834,740 | $0 | ProvinceCapital |
ISRP PRELIMINARY REVIEW (Jun 2, 2006)
Recommendation: Response requested
NPCC comments: In most regards this is a very nicely prepared proposal that includes an excellent overview of project history. Responses are needed on two items. The ISRP wonders where the agency currently stands in the process of completing the needed fish screens. In 2003 they made the statement: "Idaho is approximately 75% complete with the screening effort of known diversions in anadromous waters. Consistent funding could assist completing the known work by 2005." Where are they now after three additional years of funding? From the current proposal, it now appears the screening can go on indefinitely. The second issue: Is water saved due to these projects being returned to the streams and remaining in-channel? A response is needed on the benefit of irrigation improvement (sprinkler conversion, etc.) to instream flows.
ISRP FINAL REVIEW (Aug 31, 2006)
Recommendation: Fundable
NPCC comments: This was a very nicely prepared proposal that included an excellent overview of project history and results to date. Very clear and detailed responses were provided to reviewers' questions. Responses were requested on two items. First, the ISRP asked where the agency currently stands in the process of completing the needed fish screens. The response indicated that 75% of all the known main stem river corridor diversions, including those on the Lemhi River, Little Salmon River, Pahsimeroi River, East Fork Salmon River, North Fork Salmon River, and main stem Salmon River, have had fish screens installed. At present there is one Salmon River diversion with an antiquated fish screen in need of replacement. There is one diversion on the Lemhi River that also is in need of a better fish screen. The North Fork Salmon River has two unscreened diversions. The East Fork Salmon River has three diversions in need of NOAA Criteria screens. One is currently under contract, and the other two are in design phase. In addition, "there are many years of future work to screen tributaries that are in occupied anadromous habitat. These diversions number several hundred in occupied anadromous waters of the upper Salmon River Basin. Unlike the main stem river diversions which generally do not involve dewatered reaches and water–savings projects, almost all tributaries have potential water-savings projects due to seasonally dewatered reaches and unscreened diversions. This makes fish screening that much more complicated in tributaries as there are generally multiple water conservation projects that are needed to complement a fish screen project in order to make a fish screen effort effective. These primarily include improving fish passage with fish passable diversions and fish screens, and increasing instream flow by water-savings projects and installation or improvement of water control structures." The second issue was whether water saved due to these projects was being returned to the streams and remaining in the stream channel. The response indicated, "The purpose for installing sprinkler systems and installing pipelines is to keep water instream. These systems are only installed if there can be some assurances the water will remain instream. The Idaho Screen Program works on a tributary wide approach in order to provide the best possible results. Unless the saved water can be shepparded (sic) through the tributary and allow fish passage in lower stream flow conditions, then the project is not considered." While in general this is a beneficial approach for fish, the statement "if there can be some assurances the water will remain instream" is not as concrete as it might be. Whether such projects include any legal provision for instream flow was unclear. Reviewers encourage the sponsors to continue to strengthen this emphasis to the greatest extent possible. Reviewers appreciate the detail provided in the response regarding how the risk of passage blockage and diversion entrainment varies over an irrigation season by fish species and life stage. Certainly the number of smolting fish diverted and killed in these projects represents an important loss that can only be compensated via factors outside-the-basin, perhaps an unlikely scenario. Because the loss of smolting fish would be the most important loss in freshwater apart from the death of an adult fish, the sponsors might (if not already done) assign higher priority to screening needs at sites where smolting fish predominate than for sites typically entraining younger fish. It would be helpful in the future to see more details regarding this issue and its relative importance at various sites.