FY 2001 Action Plan proposal 26033

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
26033 Narrative	Narrative
Columbia Cascade: Okanogan Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects	Subbasin Map
Columbia Cascade: Okanogan Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects	Subbasin Map

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Okanogan Watershed Land and Water Rights Acquisition
Proposal ID	26033
Organization	Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation (CCT)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Jerry Marco
Mailing address	P.O. Box 150 Nespelem, WA 99155
Phone / email	5096342114 / cctfish@mail.wsu.edu
Manager authorizing this project	Joe Peone
Review cycle	FY 2001 Action Plan
Province / Subbasin	Columbia Cascade /
Short description	Protect and enhance listed and non-listed salmonid habitat in the Okanogan Watershed through the acquistion of land with river frontage and water and/or water rights.
Target species	ESA listed Upper Columbia River Steelhead, summer chinook, sockeye, resident fish

Project location

Latitude	Longitude	Description
48.15	-119.65	General project area is lower 35 miles of Okanogan River.

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

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2001 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 2001 cost
Objective 1. Purchase property in Okanogan Subbasin with river frontage or water rights.	Task a. Purchase site 1.	3	$1,001,500
Objective 1.	Task b. Purchase site 2.	3	$173,500
Objective 1.	Task c. Purchase site 3.	3	$221,500
Objective 1.	Task d. Purchase site 4.	3	$2,001,500
Objective 1.	Task e. Purchase site 5.	3	$39,000

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 2001 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 2001 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 2001 cost
Personnel	FTE: CCT Land Purchase Administrative Costs	$3,375
Fringe	CCT Land Purchase Administrative Costs	$2,250
Indirect	CCT Land Purchase Administrative Costs	$1,875
Capital	Acquisition of all 5 proposed sites	$3,429,500
		$3,437,000

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2001 cost	$3,437,000
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 2001 budget request	$3,437,000
FY 2001 forecast from 2000	$0
% change from forecast	0.0%

Cost sharing

Organization	Item or service provided	Amount	Cash or in-kind

Reviews and recommendations

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

REVIEW:
ISRP Review (ISRP 2001-7)

Recommendation:
Fundable?

Date:
Jun 21, 2001

Comment:

Fundable? This project meets the solicitation criteria. There are both ESA and non-ESA species, and the proposal would be a one-time action within the year benefiting both flow increase in a tributary and passage improvements (by way of more water), as well as protection of riparian habitats (and opportunities for enhancements). The proposal is for 5 purchases of land (total about 1,141 acres ranging from 20 to 837 acres) and water rights along the lower 22 miles of the Okanogan River, Washington. Some properties have river frontage but no water right; others have no frontage but a water right. The proposal relates the project to the FWP and other local land purchase projects.

The tracts to be purchased are those on the market now rather than the result of study and prioritization, but are all considered valuable for fish and wildlife. Water rights still must be verified and the hydraulic connectivity to surface water determined. The seniority of the water rights was not discussed, nor were assurances given that water rights allocated to stream flow would remain in the river. Who would hold the water rights was not discussed. This lack of prior planning may compromise the assumptions of value and the ability to carry out the purchases in a timely fashion. An increase in minimum Okanogan River minimum flows by 3.1% by the water right acquisitions (from 288 cfs) does not seem like a critical increase in comparison to purchases in other proposals where the acquired water right adds water to de-watered reaches.

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Jun 29, 2001

Comment:

REVIEW:
BPA Funding Decision

Recommendation:
Do Not Fund

Date:
Jul 12, 2001

Comment:

Defer to Columbia Plateau: the criteria established for this solicitation did not include land acquisitions. Furthermore, these types of global watershed actions would be better defined within the context of their respective subbasins and best prioritized through upcoming subbasin assessments and revised subbasin plans.