FY 2001 Action Plan proposal 26038

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
26038 Narrative	Narrative
Union Gap Reach Aerial Photo	Narrative Attachment
Wenas Reach Aerial Photo	Narrative Attachment
Columbia Plateau: Yakima Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects	Subbasin Map
Columbia Plateau: Yakima Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects	Subbasin Map

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Acquire Anadromous Fish Habitat in the Union Gap Reach and Wenas Basin, Yakima River Basin, Washington
Proposal ID	26038
Organization	U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Al Scherzinger
Mailing address	P.O. Box 1749 Yakima, WA 98907-1749
Phone / email	5095755848 / ascherzinger@pn.usbr.gov
Manager authorizing this project	James Esget
Review cycle	FY 2001 Action Plan
Province / Subbasin	Columbia Plateau / Yakima
Short description	Acquire essential anadromous fish habitat (flood plains, riparian zones, wetlands, and water rights) in the Union Gap Reach and Wenas Basin of the Yakima River Basin, Washington.
Target species	Steelhead (mid-Columbia ESU), Spring Chinook, Coho

Project location

Latitude	Longitude	Description
46.4833	-120.4002	Union Gap
46.78	-120.63	Wenas Creek

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	Subcontractor
Acquire anadromous fish flood plain habitat	Locate and purchase anadromous fish flood plain habitat		$3,000,000

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
Capital		$3,000,000
		$3,000,000

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2001 cost	$3,000,000
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 2001 budget request	$3,000,000
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 - no response required

Date:
Jun 21, 2001

Comment:

Fundable. This was reviewed in the Columbia Plateau Review and was found to be fundable, no response was needed. In terms of this solicitation, the proposal meets the ESA affected species criterion and would increase instream flow. This is a proposal to purchase three parcels of land in the Yakima Basin to gain rights to a total of about 12 cfs of water. The purchase includes a water right for 1.3 cfs that will be restored to the Yakima River, 300 acres, 580 acres and 4.6 cfs for the Yakima River, and 7 cfs for instream flow in Wenas Creek. Although part of the benefit would be tributary flow increase for both Wenas Creek and Yakima River associated with the water rights, the greatest benefit is probably long-term preservation of valuable, diverse habitat associated with the land acquisitions. The Wenas Creek acquisition of water rights of 7 cfs would likely be significant, although it is unclear if there is a population from Wenas Creek that is adversely affected by the emergency power system operations. The 4.6 cfs as part of the 580 Acres on the Yakima River appears to be less significant.

Other comments from the province review include:

The objectives are consistent with regional programs and are a high priority. The proposal is well written and is well coordinated with groups and agencies. It seemed significant that the basin is already under the YPBWEB water enhancement project, so lots of resources applied and available. The reviewers liked the idea of an urban (semi-urban?) demonstration project to show that a community can be proud of, and profit from, the river that flows through it rather than simply thinking of it as a conduit.

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.