FY 2003 Columbia Cascade proposal 29015
Contents
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 |
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29015 Narrative | Narrative |
29015 and 29056 Powerpoint Presentation | Powerpoint Presentation |
Section 1. Administrative
Proposal title | Thermal Imaging and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development on the Okanogan Subbasin. |
Proposal ID | 29015 |
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 | Columbia Cascade |
Province / Subbasin | Columbia Cascade / Okanogan |
Short description | Expedite the development of a water cleanup plan (TMDL) for the Okanogan to identify sources of pollution related to temperature, DO and pH; allocate maximum allowable pollution from various sources; and develop strategies to improve salmonids habitat. |
Target species | Sockeye, Summer/Fall Chinook, Spring Chinook, Steelhead |
Project location
Latitude | Longitude | Description |
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Okanogan (rm 0-125) and Similkameen rivers and tributaries | ||
48.0985 | -119.7334 | Okanogan River |
48.8918 | -119.4285 | Similkameen River |
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)
Sponsor-reported:
RPA |
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Action 150 |
Action 152 |
Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:
Reviewing agency | Action # | BiOp Agency | Description |
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NMFS | Action 152 | NMFS | The Action Agencies shall coordinate their efforts and support offsite habitat enhancement measures undertaken by other Federal agencies, states, Tribes, and local governments by the following: |
BPA | Action 153 | NMFS | BPA shall, working with agricultural incentive programs such as the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, negotiate and fund long-term protection for 100 miles of riparian buffers per year in accordance with criteria BPA and NMFS will develop by June 1, 2001. |
Section 2. Past accomplishments
Year | Accomplishment |
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Section 3. Relationships to other projects
Project ID | Title | Description |
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200000100 | Improvement of Anadromous Fish Habitat and Passage in Omak Creek. | Provide basic water temperature data and modeling capability to support habitat restoration efforts in Omak Creek |
199604200 | Restore & Enhance Anadromous Fish Populations & Habitat in Salmon Creek. | Provide basic water temperature data and modeling capability to support habitat restoration efforts in Salmon Creek |
29037 | Ecosystems Diagnosis and Treatment (EDT) in the Columbia Cascade Province. | The FLIR data will be a vital component of the EDT model assessment proposed for the Okanogan Subbasin. |
29021 | Develop a Physical Processes Method (PPM) to Supplement Habitat Conditions Analysis and Subbasin Planning. | PPM links EDT to a method identyfing causal mechanisms for environmental degredation and corrective actions. The FLIR data for the Okanogan Subbasin will provide information used by both EDT and PPM. |
29022 | Omak Creek Water Temperature Model. | FLIR data collected as part of this project will include Omak Creek and can therefore be used to augment the Omak Creek Water Temperature modeling work also proposed. Data sharing between the two programs will occur. |
Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase
Task-based budget
Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2003 cost | Subcontractor |
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Outyear objectives-based budget
Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase
Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase
Task-based budget
Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2003 cost | Subcontractor |
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1. Accuratly assess water quality factors limiting salmonids | a. Characterize current temperaures through use of FLIR multispectral imagery | 1 | $68,254 | Yes |
1 | b. Validate FLIR data with on the ground monitoring | 2 | $59,073 | Yes |
1 | c. Data sharing. | 2 | $0 | |
1 | d. Digitize data for stream banks and riparian vegetation attributes for use in ArcView. The cost is included in task 1. | 1 | $0 | Yes |
1 | e. Statistical analysis of data using predictive models to determine targets and establish TMDLs | 2 | $53,000 | Yes |
1 | f. Project coordination | 2 | $16,327 | |
1 | $0 |
Outyear objectives-based budget
Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Objective 1. Accurately assess water quality factors limiting salmonids | 2004 | 2004 | $65,000 |
Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase
FY 2004 |
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$65,000 |
Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase
Task-based budget
Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2003 cost | Subcontractor |
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Outyear objectives-based budget
Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase
Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
Task-based budget
Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2003 cost | Subcontractor |
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Outyear objectives-based budget
Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
Section 8. Estimated budget summary
Itemized budget
Item | Note | FY 2003 cost |
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Personnel | FTE: 0.5 | $17,976 |
Fringe | Benefits @ 24% | $4,314 |
Travel | miles @ $.345/mile | $690 |
Indirect | Indirect Overhead at 42.1% | $9,674 |
PIT tags | # of tags: 0 | $0 |
Subcontractor | FLIR Survey, TMDL Development | $164,000 |
$196,654 |
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2003 cost | $196,654 |
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
Total FY 2003 budget request | $196,654 |
FY 2003 forecast from 2002 | $0 |
% change from forecast | 0.0% |
Cost sharing
Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
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Washington Department of Ecology | Task 1f, and all tasks under Objective 2. | $100,000 | in-kind |
Colville Confederated Tribes | Donated Labor - Final Planning/Coordination | $30,000 | in-kind |
Washington Department of Ecology | Conduct FLIR survey, modeling, and TMDL development of Wenatchee subbasin - previously included as a task under this proposal (29015) prior to proposal revision. | $100,000 | in-kind |
Other budget explanation
This is a joint project between the Colville Confederated Tribes (CCT) and the Washington Department of Ecology (DOE) with the CCT acting as the lead. Preliminary planning for this project has already been conducted and final planning will be conducted as part of the above indicated cost share.
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Fundable - no response required
Mar 1, 2002
Comment:
Fundable. No response is needed. The proposed work is a multifaceted project aimed at correcting the chronic high summer temperatures in waters of the Okanogan Subbasin. This project plans to use Forward Looking Infra-Red Technology (FLIR) to collect surface water temperature data remotely by helicopter from 175 miles of waterways in the Okanogan Subbasin, collect in situ temperature data simultaneously, incorporate this information into a river temperature model (QUAL2K), and use the data and model to develop Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for temperature, which include remedial measures. Temperature is a major impairment of the waters of the Okanogan subbasin for ESA-listed salmonid use in summer. The Washington Department of Ecology is mandated to assess 303(d) listed waters and develop remedial measures under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The IR measurements, in-situ measurements, and modeling are intended to identify and quantify the sources of heating in the river basin that contribute to overly warm water in summer, and suggest remedial measures. The FLIR will give a broad spatial snapshot, submersible recorders will give ground-truth information and temporal variations, GIS will handle the spatial data, modeling will assimilate the data for predictive purposes, and the TMDL analyses by WDOE will satisfy the CWA mandate and offer solutions. Broad public participation at the solution stage is intended. The CCT and WDOE have combined forces to provide an integrated project focusing on the Okanogan basin. The WDOE will, somewhat incidentally to this project, use the information for its TMDL activities for dissolved oxygen, pH, and pesticides. It is a 2-year project for BPA funding, but embodies an implementation plan by WDOE extending through FY 2005 and likely longer.This is a well-prepared proposal (initially presented as two proposals now combined, which would have included the Wenatchee subbasin) that is directed at the ultimate goal of reducing summer steam temperatures in the Okanogan subbasin through the CWA process. The ISRP notes that its previous reviews of proposals to use the FLIR technique were not clearly directed at the ultimate goal and had a predominant technology focus; this proposal is clearly focused on the end result. Part of the proposal is a straightforward and well-described plan to use a modern remote-sensing detection technique for obtaining temperature data over broad spatial and narrow temporal ranges (wide-area snapshot). The monitoring technique is valuable for identifying locations where thermal conditions change spatially, either by warming or cooling. The presumption is stated that one snapshot will be indicative of spatially varying conditions over much of the warm season even though actual temperatures will vary from day to day. Standard color aerial photos (taken simultaneously) are used in conjunction with the IR imagery to identify the habitat features related to temperature conditions. Rather than just providing pictures and numerical temperatures, however, the proposal would go the next step and incorporate the IR data, the in-situ calibration temperatures, and other temperature data into a model of water temperatures along the length of the study reaches. The model would then be used for TMDL assessments by WDOE. The proposal notes that this sort of work is already being done in Oregon and parts of the Mid-Columbia region (e.g., the Wenatchee subbasin) funded by other agencies.
The proposal meets the ISRP evaluation criteria. It makes good use of the Subbasin Summaries to justify the work, particularly the repeated statements that the waters are water quality (temperature) limited and listed under Clean Water Act 303(d). The work is specifically directed toward selection of remedial measures for such water quality exceedences, with a large benefit for fish. There are also good, specific references to the FWP, BiOp, the Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board, and to CCT tribal goals. Related projects are listed specifically and discussed. There are clear objectives, tasks, methods and expected products for each phase of the work. The ISRP remains concerned that one IR over flight may not be sufficient to account for varying flows and other temporally varying factors, but acknowledges the high value of even one data set. The QUAL2K model might have been described in more detail, but it is a standard model used in water temperature analyses. Facilities and equipment are available from the contractors and used elsewhere. There is a good reference list accompanying the background and justification sections. Key personnel are clearly described in well-prepared resumes. The work is, of itself, of a monitoring nature with the measure of success being the follow-on monitoring that will be carried out by WDOE for the TMDL process (funded separately). There is excellent cost share, with $230,000 anticipated ($200,000 from WDOE) adding to the overall 2-year proposal cost to BPA of $261,654.
Comment:
The WA SRFB funded $84,750 for 2003 for this project. The budget has been adjusted to reflect this. Should be EPA funded or at least cost shared, the project could utilize temperature data collected by OCD and CCT. Cold water inputs will be more difficult to detect in the summer than warm water inputs in the winter. Experimental design is questionable for providing usable information. Flight time cost could be reduced with better design. NMFS has identified this project as a BiOp project.Comment:
Fundable. A response was not needed. The proposed work is a multifaceted project aimed at correcting the chronic high summer temperatures in waters of the Okanogan Subbasin. This project plans to use Forward Looking Infra-Red Technology (FLIR) to collect surface water temperature data remotely by helicopter from 175 miles of waterways in the Okanogan Subbasin, collect in situ temperature data simultaneously, incorporate this information into a river temperature model (QUAL2K), and use the data and model to develop Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for temperature, which include remedial measures. Temperature is a major impairment of the waters of the Okanogan subbasin for ESA-listed salmonid use in summer. The Washington Department of Ecology is mandated to assess 303(d) listed waters and develop remedial measures under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The IR measurements, in-situ measurements, and modeling are intended to identify and quantify the sources of heating in the river basin that contribute to overly warm water in summer, and suggest remedial measures. The FLIR will give a broad spatial snapshot, submersible recorders will give ground-truth information and temporal variations, GIS will handle the spatial data, modeling will assimilate the data for predictive purposes, and the TMDL analyses by WDOE will satisfy the CWA mandate and offer solutions. Broad public participation at the solution stage is intended. The CCT and WDOE have combined forces to provide an integrated project focusing on the Okanogan basin. The WDOE will, somewhat incidentally to this project, use the information for its TMDL activities for dissolved oxygen, pH, and pesticides. It is a 2-year project for BPA funding, but embodies an implementation plan by WDOE extending through FY 2005 and likely longer.This is a well-prepared proposal (initially presented as two proposals now combined, which would have included the Wenatchee subbasin) that is directed at the ultimate goal of reducing summer steam temperatures in the Okanogan subbasin through the CWA process. The ISRP notes that its previous reviews of proposals to use the FLIR technique were not clearly directed at the ultimate goal and had a predominant technology focus; this proposal is clearly focused on the end result. Part of the proposal is a straightforward and well-described plan to use a modern remote-sensing detection technique for obtaining temperature data over broad spatial and narrow temporal ranges (wide-area snapshot). The monitoring technique is valuable for identifying locations where thermal conditions change spatially, either by warming or cooling. The presumption is stated that one snapshot will be indicative of spatially varying conditions over much of the warm season even though actual temperatures will vary from day to day. Standard color aerial photos (taken simultaneously) are used in conjunction with the IR imagery to identify the habitat features related to temperature conditions. Rather than just providing pictures and numerical temperatures, however, the proposal would go the next step and incorporate the IR data, the in-situ calibration temperatures, and other temperature data into a model of water temperatures along the length of the study reaches. The model would then be used for TMDL assessments by WDOE. The proposal notes that this sort of work is already being done in Oregon and parts of the Mid-Columbia region (e.g., the Wenatchee subbasin) funded by other agencies.
The proposal meets the ISRP evaluation criteria. It makes good use of the Subbasin Summaries to justify the work, particularly the repeated statements that the waters are water quality (temperature) limited and listed under Clean Water Act 303(d). The work is specifically directed toward selection of remedial measures for such water quality exceedences, with a large benefit for fish. There are also good, specific references to the FWP, BiOp, the Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board, and to CCT tribal goals. Related projects are listed specifically and discussed. There are clear objectives, tasks, methods and expected products for each phase of the work. The ISRP remains concerned that one IR over flight may not be sufficient to account for varying flows and other temporally varying factors, but acknowledges the high value of even one data set. The QUAL2K model might have been described in more detail, but it is a standard model used in water temperature analyses. Facilities and equipment are available from the contractors and used elsewhere. There is a good reference list accompanying the background and justification sections. Key personnel are clearly described in well-prepared resumes. The work is, of itself, of a monitoring nature with the measure of success being the follow-on monitoring that will be carried out by WDOE for the TMDL process (funded separately). There is excellent cost share, with $230,000 anticipated ($200,000 from WDOE) adding to the overall 2-year proposal cost to BPA of $261,654.
Comment:
Statement of Potential Biological Benefit to ESUIndirect benefit. Could result in identification of important thermal refugia. Could lead to development of TMDL to improve water quality in the Okanogan River Basin.
Comments
Given the extent to which Okanogan River temperatures are influenced by factors in Canada, not clear whether project will improve conditions. However, developing better understanding of US influence may be worth while.
Already ESA Req? No
Biop? Yes
Comment:
Recommend deferral to Subbasin PlanningComment: