FY 2002 Columbia Plateau proposal 25015

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
25015 Narrative	Narrative

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Emergency Flow Augmentation for Buck Hollow
Proposal ID	25015
Organization	Wasco County Soil and Water Conservation District (Wasco SWCD)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Ron Graves
Mailing address	2325 River Road The Dalles, OR 97058
Phone / email	5412966178 / ron-graves@or.nacdnet.org
Manager authorizing this project	Wasco County SWCD Board of Directors
Review cycle	Columbia Plateau
Province / Subbasin	Columbia Plateau / Deschutes
Short description	Augment stream flow in Buck Hollow Creek during 2001 with 1-1.5 cfs from headwater well
Target species	Summer Steelhead

Project location

Latitude	Longitude	Description
45.2582	-121.0244	Birch Creek watershed, main stem river mile 0.2
45.0291	-120.6871	Buck Hollow Watershed: Headwaters near Shaniko; approx. well location

Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agency	Action #	BiOp Agency	Description
NMFS	Action 149	NMFS	BOR shall initiate programs in three priority subbasins (identified in the Basinwide Recovery Strategy) per year over 5 years, in coordination with NMFS, FWS, the states and others, to address all flow, passage, and screening problems in each subbasin over 10 years. The Corps shall implement demonstration projects to improve habitat in subbasins where water-diversion-related problems could cause take of listed species. Under the NWPPC program, BPA addresses passage, screening, and flow problems, where they are not the responsibility of others. BPA expects to expand on these measures in coordination with the NWPPC process to complement BOR actions described in the action above.

Section 2. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishment
2000	Completed two Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board Grants for Bakeoven Watershed Including 78,434 ft. fencing, 2 spring developments, 4 livestock wells, 3000 ft. pipeline, 2,225 acres brush control, 220 acres range improvement seeding, 30 sediment basins.
2000	Completed Buck Hollow Proj. Phase7a: Accomplishments to date include: 50.5 miles fence, 1255 ac. range seeding, 137400 ft. terraces, 152 sediment basins, 1240 ac. brush control, 5 livestock wells, 13 spring developments, 12490 ft. pipeline, and much more.
2000	White River Watershed: No-till/direct seed demonstration project on 900 acres implemented with DRC grant; Another 883 acres of conventionally tilled cropland was convered to no-till/direct seed with an OWEB grant.

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description
	Buck Hollow Watershed Project	supports on going effort to improve watershed health and improve steelhead populations by protecting brood of largest run observed in 40 years.

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2002 cost
1. Project coordination / management	a. Landowner agreement	.02	$30
	b. Obtain limited license from OWRD	.02	$130
	c. Obtain permission for access from landowners	.02	$120
	d. Coordinate adaptive management strategies with supporting resource agencies	0.4	$1,800
	e. Action to meet NEPA requirements	.08	$1,000
	f. Reporting and Documentation	0.4	$1,300

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost
			$0

Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase

Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2002 cost	Subcontractor
2. Augment stream flow in Buck Hollow Creek	a. Operate existing 20 HP pump to provide 0.8 cfs	0.2	$1,600
	b. Upgrade pump at source will to 40 HP to provide 1.5 cfs (cost share 75/25% with landowner)	0.01	$5,825	Yes
	b (part 2) operate 40 HP pump to provide	0.2	$3,200
	c. Reimburse landowner for opportunity cost associated with loss of alfalfa production due to transfer of water to instream use during growing season (5 tons/ac on 20 acres at $100 per ton)	.01	$10,000

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost
			$0

Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase

Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2002 cost	Subcontractor
			$0

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost
			$0

Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase

Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2002 cost	Subcontractor
3. Monitor and evaluate stream flow and other environmental conditions	a. Install flow meter at well head	.01	$1,200	Yes
	b. Install staff gauges	.01	$200
	c. Install exiting HOBO Temps at 4 monitoring sites	.02	$0
	d. Obtain stream flow and other environmental data measurements at 2 headwater sites and mouth of Buck Hollow and Bakeoven (control) Creeks.	0.4	$1,981
	e. Data graphing, trend analysis	0.4	$1,500

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost
			$0

Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget

Item	Note	FY 2002 cost
Personnel	FTE: .14	$4,424
Fringe	30% includes all OPE	$1,327
Supplies	staff gauge, cost shared pump, flow meter	$6,525
Indirect	admin overhead (3.5%)(normal rate is 10%)	$1,010
NEPA	Probable categorical exclusion	$1,000
Subcontractor	Pump, pipe, flow meter installation	$700
Subcontractor	REA Utility costs 3 mo. 20 HP (est)	$1,600
Subcontractor	REA Utility costs 3 mo 40 HP (est)	$3,200
Subcontractor	Limited license fee (Water Resources Dept.)	$100
Other	Lost alfalfa production reimbursement (not to exceed amount)	$10,000
		$29,886

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2002 cost	$29,886
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 2002 budget request	$29,886
FY 2002 forecast from 2001	$0
% change from forecast	0.0%

Reason for change in estimated budget

n/a

Reason for change in scope

n/a

Cost sharing

Organization	Item or service provided	Amount	Cash or in-kind
Oregon Water Resources Dept.	Assistance with staff gauge installation and periodic monitoring, conversion table for staff gauge readings	$1,000	in-kind
Landowner	Cost share 40HP pump, flow meter, installation costs	$2,340	cash
Wasco SWCD	Administrative costs	$1,876	in-kind
Landowner	Monitoring pump operation 2 hrs./week @ $20/hr+ 60 miles/wk @$0.30 x 21 weeks	$1,218	in-kind

Reviews and recommendations

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

REVIEW:
ISRP Preliminary Review (ISRP 2001-6)

Recommendation:
Fundable - no response required

Date:
Jun 15, 2001

Comment:

Fundable. This project is time critical for summer 2001. The project will address a limiting factor that presents a critical and immediate need to protect steelhead redds. It is a needed project, with good justification and a very low budget. Implementing the project should also create additional good will with a cooperative local landowner.

Modest cost of $30K with cost share to reimburse landowner for direct out of pocket costs for short term 1-1.5 cfs from private irrigation well near headwaters beginning ASAP. Dry conditions elsewhere are apparently forcing fish into Buck Hollow and Bakeoven. Late season flows at mouth have exceeded minimum goal of 5 cfs. Efforts to protect the water have apparently been researched by Oregon Water Resources Department personnel. Flows and temperature would be monitored. The monitoring should be coordinated with project #25010 from ODEQ?

Bakeoven Creek (also with record run of steelhead) is a control with no augmentation.

REVIEW:
ISRP Final Review (ISRP 2001-8)

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Aug 10, 2001

Comment:

Modest cost of $30K with cost share to reimburse landowner for direct out of pocket costs for short term 1-1.5 cfs from private irrigation well near headwaters beginning immediately. Dry conditions elsewhere are apparently forcing fish into Buck Hollow and Bakeoven. Late season flows at mouth have exceeded minimum goal of 5 cfs. Efforts to protect the water have apparently been researched by Oregon Water Resources Department personnel. Flows and temperature would be monitored. The monitoring should be coordinated with project #25010 from ODEQ? Bakeoven Creek (also with record run of steelhead) is a control with no augmentation.

REVIEW:
NMFS Review

Recommendation:

Date:
Oct 1, 2001

Comment:

Statement of Potential Biological Benefit to ESU
Project will augment stream flow in Buck Hollow Creek during 2001 with 1-1.5 cfs from headwater well to protect steelhead redds.

Comments
Project is time critical for summer 2001. Funded under emergency offset BIOP.

Already ESA Req? no

Biop? yes

REVIEW:
BPA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Rank A (conditional)

Date:
Oct 16, 2001

Comment:

This project was funded in 2001 as part of BPA’s Action Plan solicitation, project no. 2001-054-00 ($22,800). It appears that the SWCD may be proposing this flow enhancement for 2002. If the project was successful in 2001 and water is again short in 2002, BPA would likely fund this effort a second time. If funded in 2002, costs for stream gauging can be eliminated, as these would be obtained in proposal no. 25075. Buck Hollow and Bakeoven Creeks contribute 40 percent of the warm water adapted wild steelhead in the Deschutes River sub-basin.

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Do Not Fund

Date:
Jan 3, 2002

Comment: