FY 2001 High Priority proposal 23039

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
23039 Narrative	Narrative

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Upper Yakima River Acquisitions
Proposal ID	23039
Organization	Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Bill Weiler
Mailing address	1701 S. 24th. Ave. Yakima, WA 98902
Phone / email	5094579310 / weilewjw@dfw.wa.gov
Manager authorizing this project	Ted Clausing
Review cycle	FY 2001 High Priority
Province / Subbasin	Columbia Plateau / Yakima
Short description	Protect 170 acres of upper Yakima River wetlands through fee simple acquisition to secure spawning and rearing habitat for salmonids.
Target species	chinook salmon, steelhead trout

Project location

Latitude	Longitude	Description
47.3226	-121.339	Keechelus Dam

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

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

FY 2002
$5,000

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	Purchase price of 2 parcels @$10,000/acre = $1,760,000	$1,760,000
Other	grant administration @10%	$176,000
		$1,936,000

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2001 cost	$1,936,000
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 2001 budget request	$1,936,000
FY 2001 forecast from 2000	$0
% change from forecast	0.0%

Cost sharing

Organization	Item or service provided	Amount	Cash or in-kind
RFEG	payment of any discrepancy between purchase price and appraisal	$50,000	cash
WDFW	management plan	$2,000	in-kind

Reviews and recommendations

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

REVIEW:
ISRP Review

Recommendation:
C

Date:
Feb 1, 2001

Comment:

This proposal is for acquisition of 80 acres of land adjacent to the Yakima River in a reach accessible to spring chinook, steelhead and bull trout. The present owners are planning subdivision and development. Although the proposal meets the solicitation's basic criteria, the proposal is inadequate and fails to provide adequate information on fish passage concerns into the restored area, stock status, and expected benefits from the proposed work. The proposal did not justify the anadromous fish benefits, although it is on the Waldo list.

REVIEW:
CBFWA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
HP "A" -BiOp

Date:
Feb 1, 2001

Comment:

This project would provide significant benefits to wildlife.

REVIEW:
NMFS Review

Recommendation:
Fund: Lower Priority

Date:
Feb 26, 2001

Comment:

Lower Priority

As described in our cover letter, several of these proposals have associated monitoring to determine the status of these properties before actions are implemented. This monitoring does not fall in the Tier 3 category but is extremely worthwhile and NMFS recommends that it be fully funded: 23039 - Upper Yakima River acquisition. Potential for restoration activities in the future, but none detailed in this proposal. No actions to monitor at this time.