FY 1999 proposal 198806400
Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Kootenai River White Sturgeon Studies and Conservation Aquaculture |
| Proposal ID | 198806400 |
| Organization | Kootenai Tribe of Idaho (KTOI) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator |
| Name | Susan Ireland |
| Mailing address | P.O. Box 1269 Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 |
| Phone / email | 2082673620 / ireland@kootenai.org |
| Manager authorizing this project | |
| Review cycle | FY 1999 |
| Province / Subbasin | Upper Columbia / Kootenai |
| Short description | Prevent extinction, preserve existing gene pool, and begin rebuilding healthy age classes of the endangered white sturgeon in the Kootenai River using conservation aquaculture techniques with wild broodstock. |
| Target species | Kootenai River white sturgeon (ESA listed)
kokanee |
Project location
| Latitude | Longitude | Description |
|---|
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)
Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:
| Reviewing agency | Action # | BiOp Agency | Description |
|---|
Section 2. Past accomplishments
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
| Project ID | Title | Description |
|---|
| 8806500 |
Kootenai River Fisheries Investigations |
Co-investigator |
| 9404900 |
Kootenai River Ecosystems Improvements Study |
Co-investigator |
| 9401200 |
Kootenai River White Sturgeon - M&E |
Supplemental funding for monitoring and evaluation |
Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 1999 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 1999 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 1999 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 1999 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 1999 cost |
|---|
| Personnel |
Biologist/Admistrator; Hatchery Manager; 4 Fish Culturists; 2 part time M&E; Hatchery Maintenance |
$257,000 |
| Fringe |
33% of Personnel Costs |
$84,810 |
| Supplies |
|
$35,000 |
| Operating |
|
$120,000 |
| Capital |
|
$60,000 |
| Tag |
6,000 |
$17,400 |
| Travel |
includes training |
$10,000 |
| Indirect |
57.6% of total personnel costs |
$196,882 |
| Subcontractor |
Idaho Department of Fish and Game; British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Parks-Fisheries Branch; J-U-B Engineers, Inc.; University of Idaho Aquaculture Research Institute |
$100,000 |
| Other |
|
$400,000 |
| Other |
|
$400,000 |
| Other |
|
$400,000 |
| Other |
|
$400,000 |
| $2,481,092 |
Total estimated budget
| Total FY 1999 cost | $2,481,092 |
| Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
| Total FY 1999 budget request | $2,481,092 |
| FY 1999 forecast from 1998 | $0 |
| % change from forecast | 0.0% |
Cost sharing
| Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
|---|
Other budget explanation
Schedule Constraints: The conservation aquaculture program should continue until evidence is available to show that natural reproduction is yielding adequate recruits to sustain the genetic variability of the population, as defined in the recovery plan (USFWS 1996).
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Recommendation:
Fundable
Date:
May 13, 1998
Comment:
Presentation: This project started in 1991 when the co-managers recognized that there was a water quality problem and that there had been no natural recruitment. Could sturgeon reproduce? Sturgeon were listed as Endangered in 1994 and recovery efforts are guided by the White Sturgeon Recovery Team (BC ministry of Environment, MT, ID, KTOI, FWS, etc). The hatchery's short term goal is to prevent extinction and it is implementing the Kincaid Breeding Plan included in the Recovery Plan. The project has 3 objectives: 1) conservation aquaculture -release hatchery reared juvenile sturgeon back into the Kootenai River; 2) provide a facility for research, including timing of the development of embryos and contaminates in eggs; and 3) kokanee enhancement efforts - including reintroducing kokanee into the system. The hatchery has 2 phases: 1) the current hatchery upgrades and a test well for the counter current exchange system; and 2) an alternate rearing site. The FY 99 budget includes the funds necessary to begin the Council's 3-step process for the alternative rearing site. Questions/Answers: The sturgeon broodstocks are very valuable, and kokanee are known to harbor diseases. Why are you raising kokanee next to sturgeon? Answer: Kokanee do spread disease. We began raising kokanee this year because of the loss of the entire sturgeon 1997 year class. In the future we will not raise kokanee in the sturgeon hatchery but will instead use streamside incubators. The kokanee work could be done under the ecosystem project.
Concern: The capital costs in 1999 and the future will come from the Resident Fish budget.
Screening Criteria: Yes
Technical Criteria: Yes. The kokanee work is inappropriate. Sponsor agreed to move the kokanee work (Objective 4) to the Ecosystem Project (9404900).
Programmatic Criteria: Yes
Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
May 13, 1998
Comment:
Includes 50,000 from 9401200
Recommendation:
Adequate
Date:
Jun 18, 1998
Comment:
This is a well-written proposal (one of the best of the set); it follows the recovery plan (FWS) and breeding plan, and it is well linked to other studies and to the Fish and Wildlife Program measures. It could be better related to other Kootenai proposals. There needs to be an umbrella proposal for all Kootenai/white sturgeon projects. The kokanee work may be a stretch and the time frame may be a bit long. The budget suggests major expenditures.
REVIEW:
NW Power and Conservation Council's FY 2006 Project Funding Review
Funding category:
capital
Date:
May 2005
| FY05 NPCC start of year: | FY06 NPCC staff preliminary: | FY06 NPCC July draft start of year: |
| $1,604,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website