FY 2000 proposal 20053

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20053 Narrative Narrative

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleAnadromous Salmonid Transit System
Proposal ID20053
OrganizationMorrison-Knudsen Corp
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameGary West
Mailing addressOne Morrison-Knudsen Plaza, P.O. Box 73 Boise, ID 83729
Phone / email2083865695 / gary_west@mk.com
Manager authorizing this project
Review cycleFY 2000
Province / SubbasinColumbia Plateau / Snake Lower
Short descriptionMK and co-investigators are proposing a conceptual plan to bypass emigrating salmonids around Snake River dams which includes EPC of the bypass system of conduits and channels, tests on fingerlings/smolt response, and suggested routes for the system.
Target speciesChinook and sockeye salmon, and steelhead trout. Testing will be performed using anadromous smolts provided by the Idaho Fish & Game Department
Project location
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Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

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Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

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Section 2. Past accomplishments

YearAccomplishment

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

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Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

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Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

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Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

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Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

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Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget
ItemNoteFY 2000 cost
Personnel 5946 man-hours @ $36. per hour $213,400
Fringe 35% of Personnel Cost $74,690
Supplies Working Model @ Hagerman $134,633
Operating included above $0
Construction included above $0
PIT tags 1000 $1,000
Travel 5% of Personnel Cost $10,000
Indirect 65% of Personnel Cost $138,710
Other CADD & ODC $38,177
Subcontractor Biological Consultants $87,913
$698,523
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2000 cost$698,523
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 2000 budget request$698,523
FY 2000 forecast from 1999$0
% change from forecast0.0%
Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash or in-kind
Idaho Fish & Game Hagerman Facility & Service $27,500 unknown
Fish Passage, Inc Consulting Service $20,000 unknown
Dr. Brannon Consulting Service $30,000 unknown
Jon Mason Consulting Service $15,000 unknown
MK Company Engr & Mgmt Service $50,000 unknown
Other budget explanation

Schedule Constraints: Funding is primary constraint


Reviews and recommendations

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

Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Jun 15, 1999

Comment:

Recommendation: Do not fund.

Comments: The proposed project to develop the "conceptual design" for a smolt bypass system for the Lower Snake River, which would consist of an artificial, parallel channel system to bypass the four Lower Snake River dams. This would be an alternative to breaching of the Lower Snake Dams, or drawdown to river level. The proposal would include development of a "model conduit and engineered stream model", at the Hagerman hatchery site, to test physical and biological performance of an artificial stream system. This proposal was met with a diversity of views from the panel. The majority opinion was that the proposal was hastily developed, and lacked sufficient motivation other than that dam breaching is not a viable option to solving fish passage problems. The biological testing, in particular, is minimally specified. The majority of the panel was particularly critical of the absence of a testable hypothesis. Several of the principals appear to have no expertise relevant to the project. Inclusion of a task is to "review the existing literature" did not give the panel confidence in the capabilities of the project team; reviewers expect familiarity with the literature at the proposal stage. A minority view on the panel was that the project represents an alternative approach, which, notwithstanding that it may not come to fruition, deserves careful consideration. Even among the minority, however, there was concern as to why it is proposed to conduct all of the work in FY 2000. No doubt, the conceptual design, and accompanying background work, can and probably should be done in short order, however it is not at all clear whether one year will be enough time to construct and test the artificial stream system.


Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:


Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Considered and dropped 2 years ago. The concept is filled with complex detail challenges, all remedies would have to be perfectly aligned (weakest link probably applies). The only way to test for sure is to expend billions of dollars.
Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Criteria all: Met? No - Not recommended. This is a poor idea which was dropped by NMFS two years ago. The concept is filled with complex detail challenges, all remedies would have to be perfectly aligned (weakest line probably applies). The only way to test for sure is to expend billions of dollars to construct.
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Mar 1, 2000

Comment:

[Decision made in 9-22-99 Council Meeting];