FY 2000 proposal 20060

Additional documents

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20060 Narrative Narrative

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleJuvenile Anadromous Fish Prototype-Scale Evaluation Facility
Proposal ID20060
OrganizationNorthwest Hydraulic Consultants, Inc.
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameEd Zapel
Mailing addressNorthwest Hydraulic Consultants, 16300 Christensen Road, Suite 350 Seattle, WA 98188
Phone / email2062416000 / eZapel@nhc-sea.com
Manager authorizing this project
Review cycleFY 2000
Province / SubbasinMainstem/Systemwide / Systemwide
Short descriptionBehavioral and physiological prototype-scale juvenile fish behavior and injury test facility capable of simulating surface and submerged outlet passage routes at prototype scale hydraulic head.
Target speciesAll juvenile migrant salmonids
Project location
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Section 2. Past accomplishments

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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 NHC only. (Staff costs for NWPPC, COE, NMFS, ODFW, WDFW, IDFG, CRITC assumed carried within-agency) $19,000
Fringe (Included in Personnel item above) $0
Supplies Supplies and material costs are minimal for this phase. $3,000
Capital (Capital improvements / lands acquisition support assumed carried by the Corps of Engineers') $0
Travel Assume travel for two individuals to a total of four meetings in Portland, and two in Walla Walla. $2,200
Indirect (Included in Personnel item above) $0
Subcontractor INCA Engineers $86,000
Subcontractor BioAnalysts $17,500
$127,700
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2000 cost$127,700
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 2000 budget request$127,700
FY 2000 forecast from 1999$0
% change from forecast0.0%
Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash or in-kind
NMFS Staff support $0 unknown
COE-Portland Staff support $0 unknown
COE-Walla Walla Staff support $0 unknown
WDFW Staff support $0 unknown
ODFW Staff support $0 unknown
IDFG Staff support $0 unknown
CRITC Staff support $0 unknown
Other budget explanation

Schedule Constraints: Must complete scoping of regional research needs and coordinate facility design criteria within the first quarter of FY2000 (Oct - Dec 1999), in order to provide at least 200 days for preliminary and feasibility-level design work.


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. The proposal is inadequate and the potential costs are not programmatically justified before examining alternative proposals.

Comments: This proposal is similar to Project 20054 in developing an experimental facility to examine the effect of turbulence on fish. Project 20060, however, is largely for regional consultation, facility design, and site selection. The proposed approach is attractive, but the proposal is not sufficiently convincing. It is very short, has few references, no resumes, and limited information on what might be accomplished by the proposed research. For example, there is no indication provided of how much support there may be for development of a regional test facility, which would clearly be required for this approach to succeed.

If parts of this project are supported, these reviewers suggest initially only the first part of the proposal should be funded (i.e. identify research needs and the potential broader interest/support for a regional test facility). If this initial stage is successful and regional agreement is reached, then provide support for the subsequent design and site selection.


Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:


Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Should be considered within System Configurations Team, appears to be a Corps capital issue. Regional needs/priorities need to be established and considered first.
Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Criteria all: Met? No - Regional needs/priorities need to be established and considered first. Proposal is premature.
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Mar 1, 2000

Comment:

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