FY 2000 proposal 20122
Contents
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 |
|---|---|
| 20122 Narrative | Narrative |
| 20122 Sponsor Response to the ISRP | Response |
Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Test Guidance Flows and Strobe Lights at a SBC to Increase Smolt FCE & FGE |
| Proposal ID | 20122 |
| Organization | Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator | |
| Name | Charles Morrill, WDFW, Fish Program |
| Mailing address | 600 Capitol Way N Olympia, WA 98501-1091 |
| Phone / email | 3609022747 / cfwdfw@aol.com |
| Manager authorizing this project | |
| Review cycle | FY 2000 |
| Province / Subbasin | Columbia Plateau / Snake Lower |
| Short description | Test guidance flow and strobe lights at the Cowlitz Falls Dam to increase FCE and FGE. Radio telemetry, fyke and flume nets and facility collection will be used to measure the success of guidance flow and strobe lights. |
| Target species | Steelhead, coho and spring chinook smolts |
Project location
| Latitude | Longitude | Description |
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Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)
Sponsor-reported:
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Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:
| Reviewing agency | Action # | BiOp Agency | Description |
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Section 2. Past accomplishments
| Year | Accomplishment |
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Section 3. Relationships to other projects
| Project ID | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cowlitz Falls Project Anadromous Fish Reintroduction Program DE-MS79-91BP93 | Funded under Power Generation Division of BPA |
Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2000 cost | Subcontractor |
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Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase
Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2000 cost | Subcontractor |
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Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase
Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2000 cost | Subcontractor |
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Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase
Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2000 cost | Subcontractor |
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Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
Section 8. Estimated budget summary
Itemized budget
| Item | Note | FY 2000 cost |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | WDFW: temp. fte’s for on-site field work and supervision USGS: telemetry components | $0 |
| Fringe | WDFW USGS | $0 |
| Supplies | WDFW - guidance flow USGS - radio tags | $0 |
| Operating | USGS - vehicles | $2,000 |
| Capital | Strobe lights - | $60,000 |
| Travel | USGS - telemetry | $5,000 |
| Indirect | WDFW USGS - telemetry | $0 |
| $67,000 | ||
Total estimated budget
| Total FY 2000 cost | $67,000 |
| Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
| Total FY 2000 budget request | $67,000 |
| FY 2000 forecast from 1999 | $0 |
| % change from forecast | 0.0% |
Cost sharing
| Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| TPU | To be determined | $0 | unknown |
Other budget explanation
Schedule Constraints: The Cowlitz Falls Dam is a run of the river hydro-project and high flows may require the project to lower the reservoir, rendering the fish collection facility inoperable. However, recent discharge records indicate that it is unlikely flows would be high enough to require a drawdown durring the study period. It is possible that project operation and/or maintenance may require a schedule change.
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Comment:
Recommendation: Fund in part with emphasis on testing guidance flow.Comments: Authors offer an excellent presentation of a project with a good experimental design and monitoring provisions, and with encouraging prospects for success. They demonstrate a very good understanding of downstream fish passage issues, and do a good job relating this work to regional programs and needs.
The proposal provides an adequate explanation of the guidance flow portion of the experiment, but neglects to relate where strobe lights would be placed and how they would be employed in the experimental phase. Neither does it indicate how environmental conditions are to be monitored.
Specific questions and comments that should also be addressed are: Would strobe lights always be used in conjunction with the attraction flows, or would the two techniques be tested separately? The proposal alludes to the prospect that additional funding may be obtained from Tacoma Public Utilities. If so, how much, at what time, and how would this money be spent?
Comment:
Comment:
Technical Criteria 1: Met? no - Without this knowledge why is reintroduction occurringProgrammatic Criteria 2: Met? yes -
Milestone Criteria 3: Met? yes -
Resource Criteria 4: Met? yes -
Comment:
New & innovative research. Should this be covered under the FERC? #1-5B41. #2-reduces incidental take by dam. #3-No info. #4-none shown.Comment:
Rank Comments: This innovative project would test a potentially important method for guidance of juveniles through reservoirs using 'guidance flows' where currently juveniles cannot find the dam site. If successful, the method would have significant systemwide significance for reestablishing anadromous runs above some reservoirs such as Billy Chinook on the Deschutes River.Comment:
This innovative project would test a potentially important method for guidance of juveniles through reservoirs using 'guidance flows' where currently juveniles cannot find the dam site. If successful, the method would have significant systemwide significance for reestablishing anadromous runs above some reservoirs such as Billy Chinook on the Deschutes River.Comment:
[Decision made in 2-2-00 Council Meeting];