FY 2000 proposal 20547
Section 1. Administrative
Proposal title | Yakima Subbasin Habitat/Watershed Project Umbrella |
Proposal ID | 20547 |
Organization | Yakama Indian Nation (YN) |
Proposal contact person or principal investigator |
Name | Lynn Hatcher |
Mailing address | P.O. Box 151 Toppenish WA 98948 |
Phone / email | 5098656262 / lynn@yakama.com |
Manager authorizing this project | |
Review cycle | FY 2000 |
Province / Subbasin | Columbia Plateau / Yakima |
Short description | Umbrella proposal summarizing nine projects intended to promote normative Yakima Subbasin ecosystem by protecting and restoring habitat for all life stages of anadromous fish and wildlife. |
Target species | Chinook and coho salmon, steelhead, also wildlife species affected by hydro development of the Lower Columbia and Snake rivers. |
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 |
|
Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project Umbrella |
dependence of supplementation on habitat carrying capacity |
9705000 |
Little Naches Riparian and In-Channel Restoration |
|
9901300 |
Ahtanum Creek Watershed Assessment |
|
9603501 |
Satus Watershed Restoration |
|
9803400 |
Reestablish Safe Access Into Tributaries of the Yakima Subbasin |
|
20117 |
Yakima River Subbasin Assessment (new) |
|
9206200 |
Yakama Nation Riparian/Wetlands Restoration |
|
9803300 |
Restore Upper Toppenish Creek Watershed |
|
20547 |
Yakima Subbasin Habitat/Watershed Project Umbrella |
|
9705100 |
Yakima Basin Side Channels |
|
9705300 |
Toppenish-Simcoe Instream Flow Restoration and Assessment |
|
Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase
Task-based budget
Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2000 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 2000 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 2000 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 2000 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 2000 cost |
Personnel |
See individual projects for detail |
$0 |
Fringe |
|
$0 |
Supplies |
|
$0 |
Subcontractor |
|
$991,360 |
| $991,360 |
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2000 cost | $991,360 |
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
Total FY 2000 budget request | $991,360 |
FY 2000 forecast from 1999 | $0 |
% change from forecast | 0.0% |
Cost sharing
Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
(please refer to individual proposals) |
|
$0 |
unknown |
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Recommendation:
NA - Umbrella Proposal
Date:
Jun 15, 1999
Comment:
Recommendation:
NA - Umbrella Proposal
Comments:
This umbrella described the relationship of this work to the Fish and Wildlife Program. However, it is unclear how the habitat projects under this umbrella relate to other habitat work described in other restoration proposals in the basin (e.g., see #20526) or to alternative restorative actions that could have been but were not chosen here. The proposal provides a brief overview of the individual projects included in this umbrella, but does not provide adequate background to understand why these particular projects were chosen or how they collectively will achieve some overall goal for the Yakima subbasin. Perhaps most significant is the fact that the umbrella provides no description of its goal or objectives other than listing the separate objectives or activities of each individual project.
No technical background is given for the projects chosen under this umbrella. Occasional statements about limiting factors within the individual project descriptions are not backed by data or references and appear as a general listing of problem areas rather than technical conclusions establishing the priorities for action. The proposed Yakima Subbasin assessment for this umbrella would seem to be a necessary prerequisite for defining limiting factors and identifying the highest priority restoration projects. In the case of the Satus watershed, an assessment was apparently completed in 1998, yet because the results are not discussed, it provides no technical support for the particular restoration activities proposed or previously completed. This raises doubts about whether the proposed subbasin assessment would in fact be used to support restoration planning.
The umbrella proposal should clearly state the long-term goal for the basin's salmonid resources using measurable performance criteria, what is preventing achievement of that goal, and the specific role of this set of projects in removing those obstacles. The umbrella proposal should explicitly show how the proposed habitat improvements will support the supplementation projects, that they address the high priority limiting factors identified in previous work, the relationship between those limiting factors and the distribution of naturally reproducing salmon and steelhead and the positive cumulative benefits expected when all the projects are completed. Habitat restoration projects appear to focus on steelhead, but supplementation is focusing on spring chinook. Does that mean habitat is not limiting natural production of spring chinook?
The hypothesis that "suitable but underutilized habitat will be available to supplementation fish returning to the Yakima Subbasin (p. 4438)" suggests that the number of returning spawners rather than the quality of juvenile rearing habitats currently limit fish production. What evidence supports this?
Project #9705100 listed as "Yakima Basin Side Channels" is the same number listed for a project on p. 4264 (Section 3) entitled "Improve adult spawning habitat and juvenile rearing/overwintering survival."
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Aug 20, 1999
Comment:
Recommendation:
Not Reviewed
Date:
Aug 20, 1999
Comment:
Not reviewed.