FY 2000 proposal 199603501

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199603501 Narrative Narrative

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleSatus Watershed Restoration
Proposal ID199603501
OrganizationYakama Indian Nation (YN)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameLynn Hatcher, Fisheries Program Mangager
Mailing addressP.O. Box 151 Toppenish, WA 98948
Phone / email5098656262 / yinfish@yakama.com
Manager authorizing this project
Review cycleFY 2000
Province / SubbasinColumbia Plateau / Yakima
Short descriptionEnhance and protect summer steelhead spawning and rearing habitat by restoring the ecological function of the Satus Creek watershed.
Target speciesYakima River summer steelhead
Project location
LatitudeLongitudeDescription
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agencyAction #BiOp AgencyDescription

Section 2. Past accomplishments

YearAccomplishment
1997 Dike removal
1998 Road obliteration
1997 Boulder placement
1996 Grazing (rest/management)
1996 Fire rehabilitation
1996 Revegetation
1996 Meadow restoration
1997 Large woody debris placement
1997 Aspen regeneration

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project IDTitleDescription
Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project Umbrella dependence of supplementation on habitat carrying capacity
9901300 Ahtanum Creek Watershed Assessment
20547 Yakima Subbasin Habitat/Watershed Project Umbrella
Yakima Subbasin Assessment (new)
9803400 Reestablish Safe Access Into Tributaries of the Yakima Subbasin
9705000 Little Naches Riparian and In-Channel Restoration
9705100 Yakima Basin Side Channels
9705300 Toppenish-Simcoe Instream Flow Restoration and Assessment
9803300 Restore Upper Toppenish Creek Watershed
926200 Yakama Nation Riparian/Wetlands Restoration Project

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2000 costSubcontractor
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase

Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

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ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2000 costSubcontractor
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ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
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Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

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ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2000 costSubcontractor
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
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Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2000 costSubcontractor
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ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget
ItemNoteFY 2000 cost
Personnel Includes a total of 2.4 fte professional staff, 3.5 fte technicians, and .25 fte bookkeeper $202,160
Fringe 25.3% $51,146
Supplies Includes: seed, erosion control supplies, fence materials, miscellaneous field supplies. $41,900
Operating Includes: Building rental, utilities, vehicles + maintenance, heavy equipment rental, insurance,etc. $93,795
Travel Travel for various symposia, workshops, etc. $7,000
Indirect 23.5% $93,695
Subcontractor Cattele impoundment $12,700
$502,396
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2000 cost$502,396
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 2000 budget request$502,396
FY 2000 forecast from 1999$0
% change from forecast0.0%
Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash or in-kind
Washington State Department of Transportation Collaboration on U.S. HWY 97 segement relocation and maintenance mitigation $0 unknown
Other budget explanation

Schedule Constraints: Unfavorable climatic conditions are the foremost constraints on accomplishing objectives. At present, we are uncertain what affect the Endangered Species Act will have on project activities.


Reviews and recommendations

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

Recommendation:
Fund for one year
Date:
Jun 15, 1999

Comment:

Recommendation: Fund for one year. Subsequent funding contingent on correcting the noted deficiencies.

Comments: This was a well written and convincing proposal. The program appears to have many strengths, including broad scale interagency support, participation, and active monitoring and assessment. It also has several significant weaknesses. The proposal could have been improved by providing more scientific citations and documentation. The programmatic needs and goals could have been supported by citations supporting the decline in populations abundance, changes in the watershed, or the watershed assessment. The methods section contained good general descriptions, but could have been supported by scientific references to show that these were based on the best available scientific techniques.


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:


Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Project budget appears high in personnel costs. Due to the nature of the demonstration project and continued support, we would like to follow through with our commitment to complete the restoration project. We expect to see allocation of technical staff time reduced in future years. There should be funding available through CREP for riparian restoration.
Recommendation:
Technically Sound? No
Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

No evidence that past activities have met any biological objectives.

Monitoring and assessment plans do not provide enough detail. How will the sponsor assess surface/groundwater connections?

Tasks presented in the Methods section are redundant.

What land will be purchased and why?

What will happen to the money allocated for capital acquisitions if no land is purchased?


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Mar 1, 2000

Comment:

[Decision made in 9-22-99 Council Meeting]
REVIEW:
NW Power and Conservation Council's FY 2006 Project Funding Review
Funding category:
expense
Date:
May 2005
FY05 NPCC start of year:FY06 NPCC staff preliminary:FY06 NPCC July draft start of year:
$388,600 $388,600 $388,600

Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website