FY 2004 Within-year Modification proposal 36002

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Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleCreating tools for assessing and restoring floodplain habitats in the Columbia River Basin
Proposal ID36002
OrganizationConfederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameScott O'daniel
Mailing addressPO Box 638 Pendleton, OR
Phone / email805-886-5232 / sodaniel@icess.ucsb.edu
Manager authorizing this projectGary James
Review cycleWithin-year Modification
Province / SubbasinMainstem/Systemwide / Systemwide
Short descriptionRegionalize remote sensing and floodplain classification tools for quantitative functional assessment of aquatic habitats by intagrating spatialtemporal interactions between stream temperatures, floodplain diversity and biological productivity.
Target speciesNative salmonids in the candidate basins.
Project location
LatitudeLongitudeDescription
Umatilla River
John Day River
Grande Ronde River
Yakima River
Methow River
Lochsa River
Swan River
Bitteroot River
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA
Action 9
Action 141
Action 152
Action 155

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agencyAction #BiOp AgencyDescription

Section 2. Past accomplishments

YearAccomplishment
1998 Initial FLIR collection as a part of an EPA Regional Geographic Initiative
2001 Award of a NASA BAA grant
2003 Completion of 2001 BPA Innovative Grant
2004 Submission of the first peer reviewed paper from the 2001 Innovative Grant - "Small Diameter, Inexpensive Temperature Loggers for Ground Water Monitoring"

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project IDTitleDescription
9402600 Quantitative Assessment of Migrating Upstream Lamprey Provide detailed physical habitat information to inform sample design
8710002 Umatilla Habitat Project Aids in identifing new project oppertunities
9000501 Umatilla Basin Natural Production Monitoring and Evaluation Utilize fish productivity data from this project and provide them with scale dependent relationships between species and physical habitats
200203700 Characterize Genetic Differences and Distribution of Freshwater Mussels Providing LIDAR and optically derived physical habitat maps for the Umatilla River to inform sample design

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2004 costSubcontractor
Define baseline floodplain characteristics a) Make selections on image acquisition and obtain appropriate data b) Process elevation datasets to create watershed and floodplain morphometry c) Identify and characterize geomorphically complex segments d) Relate temperature information to geomorphic 2005-6 $450,000 Yes
Refine floodplain segment tools a) Spectral and morphological classification of remote sensing imagery b) Instrument and develop data sets for key floodplain segments c) Relate floodplain surface features to hydrologic properties 2006-7 $0 Yes
Assess biological productivity and floodplain diversity using the Rapid Assessment Tools a) Create multi-scale metrics to quantify relationships between geomorphic surfaces, temperature    b) Produce stream temperature scenarios using RIFLS-2 c) Compare biological productivity within and among CRB floodplains    2007-8    $0 Yes
a) Create multi-scale metrics to quantify relationships between geomorphic surfaces, temperature    b) Produce stream temperature scenarios using RIFLS-2 c) Compare biological productivity within and among CRB floodplains    $0
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase
FY 2005FY 2006FY 2007FY 2008
$450,001$471,710$481,571$405,657

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 2004 cost
Personnel FTE: 1.8 $116,818
Fringe 36% $42,054
Supplies field supplies, publishing costs $5,000
Travel Travel to $3,100
Indirect 39% $65,119
Subcontractor University of California University of Montana Idaho State University Eco-metrics $217,909
$450,000
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2004 cost$450,000
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 2004 budget request$450,000
FY 2004 forecast from 2003$0
% change from forecast0.0%
Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash or in-kind
NASA Services in developing riverine remote sensing and field techniques $1,119,356 cash
NASA Remote sensing data (2002-5) $614,761 cash
Bureau of Reclamation LIDAR and remote sensing data $418,312 in-kind
CTUIR Computing and network services $63,117 in-kind
EPA Network and data interface development $150,755 cash

Reviews and recommendations

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