BPA Fish and Wildlife FY 1997 Proposal

Section 1. Administrative
Section 2. Narrative
Section 3. Budget

see CBFWA and BPA funding recommendations

Section 1. Administrative

Title of project
Hood River Production Program (Parkdale Design & Construction)

BPA project number   9301900

Business name of agency, institution or organization requesting funding
ODFW

Sponsor type   OR-State/Local Agency

Proposal contact person or principal investigator

BPA technical contact   Jay Marcotte, EWN 503/231-6962

Biological opinion ID   None

NWPPC Program number   7.4L.2

Short description
Construct fish collection and holding facilities at Parkdale (2 adult holding ponds, 2 acclimation ponds and spring, weir and trap in creek, residence, bunkhouse, office and storage building, septic field and effluent treatment, well and piping, roads and paving)

Project start year   1996    End year   1998

Start of operation and/or maintenance   1998

Project development phase   Implementation

Section 2. Narrative

Related projects
Hood River Production Program (Oak Springs Modification and Construction)
Hood River Production Program - Pelton Ladder hatchery #8902900

Project history
The Parkdale facilities will allow holding and spawning spring chinook and steelhead captured at Powerdale. They can also acclimate and release additional spring chinook and winter steelhead.

Biological results achieved
The Parkdale facility will be new but maturing fish have been successfully held in Rogers Spring Creek (Parkdale site).

Annual reports and technical papers
BPA 1996 Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Annual reports to BPA.

Management implications
Development of this site is mandatory to hold fish until ripe, meet spawning protocol, and spawn them.

Specific measureable objectives
Specific measurable objectives and testable hypotheses are specific and detailed in projects 8805303 and 8805304.

Testable hypothesis

Underlying assumptions or critical constraints
Holding wild winter steelhead here for a few years has lead us to believe that it is the most efficient and safest site available.

Methods
Holding techniques, spawning protocol and actual spawning are the only activities taking place here.

Brief schedule of activities
Limited amount of design in 1996. Design and construction to be carried out during FY97.

Biological need
This facility is critical to meeting the goals and objectives spelled out in the Master Plan and draft EIS.

Critical uncertainties
Uncertainties should be confined to purchase of the site design, construction and following procedures and protocols.

Summary of expected outcome
By using this facility, we should have the lowest adult pre-spawning mortality, best egg production and a safe fish disease situation.

Dependencies/opportunities for cooperation
There are 3 broad categories of activities: enginnering, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. All are tied together.

Risks
Social and political risks should be few based on strong public support and biological and genetic risks are addressed in the Hood River Production Master Plan.

Monitoring activity
Projects 8805303 and 8805304 address the M&E portions of the project.

Section 3. Budget

* For most projects, Authorized is the amount recommended by CBFWA and the Council. Planned is amount currently allocated. Contracted is the amount obligated to date of printout.

Funding recommendations

CBFWA funding review group   Bonneville Dam - Priest Rapids Dam

Recommendation    Tier 1 - fund

Recommended funding level   $2,570,000

BPA 1997 authorized budget (approved start-of-year budget)   $1,545,000