FY 2002 Blue Mountain proposal 199403900
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 |
|---|---|
| 199403900 Narrative | Narrative |
| 199403900 Response to the ISRP | Response |
| 199403900 Powerpoint Presentation | Powerpoint Presentation |
| Blue Mountain: Grande Ronde Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects | Subbasin Map |
| Blue Mountain: Grande Ronde Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects | Subbasin Map |
Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Watershed Restoration Planner |
| Proposal ID | 199403900 |
| Organization | Nez Perce Tribe (NPT) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator | |
| Name | Don Bryson |
| Mailing address | 612 S.W. 2nd Enterprise, Or 97828 |
| Phone / email | 5414260119 / [email protected] |
| Manager authorizing this project | Jaime Pinkham |
| Review cycle | Blue Mountain |
| Province / Subbasin | Blue Mountain / Grande Ronde |
| Short description | Act as the liaison between the Nez Perce Tribe and Wallowa County. Help coordinate watershed restoration efforts in Wallowa County between the Tribe, County, Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program, local landowners, and state and federal agencies. |
| Target species | chinook, steelhead, bull trout, other resident native fish, native wildlife |
Project location
| Latitude | Longitude | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The project is located throughout both the Grande Ronde and Imnaha subbasins. | ||
| 45.52 | -117.76 | Grande Ronde Subbasin |
| 45.4 | -116.87 | Imnaha Subbasin |
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)
Sponsor-reported:
| RPA |
|---|
| Habitat RPA Action 149 |
| Habitat RPA Action 150 |
| Habitat RPA Action 151 |
| Habitat RPA Action 153 |
Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:
| Reviewing agency | Action # | BiOp Agency | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| NMFS | Action 154 | NMFS | BPA shall work with the NWPPC to ensure development and updating of subbasin assessments and plans; match state and local funding for coordinated development of watershed assessments and plans; and help fund technical support for subbasin and watershed plan implementation from 2001 to 2006. Planning for priority subbasins should be completed by the 2003 check-in. The action agencies will work with other Federal agencies to ensure that subbasin and watershed assessments and plans are coordinated across non-Federal and Federal land ownerships and programs. |
Section 2. Past accomplishments
| Year | Accomplishment |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Completed the Bear Creek Action Plan. |
| 1994 | Seven flow gages installed at irrigation diversions in Bear Creek (Wallowa River tributary). |
| 1995 | Completed the Lostine Habitat Assessment. |
| 1995 | Combined three irrigation diversion structures into one structure with built in fish passage. This eliminated three annual push-up dams in the mainstem Wallowa River. |
| 1995 | Twenty-nine flow gages installed at irrigation diversions in the Lostine and Wallowa rivers. Five additional gages installed on the mainstems of Bear Creek and the Lostine and Wallowa rivers and two abandoned USGS gages were reinstalled. |
| 1995 | Wrote 4 habitat project proposals and completed necessary NEPA and BA's. |
| 1995 | Reviewed 191 Oregon Watershed Health Program project proposals for the Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program in 1994 and 1995. |
| 1995 | Fifty-five habitat projects (GRMWP/BPA, OWHP) implemented in Wallowa County in 1994-1995. |
| 1996 | Converted an annual push-up dam into a permanent structure with built-in fish passage on the Lower Lostine River. |
| 1996 | Wrote 1 habitat project propsal and completed 2 NEPA and 2 BA documents. |
| 1996 | Reviewed 67 project proposals: 15 BPA, 34 Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program, 18 Governor's Watershed Enhancement Board. |
| 1996 | Twenty habitat projects (GRMWP/BPA, OWHP, GWEB) implemented in Wallowa County. |
| 1997 | Converted an additional three annual push-up dams into permanent structures with built-in fish passage on the lower Lostine River. |
| 1997 | Constructed a low flow channel in the lower three miles of Bear Creek to facilitate late season passage of spring chinook onto the spawning grounds. |
| 1997 | Wrote 4 habitat project proposals (excluding the following one) and completed necessary NEPA and BA's. |
| 1997 | Wrote a composite habitat project proposal at several sites with several landowners on Little Sheep Creek and completed the 404 permit. |
| 1997 | Reviewed 95 project proposals: 29 BPA, 53 Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program, 13 Governor's Watershed Enhancement Board. |
| 1997 | Thirteen habitat projects (GRMWP/BPA, GWEB) implemented in Wallowa County. |
| 1998 | Revised the hatchery/natural production model to accommodate the Imnaha sliding scale developed by the co-managers to manage spring chinook. |
| 1998 | Completed the Lostine River Instream Flow Incremental Methodology report. |
| 1998 | Wrote 7 habitat project proposals and completed necessary NEPA and BA's. |
| 1998 | Reviewed 135 project proposals: 23 BPA, 50 Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program, 62 Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board-Region 5. |
| 1998 | Twenty-one habitat projects (GRMWP/BPA, OWEB) implemented in Wallowa County. |
| 1999 | Coordinated an effort between the Wallowa SWCD, OWRD, and USGS to continue operating the mainstem flow gages on the Lostine River and Bear Creek and procured the funding. |
| 1999 | Worked with Wallowa County NRAC's Standing Committee and contractor to update the the County/Tribe Plan and add a terrestial vertebrate multi-species section based on habitat and cover types. |
| 1999 | Wrote 5 habitat project proposals and completed necessary NEPA and BA's. |
| 1999 | Reviewed 195 project proposals: 37 BPA, 42 Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program, 116 Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board Region 5. |
| 1999 | Twenty-one habitat projects (GRMWP/BPA, OWEB) implemented in 1999 or will be implemented in 2000 in Wallowa County. |
| 2000 | Completed Chapter 6 for the Northeast Oregon Hatchery Project Spring Chinook Master Plan. |
| 2000 | Provided 15 pages of comments on the Grande Ronde and Imnaha Spawning Ground Survey Compendium authored by ODFW. |
| 2000 | Participated in a Joseph Middle School Riparian Class. |
| 2000 | Surveyed 3/4 miles of Prairie Creek (longitudinal and x-sections) to facilitate project design and proposal development for a riparian restoration project. |
| 2000 | Wrote 6 project proposals and completed necessary NEPA and BA's. |
| 2000 | Reviewed 170 project proposals: 53 BPA, 25 Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program, 92 Oregon Watershed. Enhancement Board Region 5. |
| 2000 | Seventeen habitat projects (GRMWP, OWEB) were implemented in 2000 in Wallowa County. |
| 2001 | Installed three ISCO sediment samplers in Prairie Creek.. |
| 2001 | Reviewed 34 project proposals for the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board's technical committee for Region 5. |
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
| Project ID | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 199202601 | Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program | Implements project 9202601 in Wallowa County and shares other project information. |
| 199702500 | County/Tribe Plan Implementation | Manages project 9702500. |
| 198805301 | Northeast Oregon Hatchery Project | Provides technical advise and the habitat/natural production tie. |
| 199604400 | Grande Ronde Basin Spring Chinook Captive Broodstock Program | Provide technical advise and the habitat/natural production tie. |
Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2002 cost | Subcontractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Implement the Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program in Wallowa County. | a. Participate as a member of the Board and Standing Committee representing the Nez Perce Tribe. | on going | $5,728 | |
| b. Act as the Wallowa County project planner counterpart to the Union County planner that works directly for the Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program. | on going | $3,580 | ||
| 2. Implement the Wallow County/Nez Perce Tribe Salmon Habitat Recovery Plan with Multi-Species Strategy (County/Tribe Plan). | a. Participate as the Nez Perce Tribe's representative on Wallowa County's Natural Resource Advisory Committee, Standing Committee, and Technical Committee. | on going | $3,341 | |
| b. Participate in the development, monitoring, and updating of Comprehensive Resource Management Plans and Action Plans and developing individual Land Use Management Plans with parties active in Wallowa County, as called for in the County/Tribe Plan. | on going | $7,159 | ||
| 3. Facilitate coordination, cooperation, communication, and planning between Wallowa County and the Nez Perce Tribe and between Wallowa County and Union County. | a. Coordinate with the Nez Perce Tribe on a technical and policy level. | on going | $4,773 | |
| b. Participate in ODA's Senate Bill 1010 and ODEQ's TMDL planning process. | on going | $5,250 | ||
| c. Coordinate with the Wallowa County Commissioners and Public Works Department, GRMWP, Wallowa Resources, NRCS, SWCD, ODFW, ODEQ, ODF, USFS, BLM, BOR, BPA, USF&WS, NMFS, and others as needed. | on going | $2,864 | ||
| 4. Facilitate watershed restoration project planning and development. | a. Participate in the NPPC's subbasin assessment and subbasin planning effort. | 3 years | $3,194 | |
| b. Develop habitat project proposals as needed, working with private landowners and appropriate agencies and entities. | on going | $7,637 | ||
| b. Participate in the GRMWP Board's review of projects and in OWEB's and Wallowa County NRAC's Technical Committee forums to review project proposals for technical merit. | on going | $4,773 | ||
| c. Provide coordination and technical input for the Tribe on USFS and BLM activities (e.g. timber sales, grazing allotments, recreation, land swaps, culturally important plants) and COE/State 404 permit applications. | on going | $2,864 | ||
| 5. Facilitate project implementation and monitoring. | a. Write Biological Assessments and complete NEPA compliance checklists and COE/State 404 permit applications for habitat restoration projects proposed by Wallowa County, the NRCS, SWCD, private landowners, and the Nez Perce Tribe. | on going | $5,728 | |
| b. Participate in developing a comprehensive watershed level monitoring plan for Wallowa County. | on going | $2,386 | ||
| c. Participate in project level monitoring. | on going | $1,000 | ||
| d. Participate in the annual spawning ground surveys with ODFW and USFS. | on going | $1,671 | ||
| 6. Provide technical help as needed for the development of the Northeast Oregon Hatchery Program (NEOH) in Wallowa County and the on-going operation of the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan hatchery program in the Grande Ronde and Imnaha subbasins. | a. Provide written input and technical review of documents for NEOH. | on going | $1,386 | |
| b. Participate with NPT, ODFW, CTUIR, and WDFW on the development of the Annual Operating Plans for the LSRCP hatchery programs. | on going | $955 |
Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Implement the Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program in Wallowa County. | 2003 | 2006 | $41,896 |
| 2. Implement the Wallow County/Nez Perce Tribe Salmon Habitat Recovery Plan with Multi-Species Strategy (County/Tribe Plan). | 2003 | 2006 | $47,424 |
| 3. Facilitate coordination, cooperation, communication, and planning between Wallowa County and the Nez Perce Tribe and between Wallowa County and Union County. | 2003 | 2006 | $58,189 |
| 4. Facilitate watershed restoration project planning and development. | 2003 | 2006 | $83,792 |
| 5. Facilitate project implementation and monitoring. | 2003 | 2006 | $48,879 |
| 6. Provide technical help as needed for the development of the Northeast Oregon Hatchery Program (NEOH) in Wallowa County and the on-going operation of the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan hatchery program in the Grande Ronde and Imnaha subbasins. | 2003 | 2006 | $10,765 |
Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase
| FY 2003 | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|
| $67,503 | $70,878 | $74,422 | $78,143 |
Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2002 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 2002 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 2002 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 2002 cost |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | FTE: 1.2: includes 1/5 time office manager (other 4/5 time covered by other budgets in office) | $33,377 |
| Fringe | $8,147 | |
| Supplies | office supplies, equipment lease and purchase | $3,606 |
| Travel | vehicle lease, per diem, and air travel | $4,682 |
| Indirect | 24% | $12,056 |
| Other | telephone, repairs, and portion of office rent and utilities | $2,421 |
| $64,289 | ||
Total estimated budget
| Total FY 2002 cost | $64,289 |
| Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
| Total FY 2002 budget request | $64,289 |
| FY 2002 forecast from 2001 | $64,149 |
| % change from forecast | 0.2% |
Reason for change in estimated budget
Change in indirect and addition of subbasin assessments and subbasin planning
Cost sharing
| Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Reclamation | 50% of total project cost | $64,289 | cash |
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Recommendation:
Fundable only if response is adequate
Fundable only if response is adequate
Date:
Sep 28, 2001
Sep 28, 2001
Comment:
A combined response with project 199702500 is needed. This proposal requests continuing funding for a liaison to function as a planner and coordinator for the NPT's involvement in the Wallowa County and Grande Ronde Watershed plans. Last year the ISRP recommended that the planner should be funded as part of a proposal for the work to be done under proposal 199702500. The planner remains a separate proposal for the purposes of indirect cost savings on project 199702500.Some measures of performance are provided to demonstrate the efficacy of the position. The coordinator appears to be performing a useful function, and there are some attempts to provide outcomes in the proposal. Objective 6 is a hatchery activity. Why is this task contained within a watershed project?
This proposal and 199702500 (requesting funds for the coordinator to encourage desired actions) do not present material needed to support a scientific review. The site visit provided some examples of past actions funded by the planner, but the proposal provides little detailed rationale for projects and assessment of outcomes. The material provided in both proposals is what one might use in a personnel description or evaluation, but it is not what is needed to judge the scientific value of the work. Obviously great detail cannot be presented on each of many small actions; however, an overall plan for targeted improvements, along with strategies for prioritizing and implementing them, and some evaluative outcome assessment should be presented. A response is needed to provide this sort of information for evaluation.
Comment:
This project addresses RPA 152. Although M&E does not exist in this proposal, M&E activities are performed through individual projects. Reviewers suggest that this project could possibly be combined with 199202601.Comment:
Not fundable. The response is inadequate. This proposal requests continuing funding for a liaison to function as a planner and coordinator for the NPT's involvement in the Wallowa County and Grande Ronde Watershed plans. In response to the request for more detail for scientific review, the responders return responsibility to the ISRP to provide suggestions about the information they should present. ISRP comments list several items of necessary information, including a plan for targeted improvements, strategies for prioritizing and implementing improvements, and some evaluative outcome assessment. The response provides justification as to why this position is not amenable to scientific review. However, the FWP seeks work that is scientifically sound and is subject to scientific review.The response lists a number of documents that will be used to prioritize projects, but what is lacking is an integrated plan for the watershed coordinator. The need for such a plan, and the assistance provided to the watershed coordinator of having such a plan, are illustrated by the comments made about a watershed coordinator's time not being his own, and having to be available on request. Some way to prioritize these requests is needed, and a plan is one tool. The need for evaluative assessment is similar - with so many small individual activities in place, the coordinator should track whether overall, these activities are making a difference, or whether efforts are being fragmented to such a degree that the benefits are dissipated. The project proponent makes clear that he finds no need for monitoring or evaluation.
The explanation provided for why a hatchery objective is included in this proposal is that a person employed on 199403900 was an author of a habitat section of the NEOHP Spring Chinook Master Plan and will provide technical help to this plan. This objective is more appropriately placed in the NEOHP project, with budget amounts sufficient to pay for these services.
Comment:
Statement of Potential Biological Benefit to ESUBenefits are indirect -- proposal is a coordination project
Comments
Proposal requests continuing funding for a liaison to function as a planner and coordinator for the NPT's involvement in the Wallowa County and Grande Ronde Watershed plans. Proposal needs details on planner's overall strategy for targeted improvements, along with strategies for prioritizing & implementing them, and outcome assessment.
Already ESA Req? No
Biop? Yes
Comment:
This project should be evaluated in the context of its role in the Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program and in light of BPA's programmatic comments on accountability for funding of coordination and administration projects. BPA RPA RPM:
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NMFS RPA/USFWS RPM:
154
Comment:
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