FY 2002 Blue Mountain proposal 199800703

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
199800703 Narrative	Narrative
199800703 Response to the ISRP	Response
199800702, 199800703, and 199800704 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	Facility O&M And Program M&E For Grande Ronde Spring Chinook Salmon and Summer Steelhead
Proposal ID	199800703
Organization	Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Steve Boe
Mailing address	211 Inlow Hall, One University Boulevard La Grande, OR 97850
Phone / email	5419623043 / [email protected]
Manager authorizing this project	Gary James
Review cycle	Blue Mountain
Province / Subbasin	Blue Mountain / Grande Ronde
Short description	Develop, implement, and evaluate integrated conventional and captive brood hatchery projects to prevent extinction and stabilize populations of threatened spring chinook salmon and summer steelhead populations in the Grande Ronde River.
Target species	Snake River spring chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) summer steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

Project location

Latitude	Longitude	Description
45.1	-117.7	Catherine Creek Juvenile Acclimation Facility
45.1	-118.3	upper Grande Ronde River Juvenile Acclimation Facility
45.2	-117.8	Catherine Creek Adult Collection Facility
45.1	-118.4	upper Grande Ronde River Adult Collection Facility

Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA
RM&E RPA Action 182
RM&E RPA Action 184
RM&E RPA Action 189

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agency	Action #	BiOp Agency	Description
NMFS/BPA	Action 177	NMFS	In 2002, BPA shall begin to implement and sustain NMFS-approved, safety-net projects.

Section 2. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishment
1997	Preliminary NEPA evaluation completed.
	Completed designs for adult collection and juvenile acclimation facilities at all three stream locations.
	Installed and operated temporary weirs, collected 9 spring chinook from upper Grande Ronde River and 2 from Catherine Creek. Assisted in captive broodstock parr collections from both streams.
1998	Final NEPA evaluation completed.
	Completed ESA Section 10 permit application with comanagers.
	Completed comprehensive management plan for the Grande Ronde River basin with comanagers integrating conventional and captive brood. Consulted on construction of acclimation and adult collection facilities.
	Installed and operated adult broodstock collection facilities. Collected 33 spring chinook from Catherine Creek and 28 from the upper Grande Ronde River. Marked enough fish to provide a population estimate.
	Cooperated in collection of 1997 brood year juveniles from Catherine Creek, upper Grande Ronde River, and Lostine River. Met targets (500) in all three streams.
	Cooperated in preservation of gametes and spawning fish at Bonneville and Manchester.
1999	Installed and operated adult broodstock collection facilities. Collected one spring chinook at the upper Grande Ronde River and 16 at Catherine Creek. Marked enough fish to provide a population estimate at Catherine Creek.
	Cooperated in collection of 1998 brood year juveniles from Catherine Creek, upper Grande Ronde River, and Lostine River. Met targets (500) in all three streams.
	Cooperated in completing construction of acclimation facilities at Catherine Creek and the upper Grande Ronde River.
	Cooperated in spawning 1994 and 1995 brood year captive brood chinook. Cryopreserved semen from all males. Consulted on construction of acclimation and adult collection facilities.
2000	Acclimated and released ~ 1,500 smolts at the upper Grande Ronde River facility and ~ 36,000 smolts at the Catherine Creek facility. Evaluated volitional release of smolts from the Catherine Creek facility.
	Cooperated in collection of 1999 brood year juveniles from Catherine Creek, upper Grande Ronde River, and Lostine River. Met targets (500) in two streams.
	Cooperated in spawning captive brood chinook. Assisted in cryopreserving semen from all males.
	Installed and operated adult broodstock collection facilities. Captured 23 adult spring chinook at Catherine Creek and 17 at the upper Grande Ronde River. Captured 25 adult steelhead at Catherine Creek and 19 at the upper Grande Ronde River.
	Completed and submitted 1997-1998 annual report. Consulted on construction of adult collection facilities.
2001	Acclimated and released ~ 2,500 smolts at the upper Grande Ronde River facility and ~ 135,000 smolts at the Catherine Creek facility. Evaluated volitional release of smolts from the Catherine Creek facility.
	Consulted on construction of adult collection facilities.
	Installed and operated adult broodstock collection facilities. Captured 133 adult spring chinook at Catherine Creek and 44 at the upper Grande Ronde River. Captured 204 adult steelhead at Catherine Creek and 19 at the upper Grande Ronde River.

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description
198402500	Protect and Enhance Anadromous Fish Habitat in Grande Ronde Basin Streams	Habitat improvement increases likelihood of Program success.
198805301	Northeast Oregon Hatchery Master Plan	Plan and develop production facilities in Grande Ronde Basin for recovery of ESA-listed salmon.
198805305	Northeast Oregon Hatcheries Planning and Implementation	Operation, maintenance, monitoring and evaluation for ODFW; includes transportation and hatchery operations.
198909600	Monitor and Evaluate Genetic Characteristics of Supplemented Salmon and Steelhead	This Project will monitor genetics of chinook salmon in the targeted tributaries.
199202604	Investigate Early Life History of Spring Chinook Salmon and Summer Steelhead in the Grande Ronde River Basin	Life history and trapping data from this project will be used to evaluate Program success.
199403300	The Fish Passage Center (FPC)	Juvenile hatchery and natural salmon resulting from the Program will provide release and migration data.
199405400	Bull Trout Life History, Genetics, Habitat Needs, and Limiting Factors in Central and Northeast Oregon	Bull trout are indicentally caught at broodstock collection weirs and provide fish for tagging and collection of demographic and recapture data.
199606700	Manchester Spring Chinook Broodstock Project	Rears captive broodstock to maturity.
199608300	CTUIR Grande Ronde Basin Watershed Restoration	Habitat improvement increases likelihood of Program success.
199703800	Preserve Salmonid Gametes	Cryopreserve semen from chinook salmon for use in Grande Ronde Spring Chinook Salmon Program
199800702	Grande Ronde Supplementation: Lostine River O&M and M&E	Operation, maintenance, monitoring and evaluation for conventional component of the Program for the Nez Perce Tribe.
199801001	Grande Ronde Basin Spring Chinook Captive Broodstock Program	Captive brood component of Program. Embryos from the project become the responsibility of the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan and are acclimated at the tributary of origin.
199801006	Captive Broodstock Artificial Propagation	NPT participation in 199801001.
199803100	Implement Wy-Kan-Ush-Mi Wa-Kish-Wit Watershed Assessment and Restoration Plan Now	Habitat improvement increases likelihood of Program success.
200001700	Recondition Wild Steelhead Kelts	Wild steelhead kelts will be collected for this project.

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2002 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 2002 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 2002 cost
Objective 1. Plan for, administer, and coordinate Project activities.	Task 1.1. Review and revise Program components as necessary with comanagers.	ongoing	$5,063
	Task 1.2. Participate in Annual Operations Plan meetings for Program and Lower Snake River Compensation Plan (LSRCP).	ongoing	$5,063
	Task 1.3. Participate in monthly Technical Oversight Team meetings for Program.	ongoing	$5,063
	Task 1.4. Meet annual requirements for permits and other authorizations to implement Project.	ongoing	$2,531
	Task 1.5. Develop and submit annual planning documents.	ongoing	$25,314
	Task 1.6. Plan with comanagers for management of summer steelhead in response to ESA-listing and NMFS recommendation to phase out use of non-endemic stocks for harvest augmentation.	ongoing	$7,594
Objective 2. Operate two juvenile spring chinook salmon acclimation facilities on Catherine Creek and the upper Grande Ronde River.	Task 2.1. Receive fish and begin operations on about February 27.	ongoing	$57,716
	Task 2.2. Staff facilities 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week.	ongoing	$84,651
	Task 2.3. Acclimate fish using standard fish culture practices.	ongoing	$21,163
	Task 2.4. Use NATURES rearing practices whenever possible.	ongoing	$13,467
	Task 2.5. Volitionally release fish for at least 2 weeks prior to force-out.	ongoing	$1,924
	Task 2.6. Monitor volitionally-released fish using PIT tag readers.	ongoing	$3,848
	Task 2.7. Shut down facilties about April 20.	ongoing	$9,619
Objective 3. Operate two or more adult anadromous salmonid collection facilities on Catherine Creek and the upper Grande Ronde River.	Task 3.1. Setup facilties and begin trapping in March/April.	ongoing	$52,400
	Task 3.2. Staff facilities 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week.	ongoing	$91,131
	Task 3.3. Conduct trap and weir checks at least daily.	ongoing	$11,391
	Task 3.4. Anesthetize summer steelhead and spring chinook salmon and collect biological data.	ongoing	$11,391
	Task 3.5. Pass wild steelhead upstream and remove hatchery (marked) steelhead.	ongoing	$2,278
	Task 3.6. Prepare and transport selected spring chinook salmon for broodstock., and pass others upstream to spawn.	ongoing	$2,278
	Task 3.7. Take down, inventory, repair/maintain, and store equipment at the end of the trapping season (about September).	ongoing	$56,957
Objective 4. Provide comanagers assistance in Program operations.	Task 4.1. Assist comanagers (ODFW) in field activities for the captive (Project #199801001) and conventional broodstock (Project # 19885305, LSRCP) Program components.	ongoing	$10,126
Objective 5. Communicate results to the scientific community.	Task 5.1. Compile and disseminate Project information, data, and findings.	on going	$25,317

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost
Objective 1. Plan for, administer, and coordinate Project activities.	2003	2006	$240,523
Objective 2. Operate two juvenile spring chinook salmon acclimation facilities on Catherine Creek and the upper Grande Ronde River.	2003	2006	$913,987
Objective 3. Operate two or more adult anadromous salmonid collection facilities on Catherine Creek and the upper Grande Ronde River.	2003	2006	$1,082,353
Objective 4. Provide comanagers assistance in Program operations.	2003	2006	$48,105
Objective 5. Communicate results to the scientific community.	2003	2006	$120,261

Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase

FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006
$541,725	$579,646	$620,221	$663,636

Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2002 cost	Subcontractor
Objective 6. Evaluate acclimated juvenile spring chinook salmon performance.	Table 6.1. Compare mean length and weight of hatchery-origin smolts acclimated and released (e.g. volitional, forced release; captive, conventional F1) to wild smolts.	ongoing	$10,927
	Table 6.2. Compare mean length and survival of volitionally-released smolts to all hatchery-origin smolts.	ongoing	$10,285
	Task 6.3. Compare arrival timing of different groups of PIT-tagged juveniles (e.g. volitional v. forced release, conventional hatchery origin v. captive broodstock, hatchery v. wild) to Lower Granite Dam.	ongoing	$21,212
	Task 6.4. Compare survival of different groups of PIT-tagged juveniles (e.g. volitional v. forced release, conventional hatchery origin v. captive broodstock, hatchery v. wild) to Lower Granite Dam.	ongoing	$21,855
Objective 7. Evaluate life history differences between wild and hatchery-origin (F1) adult spring chinook salmon.	Task 7.1. Contract for VIE (visual implant elastomer) tagging of conventional hatchery origin smolts.	ongoing	$18,000	Yes
	Task 7.2. Compare life history characteristics (run timing, length frequencies, sex ratios, age distributions, and smolt-to-adult ratios of wild and marked (hatchery F1) adult spring chinook captured at weirs and on spawning ground surveys.	ongoing	$59,290
	Task 7.3. Estimate abundance of wild and hatchery-origin adults above the weirs.	ongoing	$2,700
	Task 7.4. Contract for genetic analysis of unmarked fish.	ongoing	$10,000	Yes
Objective 8. Describe life history characteristics and genetics of adult summer steelhead collected at weirs.	Task 8.1. Describe run timing, length frequency, sex and age composition, general condition, and migration status (pre- or postspawn) for wild and hatchery-origin (marked) summer steelhead.	ongoing	$62,134
	Task 8.2. Contract for analysis of genetics samples.	ongoing	$15,000	Yes
Objective 9. Evaluate environmental factors affecting migration or survival of anadromous salmonids.	Task 9.1. Compare streamflows to movement of juvenile spring chinook at acclimation facilities and adult spring chinook and summer steelhead at weirs/traps.	ongoing	$6,428
	Task 9.2. Compare water temperatures to movement of juvenile spring chinook at acclimation facilities and adult spring chinook and summer steelhead at weirs/traps.	ongoing	$6,428
Objective 10. Evaluate weir effects on fish migration or behavior.	Task 10.1. Document behavior and presence of spring chinook and other species near the weirs.	ongoing	$7,713
Objective 11. Provide Program assistance for monitoring and evaluation activities.	Task 11.1. Assist ODFW in monitoring and evaluation activities for conventional and captive broodstock components of the Program.	ongoing	$5,141

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost
Objective 6. Evaluate acclimated juvenile spring chinook salmon performance.	2003	2006	$305,369
Objective 7. Evaluate life history differences between wild and hatchery-origin (F1) adult spring chinook salmon.	2003	2006	$427,517
Objective 8. Describe life history characteristics and genetics of adult summer steelhead collected at weirs.	2003	2006	$366,443
Objective 9. Evaluate environmental factors affecting migration or survival of anadromous salmonids.	2003	2006	$61,074
Objective 10. Evaluate weir effects on fish migration or behavior.	2003	2006	$36,644
Objective 11. Provide Program assistance for monitoring and evaluation activities.	2003	2006	$24,430

Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006
$275,111	$294,369	$314,974	$337,023

Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget

Item	Note	FY 2002 cost
Personnel	FTE: Admin 0.33, Biol 1.83, Tech 4.92	$261,484
Fringe	0.19 Seasonal, 0.35 Fulltime	$79,967
Supplies	Incl. 4 replacement pond liners	$94,560
Travel	Incl. assistance with spawning at Bonneville Hatchery	$28,465
Indirect	0.34	$157,922
Capital	Storage, 24/7 generator for upper Grande Ronde River acclimation site	$42,000
NEPA	Possible move of one adult trap site downstream	$20,000
Subcontractor	ODFW, Genetics, Facility installation/Main, VIE tags	$79,000
		$763,398

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2002 cost	$763,398
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$80,000
Total FY 2002 budget request	$683,398
FY 2002 forecast from 2001	$700,348
% change from forecast	-2.4%

Reason for change in scope

Steelhead population information CTUIR, NPT and ODFW agree we need a better understanding of the demographics and genetics of steelhead to facilitate management planning for summer steelhead in the basin. CTUIR will operate weirs to provide minimum counts, basic life history information, and collect tissues for genetics analysis.

Cost sharing

Organization	Item or service provided	Amount	Cash or in-kind
USFWS - LSRCP	Steelhead genetics sample processing	$7,500	in-kind

Reviews and recommendations

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

REVIEW:
ISRP Preliminary Review (ISRP 2001-9)

Recommendation:
Fundable only if response is adequate

Date:
Sep 28, 2001

Comment:

Response required. This CTUIR proposal coupled with the matching NPT proposal (#199800702) provides the core activities for the GRESCP. The CTUIR is responsible for implementation, coordination, and facilitation of the Catherine Creek and upper Grande Ronde component of the GRESCP, plus this proposal involves some steelhead activities. Tasks included in the proposal include projection coordination with the co-managers (ODFW, NPT, USFWS), operation and maintenance of the two acclimation sites, operation and maintenance of the adult weir and trapping sites, extensive M&E programs, and reporting. In general the historical information and relations between projects are well described and informative. Unfortunately, this proposal lacks the detailed information and tasks that were presented in proposal #199800702 even though the proposals essentially for the same program activities. The goals are certainly implied in the proposal but the objectives are stated as operations, not as measurable outcomes and some task merely re-state the objective. Objective 2 requests over $100,000 for meeting and communications with no further details or justification. Objective 5 concerns monitoring success (increasing returns and maintaining genetic diversity) but provides no insight into activities and methods. Further, objective 4 and 5 include statements of assumptions but the assumptions stated are essential aspects of the investigation and must be evaluated, not assumed. The proposal includes a section on Adaptive Management but the paragraph describes how new information will be incorporated into procedures. This is not the intent of adaptive management. Adaptive management involves designed experimental treatments, assessments, and responses that are pre-described ... not just responding to a trial and error process. The level of detailed provided concerning M&E does not merit the budget requested.

These comments are unfortunately quite similar to the ISRP comments from the last review. After responses had been received in the last review, the ISRP concluded "Delay funding until the sponsor provides an adequate detailed study design to BPA such as that the sponsors identify as being in their companion project 9801001. The response focused on justifying the program, but that was not the ISRP's primary concern." Following the ISRP tour (Sept. 2001) and discussion with those involved, plus given the quality of the associated proposal (#199800702), it seems apparent to this review panel that a proposal with appropriate technical standards can be developed, but it has not been received. We suggest the principal investigators use this "response loop" process to address these concerns and complete this proposal.

REVIEW:
CBFWA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
High Priority

Date:
Nov 30, 2001

Comment:

This project is considered BASE by NMFS. Some reviewers expressed concerns regarding handling and weir effects and suggested the steelhead trapping aspect of the proposal is not urgent work. A new budget has been submitted that does not include additional weirs. The new budget numbers have not been entered into this table.

REVIEW:
ISRP Final Review (ISRP 2001-12A)

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Dec 21, 2001

Comment:

Fundable, adequate response and, as requested, the proposal has been substantially improved through reorganization and the provision of greater detail. This CTUIR proposal coupled with the matching NPT proposal (#199800702) provides the core activities for the GRESCP. The CTUIR is responsible for implementation, coordination, and facilitation of the Catherine Creek and upper Grande Ronde component of the GRESCP, plus this proposal involves some steelhead activities. Tasks included in the proposal include projection coordination with the co-managers (ODFW, NPT, USFWS), operation and maintenance of the two acclimation sites, operation and maintenance of the adult weir and trapping sites, extensive M&E programs, and reporting. In general the historical information and relations between projects are well described and informative. This proposal initially lacked the detailed information and tasks that were presented in proposal #199800702, but the revisions adequately addressed this concern.

REVIEW:
NMFS Review

Recommendation:

Date:
Feb 1, 2002

Comment:

Statement of Potential Biological Benefit to ESU
Reduce short-term extinction or extirpation risks for the Catherine Creek and Upper Grande Ronde River spring chinook.

Comments
Continuing program. Opportunity should be taken to assess monitoring aspects and their relationship to FCRPS Biop. Should benefit from RPA 176.

Already ESA Req? No

Biop? No

REVIEW:
BPA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
A

Date:
Feb 11, 2002

Comment:

Recommend

BPA RPA RPM:
--

NMFS RPA/USFWS RPM:
Base

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Apr 19, 2002

Comment:

REVIEW:
BPA Funding Decision

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Jun 13, 2002

Comment:

Fund

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Sep 20, 2003

Comment:

Project on track and accruing. No rescheduling needs.

REVIEW:
Project Sponsor Request for FY04-05

Recommendation:

Date:
Sep 20, 2003

Comment:

For FY 04 CTUIR is seeking an increase of $33,082 to cover previous years of unfunded increases in Indirect rates. Previous year budgets were submitted with a 34% Indirect Rate because the Department of Interior hadn't officially issued a new approved rate for BPA to consider. Unfunded 2002 Indirect Increase @ 37.2% = 9,945. Unfunded 2003 Indirect Increase @ 39.64% = 23,040. This project was split into two contracts at BPA; O&M Contract #6509 and M&E Contract #12785.

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:
$684,454	$684,454	$684,454

Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website