FY 2002 Columbia Plateau proposal 199901000

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
199901000 Narrative	Narrative
Columbia Plateau: John Day Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects	Subbasin Map
Columbia Plateau: John Day Subbasin Map with BPA Fish & Wildlife Projects	Subbasin Map

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Mitigate Effects of Runoff and Erosion on Salmonid Habitat in Pine Hollow and Jackknife
Proposal ID	199901000
Organization	Sherman County Soil and Water Conservation District (Sherman SWCD)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Krista Coelsch
Mailing address	PO Box 405 Moro, OR 97058
Phone / email	5415653216 / [email protected]
Manager authorizing this project	Krista Coelsch
Review cycle	Columbia Plateau
Province / Subbasin	Columbia Plateau / John Day
Short description	Implement practices to reduce erosion and flooding, allowing natural recovery of riparian vegetation and channel type in Pine Hollow and Jackknife Canyons. Future phases will focus on replanting or protecting critical areas in the stream corridor.
Target species	Middle Columbia Summer Steelhead (John Day run), resident redband, upland game, primarily elk

Project location

Latitude	Longitude	Description
45.3	-120.5	John Day River at RM 60
45.3	-120.65	NE corner of Jackknife Canyon
44.7	-121	SE Headwaters of Pine Hollow Creek
44.7	-120.5	John Day River at RM 103

Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agency	Action #	BiOp Agency	Description
NMFS/BPA	Action 153	NMFS	BPA shall, working with agricultural incentive programs such as the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, negotiate and fund long-term protection for 100 miles of riparian buffers per year in accordance with criteria BPA and NMFS will develop by June 1, 2001.
NMFS	Action 153	NMFS	BPA shall, working with agricultural incentive programs such as the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, negotiate and fund long-term protection for 100 miles of riparian buffers per year in accordance with criteria BPA and NMFS will develop by June 1, 2001.

Section 2. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishment
1995	Begin temperature monitoring in Pine Hollow
1996	Begin steelhead spawning surveys in Pine Hollow
1997	Demonstration Phase implementation in Pine Hollow
1998	Begin upland practices in Pine Hollow
1998	Assess stream condition using PFC in Pine Hollow
1999	Jackknife Canyon and lands along John Day added to scope of project
1999	Completion of Decker Ranch Grazing Management Plan
1999	Begin upland assessment of Jackknife Canyon
1999	First CREP contract signed in Pine Hollow - protects and replants ~20 stream miles

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description
	Provide Coordination and Technical Assistance to Watershed Councils and Individuals in Sherman County, Oregon	This project requires the additional technical assistance provided by related grant application.

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2002 cost	Subcontractor
1. Provide coordination to watershed council	This objective will be met by a related proposal submitted by Sherman SWCD.	3	$0
2. Produce 6 range management plans using NRCS 9 Step Planning Process with NEPA review.	This objective will be met by a related proposal submitted by Sherman SWCD.		$0

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost
1. Provide coordination to watershed council and technical assistance for farm and ranch plans - budget to come from related grant application.	2002	2004	$0
2. Produce 6 range management plans using NRCS 9 Step Planning Process with NEPA review.	2002	2004	$0

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
1. Implement practices associated with farm and grazing management plans.	a. Upland water developments, such as spring developments, wells, troughs and pipelines, installed in upland pastures.	5	$3,100	Yes
	b. Structures: Water and Sediment Control Basins installed in ephemeral draws, terraces installed in crop fields.	5	$22,000	Yes
	c. Pasture Reseeding in areas that were cropped or overgrazed earlier in century.	5	$8,800	Yes
	d. Brush Control projects allow reestablishment of grass cover, improvement in hydrologic condition of watersheds.	5	$2,080	Yes
	e. Fencing projects allow utilization of upland pastures, and separate management of riparian areas.	5	$5,700	Yes

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost
1. Implement practices associated with farm and grazing management plans.	2002	2006	$160,000

Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase

FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006
$40,000	$40,000	$40,000	$40,000

Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2002 cost	Subcontractor
1. Operation and maintenance is the responsibility of the cooperating landowners, who sign ten year maintenance agreements as part of contracting.		15	$0	Yes

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost
1. Operation and maintenance is the responsibility of the cooperating landowners, who sign ten year maintenance agreements as part of contracting.	2002	2006	$0

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
1. Monitor watershed conditions and anadromous fish status.	a. temperature monitoring - paid by related grant	5+	$0
	b. annual spawning surveys in March/April - paid by related grant	5+	$0
2. Monitor status of installed practices for five years following installation.	a. Photopoints	10	$300	Yes

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost
1. Monitor watershed conditions and anadromous fish status.	2002	2006	$0
2. Monitor status of installed practices for five years following installation.	2002	2006	$1,200

Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006
$300	$300	$300	$300

Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget

Item	Note	FY 2002 cost
Personnel	FTE: Costs covered by related grant application for technical assistance	$0
Fringe	Covered by related grant application	$0
Supplies	Covered by related grant application	$0
Travel	Covered by related grant application	$0
Indirect	Covered by SWCD budget	$0
Capital	Covered by related grant application	$0
NEPA	NEPA is integrated into NRCS 9-Step Planning Process, covered by related grant application	$0
PIT tags	# of tags: 0	$0
Subcontractor	Photopoint monitoring	$300
Other	landowner cost-sharing	$41,680
		$41,980

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2002 cost	$41,980
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$20,000
Total FY 2002 budget request	$21,980
FY 2002 forecast from 2001	$29,165
% change from forecast	-24.6%

Reason for change in estimated budget

Total FY2002 project project cost is higher due to eight cooperators in Jackknife Canyon. Budget request reduced by significant carryover from 2001 budget.

Cost sharing

Organization	Item or service provided	Amount	Cash or in-kind
landowners	cost-share on practices	$4,660	cash
landowners	participation in watershed council, spawning survey, other activities	$1,200	in-kind
ODFW	participation in watershed council, spawning survey, other activities	$600	in-kind
BLM	participation in watershed council, spawning survey, other activities	$600	in-kind
SWCD	administration, monitoring, supplies	$4,100	cash
OWEB	projected cost-share on practices and monitoring	$9,330	cash

Reviews and recommendations

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

REVIEW:
ISRP Preliminary Review (ISRP 2001-6)

Recommendation:
Fundable - no response required

Date:
Jun 15, 2001

Comment:

Fund with high priority. This is a companion proposal for Sherman County Water Conservation District proposals #25050 and #25006. This proposal discusses the enrollment of the Mobley ranch in the CREP program with two others that have initiated discussions for CREP. The CRP and CREP programs have potentially high payoffs in the Columbia Basin.

The proposed work would recover riparian habitat in Pine Hollow watershed and Jackknife Canyon to slow runoff during peak flows and increase summer flows. The watershed restoration activities were developed cooperatively with landowners through a watershed council. There is excellent coordination and cost-sharing among agencies and other groups. The project will develop 6 range management plans and implement sediment controls, upland pasture watering, pasture reseeding, brush control and fencing. Installations will be monitored. Water temperature will also be monitored, and annual spawning surveys will be conducted. This is another low cost proposal from a SWCD that has the benefit of being developed cooperatively with landowners. It looks extremely cost-effective.

REVIEW:
CBFWA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
High Priority

Date:
Aug 3, 2001

Comment:

REVIEW:
ISRP Final Review (ISRP 2001-8)

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Aug 10, 2001

Comment:

See detailed ISRP Comments on CRP, CREP, Buffer, and No-till Proposals

REVIEW:
NMFS Review

Recommendation:

Date:
Oct 1, 2001

Comment:

Statement of Potential Biological Benefit to ESU
Project will implement practices to reduce erosion and flooding, allowing natural recovery of riparian vegetation and channel type in Pine Hollow and Jackknife Canyons.

Comments
This is a companion proposal for Sherman County Water Conservation proposals #25050 & #25006. The watershed restoration activities were developed cooperatively with landowners through a watershed council; excellent coordination & cost-sharing among agencies & other groups.

Already ESA Req? no

Biop? yes

REVIEW:
BPA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Rank A

Date:
Oct 16, 2001

Comment:

This project uses a good approach by developing and facilitating a watershed council with the landowners (farmers and ranchers) actively involved. ODFW, BLM, NRCS and other technical staff are asked to help provide direction and assistance with project work. The focus is on upland management that will reduce erosion and increase in-stream flow in the summer. The project sponsor has had some trouble implementing all of the projects because of their dependence on landowners to provide some cost-share and some of the labor in implementation.

Some question whether this area in the lower John Day Subbasin should be prioritized for fish. Pine Creek gets limited use by steelhead. As few as 4 and as many as 14 redds have been found in recent years’ spawning surveys with an upward trend. The sponsor is requesting $22,000. Based on cost, it is a very good approach, and is providing an upward trend in steelhead numbers.

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Jan 3, 2002

Comment:

REVIEW:
BPA Funding Decision

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Mar 6, 2002

Comment:

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Sep 20, 2003

Comment:

Somewhat behind due to late match funding, drought has delayed. Would like to reschedule into 04. Two wells and spring development, riparian fencing and terracing needs to be rescheduled.

REVIEW:
Project Sponsor Request for FY04-05

Recommendation:

Date:
Sep 20, 2003

Comment:

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:
$23,500	$23,500	$23,500

Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website