FY 2003 Lower Columbia proposal 31016

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
31016 Narrative	Narrative
31016 Sponsor Response to the ISRP	Response
31016 Powerpoint Presentation	Powerpoint Presentation

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Calapooia River Flow Acquisition and Fish Passage Assessment
Proposal ID	31016
Organization	Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Steve Mamoyac
Mailing address	7118 NE Vandenberg Ave. Corvallis, OR 97330
Phone / email	5417574186 / [email protected]
Manager authorizing this project	Chris Wheaton
Review cycle	Lower Columbia
Province / Subbasin	Lower Columbia / Willamette
Short description	Improve upstream passage for ESA-listed fish on the Calapooia River by reimbursing the owner of Thompsons Mills to not divert flows for power generation. Evaluate the effect of flow manipulation on upstream passage and fish survival.
Target species	Spring chinook, winter steelhead, Pacific lamprey, cutthroat trout

Project location

Latitude	Longitude	Description
44.4565	-123.0778	Thompsons Mills channel complex on the Calapooia River

Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agency	Action #	BiOp Agency	Description

Section 2. Past accomplishments

Year	Accomplishment
1999	Limited trap operation conducted in Sodom and Shear Dam fishways during adult migration in the spring; no CHS captured although present downstream; stranded chinook adults transported to upper watershed
1999	Conducted multiple surveys of Sodom Ditch before and after channel dewatering in late June; steelhead and lamprey spawning documented
2001	Provided technical assistance to the Thompsons Mills Working group during development of a non-generation agreement with the Mill owner; non-gen arrangement implemented May through September
2001	Conducted multiple surveys of Sodom Ditch throughout the spring and summer to document fish use and assess effect of altered flow management regimes on fish use and habitat
2001	Monitored temperature and flow at strategic locations thorughout the channel compex

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description
199206800	Willamette Basin Habitat Mitigation

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2003 cost	Subcontractor
			$0
	.		$0

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 2003 cost
1. Increase natural production of spring chinook in the Calapooia River basin .	Task (a): Increase upstream fish passage opportunities within the Thompsons Mills complex. Method: Reimburse the owner of Thompsons Mills to not generate power during the period from May through July.	2	$13,500
1.	Task (b): Increase survival of native species inhabiting Sodom Ditch and the Calapooia River. Method: Reimburse the owner of Thompsons Mills to not generate power form August through October.	2	$3,500
1.	Task(c): Evaluate effects of channel flow manipulations on species that inhabit Sodom Ditch and the Calapooia. Method: 1)Conduct P&B sampling within the subject channels 2) collect temperature and flow data at key locations.	2	$8,985
1.	Task (d): Evaluate the effects of channel flow manipulation on upstream passage. Method: Operate traps in the fishways of the dams associated with the Thompsons Mills complex from April through July	2	$27,515
2. Increase production of native winter steelhead in the Calapooia River basin.	a,b,c,d		$0
3. Increase production of native cutthroat in the Calapooia River basin.	a,b,c		$0
4. Increase production of Pacific lamprey in the Calapooia River basin.	a,b,c		$0
5. Provide a diversity of native aquatic species within the Willamette River basin.	a,b,c		$0

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost
1. Increase natural production of spring chinook in the Calapooia River basin.	2003	2005	$55,000
2. Increase production of native winter steelhead in the Calapooia River basin.	2003	2005	$0
3. Increase production of native cutthroat in the Calapooia River basin.	2003	2005	$0
4. Increase production of Pacific lamprey in the Calapooia River basin.	2003	2005	$0
5. Provide a diversity of native aquatic species within the Willamette River basin.	2003	2005	$0

Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase

FY 2004	FY 2005
$55,500	$1,500

Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2003 cost	Subcontractor

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase

Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2003 cost	Subcontractor

Outyear objectives-based budget

Objective	Starting FY	Ending FY	Estimated cost

Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget

Item	Note	FY 2003 cost
Personnel	FTE: 2.0	$31,560
Supplies		$2,440
Travel		$2,500
Other		$17,000
		$53,500

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2003 cost	$53,500
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 2003 budget request	$53,500
FY 2003 forecast from 2002	$0
% change from forecast	0.0%

Cost sharing

Organization	Item or service provided	Amount	Cash or in-kind
ODFW	Administrative and technical support	$4,000	in-kind
Oregon Water Resources Department	Administrative and technical support	$1,500	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 2002-2)

Recommendation:
Fundable only if response is adequate

Date:
Mar 1, 2002

Comment:

A response is needed. This project would improve fish passage around the hydroelectric facility at Thompson's Mills. The project proposes to improve flows through and below the fish passage facility at Thompson's Mills by paying the owner of the facility to not divert water during the late spring and early summer. This would improve passage for spring chinook and other species. The ISRP's central concern is the uncertain nature of the acquisition of Thompson's Mill. Unless the Mill or its water right is acquired, the money invested in the project would appear to have little long-term benefit to fish. What is the risk to native fishes if the passage improvement and water diversion is postponed until the Mill or its water right is acquired? Much of the documentation of the fish passage and survival problems presented in the proposal is anecdotal. Has there been some attempt to quantify the passage problems, status of populations in the basin, the availability of high quality spawning and rearing habitat above Thompson's Mills, and utilization of the Sodom ditch by migrating fishes. This information would provide useful background for the ISRP's review of the proposal. The applicants also need a more thorough description of how the success of the project will be evaluated.

REVIEW:
CBFWA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
High Priority

Date:
May 17, 2002

Comment:

This proposal is an interim fix to provide flow to listed fish while discussion continues with the landowner to pursue a long term solution. It is anticipated that this temporary action will only be necessary for the next two years.

REVIEW:
ISRP Final Review (ISRP 2002-11)

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Jun 7, 2002

Comment:

Fundable. This project would improve fish passage around the hydroelectric facility at Thompson's Mills. The project proposes to improve flows through and below the fish passage facility at Thompson's Mills by paying the owner of the facility to not divert water during the late spring and early summer. This would improve passage for spring chinook and other species. The response is adequate, did provide additional information, and the cost is reasonable as a "place holder" until a longer-term solution or agreement can be reached. The response indicates continuing uncertainties about specific long-term solution at the site: whether water rights will be acquired or mill operations cease. However, a partnership is continuing to work on developing a long-term agreement for the Mill. The response provides much more information on what is known about fish passage at the site. Given the continued work towards an agreement, the review committee recommends funding for up to 3 years while an agreement is worked on. However, after 3 years the funding should terminate as there should have been adequate time to complete the required water agreements.

REVIEW:
NMFS Review

Recommendation:

Date:
Jul 19, 2002

Comment:

Statement of Potential Biological Benefit to ESU
Potential increase in adult, juvenile, survival.

Comments
Long-term problem with a short term fix without clear future direction. Take of listed fish is evident and subject to enforcement. M&E valuable for assessing relative impact loss to fish, yet fix is evident and the responsibility of the owner - not a clear mill owner commitment relative to enforcement action.

Already ESA Req? No

Biop? No

REVIEW:
BPA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
C

Date:
Jul 23, 2002

Comment:

Recommend deferring consideration of new anadromous fish mitigation proposals in the Willamette subbasin until issuance of the NMFS/USFWS BiOp for the Willamette Basin federal hydroprojects.

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Do Not Fund

Date:
Oct 30, 2002

Comment: