FY 2002 LSRCP proposal 200110

Additional documents

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200110 Narrative Narrative
Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Overview Powerpoint Presentation Powerpoint Presentation

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleLower Snake River Fish and Wildlife Compensation Plan
Proposal ID200110
OrganizationOregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameScott D. Patterson
Mailing address107 20th Street La Grande, Oregon 97850
Phone / email5419632138 / [email protected]
Manager authorizing this projectTrent Stickell
Review cycleLSRCP
Province / SubbasinBlue Mountain / Grande Ronde
Short descriptionThe goal of the LSRCP is to mitigate and compensate for fish resource losses caused by construction and operation of the four lower Snake River dams and navigation lock projects (FWS 2000).
Target speciesOncoryhnchus mykiss (summer steelhead), Oncoryhnchus tshawytscha (spring chinook)
Project location
LatitudeLongitudeDescription
45.7314 -117.864 Lookingglass Hatchery
45.9062 -119.4951 Irrigon Hatchery
45.4178 -117.3005 Wallowa Hatchery
45.6194 -117.6982 Big Canyon Satellite
45.3067 -118.075 ODFW La Grande Regional Office
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA
Hatchery RPA Action 169
Hatchery RPA Action 174
Hatchery RPA Action 176
RM&E RPA Action 184
RM&E RPA Action 185

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agencyAction #BiOp AgencyDescription

Section 2. Past accomplishments

YearAccomplishment
1982 Lookingglass Hatchery First Year of Operation: Wallowa (Irrigon pilot program) released 187K summer steelhead smolts in Spring Cr.
1983 Lookingglass Hatchery reared and released 1.2M Carson stock ChS in Lookingglass Cr.: Wallowa (Irrigon pilot program) released 25K summer steelhead smolts in Spring Creek.
1984 Lookingglass Hatchery reared and release Carson stock ChS: 383k fry Catherine Cr. (CC); 106k fry Grande Ronde-2 (UGR); 246k smolts UGR; 468k smolts Lookingglass Cr. (LG): Wallowa (Irrigon pilot) released 41K summer steelhead smolts in Spring Cr..
1985 Lookingglass Hatchery reared and released 1.54M Carson stock ChS in LG: Wallowa released 646K summer steelhead smolts Spring Cr.
1986 Lookingglass Hatchery reared and released 774k Carson ChS: 100k CC; 100k Deer Cr.; 574k LG, and 502k LG/Carson ChS: 37.7 CC; 463.9k in LG: Wallowa (Irrigon pilot program) released 194k summer steelhead smolts Spring Cr.
1987 Lookingglass Hatchery reared and released 84k Carson ChS Deer Cr.; and LG/Carson stock ChS 112k UGR; 265k LGC; Rapid River (RR) ChS 732k LGC: Irrigon (first year full operation)/Wallowa facilities: Reared and released 1.52M in 11 sites (see narrative).
1988 Lookingglass Hatchery reared and released 152k LG/Carson stock ChS in CC; 659K RR stock ChS in LGC: Irrigon/Wallowa facilities and released 39k parr and 1.18 M summer steelhead smolts 4.92fpp
1989 Lookingglass Hatchery reared and released 554k RR stock ChS in LGC: Irrigon/Wallowa facilities and released 1.22M summer steelheadsmolts 4.80fpp
1990 Lookingglass Hatchery reared and released 822k RR stock ChS: 70k CC; 80k GR; 26k Hurricane; 26k Wallowa River; 620k LGC: Irrigon/Wallowa facilities and released 1.18M summer steelheadsmolts 4.80fpp
1991 Lookingglass Hatchery reared and released 853k ChS in LGR (504k LG/Carson/RR stock and 349k RR stock): Irrigon/Wallowa facilities and released 1.19M summer steelheadsmolts 4.82fpp
1992 Lookingglass Hatchery reared and released 951k RR stock ChS in LGC: Irrigon/Wallowa facilities and released 1.40M summer steelheadsmolts 4.85fpp
1993 Lookingglass Hatchery reared and released 448k RR stock ChS in LGC: Irrigon/Wallowa facilities and released 1.35M summer steelheadsmolts 4.98fpp
1994 Lookingglass Hatchery reared and released 1k RR stock ChS in UGR and 764k RR stock in LGC: Irrigon/Wallowa facilities and released 1.12M summer steelhead smolts 4.24fpp
1995 Lookingglass Hatchery reared and released 658k RR stock ChS in LGC: Irrigon/Wallowa facilities and released 1.32M summer steelheadsmolts 4.87fpp
1996 Lookingglass Hatchery reared and released 10k RR stock ChS fry in Little Lookingglass Cr; 21k fry and 139k fish RR stock ChS LGC: Irrigon/Wallowa facilities and released 1.31M summer steelhead smolts 4.72fpp.
1997 Lookingglass Hatchery reared and released RR stock ChS in LGC: fry 7k and 153k: Irrigon/Wallowa facilities and released 1.38M summer steelheadsmolts 5.02fpp
1998 Lookingglass Hatchery reared and released 296k RR stock ChS in LGC and 0.5k Catherine Cr. stock ChS in CC: Irrigon/Wallowa facilities and released 1.25M summer steelheadsmolts 4.79fpp
1999 Lookingglass Hatchery reared and released 57k fry and 312k smolt RR stock ChS in LGC and 12k smolt Lostine River stock ChS in Lostine River (LR): Irrigon/Wallowa facilities and released 1.22M summer steelheadsmolts 4.71fpp
2000 Lookingglass Hatchery reared and released first ChS captive brood progeny: 38k CC stock in CC; 2k GR stock in UGR; 35k LR stock in LR: and 24k RR stock in LGC: Irrigon/Wallowa facilities and released 0.89M summer steelhead smolts 3.98fpp
2001 Lookingglass Hatchery reared and released ChS captive brood progeny: 137k CC stock in CC; 3k GR stock in UGR; 134k LR stock in LR: Irrigon/Wallowa facilities and released 0.86M summer steelhead smolts 5.00fpp.

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project IDTitleDescription
20512 Grand Ronde River Basin Umbrella The management intent for GRR basin involves protecting and enhancing fish and wildlife species, their habitats and watershed health to ensure their persistence. The objectives and strategies to achieve this goal are described in this umbrella proposal.
198805301 Northeast Oregon Hatchery Master Plan Plan and develop conservation production facilities in the Imnaha and Grande Ronde rivers necessary to implement salmon recovery programs for native, ESA listed salmon.
198805305 Northeast Oregon Hatcheries Planning and Implementation (ODFW) Work with comanagers to implement the Grande Ronde Endemic Spring Chinook Supplementation Program (GRESCSP). Participate in planning for additional anadromous salmonid enhancement programs in the Grande Ronde, Imnaha, and Walla Walla basins.
199800702 Grande Ronde Supplementation: Lostine River O&M and M&E Operate adult trapping and juvenile acclimation facilities and conduct monitoring and evaluation in the Lostine River to implement the Lostine component of the Grande Ronde Basin Endemic Spring Chinook Supplementation Program (GRESP).
199800703 Facility O&M And Program M&E For Grande Ronde Anadromous Salmonids Operate adult trapping and juvenile acclimation facilities and conduct monitoring and evaluation in the upper Grande Ronde and Catherine Creek for spring chinook and steelhead,L and to implement the UGR and CC component of the GRESP.
199801001 Grande Ronde Basin Spring Chinook Captive Broodstock Program Implement captive broodstock programs and associated research, monitoring, evaluation, and fish health for spring chinook salmon populations in Catherine Creek, upper Grande Ronde and Lostine rivers, to conserve genetic diversity and assist in recovery.
199801006 Captive Broodstock Artificial Propagation Implements the captive broodstock project through the collection of juvenile salmon from the wild and maintaining them in captivity. The founding generation is spawned at maturity and the resulting F1 generation is released back to the parental stream.
199606700 Manchester Spring Chinook Broodstock Project Rear Snake River spring/summer chinook salmon captive broodstocks from Idaho's Salmon River sub-basin and Oregon's Grande Ronde River sub-basin. Provide pre-spawning adults, eyed eggs, and juveniles to aid recovery of these ESA-listed stocks.
199703800 Preserve Salmonid Gametes Preserve male salmonid gametes through cryogenic techniques in order to maintain genetic diversity in populations with low levels of abundance and at high risk of localized extinction.

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2002 costSubcontractor
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase

Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2002 costSubcontractor
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase

Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2002 costSubcontractor
1. Coordinate operations of Lower Snake River Compensation Plan (LSRCP) programs and BPA programs with co-managers (ODFW, CTUIR, and NPT). a. Develop Annual Operating Plan (LSRCP AOP) directing Irrigon, Lookingglass, Wallowa, and Oxbow hatcheries and Big Canyon, Wallowa, Catherine Creek, Upper Grand Ronde, Losine satelittes and their operations with co-mangers. ongoing $70,000
b. Develop Annual Operating Plan (CB AOP) directing Captive Brood collections, rearing and spawning activites with co-managers. ongoing $0 Yes
c. Participate in periodic Technical Oversite Team Captive Brood (TOT) operations reviews with co-managers. ongoing $0 Yes
2. Produce 720k smolt spring chinook (920k smolt long term) at Lookingglass/Irrigon/Oxbow hatcheries a. Collect broodstock for conventional production from endemic stocks at Catherine Creek, Upper Grand Ronde, and Lostine satellites per ESA Section 10 permits guidelines and LSRCP AOP. (BPA proposal) ongoing $803,721
b. Spawn conventional (endemic) broodstock at Lookingglass Hatchery transport gametes to Irrigon or Oxbow hatcheries. ongoing $0
c. Spawn Captive Brood stock at Bonneville Hatchery transport gametes to Oxbow Hatchery. (BPA/LSRCP) ongoing $0 Yes
d. Trough and pond fry (conventional and captive brood) and juvenile per LSRCP AOP, CB AOP, and TOT co-management agreements. ongoing $0
e. Mark fish: Fin clip, VIE and CWT per LSRCP AOP and TOT co-management agreements. ongoing $0
3. Produce 870k smolt Wallowa stock summer steelhead at Irrigon/Wallowa hatcheries. a. Collect broodstock at Wallowa and Big Canyon satellites and transport to holding area ongoing $1,037,643
b. Spawn at holding area and incubate eggs to eyed-stage, transport eyed eggs to Irrigon Hatchery for incubation and rearing. ongoing $0
c. Trough and pond fry and juvenile per production schedule ongoing $0
d. Fin clip and CWT ongoing $0
4. Fish Health a. Perform fish health inspections on adult brood stock.. $93,939
b. Perform quaterly and pre-release fish health inspections on all cultured fish. ongoing $0
c. Calculate all scheduled and unscheduled medicated feed treatments. ongoing $0
5. Liberation a. Transport to acclimation facilities for release ongoing $142,374
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
1. Coordinate operations of Lower Snake River Compensation Plan (LSRCP) programs and BPA programs with co-managers (ODFW, CTUIR, and NPT). 2003 2006 $227,992
2. Produce 900k smolt Spring Chinook. 2003 2006 $2,617,744
3. Produce 870k smolt Wallowa stock summer steelhead. 2003 2006 $3,379,641
4. Fish Health 2003 2006 $305,960
5. Liberations 2003 2006 $463,713
Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase
FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005FY 2006
$2,237,193$2,330,379$2,427,478$2,528,623

Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 2002 costSubcontractor
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget
ItemNoteFY 2002 cost
Personnel FTE: 17.3 $571,423
Fringe OPE @38% permanent, 45% seasonal $227,644
Supplies $763,117
Indirect 24.5% $337,693
Capital Does not include Lookingglass Modification discribed in NEOH planning process (198805301). $247,800
$2,147,677
Total estimated budget
Total FY 2002 cost$2,147,677
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 2002 budget request$2,147,677
FY 2002 forecast from 2001$0
% change from forecast0.0%
Reason for change in scope

Northease Oregon Master Plan (198805301) proposed 5.2 million to modify Lookingglass Hatchery to improve early rearing water quality and to improve fish passage in Lookingglass Creek.

Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash or in-kind
Other budget explanation

Funding agreement with USFWS and BPA


Reviews and recommendations

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

Recommendation:
Fundable - no response required
Date:
Dec 21, 2001

Comment:

Fundable. The proposal is well organized and integrated with other associated projects but this proposal only covers the operating expenses for facilities (operated by ODFW) associated with conventional production of spring chinook and steelhead in the Imnaha basin. The proposal presents a purely fish hatchery approach: so-called compensation rather than dealing with causative problems. There is no deviation from past cost estimates for these activities. The short description in Section 1 is inaccurate and should be corrected to be more descriptive of this actual proposal.

Since this proposal only addresses facility operating expenses, it may not be appropriate to comment on data and data management. However, there is a general need for data to be stored in an appropriate consistent database for all LSRCP hatcheries and are available through a distributed system via the Internet. Data available from these programs must be made available for assessments and progress towards project goals. The data and evaluation should be consistent with the Dworshak use of the Idaho FRO system (see Task 3.c in Proposal 200101) and any database in use by the Oregon Evaluation Studies (#200109). Results must be given in the proposal even if collected and analyzed by a different project. In particular, results for returning adults, straying rates, and reproduction of strays that spawn naturally should be given.


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
Apr 23, 2002

Comment:

Fundable. These proposals are well organized and integrated with other associated projects but the proposals only covers the operating expenses for facilities (operated by ODFW) associated with conventional production of spring chinook and steelhead in the Imnaha and Grande Ronde basins. The proposals present a purely fish hatchery approach: so-called compensation rather than dealing with causative problems. There is no deviation from past cost estimates for these activities. The short description in Section 1 is inaccurate and should be corrected to be more descriptive of this actual proposal.

Since these proposals only address facility-operating expenses, it may not be appropriate to comment on data and data management. However, there is a general need for data to be stored in an appropriate consistent database for all LSRCP hatcheries and are available through a distributed system via the Internet. Data available from these programs must be made available for assessments and progress towards project goals. The data and evaluation should be consistent with the Dworshak use of the Idaho FRO system (see Task 3.c in Proposal 200101) and any database in use by the Oregon Evaluation Studies (#200109). Results must be given in the proposal even if collected and analyzed by a different project. In particular, results for returning adults, straying rates, and reproduction of strays that spawn naturally should be given. See the ISRP programmatic recommendation for a review of the LSRCP data management system.