FY 1999 proposal 198806500

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
198806500 Narrative	Narrative

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Kootenai River Fisheries Investigations
Proposal ID	198806500
Organization	Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Vaughn L. Paragamian
Mailing address	IDFG, 2750 Kathleen Ave. Coeur d' Alene, ID 83814
Phone / email	2087691414 / [email protected]
Manager authorizing this project
Review cycle	FY 1999
Province / Subbasin	Upper Columbia / Kootenai
Short description	Recover the Kootenai River white sturgeon (ESA) population, develop a recovery plan for burbot , improve fishing for rainbow trout and other resident species in the Kootenai River, Idaho and recover ecosystem.
Target species	Kootenai River white sturgeon ESA listed, natural production assisted by artificial outplanting. Burbot Genetically distinct stock which spawns naturally without targeted artificial enhancement. Whitefish Rainbow trout Naturally spawning fish without targeted artificial enhancement.

Project location

Latitude	Longitude	Description

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

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description
8346700	Libby Reservoir levels/Kootenai IFIM	Recovery of Kootenai River white sturgeon is dependent on augmented spring flows for sturgeon spawning and rearing. Winter low flows to test limitations to burbot migrations are dependent on water management from Libby.
8806400	Kootenai River white sturgeon study and experimental culture	IDFG is a cooperator with the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho(KITI). IDFG assissts the tribe in the capture of brood fish for their hatchery and evaluates the hatchery contribution to the population, interaction between juvenile wild/hatchery sturgeon.
9401200	Kootenai River white sturgeon M&E	This aspect of Kootenai River white sturgeon recovery is a partnership with the KITI and is a budget supplementation for the additional cost of intense M&E.
9404900	Kootenai River ecosystem improvement study.	IDFG is a partner in the Adaptive Ecosystem Assessment method (AEA) with the Kootenai Tribe. IDFG has been a participant in the AEA process and has helped fund the associated workshops. I

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 1999 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 1999 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 1999 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 1999 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 1999 cost
Personnel	All calculations are based on FY98 budget and 5% inflation.	$184,635
Fringe		$66,376
Supplies		$32,875
Operating		$44,213
Capital		$31,500
Tag	Program has sufficient PIT tags	$0
Travel		$22,602
Indirect		$96,193
Subcontractor	B.C. Minniistry of Environment; U.S. Geological Survey; University of Idaho	$100,905
		$579,299

Total estimated budget

Total FY 1999 cost	$579,299
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 1999 budget request	$579,299
FY 1999 forecast from 1998	$0
% change from forecast	0.0%

Cost sharing

Organization	Item or service provided	Amount	Cash or in-kind

Other budget explanation

Schedule Constraints: Endangered Secies Act is abandoned by Congress and support for sturgeon recovery is impeded. USACE does not cooperate to fullest extent with winter test flows for burbot leading to inconclusive data and need to repeat testing the following year.

Reviews and recommendations

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

REVIEW:
CBFWA: Resident Fish Review Comments

Recommendation:
Fundable

Date:
May 13, 1998

Comment:

Presentation: The goal of this project is to restore fisheries (especially white sturgeon, trout, burbot, and whitefish) to self-sustaining population levels. Libby Dam reversed the hydrograph, raised the winter water temperatures, and created a nutrient sink in Lake Koocanusa. The tropic structure of the Kootenai River community changed after the construction of Libby Dam. Double peaks caused by flow augmentation add an unnatural variable which IDFG would like to avoid. IDFG monitors sturgeon test flows and ESA-listed white sturgeon spawning and collects eggs and juveniles. Burbot are weak swimmers that a species of special concern in the Kootenai system, and are on the verge of demographic extinction. Winter flows for hydropower and flood control (4 to 5 times higher than historic levels) have altered burbot spawning habits. Rainbow trout are the most popular sport fish and catches are lower than historic levels. Spawning occurs in the tributaries and IDFG was unable to find spawning in the mainstem. Rainbow trout are not stocked in the Kootenai River in Idaho. All of the pieces of the Kootenai River package fit together -- the white sturgeon hatchery (8806400), the ecosystem improvement study (9404900) and the fishery investigations (8806500). This project and its companions work closely with Canada to study and manage transboundary stocks.

Screening Criteria: Yes

Technical Criteria: Yes

Programmatic Criteria: Yes

REVIEW:
CBFWA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
May 13, 1998

Comment:

Includes 50,000 from

REVIEW:
ISRP Review (ISRP 1998-1)

Recommendation:
Adequate

Date:
Jun 18, 1998

Comment:

This is a well-organized proposal that is well tied to other work in region, states clear objectives, and has a record of good productivity. It was among the best of the set. Its focus is largely on sturgeon, which should be reflected in the title. The methods are pretty brief but adequate. There needs to be an umbrella proposal for all Kootenai/white sturgeon projects (particularly relating this proposal and 8806400).

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:
$951,697	$951,697	$951,697

Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website