FY 2000 proposal 20142
Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Snake River Temperature Control Project, Phase III |
| Proposal ID | 20142 |
| Organization | Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, University of Idaho, Oregon Graduate Institute (CRITFC) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator |
| Name | Jeff Fryer |
| Mailing address | 729 NE Oregon, Suite 200 Portland, OR 97232 |
| Phone / email | 5037311266 / [email protected] |
| Manager authorizing this project | |
| Review cycle | FY 2000 |
| Province / Subbasin | Columbia Plateau / Snake Lower |
| Short description | Accurate characterization of Lower Snake River temperatures correlated with adult fall chinook salmon and steelhead passage and spawning success, and development of a flow/temperature management plan to maximize benefits of providing cooler water. |
| Target species | Fall chinook salmon
Steelhead |
Project location
| Latitude | Longitude | Description |
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Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)
Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:
| Reviewing agency | Action # | BiOp Agency | Description |
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Section 2. Past accomplishments
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
| Project ID | Title | Description |
|---|
|
Lower Columbia River Adult Passage Project |
Overlaps with Corps project which is tagging 1000 fall chinook to measure fallback and survival rates |
Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2000 cost | Subcontractor |
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Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase
Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2000 cost | Subcontractor |
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Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Outyear budgets for Construction and Implementation phase
Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2000 cost | Subcontractor |
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Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Outyear budgets for Operations and Maintenance phase
Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
Task-based budget
| Objective | Task | Duration in FYs | Estimated 2000 cost | Subcontractor |
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Outyear objectives-based budget
| Objective | Starting FY | Ending FY | Estimated cost |
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Outyear budgets for Monitoring and Evaluation phase
Section 8. Estimated budget summary
Itemized budget
| Item | Note | FY 2000 cost |
|---|
| Personnel |
|
$35,100 |
| Fringe |
|
$11,056 |
| Supplies |
|
$1,000 |
| Capital |
Archival transmitters |
$0 |
| Travel |
|
$5,000 |
| Indirect |
|
$19,245 |
| Subcontractor |
University of Idaho-Radio Tagging |
$114,198 |
| Subcontractor |
Scientist |
$5,000 |
| Subcontractor |
University of Idaho-Monitoring |
$120,000 |
| Subcontractor |
Oregon Graduate Institute |
$250,692 |
| Subcontractor |
Mal Karr |
$3,200 |
| $564,491 |
Total estimated budget
| Total FY 2000 cost | $564,491 |
| Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
| Total FY 2000 budget request | $564,491 |
| FY 2000 forecast from 1999 | $0 |
| % change from forecast | 0.0% |
Cost sharing
| Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
|---|
| USGS |
Salary for Dr. Ted C. Bjornn |
$10,000 |
unknown |
Other budget explanation
Schedule Constraints: Tagging schedule may be constrained by the schedule of releases of cold water from Lower Dworshak.
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Jun 15, 1999
Comment:
Recommendation:
Do not fund. The problem is a priority but the proposal does not demonstrate that the problem will be addressed in scientifically rigorous and defensible manner.
Comments:
This is a proposal for a combination of monitoring and predictive modeling of temperature in the Lower Snake River. The monitoring aspects include both physical (temperature) monitoring, for use in computer simulation modeling, and fish tagging to determine the relationship of fish movement to water temperature. Doubtless, better information about the relationship of temperature distribution in the Lower Snake, and its relationship to dam operations, and fish behavior, is needed. However, this is an expensive proposal (over two million dollars over four years), and the proposal isn't adequate for such a large project. Almost half of the budget would go to Oregon Graduate Institute for computer modeling, but there is almost no information about the nature of the model that would be used. How would the model partition the physical system, what would be its spatial resolution, time step, etc.? What data would be required to run the model, and will they be available after the period of intensive data collection? How does the proposed model relate to the work already done by Yearsley at EPA. What is EPA's commitment to this work (they funded Phases 1 and 2, in part). There is no indication (despite years of evaluation) that Dworshak water could significantly eliminate a thermal block. The basis for being able to substitute steelhead as surrogates for fall chinook is not given. The need to radiotrack fish is not justified - wouldn't it be reasonable to assume they would track the cooler water? The proposers should revise the proposal extensively before it is submitted again for review.
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Aug 20, 1999
Comment:
Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999
Comment:
Refer to SCT as a power operations issue.
Recommendation:
Date:
Aug 20, 1999
Comment:
Criteria all: Met? Yes - How does this study fit in with Corps' temperature monitoring efforts?
Recommendation:
Do Not Fund
Date:
Mar 1, 2000
Comment:
[Decision made in 9-22-99 Council Meeting];