FY 2000 proposal 199104700

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
199104700 Narrative	Narrative

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal title	Sherman Creek Hatchery O&M
Proposal ID	199104700
Organization	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
Name	Mitch Combs
Mailing address	3825 Mellenberger Road Kettle Falls, WA 99141
Phone / email	5097386971 / [email protected]
Manager authorizing this project
Review cycle	FY 2000
Province / Subbasin	Inter-Mountain / Columbia Upper
Short description	Sherman Creek Hatchery’s (SCH) primary objective is the restoration and enhancement of the Lake Roosevelt and Banks Lake fisheries. SCH is listed as a specific action in the September 13, 1995 FWP Sec. 10.8b.2. The hatchery was constructed in 1991, at
Target species	Lake Whatcom Stock kokanee salmon, native Kootenay Lake Stock kokanee salmon,

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
1992	Annual Operating Plan (AOP). Completed Annual Production Goals (APG): 1,022,639 kokanee salmon, (45,714 as yearling kokanee)
1993	AOP - Completed. APG: 988,070 kokanee salmon, (85,321 as yearling kokanee)
1994	AOP - Completed. APG: 1,072,921 kokanee salmon, (126,159 as yearling kokanee)
1995	AOP - Completed. APG: 275,609 yearling kokanee salmon and 101,116 rainbow trout
1996	AOP - Completed. APG: 286,253 yearling kokanee salmon and 142,072 rainbow trout
1997	AOP - Completed. APG: 265,313 yearling kokanee salmon and 140,359 rainbow trout
1998	AOP - Completed. APG: 487,000 yearling kokanee salmon and 195,000 rainbow trout

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project ID	Title	Description
9104600	Spokane Tribal Hatchery O&M (STH)	Operated conjunctively with Sherman Creek Hatchery to maximize the attributes of each facility while optimizing production. STH is the primary incubation, and early rearing facility.
9500900	Volunteer Rainbow Trout Net Pen Project	Net Pen Project rears 530,000 rainbow trout yearlings initially raised at Sherman Creek and Spokane Tribal Hatcheries for annual release into Lake Roosevelt.
5228100	Lake Roosevelt Kokanee Net Pens	These net pens will rear 500,000 kokanee yearlings transferred from Spokane Tribal Hatchery for annual release into Lake Roosevelt.
9404300	Lake Roosevelt Monitoring/Data Collection Program (LRM/DCP)	Monitors and evaluates effects of hatcheries and stocking on Lake Roosevelt fisheries; collects fisheries and limnological data for reservoir modeling.
9001800	Habitat Improvement Project	Habitat improvement in Lake Roosevelt tributaries for rainbow trout juvenile rearing and adult passage to increase natural production.
9501100	Chief Joseph Kokanee Enhancement Project	Monitors native kokanee stock interactions and development, and fish entrainment through Grand Coulee Dam.
9502700	Lake Roosevelt Sturgeon Project	Restoration and enhancement of the Lake Roosevelt fishery.
	Ford Hatchery Water Supply Improvement	Increased kokanee survival through increased yearling releases.
	Phalon Lake Rainbow Trapping Facility	This native red band rainbow trout project will supply native trout for net pen and tributary stocking in the Upper Columbia River Basin.
	Lake Roosevelt Hatcheries Coordination Team	Fishery managers from above projects, meet quarterly for project review and coordination / information sharing.
9700400	Resident Fish Stock Status Above Chief Joseph/Grand Coulee Dam	Informational exchange / Blocked Area Coordination.

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget

Objective	Task	Duration in FYs	Estimated 2000 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 2000 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 2000 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 2000 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 2000 cost
Personnel	Fish Hatchery Specialist 3 1.0 FTE Fish Hatchery Specialist 2 .75 FTE Fish Health Specialist	$72,665
Fringe		$19,967
Supplies		$35,493
Operating	Complete 1997 Flood caused damage to intake /outlet as needed.	$12,000
Capital	Replacement hatchery vehicle and fish transport / water tank.	$30,000
Travel		$2,380
Indirect	Administrated Overhead: 20.0% of Total less Capital Purchases and Fish Feed	$25,962
Other	Equipment Operations and Maintenance	$3,950
		$202,417

Total estimated budget

Total FY 2000 cost	$202,417
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds	$0
Total FY 2000 budget request	$202,417
FY 2000 forecast from 1999	$0
% change from forecast	0.0%

Cost sharing

Organization	Item or service provided	Amount	Cash or in-kind
Lake Roosevelt Development Association	Lake Roosevelt Rainbow Trout Net Pen Project	$0	unknown
Spokane Tribe	Little Falls Dam Kokanee Trap	$0	unknown

Other budget explanation

Schedule Constraints: Hydropower operations can necessitate time changes in rearing / planting schedules and have caused survival limitations on resident fish in Lake Roosevelt. Availability of native stocks limit the use of alternate brood sources and target stocks.

Reviews and recommendations

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

REVIEW:
ISRP Preliminary Review (ISRP 99-2)

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Jun 15, 1999

Comment:

Recommendation: Fund for one year on the quality of the proposal. Subsequent funding contingent on inclusion of more emphasis on native biota. It would be more attractive for multi-year review cycle if consistent with regional goals by shifting to native species such as local stocks of kokanee, redband, or cutthroat. The proposed use of local stocks of redband should be expanded. As a set, the Roosevelt Lake hatchery proposals need to address and monitor potential impacts on native biota.

Comments: The proposal is basically a fish production project for releasing fish into Lake Roosevelt as mitigation for Grand Coulee Dam, with an established monitoring program. Releasing kokanee salmon and rainbow trout into Lake Roosevelt as a mitigation tool has been accepted. In terms of providing a viable fisheries in Lake Roosevelt, monitoring suggests the project has been, and most likely will continue to be, successful.

This is a good proposal (much improved from last year), which warrants continued funding. The relevant FWP measures are identified, as well as the Upper Columbia Blocked Area Management Plan. The work is related to 8 existing projects and 3 proposed projects, which generally form a coordinated whole (but without an umbrella proposal). This is a companion hatchery for the Spokane Tribal Hatchery (the Spokane hatchery does initial incubation and this hatchery does rearing, with output often going to net pens funded in separate projects). Good accomplishments are listed in terms of an annual operating plan and annual production goals. There has been a good increase in fish catch in Lake Roosevelt as a result of this project. The budget is well detailed. There are good write-ups of methods and facilities. Multi-year funding might be appropriate. The proposal quality ranked in the midrange of proposals reviewed.

A drawback of this proposal is its strong reliance on non-native versus native populations as an egg source (see project 9104600, Spokane Tribal Hatchery). There are commendable efforts, albeit weak, to at least partially convert to the use of native fish. The proposal did not make clear why the objective of this work is not to restore natural native species for the fishery. The proposal also does not address the ecosystem interactions. M&E is done under another project. Despite its strong reliance on non-native fishes, the project was recommended for funding pending the artificial propagation review. The proposal for FY2001 should include more about native species and stocks.

REVIEW:
CBFWA Funding Recommendation

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

REVIEW:
CBFWA: Resident Fish Review Comments

Recommendation:

Date:
Aug 20, 1999

Comment:

Screening Criteria: yes

Technical Criteria: yes

Programmatic Criteria: yes

Milestone Criteria: no-All objectives have an end date of 2000.

REVIEW:
NWPPC Funding Recommendation (NWPPC 2000-6)

Recommendation:
Fund

Date:
Mar 1, 2000

Comment:

[Decision made in 9-22-99 Council Meeting]

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:
$223,493	$223,493	$223,493

Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website