FY 2000 proposal 199601900
Contents
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 |
|---|---|
| 199601900 Narrative | Narrative |
Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Second Tier Database Support for Ecosystem Focus |
| Proposal ID | 199601900 |
| Organization | Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator | |
| Name | David Askren |
| Mailing address | Mail Code EWI-4 905 NE 11 Ave P.O. Box 3621 Portland, OR 97208-3621 |
| Phone / email | 5032305624 / [email protected] |
| Manager authorizing this project | |
| Review cycle | FY 2000 |
| Province / Subbasin | Mainstem/Systemwide / Systemwide |
| Short description | Implement certain non-discretionary actions to provide single-point, Internet-based access to a subset of information to guide and support BPA's independent decisions pertaining to its responsibilities under the Power Act and Endangered Species Act |
| Target species | Anadromous and resident fishes of the Columbia-Snake River Basin |
Project location
| Latitude | Longitude | Description |
|---|
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)
Sponsor-reported:
| RPA |
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Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:
| Reviewing agency | Action # | BiOp Agency | Description |
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Section 2. Past accomplishments
| Year | Accomplishment |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Developed prototype Data Access in Real Time (DART) and Battelle Technical Management Team World Wide Web services |
| 1996 | Added PIT-tagged juvenile salmon migration timing forecasts to Lower Granite Dam (program RealTime) |
| 1996 | Added juvenile salmon migration timing and survival from Lower Granite Dam to the estuary (program CRiSP) |
| 1997 | Battelle Technical Management Team World Wide Web prototype adopted by Corps of Engineers to support TMT |
| 1998 | Supported independent governmental decisions pertaining to near-term (e.g. inseason) planning and operation of the FCRPS |
| 1998 | Supported independent governmental decisions pertaining to near-term (e.g. inseason) planning and operation of the FCRPS |
| 1998 | Supported independent governmental decisions pertaining to near-term (e.g. inseason) planning and operation of the FCRPS |
| 1998 | Supported independent governmental decisions pertaining to near-term (e.g. inseason) planning and operation of the FCRPS |
| 1998 | Supported independent governmental decisions pertaining to near-term (e.g. inseason) planning and operation of the FCRPS |
| 1998 | Supported independent governmental decisions pertaining to near-term (e.g. inseason) planning and operation of the FCRPS |
| 1998 | Supported independent governmental decisions pertaining to near-term (e.g. inseason) planning and operation of the FCRPS |
| 1998 | Supported independent governmental decisions pertaining to long-term planning (e.g. PATH) of the configuration and operation of the FCRPS |
Section 3. Relationships to other projects
| Project ID | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 8910800 | Monitoring and Evaluation Modeling Support - Columbia Basin Research | Critical - 8910800’s CRISP juvenile salmon hydrosystem survival model requires input presently available only through 9601900 services. Model is used during migration season in support of weekly hydrosystem operations. |
| 9105100 | Monitoring and Evaluation Statistical Support for Life-Cycle Studies-UW | Critical - 9105100’s “RealTime” statistical juvenile salmon migration timing models require input presently only available from 9601900 services. Models are used during migration season in support of weekly hydrosystem operations. |
| 8910700 | Statistical Support for Salmonid Survival Studies - UW (Skalski) | Critical - 9601900 integrates regionally-distributed data for input to 8910700 survival analyses. |
| 8810804 | StreamNet: The Northwest Aquatic Information Network | Complimentary - bridges between FPC and StreamNet; improves access, integration and display of inseason and historical information. |
| 9403300 | Fish Passage Center | Complimentary - improves access, integration and display of current season FPC smolt monitoring information. Provides online access to prior years FPC information. Critical - FPC is primary data source for current year smolt monitoring data. |
| 9008000 | Columbia Basin PIT-Tag Information System | Complimentary - reduces user impacts to PITAGIS, improves access, integration, and display. Critical - PITAGIS is primary data source for PIT tag data. |
| 9303701 | Technical Assistance with Life Cycle Modeling - Paulsen Environmental | |
| 9601900 | Second-Tier Database Support for Ecosystem Focus - BPA | |
| 9105100 | Monitoring and Evaluation Statistical Support for Life-Cycle Studies-UW | |
| 8910800 | Monitoring and Evaluation Modeling Support - Columbia Basin Research | |
| 9800600 | Technical Support to PATH - Anderson Consulting | |
| 9700200 | PATH - UW Technical Support - Columbia Basis Research | |
| 9601700 | Provide Technical Support in PATH - BioAnalysts Inc. (Giorgi) | |
| 20537 | Bonneville Power Administration Non-Discretionary Projects | |
| 9800100 | Analytical Support-PATH and ESA Biological Assessments - Hinrichsen Envir |
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 | 18.5 man-months for partial-year employment of database adminstration, web and system support | $72,009 |
| Fringe | Rates vary from 21% to 29% | $18,412 |
| Supplies | Supplies including software and misc computer hardware | $4,633 |
| Operating | Internet, local, and long distance phones, software licenses, equipment repairs and insurance | $14,340 |
| Capital | Enterprise 4000 server for DART | $30,000 |
| Travel | $1,000 | |
| Indirect | $28,702 | |
| Other | Lease | $10,904 |
| $180,000 | ||
Total estimated budget
| Total FY 2000 cost | $180,000 |
| Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds | $0 |
| Total FY 2000 budget request | $180,000 |
| FY 2000 forecast from 1999 | $0 |
| % change from forecast | 0.0% |
Cost sharing
| Organization | Item or service provided | Amount | Cash or in-kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corps of Engineers | Primary source for online inseason and historical hydro operations data and adminstrative record of Technical Management Team | $0 | unknown |
| Corps of Engineers | Contracts complement this project to retain staff full time and effectively reduce project cost. | $0 | unknown |
Other budget explanation
Schedule Constraints: Inseason support services must be online prior to April 1.
Reviews and recommendations
This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.
Comment:
Recommendation: Fund for one year. Subsequent funding contingent on a programmatic information management review as recommended in the ISRP's FY99 report. Evaluate the possibility of combining the data processing functions of the Fish Passage Center, PITAGIS (direct data), Streamnet, and DART.Comments: This proposal is to provide monitoring and evaluation by integrating and delivering information from several separate data centers funded by the Fish and Wildlife Program. Data sources are polled through the Internet for subsets of data that are integrated into the database DART.
The ISRP made the following comments in FY99: "The proposal does not clarify why the problems in the primary database are not fixed instead of adding a second tier (this proposal). There is little explanation of how the second tier is done. Objectives are not the same in the table and the text. The work is not so much collaborative as competitive, but all this is laid out and stated in terms of the need to cooperate. The project seems to be the result of frustration with other projects not doing what was expected."
The FY00 proposal explicitly addresses issues raised in the FY99 ISRP review. The relation of this project to the Fish and Wildlife Program is clear. The project provides useful coordination for the integration and delivery of information in what seems like an appropriate use of technology. But because tensions between various data programs are obviously still present, it is not clear how the appropriate coordination will be accomplished if the project depends on the cooperation of primary data sources. In addition, there continues to be duplication of effort with other information service projects. Strategies for quality control and assessment of impact should be strengthened. In FY99, the ISRP recommended an information management review. This proposal suggests that a review would be beneficial and would help contribute to the solution of some of the regional information management problems.
Comment:
Comment:
Duplicates other information management services.Comment:
Criteria all: Met? No - Unclear of the need. Duplicative of other database programs, not necessary for regional needs.Comment:
Rank Comments: This project provides useful coordination for the integration and delivery of information. However, there continues to be potential for duplication of effort with other information service projects.Comment:
This project provides useful coordination for the integration and delivery of information. However, there continues to be potential for duplication of effort with other information service projects.Comment:
[Decision made in 2-2-00 Council Meeting]; BPA non-discretionary technical support projectNW Power and Conservation Council's FY 2006 Project Funding Review
expense
May 2005
| FY05 NPCC start of year: | FY06 NPCC staff preliminary: | FY06 NPCC July draft start of year: |
| $264,075 | $264,075 | $264,075 |
Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website