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Contract 74017 REL 82: 2007-393-00 EXP PROTECT RESTORE SE WA/NE OR WATERSDHED HAB 21
Project Number:
Title:
PROTECT & RESTORE NE OR & SE WA WATERSHED HABITAT
BPA PM:
Stage:
Implementation
Area:
Province Subbasin %
Blue Mountain Grande Ronde 100.00%
Contract Number:
74017 REL 82
Contract Title:
2007-393-00 EXP PROTECT RESTORE SE WA/NE OR WATERSDHED HAB 21
Contract Continuation:
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74017 REL 70: 200739-00 EXP PROTECT & RESTORE SE-WA /NE OR WATERSHED HABITAT 20
  • 74017 REL 103: 2007-393-00 EXP PROTECT RESTORE SE WA/NE OR WATERSDHED HABITAT 22
Contract Status:
Closed
Contract Description:
Background: The purpose of this project is to develop, evaluate, prioritize and implement selected habitat restoration and enhancement projects in: (a) the Grande Ronde and Imnaha subbasins, and the Wallowa, Lostine & Pine watersheds in northeast Oregon; and (b) the Tucannon River, Alpowa Creek and Asotin Creek watersheds in southeast Washington. Leadership and collaboration within existing partnerships with the Grande Ronde Model Watershed, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, private landowners, the Snake River Salmon Recovery Board, Conservation Districts and other entities informs and supports project identification and selection through rigorous evaluation and prioritization, and ongoing development and implementation assistance. In addition, Watershed Program staff continues to pursue new partnerships and project collaborators across NE Oregon and SE Washington.

    â€¢    Projects in Eastern Oregon are evaluated and prioritized on the basis of the Atlas implementation framework. Together, the Nez Perce Tribe (NPT) and The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) collaborated with several local partners in the Grande Ronde Sub basin to develop the Atlas in Wallowa County. The Atlas is a dynamic tool that utilizes existing empirical data, current research evidence, and the knowledge of local biologists to create a collaborative, strategic, and prioritized habitat restoration implementation plan. The plan synthesizes critical information, subbasin conditions, and recovery plan priorities to strategically identify and prioritize targeted restoration actions and locations to improve aquatic habitat and increase the productivity, abundance, and distribution of focal fish species (spring/summer Chinook salmon, fall Chinook salmon, coho salmon, summer steelhead, Pacific lamprey, and bull trout).
    â€¢  Within Washington State the Tribe and project partners utilize subbasin and recovery plans, with an emphasis on the Tucannon River Geomorphic Assessment and Habitat Restoration Study (2011), and the Assessment and Restoration Strategy developed for Asotin County. The assessments further an understanding of process and function in the basin, and serve to inform and prioritize restoration actions in key areas for spring/summer Chinook salmon, summer steelhead and bull trout.

Summary: This contract provides project development, evaluation, coordination, design and implementation funding for the NPT, in support of watershed restoration projects on the ground through direct BPA program funding or outside (WA/OR grant) funding sources. In addition to implementation of Atlas, assessment, sub basin, and recovery plan driven restoration continued contract activities include identifying and evaluating projects, coordinating with other entities to develop and manage implementation priorities, and seeking funds to implement selected and prioritized projects. Typically, the primary focus of restoration projects during the contract period will be efforts to reduce instream sedimentation, channel reconstruction and enhancement to improve habitat complexity, riparian planting to reduce stream temperatures, and addressing passage barriers to increase available in-channel habitat area.  Other project types may occur during this period too, but the majority of the time will be spent implementing these projects and developing these types of projects for the next contract cycle.

Current Emphasis (FY21): In addition to the ongoing project activities described for this contract, the NPT will:
  --  complete the design, permitting, and pre-construction and construction activities for the Side-Channel Development and Floodplain Complexity habitat improvement project in the Wallowa River at the Homeland Site (Tamkaliks Side-Channel);
  --  move forward with the final design product, and complete permitting, pre-construction and construction activities for the Fish Passage and Habitat Improvement project at the Poley Allen diversion on the Lostine River, currently at initial design and preliminary permit stage.
  --  the other newly initiated design work described in the SOW
  -- complete the design, permitting, and pre-construction and construction activities for the channel re-meander and Floodplain Complexity habitat improvement projects on the Lostine River (Wolfe Wetland Complex and Lostine Town).

Ongoing (WA): Included in this contract is ongoing support for the NPT that sustains the development of future habitat projects, the prioritization across multiple watersheds, and the refinement of work planning, consistent with the Tribes' sovereignty and self-governance. In SE Washington, the NPT will assist with the identification, evaluation, selection and sequencing of projects for implementation pursuant to the prioritized restoration strategy of the Tucannon Programmatic Habitat Project (#2010-077-00), and partner with SRSRB participants to implement those projects. This contract continues the NPT role anticipated in this Habitat Project and in the Tucannon Programmatic Project to: (a) perform project evaluation and selection, implementation management, monitoring planning, data collection, outreach, and other tasks where tribal staff can provide expertise and capacity; and (b) be an implementer of the on-the-ground project construction activities for projects identified in the Programmatic work plan, and in the sub-regional Snake River Salmon Recovery Plan.
Account Type(s):
Expense
Contract Start Date:
04/01/2021
Contract End Date:
03/31/2022
Current Contract Value:
$398,437
Expenditures:
$398,437

* Expenditures data includes accruals and are based on data through 31-Mar-2024.

BPA CO:
BPA COR:
Env. Compliance Lead:
Contract Contractor:
Work Order Task(s):
Contract Type:
Release
Pricing Method:
Cost Reimbursement (CNF)
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Full Name Organization Write Permission Contact Role Email Work Phone
Anthony Broncheau Nez Perce Tribe No Administrative Contact anthonyb@nezperce.org (208) 843-7317
Thomas Delorenzo Bonneville Power Administration Yes Env. Compliance Lead tdelorenzo@bpa.gov (503) 230-4419
Katie Frenyea Nez Perce Tribe Yes Contract Manager kathrynf@nezperce.org (541) 432-2506
Tracy Hauser Bonneville Power Administration Yes COR tlhauser@bpa.gov (503) 230-4296
Arleen Henry Nez Perce Tribe Yes Administrative Contact arleenh@nezperce.org (208) 621-3833
Montana Pagano Nez Perce Tribe Yes Technical Contact montanap@nezperce.org (541) 432-2507
Emmit Taylor, Jr. Nez Perce Tribe No Supervisor emmitt@nezperce.org (208) 621-3544
Sean Welch Bonneville Power Administration Yes F&W Approver spwelch@bpa.gov (503) 230-7691
Karen Wolfe Bonneville Power Administration Yes Contracting Officer ktwolfe@bpa.gov (503) 230-3448


Viewing of Work Statement Elements

Deliverable Title WSE Sort Letter, Number, Title Start End Concluded
Environmental Compliance A: 165. Environmental Compliance Clearance for watershed restoration and habitat enhancement projects 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Develop or update (out-year) prioritized Habitat Project list: upload to Pisces B: 114. Develop and identify project concepts; evaluate, prioritize and select Habitat Projects 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Attend all specified meetings for project development, coordination and implementation C: 191. Coordination with Watershed Partners: Identify, Evaluate, Select and Implement Projects to Protect & Restore Habitat 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Construction Management Complete D: 100. Site Preparation, Materials Management, Field Engineering, Quality Assurance, Construction Oversight 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Upload design products (attach) in Pisces: develop Final Design (90-100%) E: 175. Poley Allen Diversion Design 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Complete Lostine Side Channel and Wetland Complex Design F: 180. Lostine Side Channel and Wetland Complex Design 03/31/2022 12/31/2021
Planting and noxious weed assessment G: 198. Buford weed assessment and fall planting 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Complete Tamkaliks Side Channel H: 55. Tamkaliks Side Channel Project 12/31/2021 12/31/2021
Effective implementation management and timely contract administration I: 119. Habitat Project implementation management and contract administration 03/31/2022 03/31/2022
Completed Annual Report J: 132. Annual Report for the period 4/1/2021 to 3/31/2022 03/31/2022 03/31/2022

Viewing of Implementation Metrics
Viewing of Environmental Metrics Customize

Primary Focal Species Work Statement Elements
Chinook (O. tshawytscha) - Snake River Spring/Summer ESU (Threatened)
  • 1 instance of WE 55 Erosion and Sedimentation Control
  • 1 instance of WE 180 Enhance Floodplain/Remove, Modify, Breach Dike
  • 1 instance of WE 114 Identify and Select Projects
  • 1 instance of WE 175 Produce Design
  • 1 instance of WE 100 Construction Management
Steelhead (O. mykiss) - Snake River DPS (Threatened)
  • 1 instance of WE 198 Maintain Vegetation
  • 1 instance of WE 55 Erosion and Sedimentation Control
  • 1 instance of WE 180 Enhance Floodplain/Remove, Modify, Breach Dike
  • 1 instance of WE 114 Identify and Select Projects
  • 1 instance of WE 175 Produce Design
  • 1 instance of WE 100 Construction Management

Sort WE ID WE Title NEPA NOAA USFWS NHPA Has Provisions Inadvertent Discovery Completed
A 165 Environmental Compliance Clearance for watershed restoration and habitat enhancement projects
B 114 Develop and identify project concepts; evaluate, prioritize and select Habitat Projects
C 191 Coordination with Watershed Partners: Identify, Evaluate, Select and Implement Projects to Protect & Restore Habitat
D 100 Site Preparation, Materials Management, Field Engineering, Quality Assurance, Construction Oversight
E 175 Poley Allen Diversion Design
F 180 Lostine Side Channel and Wetland Complex Design
G 198 Buford weed assessment and fall planting 06/30/2021
H 55 Tamkaliks Side Channel Project 06/30/2021
I 119 Habitat Project implementation management and contract administration
J 132 Annual Report for the period 4/1/2021 to 3/31/2022
K 185 Quarterly Status Reports