Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery
Statement of Work and Budget FY2005
Draft March 2005

BPA Project Number:  1983-350-00
Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery Operations & Maintenance
Contract Number:  
Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery O&M
1/01/05 - 12/31/05

Harold R. Harty
Fish Hatchery Supervisor III
Nez Perce Tribe - DFRM
P.O.  Box 635
Lapwai, Idaho  83540
Phone: 208/843-7384 / Fax: 208/276-4461
hartyhb@nezperce.org


AUTHORIZATION:
The Northwest Power Planning Council (NPPC) authorized construction of Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery facilities 17, May 2000, in Helena, MT.  Construction began July 2001 and was essentially completed in October 2002.  The hatchery was dedicated 9, October 2002.  Spring and fall chinook salmon eggs were brought on-station, for incubation in October and all systems appeared to be functioning.  
This statement of work and budget contain activities and costs associated with the operation and maintenance of the Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery and six satellite facilities.  Based on NPPC authorization for out-year operation and maintenance costs we are requesting the following:
FY2006 O&M budget:  $1,974,000 (new 2006 dollars).
  
2006 OBJECTIVES:  
Broodstock development, for the Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery program, has continued by taking advantage of successful brood years and procuring gametes at State and Federal hatcheries in the Clearwater subbasin.
NPTH staff will transport to Site 1705 and hold for spawning up to 500 adults trapped at the Clearwater and Powell hatcheries.  In addition, NPTH staff will spawn spring chinook adults at Newsome and Yoosa/Camp satellite facilities and transport 104,000 and 160,000 green eggs, respectively, to NPTH for incubation and early rearing in 2006.    
NPTH staff will transport approximately 750 adult fall chinook from Lower Granite Dam to Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery in 2006.  In addition, the adult ladder at Site 1705 will be in operation from 21, August 2006, through early December to collect adult fall chinook.  Approximately 1.8 million green eggs will be taken for incubation and rearing.  Fall chinook progeny from these eggs will receive final rearing at Cedar Flats, Lukes Gulch, NPTH and North Lapwai Valley facilities and be released as sub-yearlings in May and June 2006.

To summarize, the following numbers and groups of fish will be reared and/or released in 2006 through the NPTH program.  

* 500,000 BY05 fall chinook at Site 1705 - release into Clearwater River
* 500,000 BY05 fall chinook at North Lapwai Valley facility - release into Lapwai Creek
* 200,000 BY05 fall chinook at Cedar Flats Acclimation Facility - release into Selway River
* 200,000 BY05 fall chinook at Lukes Gulch Acclimation Facility - release into South Fork Clearwater River
*   50,000 BY05 spring chinook at Newsome satellite facility - release into Newsome Creek  
*   50,000 BY05 spring chinook at Yoosa/Camp satellite facility - release into Lolo Creek