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Contract 74314 REL 116: 2010-034-00 EXP UPPER COLUMBIA SPRING CHINOOK
Project Number:
Title:
Upper Columbia Spring Chinook and Steelhead Juvenile and Adult Abundance, Productivity and Spatial Structure Monitoring
BPA PM:
Stage:
Implementation
Area:
Province Subbasin %
Columbia Cascade Entiat 5.00%
Methow 35.00%
Okanogan 25.00%
Wenatchee 35.00%
Contract Number:
74314 REL 116
Contract Title:
2010-034-00 EXP UPPER COLUMBIA SPRING CHINOOK
Contract Continuation:
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74314 REL 74: 2010-034-00 EXP WDFW UPPER COLUMBIA VSP STEELHEAD &SPRING CHINOOK
Contract Status:
Closed
Contract Description:
This project, managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), seeks to develop and implement a process that augments data from existing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) programs to identify factors limiting desired performance (e.g., productivity, abundance) and inform recovery actions directed at salmon and steelhead populations in the Upper Columbia River basin (UCR).

From 2010 – 2020, project work had focused on estimating escapement for steelhead populations in the UCR. Starting with this contract period, steelhead abundance estimation will be managed by Chelan, Douglas, and Grant County Public Utility Districts (PUDs). As the lead project proponent, WDFW has requested to focus on populations of spring Chinook Salmon within the UCR Evolutionary Significant Unit, listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. A significant knowledge gap exists regarding adult spring Chinook Salmon run escapement into major spawning areas (MaSA), and their subsequent survival during the summer holding period. There is also a critical gap in quantifying run escapement into the Wenatchee, Entiat, Methow, and Okanogan sub-basins.

Due to the imperiled status of spring Chinook Salmon in the UCR and the importance of this life stage for recovery (i.e., potential spawners), WDFW will collect spring Chinook Salmon data with the overarching goal of quantifying run escapement at multiple spatial scales in the UCR. Specific objectives include (1) accurately and precisely quantify run escapement and composition at the ESU, population, and MaSA scales, (2) develop estimates of pre-spawn mortality and survival for spring Chinook Salmon at population and MaSA spatial scales, (3) evaluate patterns of movement, distribution, and habitat utilization that may be associated with patterns in survival and mortality, and (4) develop a predictive model for pre-spawn mortality that can be used for conservation and incorporated into habitat restoration design and prioritization.

This contract covers WDFW’s management and oversight of the following field activities:
1.    Preparation of a finalized study proposal to evaluate escapement and pre-spawn mortality estimates of endangered spring Chinook Salmon (BPA approval needed before preceding to conduct proposed field activities)
2.    PIT tagging and scale collection of adult spring Chinook Salmon at Priest Rapids Dam (contingent upon BPA approval of study proposal)
3.    Operation and maintenance of PIT tag arrays in the Wenatchee and Methow River basins (Colville Confederated Tribes maintains PIT arrays in the Okanogan under 73548 REL 92, Biomark maintains PIT arrays in the Entiat under CR-342423)
4.    Estimate escapement and pre-spawn mortality for spring Chinook Salmon (contingent upon BPA approval of study proposal)
5.    Operate juvenile smolt trap in the Entiat River, including PIT tagging juvenile Chinook Salmon and juvenile steelhead
6.    Continue the spring Chinook Salmon egg-to-fry survival study in the Entiat River sub-basin

The contract also provides for project management, administration, coordination, data analysis, and status and final reporting.
Account Type(s):
Expense
Contract Start Date:
09/01/2020
Contract End Date:
06/30/2021
Current Contract Value:
$709,807
Expenditures:
$709,807

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

BPA COR:
Env. Compliance Lead:
Work Order Task(s):
Contract Type:
Release
Pricing Method:
Cost Reimbursement (CNF)
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Deliverable Title WSE Sort Letter, Number, Title Start End Concluded
EC documents obtained for this contract and for FY20 contract requisition CCT# 73548 Rel 92 B: 165. Provide EC documentation to BPA 06/30/2021 06/30/2021
Effective implementation management and timely contract administration C: 119. Manage and administer project 06/30/2021 06/30/2021
Produce finalized research proposal D: 174. Produce study plan to estimate escapement and pre-spawn mortality of spring Chinook Salmon through sampling and PIT tagging at Priest Rapids Dam 11/30/2020 11/30/2020
Produce accessible, error-checked datasets E: 157. Upper Columbia spring Chinook Salmon stock assesment 06/30/2021 06/30/2021
Number of spring Chinook Salmon PIT tagged or recaptured. F: 158. PIT tag adult spring Chinook at Priest Rapids Dam 06/30/2021 06/30/2021
Produce accessible, error-checked datasets G: 157. Operate and maintain PIT tag arrays in the Wenatchee River Basin 06/30/2021 06/30/2021
Produce accessible, error-checked datasets H: 157. Operate and maintain PIT tag arrays in the Methow River Basin 06/30/2021 06/30/2021
Produce accessible, error-checked datasets I: 157. Design, Build, Install and Repair PIT tag arrays 06/30/2021 06/30/2021
PIT tag mark and recapture data J: 159. Upload PIT tag data to PTAGIS database 06/30/2021 06/30/2021
Spring Chinook Salmon abundance estimates - modify existing tools to be applied to spring Chinook Salmon K: 162. Estimate spring Chinook Salmon run escapement and prespawn mortality - Modify existing tools and models to be applied to spring Chinook Salmon 12/31/2020 12/31/2020
Produce accessible, error-checked datasets L: 157. Egg-to-fry survival study 06/30/2021 06/30/2021
Produce annual technical report M: 132. Submit Progress Report for CY 2020 03/15/2021 03/15/2021
Submission of smolt trap data and metadata N: 157. Operate smolt trap to capture juvenile salmonids in the Entiat River 06/30/2021 06/30/2021
PIT tagged juvenile salmonids O: 158. PIT tagging juvenile Chinook Salmon at the Entiat Rotary Screw Trap 06/30/2021 06/30/2021
PIT tagged juvenile steelhead P: 158. PIT tagging juvenile steelhead at the Entiat Rotary Screw Trap 06/30/2021 06/30/2021
Analyses of monitoring data collected Q: 162. Analysis of rotary screw trap data 06/30/2021 06/30/2021

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Primary Focal Species Work Statement Elements
Chinook (O. tshawytscha) - Upper Columbia River Spring ESU (Endangered)
  • 1 instance of WE 174 Produce Plan
  • 6 instances of WE 157 Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data
  • 2 instances of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
  • 1 instance of WE 159 Transfer/Consolidate Regionally Standardized Data
  • 2 instances of WE 162 Analyze/Interpret Data
Steelhead (O. mykiss) - Upper Columbia River DPS (Threatened)
  • 1 instance of WE 157 Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
  • 1 instance of WE 162 Analyze/Interpret Data

Sort WE ID WE Title NEPA NOAA USFWS NHPA Has Provisions Inadvertent Discovery Completed
A 185 Periodic Status Reports for BPA
B 165 Provide EC documentation to BPA
C 119 Manage and administer project
D 174 Produce study plan to estimate escapement and pre-spawn mortality of spring Chinook Salmon through sampling and PIT tagging at Priest Rapids Dam 09/01/2020
E 157 Upper Columbia spring Chinook Salmon stock assesment 06/24/2021
F 158 PIT tag adult spring Chinook at Priest Rapids Dam 06/24/2021
G 157 Operate and maintain PIT tag arrays in the Wenatchee River Basin 06/24/2021
H 157 Operate and maintain PIT tag arrays in the Methow River Basin 06/24/2021
I 157 Design, Build, Install and Repair PIT tag arrays 06/24/2021
J 159 Upload PIT tag data to PTAGIS database
K 162 Estimate spring Chinook Salmon run escapement and prespawn mortality - Modify existing tools and models to be applied to spring Chinook Salmon
L 157 Egg-to-fry survival study 06/24/2021
M 132 Submit Progress Report for CY 2020
N 157 Operate smolt trap to capture juvenile salmonids in the Entiat River 06/24/2021
O 158 PIT tagging juvenile Chinook Salmon at the Entiat Rotary Screw Trap 06/24/2021
P 158 PIT tagging juvenile steelhead at the Entiat Rotary Screw Trap 06/24/2021
Q 162 Analysis of rotary screw trap data