To provide management and operational support for a capital construction program dedicated to the protection of anadromous fish from loss in water diversions, improve fish passage at diversions for juvenile and adult anadromous fish, and improve stream flow conditions where possible.  Staff will process environmental regulatory documents, provide oversight to archaeologists and consulting engineers, engage in scoping activities, and negotiate with private landowners for habitat projects.  All projects require compliance with State of Idaho and Federal regulations including, but not limited to, IDAPA Title 42, IDAPA Title 36, National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, Federal Land Management Policy Act, National Historical Preservation Act, and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.  

Project Coordination:  The Idaho Department of Fish & Game (IDFG) coordinates other funding sources with this Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) contract in order to maximize the potential for anadromous fish recovery efforts in the Salmon River basin.  

In this contract period, The IDFG Anadromous Fish Screen, Passage, and Habitat Program expects to finalize designs, fabricate, install, and maintain seven new fish screens including the Pahsimeroi River-08 (P-08), Lemhi River-33 (L-33), Big Timber Creek-03 (LBTC-03), Big Timber Creek-04 (LBTC-04), Lemhi River-08 (L-08), East Fork Salmon River-15 (SEF-15), and Salmon River-02 (S-02) fish screens.  This includes two new fish screens on previously unscreened diversions, and five older fish screens that are being replaced with new screens designed to meet NMFS Juvenile Fish Screen Criteria.  These projects combined to screen approximately 91 cubic feet per second (c.f.s.) in critical habitat for Chinook salmon, steelhead, and bull trout.  Additionally, this contract with help fund a portion of the Bia Po’i Naokwaide Creek Culvert Replacement Project which will open up fish passage to this entire watershed.  In coordination with the NWPCC, Non-recurring maintenance funding was prioritized to be used to replace/renovate the IDFG Screen Shop's subsurface sewage disposal system, and replace an older road grader, which is used to maintain over 60 miles of access roads to our inventory of 281 fish screens.