This contract provides management and operational support for a capital construction program dedicated to the protection all life stages of anadromous fish from water diversions, improvement of juvenile and adult fish passage at diversions, and improvement of stream flow conditions. Staff will process environmental regulatory documents, provide oversight to archaeologists and consulting engineers, engage in scoping, 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.

In this performance period, staff will produce designs for three screens: Salmon River-39A (S-39A work element H) , Herd Creek-01 (SEFHC-01, work element I), and Lemhi River-39, (L-39, work element J). Under work elements D, E, and F, staff will provide management and operational support for the current capital construction program, 2007-399-00 Upper Salmon Screen Tributary Passage.  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.    

Project Coordination: The 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 and Clearwater River Basins.