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 six new fish screens including the Lemhi River-21 (L-21), Lemhi River-26 (L-26), Lemhi River-27 (L-27), Lemhi River-28 (L-28), Canyon Creek-02 (LCanyC-02), and East Fork Salmon River-16 (SEF-16) fish screens.  This includes one new fish screen on a previously unscreened diversions, and 5 older fish screens that are being replaced with new screens designed to meet NMFS Juvenile Fish Screen Criteria.  These projects combined with screen approximately 108 cubic feet per second (c.f.s.) in critical habitat for Chinook salmon, steelhead, and bull trout.  Additionally, one small grade control rock weir will be installed on the Canyon Creek, and a railcar bridge (89 ft) for the East Fork-16 fish screen access.  Included in this capital contract is the request for the purchase of excavator to replace an older excavator (1994) for the installation and maintenance of the 280 fish screens for the program.