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Contract 98343: 1990-005-01 EXP UMATILLA NATURAL PRODUCTION M&E 2026
Project Number:
Title:
Umatilla Basin Natural Production Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
BPA PM:
Stage:
Implementation
Area:
Province Subbasin %
Columbia Plateau Umatilla 100.00%
Contract Number:
98343
Contract Title:
1990-005-01 EXP UMATILLA NATURAL PRODUCTION M&E 2026
Contract Continuation:
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Contract Status:
Issued
Contract Description:
The Natural Production Monitoring and Evaluation Project provides information to tribal, state and federal fisheries
managers by monitoring tribal harvest, juvenile outmigration, water temperatures, age and growth, adult salmon
passage, and natural spawning of salmon and steelhead in the Umatilla Basin. To optimize efficiencies, these
objectives are conducted collaboratively with CTUIR’s Lamprey Project, CTUIR’s Habitat Project, CTUIR’s Passage
Project. CTUIR Artificial Production Project, CTUIR Biomonitoring Project, and ODFW’s Outmigration Monitoring
Project.
Account Type(s):
Expense
Contract Start Date:
03/01/2026
Contract End Date:
02/28/2027
Current Contract Value:
$1,142,371
Expenditures:

* Expenditures data includes accruals and are based on data through 31-Dec-2025.

BPA CO:
BPA COR:
Env. Compliance Lead:
Work Order Task(s):
Contract Type:
Coop
Accrual category:
RM&E
Pricing Method:
Cost Reimbursement (CNF)
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Full Name Organization Write Permission Contact Role Email Work Phone
Julie Burke Umatilla Confederated Tribes (CTUIR) Yes Administrative Contact julieburke@ctuir.org (541) 429-7292
Craig Contor Umatilla Confederated Tribes (CTUIR) Yes Contract Manager craigcontor@ctuir.org (541) 429-7279
Lisa Dexter Bonneville Power Administration Yes Contracting Officer lldexter@bpa.gov (503) 230-3893
Heidi Haak Bonneville Power Administration No Interested Party hlhaak@bpa.gov (541) 922-6856
Tracy Hauser Bonneville Power Administration Yes COR tlhauser@bpa.gov (503) 230-4296
Jody Lando Bonneville Power Administration Yes F&W Approver jblando@bpa.gov (503) 230-5809
Aspen Nelson Umatilla Confederated Tribes (CTUIR) Yes Technical Contact aspennelson@ctuir.org (541) 429-7285
JESSICA POWER Bonneville Power Administration No CO Assistant jdpower@bpa.gov (503) 230-4023
Jacquelyn Schei Bonneville Power Administration Yes Env. Compliance Lead jlschei@bpa.gov (503) 230-5893
Gene Shippentower Umatilla Confederated Tribes (CTUIR) Yes Supervisor geneshippentower@ctuir.org (541) 429-7287


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Deliverable Title WSE Sort Letter, Number, Title Start End Concluded
Maintain ESA Permits and Complete Permit Annual Reports A: 165. Maintain existing permits & submit Annual ESA Permit Reports 02/28/2027
Produce accessible, error-checked datasets - B: 157. Redd Surveys 02/28/2027
Produce accessible, error-checked datasets - Estimates of Tribal Harvest C: 157. Harvest Monitoring 02/28/2027
Produce accessible, error-checked datasets - QA/QC scale data and archive scales D: 157. Steelhead age, growth, and brood-year monitoring 02/28/2027
Produce accessible, error-checked datasets - Trap, tag, and recapture steelhead in Meacham Creek and the upper Umatilla River E: 157. Outmigration Monitoring 02/28/2027
Produce accessible, error-checked datasets - Water Temperature Data F: 157. Monitor Water Temperatures 01/29/2027
Produce accessible, error-checked datasets of stream flow at the Umatilla West Reservation Boundary gage and the Meacham Creek gage G: 157. USGS Flow Gage Operations 02/28/2027
PIT tag up to 7,000 Steelhead H: 158. PIT tag up to 7,000 Steelhead 02/28/2027
Tag up to 120 adult spring Chinook salmon at Three Mile Falls Dam with radio and PIT tags I: 158. Radio Tag and PIT tag adult spring Chinook 06/30/2026
Produce accessible, error-checked datasets to CDMS J: 157. Track Tagged Spring Chinook Salmon 12/31/2026
Maintain and Develop Accessible Databases K: 160. Manage and summarize data 02/28/2027
An accessible, error-checked data set with metadata - Completed Data Analysis L: 162. Analyze fish data 01/15/2027
Participate in UMMEOC and AOP M: 189. Participate in Umatilla Management Monitoring & Evaluation Oversight Committee (UMMEOC) and Um 02/28/2027
Installed and Operational Pit Arrays N: 70. PIT array installation 09/30/2026
Effective implementation management and timely contract administration O: 119. Manage Projects and administrative duties 02/28/2027
Completed Progress (Annual) Report P: 132. 2025 Annual Report - January 2025 to December 2025 12/31/2026

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Primary Focal Species Work Statement Elements
Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) - All Populations
  • 1 instance of WE 70 Install Fish Monitoring Equipment
  • 6 instances 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
Steelhead (O. mykiss) - Middle Columbia River DPS (Threatened)
  • 1 instance of WE 70 Install Fish Monitoring Equipment
  • 6 instances 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
Lamprey, Pacific (Entosphenus tridentata)
  • 1 instance of WE 70 Install Fish Monitoring Equipment

Sort WE ID WE Title NEPA NOAA USFWS NHPA Has Provisions Inadvertent Discovery Completed
A 165 Maintain existing permits & submit Annual ESA Permit Reports
B 157 Redd Surveys 09/30/2025
C 157 Harvest Monitoring 09/30/2025
D 157 Steelhead age, growth, and brood-year monitoring 09/30/2025
E 157 Outmigration Monitoring 10/14/2025
F 157 Monitor Water Temperatures 09/30/2025
G 157 USGS Flow Gage Operations 09/30/2025
H 158 PIT tag up to 7,000 Steelhead 09/30/2025
I 158 Radio Tag and PIT tag adult spring Chinook 09/30/2025
J 157 Track Tagged Spring Chinook Salmon 09/30/2025
K 160 Manage and summarize data
L 162 Analyze fish data
M 189 Participate in Umatilla Management Monitoring & Evaluation Oversight Committee (UMMEOC) and Um
N 70 PIT array installation
O 119 Manage Projects and administrative duties
P 132 2025 Annual Report - January 2025 to December 2025
Q 185 Quarterly Status Reports