This statement of work addresses three phases of the Trout Creek Restoration Project.  1) Ongoing operation and maintenance which consists of inspections and maintenance of riparian and range fence and offsite water developments.  2)  Conducting monitoring and evaluation of riparian exclosures, instream habitat improvements, smolt outmigrants population estimates, adult upstream composition and population estimate and 3)  Implementation of Riparian and Instream habitat improvements consisting of natural channel restoration projects (which may include berm removal).  This project serves as one of several projects that will partially mitigate for the effects of construction and operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System.  The Trout Creek Project goal is to improve instream and riparian habitat that will increase the annual out migrant population of Mid-Columbia ESU summer steelhead.  Technical expertise that this project brings will assist in the development and implementation of a basin wide restoration plan (Long-Range Action Plan was recently adopted, May 2004).

The work proposed in this Scope of Work is consistent with the goals and objectives of the Trout Creek Watershed Assessment of 2003, the draft for the south-east sub-unit of the Deschutes Subbasin Plan of 2004 the objectives of RPA's 150 and 153 of the 2000 FCRPS Biological Opinion, the Trout Creek mitigation recommendations of the FERC Relicensing Agreement for the Pelton Round Butte Hydroelectric Project, and the habitat improvement agreements established between ODFW, JCSWCD and individual landowners in Trout Creek.  In addition, these actions are in compliance with the requirements established by the ISRP in their comments in the 2001 Provincial Review (i.e. justify additional work via the watershed assessment and subbasin plans).

Work Elements and Milestones
ODFW project activities are limited to the operation and maintenance of completed habitat treatment measures, long-range watershed planning and monitoring and evaluation of the project.  Completion of milestones is contingent upon ODFW receiving funding by October 1, 2004.  ODFW will keep the BPA COTR apprised of any work scheduling limitations.