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Contract 56662 REL 164: 1997-013-25 EXP YKFP UPPER YAK SUPPLEMENTATION COMPLEX (CLE ELUM)
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Title:
Yakima River Operations and Maintenance (O&M) for Hatcheries and Acclimation Sites-Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project (YKFP)
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Implementation
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Province Subbasin %
Columbia Plateau Yakima 100.00%
Contract Number:
56662 REL 164
Contract Title:
1997-013-25 EXP YKFP UPPER YAK SUPPLEMENTATION COMPLEX (CLE ELUM)
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Closed
Contract Description:
Title: Policy/Technical Involvement and Planning in the Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project

A. Abstract

The Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project (YKFP) is a long-term, co-managed, multi-species, interdisciplinary project designed to restore anadromous fish populations to the Yakima and Klickitat watersheds by artificial production and strategic habitat actions. A key science component of the YKFP is testing whether supplementation of upper Yakima spring chinook salmon can be used to increase harvest and natural production while maintaining the long-term genetic fitness of the fish population being supplemented and keeping adverse genetic and ecological interactions with non-target species or stocks within acceptable limits. The scientific uncertainty associated with supplementation is arguably the most important fisheries management uncertainty in the Pacific Northwest, and the information that will be generated in the Yakima watershed ha... s the potential to be used throughout the Columbia watershed. With a project of the magnitude of the YKFP, technical and policy decisions must balance stewardship, utilization, legal, and scientific values and adapt to new information to be successful. We propose to continue involvement of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) in the policy and technical oversight of the YKFP. The co-managers of the resource (WDFW and Yakama Nation (YN)) will meet regularly and make collaborative decisions using adaptive management and risk management. When appropriate, decision analysis tools will be used or developed to facilitate transparent, systematic, and optimal decisions. Tools that may be used or developed include Bayesian belief networks, loop analyses, spreadsheet models (e.g., EDT, AHA), statistical power analyses, and individual-based models. This proposal funds WDFW participation in YKFP technical management and administration, technical review, environmental compliance documentation, and report and publication writing. Most of the technical aspects of the YKFP are addressed in Monitoring and Evaluation Project 1995-063-25.

B. Technical and/or scientific background

Salmon and steelhead populations in the Yakima Basin and throughout the Columbia Basin are far below historic levels. Historically, 500,000-900,000 adult salmon and steelhead returned to the Yakima Basin annually and now only a fraction of that returns. For example, an average of 200,000 spring chinook salmon returned to the Yakima Basin prior to 1800, but declined to an average of fewer than 3,500 fish annually from 1982-1999. Summer chinook, sockeye, and endemic coho salmon are extinct in the Yakima Basin. Steelhead are listed as threatened and fall chinook are depressed. There are many factors that have contributed to these declines, but relatively few tools are available to restore, enhance, and reintroduce these fish.

The Yakima Subbasin Plan Supplement (YSPS) identified three key factors that currently limit the biological potential of Yakima Basin salmonids: 1) habitat, 2) population performance and response, and 3) institutional efficiency. To address these limiting factors, the YSPS recommends “A well-coordinated effort that pursues and achieves the longer term systemic solutions strategically throughout this basin, while also accomplishing near-term localized project actions is critical to achieve the YSPS’s Vision. Systemic solutions should integrate habitat strategies with ongoing and new supplementation efforts to reach the Plan’s goals.” It is clear that coordinated, strategic, adaptive, balanced, and science-based management will be required in order to succeed.

There are many challenges associated with managing and studying natural resources. Balancing factors such as 1) long and short-term benefits, 2) different values within and between cultures, 3) institutional policies and legal agreements, 4) willingness to proceed with uncertainty, and 5) importance of science versus fishery benefits, can result in heated discussion and negotiation. Optimal (e.g., systematic, transparent, repeatable, and adaptable) approaches can be used to help forge the best balance of benefits and costs. Tools that may be used or developed include Bayesian belief networks, loop analyses, spreadsheet models (e.g., EDT, AHA), statistical power analyses, and individual-based models. These tools can be used to predict risks, appropriate levels of harvest, habitat management prioritization, and outcomes of habitat and artificial propagation actions.

The Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project (YKFP) was formed to restore and enhance salmonids in the Yakima Basin and to provide information about the efficacy of supplementation that could be used throughout the Columbia Basin. With a project of this magnitude, there are many management decisions that are made that integrate and balance stewardship, utilization, legal, and scientific values. The Yakama Nation and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife are responsible for co-managing the natural resources in the Yakima Basin. Policy representatives of these two agencies interact regularly with technical representatives to forge sound management decisions that guide the YKFP. Management decisions are made within the frameworks of adaptive management and risk management.

While large-scale habitat actions pose the lowest risks to restoration of depressed stocks, they are also the most difficult for managers to implement. Artificial propagation is the most common tool used by managers to conserve and enhance salmon. Hatcheries have been used as the primary tool to mitigate for the losses of salmon in the Columbia Basin. However, naturally produced salmon have continued to decline despite large releases of hatchery fish. This decline in abundance has caused many Evolutionary Significant Units of salmon and steelhead to be listed for federal protection under the Endangered Species Act. Traditional hatchery operations have been successful at producing fish for harvest, but may actually harm naturally produced fish through ecological, genetic, facility, and harvest interactions.

The YKFP is designed to determine whether it is possible to change hatchery practices so that adjacent natural spawning populations of salmon receive biological benefits from a hatchery program. The project is also examining whether these same hatchery practices can be managed to limit deleterious impacts on non-enhanced fish populations. More specifically, the YKFP is testing whether “artificial propagation [can be used] to increase natural production while maintaining the long term fitness of the target population, and keeping the ecological and genetic impacts on non-target populations within specified biological limits” (RASP 1992). In addition, increasing harvest opportunities for tribal and non-tribal fishers is also part of the overall goal. In short, the YKFP is attempting to quantify the ecological and genetic benefits and costs of supplementation.

In order to test whether supplementation works, in the Yakima Basin or elsewhere, at least four major questions must be answered:

1) Can integrated hatchery programs be used to increase long-term natural production?
2) Can integrated hatchery programs limit genetic impacts to non-target chinook populations?
3) Can integrated hatchery programs limit ecological impacts to non-target species or taxa ?
4) Does supplementation increase harvest opportunities?

It is our goal to answer these questions.

C. Rationale and significance to regional programs

Most plans to enhance, conserve, or restore salmon in the Columbia Basin, including the 2000 Fish and Wildlife Program (FWP), have identified hydropower, hatcheries, habitat, and harvest as the key components affecting salmon and the importance of science to guide management decisions. The YKFP is addressing all four of these “H’s” in the Yakima Basin, although dams for irrigation water storage represent the hydropower component. In addition, there is a strong science component to the YKFP and a strong commitment to adaptive management. The YKFP provides funding for a co-managed policy and technical working group to balance competing values and oversee and integrate the newest science. This working group helps to prioritize actions and to promote efficiency to achieve the goals to conserve, restore, and enhance anadromous fish and the ecosystems upon which they depend. This working group has been used as a model that can be replicated throughout the Columbia Basin. The YKFP is specifically identified as a high priority within the Yakima Basin and is consistent with the 2000 Fish and Wildlife Program, and addresses key uncertainties identified in the Biological Opinion. In particular, the YKFP is heavily invested in implementing and testing “cutting edge” artificial propagation techniques as a means to increase natural production and harvest.

To our knowledge, all major reviews of hatchery programs have identified the scientific uncertainties associated with the costs and benefits associated with hatchery origin fish spawning in natural environments (NRC 1996, ISAB 2003-03, APRE Council Document 2004-17, Williams 2006). In addition, most plans also indicate that integrated hatchery programs should be treated as experiments and should operate with clear objectives, appropriate risk management, sufficient research, monitoring, and evaluation, and within an adaptive management framework (NRC 1996, FWP 2000, ISAB 2002-03, APRE Council Document 2004-17). For example, the FWP 2000 states that, “Artificial production must be implemented within an experimental, adaptive management design that includes an aggressive program to evaluate the risks and benefits and address scientific uncertainties.” The YKFP was designed and is operated to collect the necessary information to evaluate artificial production programs and to use the information to make management decisions (e.g. adaptive management).

The monitoring and evaluation activities of the YKFP were determined by consensus of the scientists from the Yakama Nation (YN) and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Project M & E activities have been subjected to rigorous scientific and technical review by the YKFP's Science/Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) and the Monitoring/Implementation Planning Team (MIPT). STAC is responsible for the conceptual design of the project's M & E program, and MIPT must transform the conceptual design into implementable tasks identified in this agreement.

Yakima Subbasin Plan

The YKFP partially or wholly addresses the three key limiting factors in the Yakima Subbasin Plan Supplement (page 4): 1) habitat, 2) population performance and response, and 3) institutional efficiency. Section 3.2.2, Page 26, Table 8 identifies “Objectives and the Implementable Strategies” of population performance and response. The objectives are:

1) Restore existing populations to their former range, maintain genetic, and spatial diversity.
2) Improve understanding of population dynamics and the negative and positive effects of artificial population management (production hatchery, supplementation programs, physical transfer of fish).
3) Manage appropriate populations for harvest and all populations for sustainability over the long term.
4) Reduce competitive effects with non-native and hatchery reared fish.
5) Restore extirpated populations.

Strategies include:

1) Continue YKFP supplementation experiments and habitat restoration.
2) Monitor population productivity, abundance, and life history and habitat restoration.
3) Continue and enhance the YKFP programs for spring and fall chinook, coho reintroduction, kelt reconditioning and others.

Furthermore, Page 42, Section 3.4 states, “Institutional strategies should also integrate ongoing and new supplementation strategies. Coordinating habitat restoration and protection actions in tandem or in sequence with supplementation strategies is advisable to achieve desired biological, cultural, and economic benefits.”
Section 3.3 addresses the hatchery programs and the YKFP
Section 3.3.3 addresses the management of the YKFP
Section 3.3.4 addresses YKFP research.

The YKFP is highlighted as one of the most important strategies to address the key limiting factors in the subbasin plan (see above). On Page 3, the 7th of 8 guiding principles for the Yakima Subbasin Plan states, “The science and art of restoring ecosystems is still evolving; therefore, programs and actions must be monitored and evaluated for effectiveness and may be altered as necessary.” The YKFP uses new information to adaptively manage the project. However it is also important to recognize that the learning benefits provided by the YKFP transcend the Yakima Subbasin. One of the original intents of the YKFP was to generate information about critical uncertainties so that the information could be used throughout the region.

F. Proposal biological objectives, work elements, and methods

We intend to continue to ascertain whether new artificial production techniques, coupled with strategic habitat actions, can be used to increase harvest and natural production of spring chinook, fall chinook, coho salmon and steelhead trout while maintaining the long-term genetic fitness of the fish population being supplemented and keeping adverse genetic and ecological interactions with non-target species or stocks within acceptable limits. To this end, this contract will continue to provide the WDFW portion of the policy and technical oversight of the YKFP. The co-managers of the resource (WDFW and YN) will meet regularly and make collaborative decisions using adaptive management. Much of the technical aspects of the YKFP are addressed in Monitoring and Evaluation Project 1995-063-25.

The quantitative objectives that we have identified for the project are described in other YKFP documents. Achievement of these objectives will be coordinated and managed by the Policy and Technical Work Group supported by this contract, but actual implementation will be conducted through other contracts. The work elements and methods that the Policy and Technical Work Group use to achieve these quantitative objectives are the same for each quantitative objective so the quantitative objectives are lumped into one overarching objective.

Objective 1 – Achieve the quantitative objectives identified by the YKFP, which collectively will increase long-term natural production, limit genetic impacts to non-target chinook populations, limit ecological impacts to non-target populations, increase harvest opportunities, and provide scientific information that will be used to address critical management issues.

The co-managers are committed to balancing the current and future benefit/costs of fish resources in the Yakima Basin. This includes enhancing and conserving habitat conditions for long-term benefits, reaping current harvest opportunities through supplementation, and striving towards containing undesirable genetic and ecological impacts. To this end, the co-managers have agreed to a number of quantitative objectives and have committed to monitoring the results within an adaptive management framework. Success of the YKFP will be judged based on the achievement of these objectives.  
  
Account Type(s):
Expense
Contract Start Date:
07/01/2018
Contract End Date:
06/30/2019
Current Contract Value:
$1,648,551
Expenditures:
$1,648,551

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

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Full Name Organization Write Permission Contact Role Email Work Phone
Shirley Alvarado Yakama Confederated Tribes Yes Administrative Contact shirley_alvarado@yakama.com (509) 865-5121x6304
Joanne Fernandez Yakama Confederated Tribes Yes Administrative Contact joannef@yakama.com (509) 865-5121x6337
Heidi Haak Bonneville Power Administration No Interested Party hlhaak@bpa.gov (541) 922-6856
Andre L'Heureux Bonneville Power Administration Yes CO Assistant allheureux@bpa.gov (503) 230-4482
Peter Lofy Bonneville Power Administration Yes F&W Approver ptlofy@bpa.gov (503) 230-4193
Khanida Mote Bonneville Power Administration Yes Contracting Officer kpmote@bpa.gov (503) 230-4599
Michelle O'Malley Bonneville Power Administration Yes COR mmomalley@bpa.gov (503) 230-5138
Michele Palmer Bonneville Power Administration Yes Env. Compliance Lead mlpalmer@bpa.gov (503) 230-5351
Rubi Rodriquez (Admin Lead) Yakama Confederated Tribes No rubi_rodriquez@yakama.com (509) 865-5121x6335
Christopher Roper Bonneville Power Administration No CO Assistant cproper@bpa.gov (503) 230-3514
Mel Sampson Yakama Confederated Tribes No Supervisor mel@yakama.com (509) 865-5121x6303
Tybee Sheidler Bonneville Power Administration No CO Assistant tasheidler@bpa.gov (503) 230-3820
Charles Strom Yakama Confederated Tribes Yes Contract Manager strc@yakamafish-nsn.gov (509) 674-3701
Adrienne Wilson Yakama Confederated Tribes Yes Administrative Contact Adrienne_Wilson@Yakama.com (509) 865-5121x6306
Elham Zolmajd-Haghighi Bonneville Power Administration No CO Assistant ezolmajd-haghighi@bpa.gov (503) 230-7414


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A188382185Produce CBFish Status ReportPeriodic Status Reports for BPAThe Contractor shall report on the status of milestones and deliverables in Pisces. Reports shall be completed either monthly or quarterly as determined by the BPA COTR. Additionally, when indicating a deliverable milestone as COMPLETE, the contractor shall provide metrics and the final location (latitude and longitude) prior to submitting the report to the BPA COTR.$6500.04%10/01/201806/30/2019
B188383119Manage and Administer ProjectsProject implementation management, staff development, and contract administrationThis work element includes the administrative and technical work by the contractor to fulfill BPA's programmatic and contractual requirements. These include: implementation of the current contract SOW, managing a budget, and satisfying BPA contracting requirements, including preparing and submitting invoices and next year's statement of work and budget, maintaining a property inventory, providing accrual estimates, accounting for cost-share, etc. It also covers all project management and administrative work related to contract implementation, adaptively managing implementation actions, and providing professional development opportunity, including the supervision and training of staff. Training and conference participation allows CESRF staff to share research outcomes and supplementation concepts more broadly with other entities: -- Each year three of the tribal hatchery crew will be enrolled in fish health courses USFWS and other organizations as needed in addition to training received at the Upper Yakima Facility in conjunction with their duties and training. Fish health training is necessary due to the nature of fish culturists working at the main facility and independently at acclimation sites, to recognize signs of disease outbreak and safely administrate prophylactic measures to reduce the stress and mortality of salmonids. In addition, when available fish culturists will cross-train at various hatcheries to gain experience in spawning and handling all species of the Pacific salmon. If fish health courses are not available Cle Elum staff will assist USFWS with samples if applicable. -- A modern fish hatchery requires personnel to be versed in up-to-date fish cultural techniques, concepts and methodologies vital in the interests of maintaining the high quality of fish culture established at the Cle Elum Facility. Fish Culture Seminar: in the interests of networking and interacting with other professional fish culturists throughout the Pacific Northwest Region, establishing contacts with feed manufacturers and assessing new technologies in the fish rearing realm, three or four fish culturists will represent the Cle Elum Supplementation Complex at the December 2018 NWFCC with site and location yet to be determined. -- Supervisory Training, Team Management and Leadership Building Skills: two fish culturist will attend a one /two-day training seminar focusing on enhancing supervisory skills and team building skills. Opportunity for management and leadership skills for first time supervisors also will be provided.$5,8000.35%07/01/201806/30/2019
C188384165Produce Environmental Compliance DocumentationEnvironmental Compliance Assistance and Clearance Documentation; Monitoring ReportsProvide environmental compliance assistance and documentation to BPA's Environmental Planning and Analysis group (KEC). For example, provide needed information and support to KEC for permit applications, maps, survey reports, etc.; and for ESA (US Fish & Wildlife Service or NOAA Fisheries) or Cultural Resource consultations (e.g., State-SHPO & Tribal-THPO reviews and concurrences) as needed, for activities that are planned for the contract period. ESA/NEPA coordination is an on-going activity under this project; this WE documents the contractor's responsibility for supporting BPA's ESA/NEPA compliance for all activities under this contract. Note however, that this WE is intended to cover new activities and annual permit reporting requirements: the series of existing ESA and NEPA compliance documents that are in place cover all current activities under the Yakima Klickitat Fisheries Project (YKFP). The Yakima Fisheries Project Final EIS was issued in 1996 and established NEPA coverage for this project. Additional supplemental analyses and categorical exclusions have been issued to ensure EC is up to date. Contractor will coordinate EC clearance requirements with BPA environmental staff to ensure adequate compliance documentation is in place prior to beginning any new or additional, and the existing, work activities. Additional requirements may include the completion and return of the project notification form (PNF) to obtain HIP II (or HIP III, if in effect) Biological Opinion coverage for: riparian herbicide spraying. ________________________________________________________ Water-use Reporting: The beneficial use of surface water from the Yakima River, and groundwater from six wells, is governed by the terms and conditions of state-issued permits (Preliminary/Temporary Permits issued by the Washington Department of Ecology, Central Regional Office, Yakima, Washington, dated April 7, 1997. Ecology issued amended permits for both surface and groundwater use in April of 2002). These permits require a number of tasks to be accomplished to fulfill use requirements: 1) Weekly well-field monitoring: The well-field monitoring program was developed by CH2M Hill, and is carried out by CESRF hatchery staff. 2) Well Water Usage Reports: Well water usage is monitored daily via well meter readings. Well data is to be submitted by the hatchery manager on a quarterly basis to the Washington Department of Ecology. 3) Surface Water Usage Reports: Surface water usage, reported in the form of average hatchery flows to the facility, is also submitted at the same time as the well water usage reports. Changes in water consumption, or unusual events outside the conditional use described in the CESRF water permits, should be reported immediately to the BPA COTR/Project Manager and YKFP Policy Group. ________________________________________________________ Effluent Discharge Reporting: Effluent from hatchery and acclimation sites must meet the National Pollution' s Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements. Total suspended solids and total settable solids are monitored, as per agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USCOE), continues to take place at the hatchery outfall. Hatchery staff collects water effluent samples, sends them to a qualified lab for water analysis, and submits the results as quarterly reports to the USCOE.$5,8000.35%07/01/201806/30/2019
D18838599Outreach and EducationManage the Hatchery Host ProgramThe Cle Elum Hatchery Manager is responsible for coordination of a hatchery host program scheduled to operate from May to the end of September. The Cle Elum Facility is open to the public for visitations from Spring to Fall of each year. A hatchery host is needed to meet and greet the public, and manage visitor access; duties and responsibilities of the hatchery host include: tours and information to the public and various organizations; light grounds-keeping; and maintaining visitor areas in a neat and orderly appearance. The number of qualified applicants for the host program will dictate the number of hosts needed. If we have three qualified applicants there will be have three host positions starting May 1 and ending September 30. The first host position will be from May 1 to June 30. The second host position will be for the month of July. The third and final host position will be from August 1 to September 30. If only two qualified applicants are received we cover the same period from May 1 to the end of September and split the duration of stay for the two hosts accordingly. In the event that multiple hosts cannot be filled we may operate with either one or two sets of hosts. The Cle Elum Manager will oversee the hatchery host program: up to three volunteers from May to September. Trailer hookup along with water, sewer and electricity, laundry facilities, internet hook-up, and satellite TV are provided by the Cle Elum project.$3,5000.21%07/01/201806/28/2019
E18838661Maintain Artificial Production Facility/InfrastructureOperate and maintain the CESRF, and the Clark Flat, Easton, and Jack Creek acclimation sitesThe Cle Elum Supplementation and Research Facility (CESRF) and the three acclimation sites are a large scale effort to rebuild fish runs in the Yakima River Basin. The main complex is located about 1.5 miles southwest of Cle Elum, Washington. The CESRF is located in Sections 27, 28, 33, and 34, Township 20 North, Range East, Willamette Meridian. The main hatchery is on the left bank of the Yakima River at river mile 184.7. The locations of each of the three acclimation sites (Clark Flat, Easton, and Jack Creek) are in Work Element #176, Hatchery Production, in milestones C-E. Operation and maintenance of the CESRF and the three acclimation site is accomplished by hatchery personnel and various subcontractors. A list of buildings and structures that are maintained throughout the year are as follows: CESRF Main office, incubation and fertilization building, freezer and cool room storage, maintenance and chiller building, twenty juvenile raceways, two adult holding ponds, two waste basins, one head box structure, a generator and electrical building, River Water Cooling Facility, one spawning channel, one river pump station with two variable and two constant speed pumps, one Monitor and Evaluation office building, one storage building, one generator for backup power supply for the six wells located on site, one visitors restroom, and seven residential houses for permanent staff. In addition to the facilities located at the CESRF maintenance and upkeep of each acclimation site include river intake, six raceways, a cleaning waste basin, service building with office and storage, generators for primary and back up power supply, and computers to monitor and track data. Maintain studio living quarters at each of the three acclimation sites. In addition to monitoring facilities and structures for the main hatchery and the three acclimation sites, wetlands areas are monitored and mitigation action planned are executed. Water usage is monitored weekly at the main facility. HVAC systems at CERF, acclimation sites & residential housing is serviced bi-annually. Janitorial services are maintained at Cle Elum Facility. The chiller, ice-machine, freezer and walk-in cooler are serviced & maintained. The traffic light on Cle Elum H access road is maintained monthly. The software engineer and field tech support service to the Supervisory Control Systems are monitored and serviced. Fire Alarm/Suppression systems are serviced at CESRF. Maintain radio/phone systems at CESRF. Annual rental of BPA repeater station at Peoh point. Annual inspection and maintenance of six generators located throughout CESRF & acclimation sites (especially the 2 propane generators at Jack Creek that are used for primary power and have to be serviced every 100 hours of operation.)$1,213,96773.64%07/01/201806/29/2019
F188387176Produce Hatchery FishRear at Cle Elum and release at acclimation sites (BY 2017)Operations (General): The Cle Elum Supplementation and Research Facility (CESRF) and associated three acclimation sites have a capacity to produce 810,000 spring Chinook smolts that can be segregated into experimental rearing treatments from the eyed egg stage through release. Adults are trapped and collected at downstream locations under other YKFP projects, transferred to the Cle Elum Hatchery from May through August, and spawned September through October. Incubation occurs September through March (of the subsequent year). Each female’s eggs are incubated in separate compartments until BKD levels are determined, and any removal of high BKD eggs may occur. Eggs are sorted into treatment groups and final rearing occurs in vertical stack incubators. Fry will be transferred to the rearing vessels, with a target density of about 45,000 per vessel. Target final number at each raceway at the CESRF (both Cle Elum Hatchery and acclimation facilities) after mortality from fry to smolt is 45,000 per raceway. Juvenile rearing at Cle Elum Hatchery consists of 9 pairs totaling 18 raceways at full production. Fish will have a target size of 30 fish per pound by mid-October for marking and tagging purposes (under a separate project). No fish are released at Cle Elum Hatchery. About one third of the fish are moved to each of three acclimation facilities (six raceways at each acclimation facility) the year of release in January or February. Final forced releases (as yearlings) end in May. Records for adult and juvenile fish transferred in or out of the facilities are provided to interagency YKFP personnel at Policy Group meetings. Mortalities are removed from containers and raceways daily. Mortalities are saved for fish health examination when requested. Juvenile fish are sampled monthly for size to determine feed allocations. Current Experiment – for BY 2017 is a feed comparative study (Bio Vita vs Bio Pro II). Once fish are transferred to offsite rearing facilities (Clark Flat, Easton, and Jack Creek acclimation facilities), half of the population at each site will receive Bio-Oregon's Bio Via Fry dry diet and the other half will be fed Bio-Oregon's Pro II diet. The Pro II diet is designed to assist salmon to boost vitamins and nutrients during periods of stressful activities. __________________________________________________ Acclimation (General): Acclimation starts in January 2018 or February 2018, depending upon the acclimation site. The start date for acclimation at Jack Creek is variable due to less predictable weather conditions and access to the site. Volitional release of fish will start around March 15 when screens will be removed from each raceway. Fish movement from each raceway (using PIT tags) will be monitored on the YKFP website. Each site has PIT tag recorders that track fish migration leaving and are data used to estimate the number of fish remaining for feed calculations. The PIT tag coils and monitoring system is operated and maintained. Fish will be forced out by about May 15, 2019. Between May 16 and May 31, facility the CESRF time to clean and disinfect raceways before the water permit expires on June 1. Additional time is allocated through the end of July for staff to clean materials and supplies required to operate the facility the next year. Each acclimation site includes a river intake, six raceways, a cleaning waste basin, service building with office and storage, enclosed caretaker residence, generators for primary or backup power, and one Supervisory Computer System (SCS). Each computer's information is relayed back to the CESRF where operation of the site can be monitored. Each site is operated and maintained by one seasonal fish culturist whose work week is from Thursday through Monday. During off days (Tuesday and Wednesday) seasonal employees are relieved by full time CESRF staff. The acclimation staff are required to be on site at all times in the event of alarm or emergency situation. Volitional release will start on March 15 and the final push out of fish will take place in mid-May and all acclimation sites will be cleaned and shut down by June 1. Acclimation at Clark Flat The Clark Flat acclimation is approximately 13 miles southeast of the City of Cle Elum on an extension of Dudley Road off Thorp Highway. The site is located in Section 28 and 33, Township 19 North, Range 17 East, Willamette Meridian. Clark Flat acclimation site is located on the left bank of the Yakima River at river mile 166.6. Approximately a third of the total production will be reared at the site. Acclimation of Easton The Easton acclimation site is approximately 12.5 miles northwest of the city of Cle Elum, north of Interstate 90 at exit 71. The site is in Section 12, Township 20 North, Range 13 East, Willamette Meridian. The Easton site is located on the right bank of the Yakima River at river mile 198.6. Approximately a third of the total production will be reared at the site. Acclimation at Jack Creek The Jack Creek site approximately 20.3 miles from the city of Cle Elum on North Fork Teanaway Road. The site is in Section 8, Township 21 North, Range 16 East, Willamette Meridian. The Jack Creek acclimation site is on the left bank of the North Fork Teanaway River at river mile 6.4. Approximately a third of the total production will be reared at the site. Volitional release data collection at the acclimation sites Each site has PIT tag recorders that track fish leaving the raceways and are used to estimate the number of fish remaining for feed calculations. The PIT tag coils and monitoring system is operated and maintained under this contract. Data from the recorders for other uses (e.g. specific PIT tag code analyses) are retrieved under separate YKFP project. ============================================================ BY 2017 - Rearing at Cle Elum and release at Acclimation sites. Juvenile rearing at Cle Elum Hatchery (July 1, 2018 to January/February 2019) Juveniles follow the same spawning, fertilization, incubation and rearing methods described in the General Section. Juveniles will be fed Bio-Oregon's Bio-Vita Starter (fry feed) and Bio Pro II , Bio Vita fry, and then (experimentally) half of the population will be fed a Bio Pro II from Bio-Oregon. Fish feeding by hand started under the previous contract. Once fish reach the 150 fish per pound, they will be transitioned to the under belt feeders in May. Final feeding procedure is to use underwater feeders. Current production goals: Sixteen raceways are wild by wild (WxW) origin and two are from hatchery origin (HxH). The marking and tagging process will be completed by December 2018 under a separate contract. Feeding experiment - last 6 weeks before volitional release starts Two diets will be fed from first feeding to releaser of juveniles. Half population will be fed Bio Vita Fry and the other will be fed Bio Pro II diet. Both diets are from Bio Oregon. Adult returns will be evaluated to see what feed is better for fish survival. Acclimation rearing (January 2019 to June 30, 2019). The facility is operated according to project bio-specifications. Fish are fed via underwater feeders, sampled monthly to monitor growth and determine the amount of food to feed the subsequent month. Easton and Clark Flat juveniles are transferred from Cle Elum to sites in early January 2019. Jack Creek fish are transferred a a few weeks later when weather in the Teanaway permits safe fish rearing. Juveniles normally transferred in mid-February to early March . Volitional release will start on March 15 and fish movement (using PIT tags) will continue to be monitored on the YKFP website to adjust feed levels in each pond. Final push out of fish will take place May 15, 2019 and all sites will be cleaned and disinfected by June 30, 2019. Acclimation of BY 2017 at Clark Flat (January 2019 to June 2019). ** Four raceways (2 pairs) of WxW juveniles and two raceways (1 pair) of HxH will be transferred from Cle Elum and reared at the Clark Flat site. Acclimation of BY 2017 at Easton (January 2019 to June 2019). ** Six raceways (3 pairs of WxW) will be transferred from CESRF and reared at the Easton site. Acclimation of BY 2017 at Jack Creek (January 2019 to June 2019). ** Six raceways (3 pairs of WxW) will be transferred from CESRF and reared at the Jack Creek site. Surplus adults are released at hatchery intake located at the main facility.$216,50013.13%07/01/201806/29/2019
G188388176Produce Hatchery FishHold adult fish: produce and rear fry (BY 2018)BY 2018 - Receive/holding of Adults Adult spring Chinook are transferred from trapping sites in the lower river to CESRF beginning historically May 1 of each year with the last of the adults transferred in mid-August. At full production combined a total of 655 adults will be utilized at the CESRF. This total accounts for pre-spawning loss and females that cannot be used because of a high incidence of Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD). Jacks are figured into the total estimate of 655 adults and represent no more than 5% of males used in production spawners. Two adult holding ponds are located at CESRF and have the capacity to hold 1,100 adults at full density with a flow of 1,100 gallons per minute supplied to the pond. Current production goals: About 11% of the adults collected are to be of hatchery origin to achieve current wild/hatchery comparison: Sixteen raceways are wild by wild (WxW) origin and two are from hatchery origin (HxH). Sorting and Inventory of adults (September 2018 to October 2019) Starting on in early September, the adult salmon will be sexed, inventoried and checked for ripeness. All salmon that are tested to be ripe and ready to spawn will be transferred to the adjacent adult holding pond via a transfer tube and will remain in the pond an additional 24 hrs prior to spawning. This process will repeat itself until all salmon are spawned. The first sort day will occur just after the Labor Day holiday and thereafter all sort days will occur on Monday and continue until all fish are all removed from holding pond. All work up of adult salmon is conducted by CESRF employees. Spawn adults (September to October) CESRF, Yakama Nation, WDFW, and USFWS staff participates in the spawning process. All but the first spawn will take place on Tuesday and carry over to Wednesdays during peak periods. Salmon are transferred from the holding pond to the bioprocessing area where all adults are: photographed, measured, weighed, PIT tags recovered, samples taken for fish health purposes (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service), DNA samples collected for genetic identification, and eggs are taken from each female. Once eggs and sperm are extracted from the salmon they are transferred into the fertilization room. The minijack study will take place with Brood Year 2018. All crosses used will follow the same methods of incubation, rearing, marking and tagging, and once ready for fish transfer they will be assigned to the Clark Flat Acclimation site. Approximately 290 Females are artificially spawned. Fertilization (September 2018 to October 2018) Eggs and sperm are transferred from bioprocessing area to the fertilization room where they are worked up. Total egg mass from each female is weighed, and a subsample removed is weighed, and counted to expand for estimate of total fecundity. Each females' egg mass is then divided into two or three equal components. Each egg component is then fertilized with the sperm from one of three different males (2X2 or 3X3 crosses = factorial mating) to maximize genetic diversity. The fertilized gametes are then mixed back together in one isobucket and rinsed with iodophor to disinfect eggs. Egg take goal is approximately 940,000 based on mean fecundity per female of 3,245 live eggs. Incubation (September 2018 to February/March 2019) Isolation buckets and vertical incubators are used to incubate the Spring Chinook salmon eggs. Fertilized eggs are transferred from the bioprocessing area to the disinfection room, placed in iso-buckets for water hardening and disinfection. Eggs are incubated in iso-buckets until they reached the eyed stage and the parents are characterized for diseases. Eyed eggs are shocked and undeveloped eggs removed and enumerated by use of a mechanical egg sorter. Eggs are sorted into treatment groups at this stage. The final stage of incubation occurs in vertical incubators. At swim-up fry they are transferred to rearing vessels for juvenile rearing. Approximately 92 percent survival from fertilization to shocking and approximately 97 percent survival from live egg to fry survival. Fry Rearing (March 2019 to end of June 2019): Fry will be transferred to the 18 rearing vessels at the CESRF in February/March 2019. Each raceway will have a maximum target density of 45 K/vessel. The remainder of BY 2018 juvenile rearing at CESRF (July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020) and acclimation will take place under the subsequent contract. Fish will be started on dry feed and feed will be introduced by hand at first as fish reach the 300 fish per pound size they will be transitioned to underwater feeders. Current production goals: Sixteen raceways are wild by wild (WxW) origin and two are from hatchery origin (HxH). The collection and transportation of adult fish is completed by Mark Johnston’s crew. Surplus adults are released at hatchery intake located at the main facility.$128,5007.79%07/01/201806/30/2019
H188389176Produce Hatchery FishHold adult fish: (BY 2019)BY 2019- Receive/holding of Adults Adult spring Chinook are transferred from trapping sites in the lower river to CESRF beginning May 1 of each year with the last of the adults transferred in mid-August. Adults collected for the 2019 brood will cover two contract periods (FY 18 and FY 19). At full production combined with the adult spawning channel needs, a total of 755 adults will be utilized at the CESRF. This total accounts for pre-spawning loss and females that cannot be used because of a high incidence of Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD). Jacks are figured into the total estimate of 655 adults and represent no more than 5% of males used in production spawners. Two adult holding ponds are located at CESRF and have the capacity to hold 1,100 adults at full density with a flow of 1,100 gallons per minute supplied to the pond. Current production goals: About 11% of the adults collected are to be of hatchery origin to achieve current wild/hatchery comparison: Sixteen raceways are wild by wild (WxW) origin and two are from hatchery origin (HxH). Sorting and Inventory of adults (September 2019 to October 2019) Starting on in early September, the adult salmon will be sexed, inventoried and checked for ripeness. All salmon that are tested to be ripe and ready to spawn will be transferred to the adjacent adult holding pond via a transfer tube and will remain in the pond an additional 24 hrs prior to spawning. This process will repeat itself until all salmon are spawned. The first sort day will occur just after the Labor Day holiday and thereafter all sort days will occur on Monday and continue until all fish are all removed from holding pond. All work up of adult salmon is conducted by CESRF employees. Spawn adults (September 2019 to October 2019) CESRF, Yakama Nation, WDFW, and USFWS staff participates in the spawning process. All but the first spawn will take place on Tuesday and carry over to Wednesdays during peak periods. Salmon are transferred from the holding pond to the bioprocessing area where all adults are: photographed, measured, weighed, PIT tags recovered, samples taken for fish health purposes (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service), DNA samples collected for genetic identification, and eggs are taken from each female. The minijack study will take place with Brood Year 2019. All crosses used will follow the same methods of incubation, rearing, marking and tagging, and once ready for fish transfer they will be assigned to the Clark Flat Acclimation site.Once eggs and sperm are extracted from the salmon they are transferred into the fertilization room. Approximately 290 Females are artificially spawned. Fertilization (September 2019 to October 2019) Eggs and sperm are transferred from bioprocessing area to the fertilization room where they are worked up. Total egg mass from each female is weighed, and a subsample removed is weighed, and counted to expand for estimate of total fecundity. Each females' egg mass is then divided into two or three equal components. Each egg component is then fertilized with the sperm from one of three different males (2X2 or 3X3 crosses = factorial mating) to maximize genetic diversity. The fertilized gametes are then mixed back together in one isobucket and rinsed with iodophor to disinfect eggs. Egg take goal is approximately 940,000 based on mean fecundity per female of 3,245 live eggs. Incubation (September 2019 to March 2020) Isolation buckets and vertical incubators are used to incubate the Spring Chinook salmon eggs. Fertilized eggs are transferred from the bioprocessing area to the disinfection room, placed in iso-buckets for water hardening and disinfection. Eggs are incubated in iso-buckets until they reached the eyed stage and the parents are characterized for diseases. Eyed eggs are shocked and undeveloped eggs removed and enumerated by use of a mechanical egg sorter. Eggs are sorted into treatment groups at this stage. The final stage of incubation occurs in vertical incubators. At swim-up fry they are transferred to rearing vessels for juvenile rearing. Approximately 92 percent survival from fertilization to shocking and approximately 97 percent survival from live egg to fry survival. Fry Rearing (March 2020 to end of June 2020): remainder of rearing will take place during next year contract period. Fry will be transferred to the 18 rearing vessels at the CESRF. Each raceway will have a maximum target density of 45 K/vessel. The remainder of juvenile rearing at CESRF (July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021) and acclimation will take place under the subsequent contract. Fish will be started on dry feed and feed will be introduced by hand at first as fish reach the 300 fish per pound size they will be transitioned to underwater feeders. Current production goals: Sixteen raceways are wild by wild (WxW) origin and two are from hatchery origin (HxH). The collection and transportation of adult fish is completed by Mark Johnston’s crew. Surplus adults are released at hatchery intake located at the main facility.$3,4000.21%07/01/201806/30/2019
I18839060Maintain Fish HealthUSFWS to Maintain Fish Health: Upper Yakima R. Supplementation and Research Facilities (CESRF)USFWS- subcontract to cover pathological screening of adults and juveniles. Included is a pre-transfer and pre-release sample. Sampling – Fish health/Physiology (see other Work Elements) USFWS pathologist will continue to monitor fish health: sample the adult fish at spawning, and as juveniles at bi-monthly scheduled times during rearing. Final juvenile fish health examinations are before transfer to acclimation facilities and just prior to the start of the volitional release period. Data results from the sampling are summarized and incorporated in the health status report that is submitted to the hatchery manager following each release. Data are incorporated into the YKFP data management system. USFWS pathologist is on call for any fish disease outbreaks. Just before volitional release, physiological sampling will be performed by NOAA staff (under a contract not included under YKFP).$67,4344.09%07/01/201806/30/2019
J188391141Produce Other ReportsOther Reports for BPAMonthly production and progress reports, prepared and submitted quarterly; includes incorporation of reports for each of the three acclimation sites. Scope: fish culture and maintenance activities associated with the CESRF. Covers fish on hand, and production, operations and maintenance work completed at CESRF and acclimation sites. Each report will be combined and submitted as one document. For example, one report will be titled "Production Report," and will cover # of fish on hand, size of fish, food fed, monthly mortality, and location of fish. The other report will be titled "Progress Report," and it will cover work activity at CESRF and acclimation sites. Reports are to be uploaded to PISCES by YN as attachment type "OTHER." E-mail Report links to COTR after uploads.$5000.03%07/01/201806/30/2019
K188392174Produce PlanUpdate the Annual Maintenance Plan for CESRF & Acclimation Sites 2018Review Annual Maintenance Plan for CESRF & Acclimation Sites. Update the Plan as appropriate to ensure safety and quality of hatchery buildings and equipment operations. Plan should cover current condition, and a proposed schedule for repair, upgrades and replacement of major hatchery components necessary for successful hatchery operations for a 5-year period. Upload updated Maintenance Plan into Pisces and send COTR a link to copy of update via email.$5000.03%07/01/201806/30/2019
L188393174Produce PlanUpdate the Annual Operation Plan (Jul 2018 - Jun 2019)Prepare Cle Elum Supplementation & Research Facility (CESRF) Hatchery Annual Operating Plan covering: 7/1/2018 to 6/30/2019.$5000.03%07/01/201806/30/2019
M188394132Produce Progress (Annual) ReportSubmit 12-month Progress Report for the period Jul 2017 to Jun 2018The (annual) progress report summarizes the project goal, objectives, hypotheses, completed and uncompleted deliverables, problems encountered, lessons learned, and adjustments to implementation strategies or long-term planning considerations. Examples of long-term planning include future improvements, new directions, or adjustment to the level of effort for contract implementation, including any ramping up or ramping down of contract components, or of the project as a whole. The COTR and the contractor can agree to a date-range for progress reporting that may or may not coincide with the contract period. For an ongoing project, a progress report covering a prior contract period may be submitted under the subsequent contract, if approved by the COTR. Progress reports must conform to BPA guidelines. See the ''formatting guidelines'' link at the Technical Reports and Publications page: https://www.cbfish.org/Help.mvc/GuidanceDocuments. If producing a technical report for this contract, a discrete experiment, or a peer-reviewed publication, use work element 183: Produce Journal Article.$1,5000.09%07/01/201805/23/2019
      
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Deliverable Title WSE Sort Letter, Number, Title Start End Concluded
Effective implementation management, timely contract administration, staff development and training. B: 119. Project implementation management, staff development, and contract administration 06/30/2019 06/30/2019
Timely environmental assistance, compliance reporting, and clearance documentation C: 165. Environmental Compliance Assistance and Clearance Documentation; Monitoring Reports 06/28/2019 06/28/2019
Manage and supervise the host program for the Cle Elum Hatchery site D: 99. Manage the Hatchery Host Program 06/28/2019 06/28/2019
Maintain and operate the facilities at Cle Elum and associated acclimation sites E: 61. Operate and maintain the CESRF, and the Clark Flat, Easton, and Jack Creek acclimation sites 06/29/2019 06/29/2019
Release ~ 810,000 spring Chinook salmon in accordance with project. bio-specifications. F: 176. Rear at Cle Elum and release at acclimation sites (BY 2017) 06/29/2019 06/29/2019
Produce 810,000 fry in accordance with project bio-specifications. G: 176. Hold adult fish: produce and rear fry (BY 2018) 06/30/2019 06/30/2019
Produce 810,000 fry in accordance with project bio-specifications. H: 176. Hold adult fish: (BY 2019) 06/30/2019 06/30/2019
Maintain fish health for spring Chinook through all life stages I: 60. USFWS to Maintain Fish Health: Upper Yakima R. Supplementation and Research Facilities (CESRF) 06/30/2019 06/30/2019
Provide hatchery production and operations reports J: 141. Other Reports for BPA 06/30/2019 06/30/2019
Annual Maintenance Plan for CESRF and Acclimation Sites K: 174. Update the Annual Maintenance Plan for CESRF & Acclimation Sites 2018 06/30/2019 06/30/2019
Update the Annual Operating Plan L: 174. Update the Annual Operation Plan (Jul 2018 - Jun 2019) 06/30/2019 06/30/2019
Upper Yakima River Cle Elum Supplementation and Research Facility O&M Annual Report M: 132. Submit 12-month Progress Report for the period Jul 2017 to Jun 2018 04/19/2019

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Chinook (O. tshawytscha) - Mid-Columbia River Spring ESU
  • 3 instances of WE 176 Produce Hatchery Fish
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Sort WE ID WE Title NEPA NOAA USFWS NHPA Has Provisions Inadvertent Discovery Completed
A 185 Periodic Status Reports for BPA 07/01/2018
B 119 Project implementation management, staff development, and contract administration 07/01/2018
C 165 Environmental Compliance Assistance and Clearance Documentation; Monitoring Reports 07/01/2018
D 99 Manage the Hatchery Host Program 07/01/2018
E 61 Operate and maintain the CESRF, and the Clark Flat, Easton, and Jack Creek acclimation sites 08/26/2019
F 176 Rear at Cle Elum and release at acclimation sites (BY 2017) 05/21/2018
G 176 Hold adult fish: produce and rear fry (BY 2018) 05/21/2018
H 176 Hold adult fish: (BY 2019) 05/21/2018
I 60 USFWS to Maintain Fish Health: Upper Yakima R. Supplementation and Research Facilities (CESRF) 05/17/2018
J 141 Other Reports for BPA 07/01/2018
K 174 Update the Annual Maintenance Plan for CESRF & Acclimation Sites 2018 05/16/2018
L 174 Update the Annual Operation Plan (Jul 2018 - Jun 2019) 05/16/2018
M 132 Submit 12-month Progress Report for the period Jul 2017 to Jun 2018 07/01/2018