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Contract 58888: 2002-003-00 EXP SECURE & RESTORE F&W HABITAT
Project Number:
Title:
Secure and Restore Fish and Wildlife Habitat in Montana
Stage:
Implementation
Area:
Province Subbasin %
Mountain Columbia Flathead 100.00%
Contract Number:
58888
Contract Title:
2002-003-00 EXP SECURE & RESTORE F&W HABITAT
Contract Continuation:
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55869: 2002-003-00 EXP SECURE & RESTORE F&W HABITAT
  • 62807: 2002-003-00 EXP SECURE & RESTORE F&W HABITAT
Contract Status:
Closed
Contract Description:
The construction of Hungry Horse Dam inundated 125 km of adfluvial trout habitat in the South Fork of the Flathead River and its tributaries, impacting natural fish reproduction and rearing.  Rapid residential and commercial growth in the Flathead Watershed now threaten the best remaining habitats and restrict our opportunities to offset losses. Hydropower development and other land disturbances caused severe declines in the range and abundance of our focal resident fish species, bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout. Bull trout were listed as threatened in 1998 under the Endangered Species Act and westslope cutthroat were petitioned for listing under ESA.  Westslope cutthroat are a species of special concern in Montana and a species of special consideration by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.  Consistent with the 2000 Fish and Wildlife Program, this project follows the logical progression towards habitat restoration outlined in the Hungry Horse Dam Fisheries Mitigation Implementation Plan approved by the NWPPC in 1993.  The Flathead River Subbasin Plan identifies the protection of habitats for these populations as one of the most critical needs in the subbasin and directs actions to offset these losses.  

This project facilitates efforts by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) ) to protect and enhance critical fish habitat within the Flathead River watershed.  We seek to rebuild to sustainable levels weak, but recoverable, native populations injured by the hydropower system.  We propose to (1) secure habitats through land acquisition and conservation easements; (2) enhance existing and newly acquired habitats to maximize their value to fish; and (3) utilize a balanced, watershed-wide approach to reverse the downward trends in native species and protect healthy populations.  The purpose of this project is to provide a mechanism for BPA to fund, and CSKT to implement, the permanent protection and mitigation of resident fish habitat to help fulfill BPA's duties under the Northwest Power Act, and specifically is to partially mitigate the direct construction and inundation impacts of Hungry Horse Dam based on the Fisheries Mitigation Plan for Losses Attributable to the Construction and Operation of Hungry Horse Dam, March 1991; and Determination of Fishery Losses in the Flathead System Resulting from the Construction of Hungry Horse Dam, January 1986. The Council adopted the losses for Hungry Horse into the Council’s program in 1993.  Operational impacts and annual fish production impacts are not addressed in this statement of work, and nothing is intended to define BPA’s obligations, other than mitigation for development in the form of construction and inundation impacts directly related to Hungry Horse Dam, or to affect on-going or future mitigation to address operational or annual production impacts, if any.  The capital portion of this project is utilized to actually fund the purchase resident fish habitat.  Each acquisition offsets a portion of  the 125 km of habitat inundated by Hungry Horse Dam.

BPA will pay closing and acquisition costs directly into escrow as provided in the 2012-14 MOU between CSKT and BPA.
Account Type(s):
Expense
Contract Start Date:
10/01/2012
Contract End Date:
09/30/2013
Current Contract Value:
$34,502
Expenditures:
$34,502

* Expenditures data includes accruals and are based on data through 30-Nov-2024.

Env. Compliance Lead:
Work Order Task(s):
Contract Type:
Contract (IGC)
Pricing Method:
Cost Reimbursement (CNF)
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Full Name Organization Write Permission Contact Role Email Work Phone
Amanda Bourdon Salish and Kootenai Confederated Tribes Yes Administrative Contact amanda.bourdon@cskt.org (406) 883-2888
Cecilia Brown Bonneville Power Administration Yes COR ckbrown@bpa.gov (503) 230-3462
Lynn DuCharme Salish and Kootenai Confederated Tribes Yes Contract Manager lynn.ducharme@cskt.org (406) 883-2888x7279
Les Evarts Salish and Kootenai Confederated Tribes No Supervisor les.evarts@cskt.org (406) 675-2700
Barry Hansen Salish and Kootenai Confederated Tribes Yes Technical Contact barry.hansen@cskt.org (406) 883-2888
Kimberly Johnson Bonneville Power Administration Yes Env. Compliance Lead kojohnson@bpa.gov (503) 230-5885
Paul Krueger Bonneville Power Administration Yes F&W Approver pqkrueger@bpa.gov (503) 230-5723
Kristi Van Leuven Bonneville Power Administration Yes Contracting Officer kjvleuven@bpa.gov (503) 230-3605


Viewing of Work Statement Elements

Deliverable Title WSE Sort Letter, Number, Title Start End Concluded
Completed NEPA documentation A: 165. Work with BPA staff to complete NEPA and public involvement requirements 09/30/2013 09/25/2013
Final realty package submitted to BPA B: 172. Conduct all pre-acquisition activities for lands purchased under the FY10-11 MOA 08/01/2013 09/20/2013
Funding Package - Submit draft to COTR C: 119. Complete necessary BPA contracting requirements 06/03/2013 06/03/2013
Annual report D: 132. Submit Progress Report for the period 10/1/2011 to 9/30/2012 03/01/2013 03/01/2013

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Primary Focal Species Work Statement Elements
Cutthroat Trout, Westslope (O. c. lewisi)
  • 1 instance of WE 172 Conduct Pre-Acquisition Activities
Trout, Bull (S. confluentus) (Threatened)
  • 1 instance of WE 172 Conduct Pre-Acquisition Activities

Sort WE ID WE Title NEPA NOAA USFWS NHPA Has Provisions Inadvertent Discovery Completed
A 165 Work with BPA staff to complete NEPA and public involvement requirements 10/01/2012
B 172 Conduct all pre-acquisition activities for lands purchased under the FY10-11 MOA 10/01/2012
C 119 Complete necessary BPA contracting requirements 10/01/2012
D 132 Submit Progress Report for the period 10/1/2011 to 9/30/2012 10/01/2012
E 185 Periodic Status Reports for BPA 10/01/2012