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Contract 88909: 1988-053-03 EXP HOOD RIVER PRODUCTION M&E - CTWS
Project Number:
Title:
Hood River Production Program Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
BPA PM:
Stage:
Implementation
Area:
Province Subbasin %
Columbia Gorge Hood 100.00%
Contract Number:
88909
Contract Title:
1988-053-03 EXP HOOD RIVER PRODUCTION M&E - CTWS
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Contract Status:
Issued
Contract Description:
Project Leader: Ryan Gerstenberger (541) 352-9326
Fiscal Officer: El Freda Gentry (541) 553-3375
Fisheries Program Manager:  Brad Houslet (541) 553-2014
Address: 6030 Dee Highway, Parkdale, OR 97041

Fiscal Year 2022 contract tasks include:
-Estimate run year 2022 adult spring Chinook and hatchery winter steelhead returns.
-Develop spring Chinook harvest recommendation.
-Monitor and estimate 2022 tribal harvest at Punchbowl Falls.
-Determine BY 20 hatchery Chinook smolt out migration timing.
-Document run year 2022 spring Chinook spawning locations, timing and success.
-Conduct juvenile Chinook salmon distribution surveys to document recolonization of the basin.
-Estimate spring Chinook salmon parr densities in the West Fork.
-Measure river flows and water temperatures throughout the Hood River basin.
-Reconstruct run year 2021 harvest and escapement.
-Complete final year of estimating the capture efficiency of the adult fish trap Moving Falls Fish Facility (MFFF) for spring Chinook salmon. Note: this task was not completed during FY 2021 due to Covid closures and low escapement.
-Assisting Parkdale Fish Hatchery staff with various fish culture activities including implementing natural feeding program.
-Install, maintain and operate PIT receivers in the basin.
-Report fiscal and calendar year 2021 findings to BPA.

During FY 22 NOAA will contract with BPA using funds from this project to:
1.Collect data for the Deschutes/Hood Comparative hatchery study.
2. Provide assistance to HRPP with BY 20 and BY 21 spring Chinook precocity estimates for fish reared at PFH and Round Butte Hatchery/Pelton Ladder.
Account Type(s):
Expense
Contract Start Date:
10/01/2021
Contract End Date:
09/30/2022
Current Contract Value:
$253,233
Expenditures:
$146,122

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

BPA CO:
Env. Compliance Lead:
Work Order Task(s):
Contract Type:
Coop
Pricing Method:
Cost Reimbursement (CNF)
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Full Name Organization Write Permission Contact Role Email Work Phone
Eric Andersen Bonneville Power Administration Yes COR (503) 230-4094
Jay Chong Bonneville Power Administration Yes Contracting Officer jxchong@bpa.gov (503) 230-4007
Leslie Cochran Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs No Administrative Contact leslie.cochran@wstribes.org (541) 553-3477
El Freda Gentry Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs No Administrative Contact elfreda.gentry@wstribes.org (541) 553-3375
Edward Gresh Bonneville Power Administration Yes Env. Compliance Lead esgresh@bpa.gov (503) 230-5756
Patrick Hayden Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Yes Contract Manager patrick.hayden@ctwsbnr.org (541) 352-9326
Brad Houslet Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Yes Interested Party brad.houslet@ctwsbnr.org (541) 553-2039
Lyman Jim Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Yes Supervisor lyman.jim@ctwsbnr.org (541) 553-3587
Dennis Johnson Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs No Administrative Contact dennis.johnson@wstribes.org (541) 553-3479
Donald Larsen National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration No Technical Contact don.larsen@noaa.gov (206) 799-4476
Peter Lofy Bonneville Power Administration Yes Backup COR ptlofy@bpa.gov (503) 230-4193
Jennifer McKenna Bonneville Power Administration No CO Assistant jmmckenna@bpa.gov (503) 314-8915
Angelina SiJohn Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs No Administrative Contact angelina.sijohn@wstribes.org (541) 553-3219
John Skidmore Bonneville Power Administration Yes F&W Approver jtskidmore@bpa.gov (503) 230-5494


Viewing of Work Statement Elements

Deliverable Title WSE Sort Letter, Number, Title Start End Concluded
Relevant documents/permits submitted to BPA for environmental compliance review. B: 165. Ensure environmental compliance is adequate 09/30/2022 09/30/2022
Project administration & coordination complete C: 119. Manage BPA Project 09/30/2022 09/30/2022
Approximately 25,000 PIT tagged spring Chinook salmon. D: 158. PIT tag hatchery spring Chinook salmon 09/30/2022 09/30/2022
Operate and maintain PIT antennae at 3 sites in the Hood River basin. E: 157. Install and operate PIT antennae 09/30/2022 09/30/2022
Submit HRPP hatchery production PIT tag codes to PTAGIS database. F: 159. Input Hood River PIT tag data to appropriate databases 09/30/2022 09/30/2022
Monitor water temperatures in the Hood River subbasin G: 157. Collect water temperature data in the Hood River subbasin 09/30/2022 09/30/2022
Record water flows in Rogers, Neal, Odell Creeks and Dog River. H: 157. Record stream flows in the Hood River basin. 09/30/2022 09/30/2022
Forecast adult spring Chinook salmon returns to the mouth of the Hood River. I: 157. Spring Chinook salmon preseason adult run size forecast. 09/30/2022 09/30/2022
Estimate tribal harvest of spring Chinook salmon in the Hood River. J: 157. Spring Chinook salmon tribal harvest monitoring 09/30/2022 09/30/2022
2021-2022 Hood River Basin spring Chinook salmon redd enumeration and spawning distribution. K: 157. Chinook spawning surveys 09/30/2022 09/30/2022
Juvenile spring Chinook salmon distribution L: 157. Conduct basin-wide juvenile spring Chinook distribution surveys. 09/30/2022 09/30/2022
Estimate of O. mykiss and Chinook parr densities in the upper West Fork and McGee Creek M: 157. Monitor Chinook and steelhead parr abundance in the West Fork Hood River 09/30/2022
Document the movements of radio tagged adult spring Chinook salmon in the Hood River N: 157. Estimate capture efficiency of Moving Falls Fish Facility adult fish trap 09/30/2022
Establish smolt trapping site for trial at FID diversion to capture and mark downstream migrating salmonids during 2022 migration year O: 156. Develop smolt trapping and sampling facility at Farmer Irrigation District diversion and screen. 09/30/2022
Completed Annual Report P: 132. Produce RM&E Annual Report for 1/1/2021 - 12/31/2021 03/31/2022 03/25/2022

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Primary Focal Species Work Statement Elements
Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) - All Populations
  • 1 instance of WE 157 Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data
Chinook (O. tshawytscha) - Lower Columbia River ESU (Threatened)
  • 8 instances of WE 157 Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data
  • 1 instance of WE 158 Mark/Tag Animals
  • 1 instance of WE 159 Transfer/Consolidate Regionally Standardized Data
Steelhead (O. mykiss) - Lower Columbia River DPS (Threatened)
  • 4 instances of WE 157 Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data
  • 1 instance of WE 159 Transfer/Consolidate Regionally Standardized Data

Sort WE ID WE Title NEPA NOAA USFWS NHPA Has Provisions Inadvertent Discovery Completed
A 185 Periodic Status Reports for BPA
B 165 Ensure environmental compliance is adequate
C 119 Manage BPA Project
D 158 PIT tag hatchery spring Chinook salmon 12/05/2022
E 157 Install and operate PIT antennae 12/05/2022
F 159 Input Hood River PIT tag data to appropriate databases
G 157 Collect water temperature data in the Hood River subbasin 12/05/2022
H 157 Record stream flows in the Hood River basin. 12/05/2022
I 157 Spring Chinook salmon preseason adult run size forecast. 08/17/2021
J 157 Spring Chinook salmon tribal harvest monitoring 12/05/2022
K 157 Chinook spawning surveys 08/17/2021
L 157 Conduct basin-wide juvenile spring Chinook distribution surveys. 08/17/2021
M 157 Monitor Chinook and steelhead parr abundance in the West Fork Hood River 08/17/2021
N 157 Estimate capture efficiency of Moving Falls Fish Facility adult fish trap 08/17/2021
O 156 Develop smolt trapping and sampling facility at Farmer Irrigation District diversion and screen. 12/05/2022
P 132 Produce RM&E Annual Report for 1/1/2021 - 12/31/2021