2010-020-00: Project Summary

Project 2010-020-00 - Chinook River Estuary Restoration

General

Project Number:

2010-020-00

Title:

Chinook River Estuary Restoration

Summary:

This Chinook River Estuary anadromous fish habitat restoration project is a Washington MOA Project directly funded by Bonneville Power Administration. The overall goal of this work is to provide increased and improved estuarine habitat for in-basin and out-of-basin anadromous salmonid species, with a focus on the 13 salmon ESU's and steelhead DPSs listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The enhanced juvenile rearing habitat and adult holding habitat resulting from the Chinook Estuary restoration will contribute to increased survival of anadromous salmonids in the Columbia River Estuary called for in the FCRPS Biological Opinion. The work under this project includes the following elements:

1. Hydrologic modeling.
2. Pre-Acquisition actions needed to produce appraisals for (a) a 120 acre fee simple acquisition, and (b) a 100 acre conservation (flood) easement.
3. A Chinook Estuary habitat Restoration Plan for comprehensive site restoration, development of tide gate management changes, and including near-term fish access/habitat improvement actions.
4. Implementation

Proposer:

Benjamin Dick

Proponent Orgs:

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) (Govt - State)

Starting FY:

2011

Ending FY:

2012

BPA PM:

Jason Karnezis

Stage:

Closed - Project Status Report

Area:

Province	Subbasin	%
Lower Columbia	Columbia Lower	100.00%

Purpose:

Habitat

Emphasis:

Restoration/Protection

Focal Species:

Chinook - All Populations
Chinook - Lower Columbia River ESU
Chum - Columbia River ESU
Coho - Lower Columbia River ESU
Cutthroat Trout, Coastal - All Anadromous Populations
Cutthroat Trout, Coastal - Southwest Washington/Columbia River ESU
Lamprey, Pacific
Lamprey, River
Other Anadromous
Shad, American
Sockeye - All Populations
Steelhead - All Populations
Steelhead - Lower Columbia River DPS
Sturgeon, Green
Sturgeon, White - Lower Columbia River
Wildlife

Species Benefit:

Anadromous: 100.0% Resident: 0.0% Wildlife: 0.0%

Tags:

Washington Estuary MOA (Public Tags)

Special:

None

BiOp Association:

FCRPS 2008 – view list of FCRPS 2008 BiOp Actions

Estuary Habitat Implementation 2010 to 2018,
Estuary Habitat Implementation 2010 to 2018

Photos

Description: Chinook channel topo survey at Chinook Restoration Site in the Summer 2012.

Contract(s):

53956

Location: 46.297373° N, -123.948692° E

Dimensions: 1536 x 2048

Description: This is one of the largest sections of the Chinook River area. Restoration of tide inundation through tidegate management is planned.

Contract(s):

53956

Dimensions: 3264 x 1840

Description: Chinook River aerial photograph with 22 potential restoration sites shown in red while the agricultural ditches where some of the excavated material may be placed are shown in blue.

Contract(s):

53956

Dimensions: 1056 x 1632

Description: This is the staff gage at the mouth of the Chinook River that where data on Water Surface Elevations are taken a couple of times a week. There are other staff gages further up the Chinook as well as salinity meters and data loggers.

Contract(s):

53956

Location: 46.304127° N, -123.967092° E

Dimensions: 1536 x 2048

Description: This is one of the tide gates under the SR 4 bridge that is within the WSDOT right-of-way that is owned by the DNR Aquatic Lands.

Contract(s):

53956

Location: 46.303987° N, -123.967036° E

Dimensions: 2048 x 1536

Financials

Financials - Budgets

Summary of Budgets

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No Decided Budget Transfers

Pending Budget Decision? No

Financials - Cost Share

Actual Project Cost Share

Current Fiscal Year — 2025

Cost Share Partner	Total Proposed Contribution	Total Confirmed Contribution
There are no project cost share contributions to show.

Previous Fiscal Years

Fiscal Year	Total Contributions		% of Budget
2012
2011

Financials - Contracts

Contracts

The table below contains contracts with the following statuses: Active, Closed, Complete, History, Issued.
* "Total Contracted Amount" column includes contracted amount from both capital and expense components of the contract.

Expense Contracts:

Number	Contractor Name	Title	Status	Total Contracted Amount	Dates
26934 REL 35 SOW	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	2010-020-00 EXP PNNL-CHINOOK RIVER ESTUARY RESTORATION	Closed	$88,684	6/1/2011 - 5/31/2012
53956 SOW	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)	2010-020-00 EXP CHINOOK RIVER ESTUARY RESTORATION	History	$372,013	8/1/2011 - 12/31/2012
BPA-006144	Bonneville Power Administration	Land Acquisition (Chinook)	Active	$71	10/1/2011 - 9/30/2012

Performance

Annual Progress Reports
Expected (since FY2004):	2
Completed:	1
On time:	1

Status Reports
Completed:	8
On time:	2
Avg Days Late:	27

								Count of Contract Deliverables
Earliest Contract	Subsequent Contracts	Title	Contractor	Earliest Start	Latest End	Latest Status	Accepted Reports	Complete	Green	Yellow	Red	Total	% Green and Complete	Canceled
26934 REL 35		2010-020-00 EXP PNNL-CHINOOK RIVER ESTUARY RESTORATION	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	06/01/2011	05/31/2012	Closed	2	5	0	0	1	6	83.33%	0
53956	60411, 65408	2010-070-00 EXP CHINOOK RIVER ESTUARY RESTORATION	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)	08/01/2011	05/31/2016	Closed	19	25	0	0	8	33	75.76%	2
BPA-6144		Land Acquisition (Chinook)	Bonneville Power Administration	10/01/2011	09/30/2012	Active	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
Project Totals							21	30	0	0	9	39	76.92%	2

Assessments

The table content is updated frequently and thus contains more recent information than what was in the original proposal reviewed by ISRP and Council.

No assessments are available for this project.

Project Relationships

Project Relationships:	This project Merged To 2010-070-00 effective on 2/12/2013 Relationship Description: The WA-MOA had 3 projects (2010-005-00, 2010-017-00, 2010-020-00); but now all scoping/implementation will be managed under 2010-070-00.

Project Contacts

Name	Role	Organization
Steven Vigg (Inactive)	Project Lead	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
Alex Uber	Technical Contact	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
Kyle Guzlas (Inactive)	Interested Party	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
David Price	Supervisor	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
Guy Norman	Supervisor	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
Jeffrey Stier (Inactive)	Interested Party	Bonneville Power Administration
Jason Karnezis	Project Manager	Bonneville Power Administration
Dawn Phelps (Inactive)	Administrative Contact	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
Janice Jackson	Administrative Contact	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)

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Summary of Budgets

No Decided Budget Transfers

Pending Budget Decision? No

Actual Project Cost Share

Current Fiscal Year — 2025

Previous Fiscal Years