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This page presents detailed associations and definitions for this Work Element. Information on how this Work Element is being used in BPA field work is also included.
Covers final aspects to complete implementation of water transactions through the Columbia Basin Water Transactions Program process to maintain and/or increase the flow of water to provide needed habitat conditions. Work includes steps for payment of funds to water right holder and/or completion of agreement for securing protected water instream. The work element involves the purchase or transfer of water rights for instream purposes, and these water allocations are not withdrawn from the stream. This work element is generally linked with 154. Develop and Negotiate Water Right Transaction.
This work element may be linked with 208. Irrigation Infrastructure Construction or Replacement for purposes of legally transferring conserved water instream. Entities using these irrigation efficiency work elements and putting water instream should coordinate with the CBWTP to complete a CBWTP water transaction checklist to ensure conserved flow is put instream and this work element is used to collect metrics for the amount of flow secured instream. See www.cbwtp.org for more information regarding the Columbia Basin Water Transactions Program. This work element may often be used in a separate contract, such as a contract under the CBWTP, instead of the contract with irrigation efficiency work elements due to the time involved for the conserved water application to be processed through the state water agency. This work element may also be used to transfer water rights instream that were secured from an earlier land transaction if the water rights were not dedicated to instream purposes at the time of acquiring the land and putting the water rights instream is consistent with the fish and wildlife purposes.
Rule 1 (Environmental Compliance):
Any associated ESA, cultural resources, NEPA, permitting, or other environmental compliance work should be split out under 165. Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation.
Rule 2 (Location of Work):
A water transaction will generally have a unique location. A separate work element (164. Acquire Water Instream) and associated metrics should be completed for each transaction.
Example:
WE:164. Acquire Water Instream WE Title: Acquire water right from Johnson Farms WE Description: Approximately .25 cfs water right will be transferred instream from Johnson Farms as a result of conserved water from pipeline and sprinkler system replacing old push up dam and ditch.
WE:164. Acquire Water Instream WE Title: Acquire 2.50 cfs in water rights from Riveredge Ranch WE Description: Approximately 2.50 cfs in water rights from Riveredge Ranch through the Columbia Basin Water Transactions Program (CBWTP) process
Rule 3 (Complexity, Metrics):
Water rights transactions are often complex and may involve using several work elements to describe all aspects of the work when used in conjunction with conserving water. For example, if you are working with a group of landowners to pipe an irrigation diversion, install on-farm sprinkler systems, and put the conserved water instream through the state water agency, you might use the following work elements:
Example:
For some projects (e.g. install big pipeline), the conserved water application for the water rights put instream will not be processed by the state agency until long after the contract for the irrigation efficiency work has ended. 164. Acquire Water Instream, Acquire Water Instream may be used by the CBWTP in a separate contract to account for the metrics for the conserved water put instream.
WE:154. Develop and Negotiate Water Right Transaction WE Title: Develop and negotiate water right transactions related to Cow Creek ditch pipeline WE Description: Negotiate with irrigators for transferring water rights instream from installation pipeline and sprinkler systems.
WE:84. Remove/Install Diversion (Expired) WE Title: Remove push up diversion on Cow Creek, RM 14, and replace with pump WE Description: Remove push up dam previously used to provide water for Johnson Farms and replace with a pump for pressurized pipe and sprinkler system.
WE:149. Install Pipeline (Expired) WE Title: Install pipeline in old Cow Creek ditch. WE Description: Install 2500-foot pipeline to deliver water from Cow Creek to Angelmann and Johnson farms
WE:150. Install Sprinkler (Expired) WE Title: Install sprinkler system at Johnson Farms WE Description: Pipeline and sprinkler system will replace old push up dam and ditch.
WE:150. Install Sprinkler (Expired) WE Title: Install sprinkler system at Angelmann Farms WE Description: Pipeline and sprinkler system will replace old push up dam and ditch.
WE:164. Acquire Water Instream WE Title: Acquire water right from Johnson Farms WE Description: Approximately .25 cfs water right will be acquired from water conservation efforts on Johnson Farms from pipeline and sprinkler system replacing old push up dam and ditch.
WE:164. Acquire Water Instream WE Title: Acquire water right from Anglemann Farms WE Description: Approximately .37 cfs water will be conserved and put instream from Angelmann Farms as a result of pipeline and sprinkler system replacing old push up dam and ditch.
On-the-ground work associated with this work element cannot proceed until this milestone is complete. Milestone is complete when final documentation is received from BPA environmental compliance staff.
Council concurrence for water transaction completed (part of CBWTP process)
Recommended
No
The NPPC has concurred with the water transaction proceeding for funding
Signed landowner agreement completed
Recommended
No
The landowner has signed the water transaction agreement
State approval of the instream order completed, if applicable to transaction
Recommended
No
The state water agency approves the instream order for the water transaction.
Updated water transaction checklist completed
Recommended
No
The questions in the checklist have been completed, and uploaded in the CBWTP transaction database.
Document file check completed
Recommended
No
NFWF/QLE confirms the documents for the water transaction file have been completed and submitted to the CBWTP.
Invoice to BPA for approval consideration and payment submitted
Recommended
No
Invoice for costs submitted to BPA for approval
Funds received from BPA for water transaction disbursed
Recommended
No
Funds from BPA for the water transaction are disbursed and confirmation of disbursement obtained by local entity.
Transaction implemented and metrics completed
Recommended
No
Updated metric information with actual amount of water secured by water transaction agreement reported in CBFish and confirmed in water transaction checklist.
C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition
C.3 Instream Flow Project
C.3.f.1 Water leased or purchased
C.3.f.2 Acre feet of water per year purchased/leased
C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition
C.3 Instream Flow Project
C.3.f.1 Water leased or purchased
C.3.f.3 cfs (cubic feet per second) of water purchased/leased
Identify point of diversion for the water transaction. If an associated work element and its location are already in Pisces, click the "Link" button to synchronize locations.
Applicability and status of the following environmental compliance requirements can be found on the Environmental Compliance tab
for that work element in your SOW for all 2007 contracts forward. BPA's Environmental staff will update and maintain this information
in CBFish in real time, so that you can check the status of environmental compliance on your project at any time.
Note: Many of the fields are set to auto-load in CBFish, but the settings will be reviewed by BPA's Environmental staff prior to the
contract being finalized, and may be revised depending on the specific circumstances.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
NEPA coverage for this work element will be determined by BPA's Environmental staff and could include an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Environmental Assessment (EA), Record of Decision to an existing EIS, or Categorical Exclusion.
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
ESA consultation is typically not required for this work element.
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
NHPA Section 106 consultation is typically not required for this work element.
Public Involvement
Public involvement is typically not required for this work element.
This work element and its metrics are used in measures in the following reports. These PDF reports are generated dynamically, always showing you the most up to date information. Most of them also have links to download the underlying data sets to structured text or Excel format.
Overview:
Summarizes annual accomplishments of the Habitat portion of the Program in terms of measures or metrics. Includes several tables focused on different dimensions: Habitat Zone, NPCC Province and Subbasin, ESU. Report can be filtered by Fiscal Year, Province or Subbasin, Work Element, Work Status, or Fish Species (ESU) benefitted.
Dimensions:
Habitat Measures, Metrics, Planned and Actual Metric Value, Fiscal Year, Habitat Zone, Work Element, Work Status, NPCC Province, NPCC Subbasin, ESU
Overview:
This drill-down report shows the Program's Habitat Accomplishments from fiscal year 2005 forward. Figures are based on the High Level Indicators identified by the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, and aggregate metric data entered by the contractors doing the work on the ground. For past years, these charts show Actual metric values for Completed work; for the current year they show both Actual metric values for Completed work and Planned metric values for Planned and In-Progress work.
Dimensions:
HLI, High Level Indicators (Habitat, Water, Land, Screens, Passage Barriers), Habitat Measures, Work Element, Metric
Overview:
Shows the estimated spending by Focal Species – various anadromous and resident fish and general wildlife category – by fiscal year. Since contractors don’t invoice BPA by work element, much less by focal species, this report allocates project costs by the proportion of the work element budgets and the focal species associated with each work element. This report has two tables: Spending by all Focal Species, and Spending by ESA-Listed Focal Species (a table that allows BPA to meet federal reporting requirements).
Dimensions:
Focal Species, ESA-Listed Fish Species, Direct Spending, Contract Administration Spending, Program Administrative Spending, Account Type (Expense, Capital), Work Element Budgets
Overview:
Rolls up program funding across time by work class such as Habitat, Hatchery, Research Monitoring and Evaluation, Local & Regional Coordination, etc. Includes summary and detail pie charts showing funding levels for various types of work. Provides drill-downs to work element detail.
Dimensions:
Work Class, Work Element, Work Element Budget, Account Type (Expense or Capital), NPCC Province, NPCC Subbasin
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