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Work Element 184: Install Fish Passage Structure - Published

Basics

WE Name:

184. Install Fish Passage Structure (Passage Structure)

Work Category:

Habitat - Instream Passage Improvement

WE Agreement Type:

Contracted

Status:

Active

Owner:

Michael Ward

Definition:

Install, replace, or modify structures when the intent is to improve fish passage and/or flow, typically by removing or modifying a full or partial instream barrier. "Structures" include fish ladders, bridges, culverts, jump pools, roughened channels, and weirs. "Barriers" include such obstacles to fish passage as tidegates, weirs, culverts, rock fords, road crossings, and manmade dams. Structures also include natural barriers such as logjams and natural streambeds.

This work element excludes diversion dams. Use 208. Irrigation Infrastructure Construction or Replacement for diversion dam removal, and include this work as a milestone under this WE.

Where anadromous fish are present, structures installed must meet current NOAA specifications and USFWS specifications for lamprey and bull trout respectively. Use 180. Enhance Floodplain/Remove, Modify, Breach Dike if the installation of a passage structure is associated with a dike removal, breaching, and modification, and may create additional acres of habitat as well as providing access to instream habitat. Use 70. Install Fish Monitoring Equipment, for weirs installed primarily to restrict fish passage for the purpose of monitoring or collecting fish (e.g., picket weirs). Design of complex or large-scale fish passage structures is often a separate work element (see 175. Produce Design).

In known or potential lamprey habitat use guidance from these documents:

Guidelines to Minimize Impacts and Maximize Benefits for Native Lamprey During In-water Work https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/BPALampreyGuidanceDocuments.cfm

Pacific Lamprey Habitat Restoration Guide https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/BPALampreyGuidanceDocuments.cfm.

Lamprey presence can be determined from Data Basin map https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/BPALampreyGuidanceDocuments.cfm. This map does not show all distribution due to limited data. Pre-project lamprey surveys should be done (see USFWS lamprey Guidelines document) if the map does not show presence.

WSE Description Template:

Effective Dates:

FY2005 to <no end date>

Work Phase:

construction/implementation

Sort Sequence:

7.05

Focal Species Required:

Yes

RM&E Metadata Required:

Finite or Recurring:

Finite

Is BPA Internal:

Is Contracted:

Yes

Is Cost Share:

Is Construction:

Yes

Note

None

Associated Work Elements

If designing the structure(s) involves significant technical detail or engineering specifications use 175. Produce Design.
Work by contractor to manage the on-the-ground effort should be captured under 100. Construction Management. This work element is usually only used when a separate contract is used for construction management.
If the project is part of the Council's 3-Step Process, you may also need to include 196. Council Step Process.
For work to get cost-share funding from other programs and cooperators, or to get agreement from landowners and among fish managers prior to implementation, use 191. Watershed Coordination.
For modifications to or replacement of existing fish passage structures, use 186. Operate and Maintain Habitat/Passage/Structure.
If the installation of a passage structure is associated with a dike removal, breaching, or modification, and may create additional acres of habitat as well as providing access to instream habitat, use 180. Enhance Floodplain/Remove, Modify, Breach Dike.
For weirs installed primarily to restrict fish passage for the purpose of monitoring or collecting fish (e.g., picket weirs), use 70. Install Fish Monitoring Equipment.
If the structure being installed is part of a larger habitat effort (e.g., 30. Realign, Connect, and/or Create Channel or 29. Increase Aquatic and/or Floodplain Complexity), use that work element and include the construction of the fish passage structure as a milestone.
165. Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation must also be used in the SOW to describe environmental compliance activities necessary for structure design and construction and for monitoring and follow-up reporting related to environmental compliance provisions or mitigation. Any NEPA, cultural surveys, ESA compliance or other permitting done by the contractor will be described here.
If log structures are being installed for purposes other than fish passage, such as for bank stabilization or habitat complexity, use WEs such as 29. Increase Aquatic and/or Floodplain Complexity or 30. Realign, Connect, and/or Create Channel instead.

Potential Deliverables

Deliverable Status:

Required

Default Deliverable Desc:

Inst Passage Structure

Potential Deliverables:

Installed fish passage structure - ladder, bridge, culvert, jump pool, weir, etc., or passage barrier removed

Rules and Examples

Rule 1 (Environmental Compliance): NEPA, ESA, cultural resources, and other environmental compliance work should be split out as separate work elements.

Example:

WE: 184. Install Fish Passage Structure
WE Title: Replace Houghton Creek culvert #1.
Deliverable: Installed pipe-arch culvert designed for 100-year event.

WE: 165. Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation
WE Title: Complete NEPA compliance for Houghton Creek culvert #1
Deliverable: Project description and maps provided to BPA KEC contact.
Rule 2 (Location of Work): Each fish passage structure warrants its own work element. This is due to metrics reporting requirements for projects in different locations. The exception to this rule is when the same type of task (e.g. 3 culvert installations) is being performed very close to each other and/or on the same property. Check with your COTR to find out whether similar tasks can be lumped into a single work element.

Example:

WE: 184. Install Fish Passage Structure
WE Title: Build a fish ladder on Johnson Diversion, Spring Creek, river mile 33.
Deliverable: 1 six-foot-wide baffled fish ladder.

WE: 184. Install Fish Passage Structure
WE Title: Build a fish ladder at Power Dam, Spring Creek, river mile 39.
Deliverable: 1 six-foot-wide baffled fish ladder.

WE: 184. Install Fish Passage Structure
WE Title: Build a series of jump pools below Peterman Falls, Spring Creek, river mile 45
Deliverable: Three jump pools with rock weirs to promote scour and 4 inch openings for juvenile salmonid passage.
Rule 3 (Metrics): If the structure being installed is part of a connected effort to correct multiple problems at a single location, each with different metrics, split out each as a separate work element.

Example: Project involves improving up- and downstream passage at Hot Springs diversion. Passage problems include a diversion that is impassable at low flows and an antiquated fish screen that violates NOAA/FSOC criteria. Other needs include a trap and haul operation, broodstock collection, and fish enumeration. The plan is to install a series of jump pools downstream of the dam, replace the screens, add a head gate to regulate flows and control water surface elevation at the screen site, and install a fish trap to handle the other needs. Use the following work elements:

WE: 184. Install Fish Passage Structure
WE Title: Install 3 jump pools below Hot Springs diversion

WE: 69. Install Fish Screen (Expired)
WE Title: Install 4 rotary drum screens on canal associated with Hot Springs Diversion.

Note: Install Headgate is no longer a separate work element, so this activity should be listed as a milestone under 184. Install Fish Passage Structure.

WE: 70. Install Fish Monitoring Equipment
WE Title: Install juvenile and adult traps and holding ponds.
WE Description: Traps and holding ponds will facilitate enumeration, broodstock collection, and a trap-and-haul operation at Hot Springs Diversion.
Rule 4 (Complexity): If the project is complex and/or large-scale (e.g., capital construction) feasibility, design, and construction management will likely be separate work elements.

Example: You manage a project where the contractor is installing a large-scale fish ladder. In order to install the ladder, the contractor must complete several other related work elements. This example shows how the above rules might be applied and how related work might be called out using a typical plan-design-build-maintain-monitor cycle for such a major construction project:

WE: 196. Council Step Process
WE Title: Participate in Council's Step Process for Johnson Diversion Fish Ladder

WE: 175. Produce Design
WE Title: Design fish ladder for Johnson Diversion
Deliverable: Technical drawings and specifications.

WE: 184. Install Fish Passage Structure
WE Title: Build a fish ladder on Johnson Diversion, Spring Creek, river mile 33.
Deliverable: 1 six-foot-wide baffled fish ladder.

WE: 100. Construction Management
WE Title: Johnson Diversion fish ladder construction management subcontract.
Rule 5 (Context): If the structure being installed is part of a larger habitat effort (e.g., 30. Realign, Connect, and/or Create Channel), use that work element and include the construction of the fish passage structure as a milestone.

Milestones

Milestone Title

Type

Deliverable?

Description

Environmental compliance requirements complete -New

Required

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.

Environmental Compliance followed for duration of work element

Suggested

Contractor and sub-contractors shall adhere to all mitigation and conservation measures, terms and conditions, avoidance areas, and best management practices required under environmental laws as directed by BPA.

Design passage structures to meet lamprey needs

Recommended

Lamprey need passage designs that minimize turbulent flows, provide gradual transitions between low and high velocity areas, have rounded surfaces (no sharp angles) and rest areas. Contractors should follow the guidance from these lamprey documents and incorporate lamprey passage criteria into the passage design:

Best Management Guidelines for Native Lampreys During In-water Work, https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/BPALampreyGuidanceDocuments.cfm

Pacific Lamprey Habitat Restoration Guide, https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/BPALampreyGuidanceDocuments.cfm

Practical guidelines for incorporating adult Pacific lamprey passage at fishways, https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/BPALampreyGuidanceDocuments.cfm

Design Guidelines for Pacific Lamprey Passage Structures, http://www.uidaho.edu/~/media/UIdaho-Responsive/Files/cnr/FERL/technical-reports/2015/2015-5-LPS-Design.ashx

Discuss HIP ESA coverage with BPA EC Lead; obtain HIP risk determination

Recommended

The EC Lead will determine if work under this work element may be able to have ESA-coverage (NMFS & USFWS) under the current version of the Habitat Improvement Program Biological Opinions (HIP BiOps). Work that qualifies must comply with conservation measures in the HIP Handbook. Medium to high risk projects will require a technical review by the Bonneville Engineering Technical Services. Before conceptual design commences, contact the EC lead for HIP applicability, instructions and information requirements.

The HIP3 activity categories and risk criteria are located in the “Note” section of the work element background page here:https://www.cbfish.org/WorkElement.mvc/Summary/165

Hold initial kick-off meeting with all stakeholders

Suggested

Mobilize crew

Suggested

Prepare site

Suggested

Supplies/materials/equipment delivered

Suggested

Provide care of water (i.e. , coffer dam)

Suggested

Instream work complete

Suggested

Concrete work complete

Suggested

Mechanical work complete

Suggested

Punch-list inspection items complete

Suggested

Site rehabilitation complete

Suggested

Metrics

19 Metrics Associated With Work Element 184: Install Fish Passage Structure

Metric	Metric Association Status	Unit Type	FY Start	FY End	Required / Optional	Is Activated By Default	Included in PI	Supports PCSRF/PNSHP (Katz)	PNSHP Metric Code	PNSHP Metric
1441: # of miles of habitat accessed to the next upstream barrier(s) or likely limit of habitable range	Active	number	2005		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.2.b.1	Length of stream made accessible
ITS Action Category: Habitat Access ITS Metric: Miles accessable
1470: If installing a ladder, does the ladder meet NOAA specifications for attraction flow, pool dimensions, jump height, etc?	Active	YesNoList	2005		Optional	Yes	No	No
ITS Action Category: Habitat Access ITS Metric: Barrier type
1702: # of culverts installed in the estuarine zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.9.f.2	Culverts modified/removed to allow fish passage
1703: # of tidegates installed in the estuarine zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.9.e.2	Tidegates altered/removed to allow fish passage
1704: # of bridges installed in the estuarine zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	No
1705: # of natural stream crossings installed in the estuarine zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	No
1706: # of rock fords installed in the estuarine zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.2.h.2	Number of rocked fords placed
1707: # of fish ladders installed in the estuarine zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.2.e.2	Number of fish ladders installed/improved
1708: # of weirs or fishway chutes or pools installed in the estuarine zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.2.d.2	Number of fishway chutes/pools installed
1709: # of culverts installed in the freshwater non-tidal zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.2.f.2	Number of culverts installed or improved
1711: # of bridges installed in the freshwater non-tidal zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.2.g.2	Number of bridges installed or improved/upgraded
1712: # of natural stream crossings installed in the freshwater non-tidal zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	No
1713: # of rock fords installed in the freshwater non-tidal zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.2.h.2	Number of rocked fords placed
1714: # of fish ladders installed in the freshwater non-tidal zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.2.e.2	Number of fish ladders installed/improved
1715: # of weirs or fishway chutes or pools installed in the freshwater non-tidal zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.2.d.2	Number of fishway chutes/pools installed
1407: Was barrier Full or Partial?	Expired	BarrierTypeList	2005	2010	Required	Yes	No	No
ITS Action Category: Habitat Access ITS Metric: Barrier type
1471: Does the structure remove or replace a fish passage barrier?	Expired	YesNoList	2005	2010	Required	Yes	No	No
ITS Action Category: Habitat Access ITS Metric: Barrier type
1563: # of barriers in the freshwater zone	Expired	number	2010	2010	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.2.c.2	Number of blockages/impediments/barriers removed/altered
ITS Action Category: Habitat Access ITS Metric: Number of barriers addressed
1564: # of barriers in the estuarine zone	Expired	number	2010	2010	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.2.c.2	Number of blockages/impediments/barriers removed/altered

Measures by Metric

Measure	HLI	Associated Metrics
barriers improved		1702. # of culverts installed in the estuarine zone 1703. # of tidegates installed in the estuarine zone 1704. # of bridges installed in the estuarine zone 1705. # of natural stream crossings installed in the estuarine zone 1706. # of rock fords installed in the estuarine zone 1707. # of fish ladders installed in the estuarine zone 1708. # of weirs or fishway chutes or pools installed in the estuarine zone 1709. # of culverts installed in the freshwater non-tidal zone 1711. # of bridges installed in the freshwater non-tidal zone 1712. # of natural stream crossings installed in the freshwater non-tidal zone 1713. # of rock fords installed in the freshwater non-tidal zone 1714. # of fish ladders installed in the freshwater non-tidal zone 1715. # of weirs or fishway chutes or pools installed in the freshwater non-tidal zone
miles of habitat accessed	Passage Barriers	1441. # of miles of habitat accessed to the next upstream barrier(s) or likely limit of habitable range

CBFish Metric Sets

CBFish Metric Set

barriers improved (Required)

Habitat Zone	Barrier, or fish passage structure type modified, or upgraded	Metric ID and Name	Required?
Estuarine	Culvert	1702. # of culverts installed in the estuarine zone	Required
Estuarine	Tidegate	1703. # of tidegates installed in the estuarine zone	Required
Estuarine	Bridge	1704. # of bridges installed in the estuarine zone	Required
Estuarine	Natural Stream Crossings	1705. # of natural stream crossings installed in the estuarine zone	Required
Estuarine	Rock Ford	1706. # of rock fords installed in the estuarine zone	Required
Estuarine	Fish Ladder Installed or Improved	1707. # of fish ladders installed in the estuarine zone	Required
Estuarine	Weirs or Fishway Chutes or Pools Installed	1708. # of weirs or fishway chutes or pools installed in the estuarine zone	Required
Freshwater Non-Tidal	Culvert	1709. # of culverts installed in the freshwater non-tidal zone	Required
Freshwater Non-Tidal	Bridge	1711. # of bridges installed in the freshwater non-tidal zone	Required
Freshwater Non-Tidal	Natural Stream Crossings	1712. # of natural stream crossings installed in the freshwater non-tidal zone	Required
Freshwater Non-Tidal	Rock Ford	1713. # of rock fords installed in the freshwater non-tidal zone	Required
Freshwater Non-Tidal	Fish Ladder Installed or Improved	1714. # of fish ladders installed in the freshwater non-tidal zone	Required
Freshwater Non-Tidal	Weirs or Fishway Chutes or Pools Installed	1715. # of weirs or fishway chutes or pools installed in the freshwater non-tidal zone	Required

PCSRF/PNSHP (Katz)

Supports PCSRF/PNSHP (Katz):

Yes

PNSHP Metric Association	Metric
C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition C.2 Fish Passage Improvement C.2.b.1 Length of stream made accessible	1441: # of miles of habitat accessed to the next upstream barrier(s) or likely limit of habitable range
C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition C.2 Fish Passage Improvement C.2.c.1 Fish passage blockages removed or altered (other than road crossings reported in C.2.f to C.2.i) C.2.c.2 Number of blockages/impediments/barriers removed/altered	1563: # of barriers in the freshwater zone 1564: # of barriers in the estuarine zone
C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition C.2 Fish Passage Improvement C.2.d.1 Fishway chutes or pools installed C.2.d.2 Number of fishway chutes/pools installed	1708: # of weirs or fishway chutes or pools installed in the estuarine zone 1715: # of weirs or fishway chutes or pools installed in the freshwater non-tidal zone
C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition C.2 Fish Passage Improvement C.2.e.1 Fish ladder installed/improved C.2.e.2 Number of fish ladders installed/improved	1707: # of fish ladders installed in the estuarine zone 1714: # of fish ladders installed in the freshwater non-tidal zone
C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition C.2 Fish Passage Improvement C.2.f.1 Culvert installed or improved at road stream crossing C.2.f.2 Number of culverts installed or improved	1709: # of culverts installed in the freshwater non-tidal zone
C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition C.2 Fish Passage Improvement C.2.g.1 Bridge installed or improved at road stream crossing C.2.g.2 Number of bridges installed or improved/upgraded	1711: # of bridges installed in the freshwater non-tidal zone
C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition C.2 Fish Passage Improvement C.2.h.1 Rocked ford - road stream crossing C.2.h.2 Number of rocked fords placed	1706: # of rock fords installed in the estuarine zone 1713: # of rock fords installed in the freshwater non-tidal zone
C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition C.9 Estuarine/Nearshore Project C.9.e.1 Tidegate alteration/removal C.9.e.2 Tidegates altered/removed to allow fish passage	1703: # of tidegates installed in the estuarine zone
C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition C.9 Estuarine/Nearshore Project C.9.f.1 Estuarine culvert modification/removal C.9.f.2 Culverts modified/removed to allow fish passage	1702: # of culverts installed in the estuarine zone

Location Requirements

Location Requirement Type:

Location Work Site in CBFish

Number of Locations:

Location Guidance:

Identify point where installation, modification or replacement will take place. If a location already exists in Pisces, click the "Link" button to synchronize locations.

Environmental Compliance

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 required for this work element.
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)

NHPA Section 106 consultation is typically required for this work element which often includes a cultural/historic resource survey by a qualified archaeologist.
Public Involvement

Public involvement is typically not required for this work element.

Usage

Reports that Use this Work Element

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Work Element Usage

Habitat Metrics

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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

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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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Stats and Overview

Number of active contracts using Work Element #184 by FY

Top 5 BPA Project Managers using this Work Element:
(by number of current contracts)
	Tracy Hauser	45
	David Kaplowe	44
	Virgil Watts III	26
	Jamie Cleveland (Inactive)	21
	Jennifer Lord	19

Average Work Element Budget:		$122,058
Average Duration:		8 months

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19 Metrics Associated With Work Element 184: Install Fish Passage Structure

Reports that Use this Work Element

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