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Work Element 33: Decommission Road/Relocate Road - Published

Basics

WE Name:

33. Decommission Road/Relocate Road (Decom Road)

Work Category:

Habitat - Habitat Improvement

WE Agreement Type:

Contracted

Status:

Active

Owner:

Elizabeth Santana

Definition:

Any activity that makes a road or trail unusable including adding berms, pits, boulders or logs, and/or ripping, scarifying, recontouring, or obliterating the road or trail with heavy equipment that may involve re-contouring the slope. Also use for building a road or trail in a more appropriate location to replace a decommissioned road or trail. If decommissioning by planting vegetation or seeding use 47. Plant Vegetation. If removal of fish barrier (e.g., culvert) is included, also use 85. Remove/Breach Fish Passage Barrier, or 184. Install Fish Passage Structure. If work also involves channel realignment, use 30. Realign, Connect, and/or Create Channel in addition to this work element.

WSE Description Template:

As identified in [PRIORITIZATION FRAMEWORK] road [RELOCATION/DECOMMISSIONING/RECONTOURING, ETC] at this location will address [FLOODPLAIN CONDITION, SEDIMENT QUANTITY, TURBIDITY, ETC] limiting habitat factors, for [SPECIES] limiting life stages including [INCUBATION/EMERGENCE, WINTER REARING, ETC]. [DESCRIBE WORK ELEMENT PURPOSE].

XX miles of roads will be [RELOCATED/DECOMMISSIONED/RECONTOURED/CLOSED /DECOMPACTED/ETC.] from the floodplain to restore XX acres of floodplain that will become active at XX flow. Road removal will include...

[SUMMARIZE TREATMENT METHODS AND MATERIALS NEEDED].

XX miles of roads will be [DECOMMISSIONED/RECONTOURED/CLOSED/ DECOMPACTED/HYDRO STABILIZED/ETC.] within uplands to [DESCRIBE BENEFITS]. Road removal will include [SUMMARIZE TREATMENT METHODS AND MATERIALS NEEDED].

Road decommissioning and relocation will be completed by [EQUIPMENT UTILIZED AND WHO WILL COMPLETE THE WORK (STAFF OR SUBCONTRACTOR)]. [AFTER INSERTING RELEVANT TEXT WITHIN ALL BRACKETS, DELETE THESE BRACKETS]

Effective Dates:

FY2005 to <no end date>

Work Phase:

construction/implementation

Sort Sequence:

5.04

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 decommissioning strictly by seeding or planting trees, also use 47. Plant Vegetation. If planting or seeding after decommissioning/relocating, also use 47. Plant Vegetation.
If removing blocked culverts and parts of a non-used road for the specific purpose of preventing a "blow-out" (sediment landslide or flow into a stream) then use 55. Erosion and Sedimentation Control.
If your work is designed to eliminate or reduce erosion, sediment, and/or toxic run-off to waterbodies from roads or trails currently in use, use 38. Improve Road for Instream Habitat Benefits. This includes road projects that reduce or eliminate inter-basin transfer of water, placement of structures to contain/ control run-off from roads or trails, road or trail reconstruction or reinforcement, surface and peak-flow drainage improvements, and roadside vegetation.
If road obliteration includes channel repair use 30. Realign, Connect, and/or Create Channel also.
If a culvert that is impassible to fish is removed and then replaced with one that is passable, use 184. Install Fish Passage Structure. Also use this work element if installing a culvert as part of new road being built.
If a culvert that is impassible to fish is removed and not replaced use 85. Remove/Breach Fish Passage Barrier.
When identifying and selecting roads for decommissioning and/or relocating, use 114. Identify and Select Projects. If this occurred in the previous contract, it does not need to be mentioned in the current one.
If agreements and MOUs/MOAs are required, you may list these either as milestones under this work element or under the work element they most directly support.
The determination of what type of road obliteration/decommissioning/construction (or protocol) is recommended specifically for each road is described under 175. Produce Design. If design occurred in a previous contract, do not list a work element for it, but note it in the Deliverable Specification section. Example: Design work was completed in last contract by FS engineers.
165. Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation - Ensure end dates for compliance milestones are before start dates for work. Compliance documents, including permits, may have been generated during the previous contract period. If this is the case, it should be mentioned in the Work Element Description section of 33. Decommission Road/Relocate Road. Example: All environmental compliance documents have been submitted and the resulting clearance(s) is on file with Jane Doe, the assigned BPA Environmental Specialist; documents have also been approved and are on file with the Clearwater National Forest.

Potential Deliverables

Deliverable Status:

Required

Default Deliverable Desc:

Impassable Road

Potential Deliverables:

Road [DECOMMISSIONED/STABILIZED] from [FLOODPLAINS/UPLANDS] per approved design set resulting in [SUMMARY OF HABITAT METRICS GAINED].

Rules and Examples

Rule 1 (Environmental Compliance): NEPA, ESA, or other environmental compliance work should be split out as a separate work element under 165. Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation.

Example:

WE: 33. Decommission Road/Relocate Road
WE Title: FS Road #1845
WE Description: Scarify/Rip 2.3 miles of FS Road #1845 and build 2.7 miles of road farther from stream.

WE: 165. Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation
WE Title: NEPA, ESA and cultural resource compliance for culvert replacement, road decommissioning, new road
WE Description: Provide materials as requested to BPA's Environmental Compliance contact.
Rule 2 (Location of Work): If you are decommissioning roads in various locations, a work element must be created for each location to capture metric requirements. This does not require multiple work elements for 165. Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation.

Example:

WE: 33. Decommission Road/Relocate Road
WE Title: Decommission and relocate up to 11 miles of USFS roads in Kane Creek subbasin
WE Description: Using various methods, decommission up to 11 miles of USFS roads in Kane Creek subbasin. 3.4 miles of road that runs right along the creek will be relocated by building 5.1 miles of new road with a minimum 2000-foot creek buffer.

WE: 33. Decommission Road/Relocate Road
WE Title: FS Road #1845
WE Description: Scarify/Rip 2.3 miles of FS Road #1845 and build 2.7 miles of road farther from stream.
Rule 3 (Metrics): If you are doing multiple types of activities/projects at one location, be sure to list them in separate work elements so that we can capture the different metrics.

Example:

WE: 33. Decommission Road/Relocate Road
WE Title: Goose Lake #462 & #8211; decommission 3 miles & build 4.2 miles farther from lake edge
WE Description: Rip 3 miles of Goose Lake Road #462 and construct 4.2 miles of new road with 1500-foot buffer from lake edge.

WE: 55. Erosion and Sedimentation Control
WE Title: Goose Lake water-barring
WE Description: Install water bars on .25 acre of eroding slope above decommissioned Goose Lake road

WE: 184. Install Fish Passage Structure
WE Title: Replace culvert #3 on Goose Lake Road
WE Description: Replace 30-inch culvert on Goose Lake Road with 8-foot pipe arch culvert able to withstand 100-year event.

WE: 47. Plant Vegetation
WE Title: Erosion control at Goose Lake Turnoff
WE Description: Hydro-seed 1 acre of cut bank at Goose Lake Turnoff to minimize erosion.

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.

Supplies/materials/equipment delivered

Recommended

Materials necessary for completion of the road decommissioning acquired and staged onsite.

Implement approved habitat design

Recommended

Implement habitat actions in accordance with approved plan set. Milestone dates include staging and site cleanup and all in-water work will be conducted during the approved in-water work window.

Seed or stabilize areas disturbed by construction activities

Recommended

Seed or stabilize disturbed areas with native seed mix in accordance with designs and permit requirements.

Provide final metrics

Recommended

Verify implemented work is consistent with approved design plans and planned metrics and update final metrics in cbfish.

All permits received

Suggested

Prepare MOU/MOA with partner's

Suggested

Identify each of the partners involved.

Sign agreements with landowners

Suggested

Prepare bid package(s)

Suggested

Select equipment operator(s)

Suggested

Road removal

Suggested

Erosion control on road(s)

Suggested

Follow-up inspection/sign-off on work

Suggested

Metrics

32 Metrics Associated With Work Element 33: Decommission Road/Relocate Road

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
1396: Start latitude of treated road or trail segment	Active	lat	2005		Required	Yes	Yes	No
ITS Action Category: Riparian Habitat Improvement ITS Metric: Project Location - Start Point - Latitude
1397: End latitude of treated road or trail segment	Active	lat	2005		Required	Yes	Yes	No
ITS Action Category: Riparian Habitat Improvement ITS Metric: Project Location - End Point - Latitude
1398: Start longitude of treated road or trail segment	Active	long	2005		Required	Yes	Yes	No
ITS Action Category: Riparian Habitat Improvement ITS Metric: Project Location - Start Point - Longitude
1399: End longitude of treated road or trail segment	Active	long	2005		Required	Yes	Yes	No
ITS Action Category: Riparian Habitat Improvement ITS Metric: Project Location - End Point - Longitude
1482: # of miles of road or trail created/relocated in the riparian zone	Active	number	2009		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.6.d.2	Miles of road closed / abandoned
ITS Action Category: Riparian Habitat Improvement ITS Metric: Miles of road removed in riparia
1483: # of miles of road or trail created/relocated in the upland zone	Active	number	2009		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.6.d.2	Miles of road closed / abandoned
1523: Average width of treatment	Active	number	2010		Required	Yes	Yes	No
ITS Action Category: Riparian Habitat Improvement ITS Metric: Area/length of riparia treated
1535: # of miles of road or trail created/relocated in the estuarine zone	Active	number	2010		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.6.d.2	Miles of road closed / abandoned
1606: # of miles of road or trail blocked in the riparian zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.6.d.2	Miles of road closed / abandoned
ITS Action Category: Riparian Habitat Improvement ITS Metric: Miles of road removed in riparia
1607: # of miles of road or trail scarified/ripped in the riparian zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.6.d.2	Miles of road closed / abandoned
ITS Action Category: Riparian Habitat Improvement ITS Metric: Miles of road removed in riparia
1608: # of miles of road or trail recontoured in the riparian zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.6.d.2	Miles of road closed / abandoned
ITS Action Category: Riparian Habitat Improvement ITS Metric: Miles of road removed in riparia
1609: # of miles of road or trail blocked in the estuarine zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.6.d.2	Miles of road closed / abandoned
1610: # of miles of road or trail scarified/ripped in the estuarine zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.6.d.2	Miles of road closed / abandoned
1611: # of miles of road or trail recontoured in the estuarine zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.6.d.2	Miles of road closed / abandoned
1612: # of miles of road or trail blocked in the upland zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.6.d.2	Miles of road closed / abandoned
1613: # of miles of road or trail scarified/ripped in the upland zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.6.d.2	Miles of road closed / abandoned
1614: # of miles of road or trail recontoured in the upland zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.6.d.2	Miles of road closed / abandoned
1393: Type of decommissioning [Blocked, Scarified/Ripped, Recontoured]	Expired	DecommissioningTypeList	2005	2010	Required	Yes	No	No
ITS Action Category: Riparian Habitat Improvement ITS Metric: Miles of road removed in riparia
1394: # of miles of road improved or decommissioned in a riparian area	Expired	number	2005	2010	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.6.d.2	Miles of road closed / abandoned
ITS Action Category: Riparian Habitat Improvement ITS Metric: Miles of road removed in riparia
1395: # of miles of road improved or decommissioned in an upland area	Expired	number	2005	2010	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.6.d.2	Miles of road closed / abandoned
1484: # of miles of new trail relocated in riparian area	Expired	number	2009	2010	Required	Yes	No	No
ITS Action Category: Riparian Habitat Improvement ITS Metric: Miles of road removed in riparia
1485: # of miles of new trail relocated in upland area	Expired	number	2009	2010	Required	Yes	No	No
1486: # of miles of trail improved or decommissioned in a riparian area	Expired	number	2010	2010	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.6.d.2	Miles of road closed / abandoned
ITS Action Category: Riparian Habitat Improvement ITS Metric: Miles of road removed in riparia
1487: # of miles of trail improved or decommissioned in an upland area	Expired	number	2010	2010	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.6.d.2	Miles of road closed / abandoned
1533: # of miles of new trail relocated in an estuarine area	Expired	number	2010	2010	Required	Yes	No	No
1534: # of miles of road improved or decommissioned in an estuarine area	Expired	number	2010	2010	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.6.d.2	Miles of road closed / abandoned
1540: Start latitude of created road or trail segment	Expired	lat	2010	2010	Required	Yes	No	No
ITS Action Category: Riparian Habitat Improvement ITS Metric: Project Location - Start Point - Latitude
1541: End latitude of created road or trail segment	Expired	lat	2010	2010	Required	Yes	No	No
ITS Action Category: Riparian Habitat Improvement ITS Metric: Project Location - End Point - Latitude
1542: Start longitude of created road or trail segment	Expired	long	2010	2010	Required	Yes	No	No
ITS Action Category: Riparian Habitat Improvement ITS Metric: Project Location - Start Point - Longitude
1543: End longitude of created road or trail segment	Expired	long	2010	2010	Required	Yes	No	No
ITS Action Category: Riparian Habitat Improvement ITS Metric: Project Location - End Point - Longitude
1557: # of miles of trail improved or decommissioned in an estuarine wetland area	Expired	number	2010	2010	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.6.d.2	Miles of road closed / abandoned
1558: # of miles of trail improved or decommissioned in an estuarine non-wetland area	Expired	number	2010	2010	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.6.d.2	Miles of road closed / abandoned

Measures by Metric

Measure	HLI	Associated Metrics
area (foot-miles) of enhanced nutrients		1523. Average width of treatment
area (foot-miles) of road improved or decommissioned		1394. # of miles of road improved or decommissioned in a riparian area 1395. # of miles of road improved or decommissioned in an upland area 1523. Average width of treatment 1534. # of miles of road improved or decommissioned in an estuarine area
miles of road or trail improved or decommissioned		1394. # of miles of road improved or decommissioned in a riparian area 1395. # of miles of road improved or decommissioned in an upland area 1534. # of miles of road improved or decommissioned in an estuarine area 1486. # of miles of trail improved or decommissioned in a riparian area 1487. # of miles of trail improved or decommissioned in an upland area 1557. # of miles of trail improved or decommissioned in an estuarine wetland area 1558. # of miles of trail improved or decommissioned in an estuarine non-wetland area 1606. # of miles of road or trail blocked in the riparian zone 1607. # of miles of road or trail scarified/ripped in the riparian zone 1608. # of miles of road or trail recontoured in the riparian zone 1609. # of miles of road or trail blocked in the estuarine zone 1610. # of miles of road or trail scarified/ripped in the estuarine zone 1611. # of miles of road or trail recontoured in the estuarine zone 1612. # of miles of road or trail blocked in the upland zone 1613. # of miles of road or trail scarified/ripped in the upland zone 1614. # of miles of road or trail recontoured in the upland zone
miles of road or trail relocated		1482. # of miles of road or trail created/relocated in the riparian zone 1483. # of miles of road or trail created/relocated in the upland zone 1484. # of miles of new trail relocated in riparian area 1485. # of miles of new trail relocated in upland area 1533. # of miles of new trail relocated in an estuarine area 1535. # of miles of road or trail created/relocated in the estuarine zone

CBFish Metric Sets

CBFish Metric Set

miles of road or trail improved or decommissioned (Required)

Habitat Zone	Type of Removal	Metric ID and Name	Required?
Riparian	Blocked	1606. # of miles of road or trail blocked in the riparian zone	Required
Riparian	Scarified/Ripped	1607. # of miles of road or trail scarified/ripped in the riparian zone	Required
Riparian	Recontoured	1608. # of miles of road or trail recontoured in the riparian zone	Required
Estuarine	Blocked	1609. # of miles of road or trail blocked in the estuarine zone	Required
Estuarine	Scarified/Ripped	1610. # of miles of road or trail scarified/ripped in the estuarine zone	Required
Estuarine	Recontoured	1611. # of miles of road or trail recontoured in the estuarine zone	Required
Upland	Blocked	1612. # of miles of road or trail blocked in the upland zone	Required
Upland	Scarified/Ripped	1613. # of miles of road or trail scarified/ripped in the upland zone	Required
Upland	Recontoured	1614. # of miles of road or trail recontoured in the upland zone	Required

miles of road or trail relocated (Required)

Habitat Zone	Wetland Zone	Metric ID and Name	Required?
Riparian	unspecified	1482. # of miles of road or trail created/relocated in the riparian zone	Required
Upland	unspecified	1483. # of miles of road or trail created/relocated in the upland zone	Required
Estuarine	unspecified	1535. # of miles of road or trail created/relocated in the estuarine zone	Required

PCSRF/PNSHP (Katz)

Supports PCSRF/PNSHP (Katz):

Yes

PNSHP Metric Association	Metric
C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition C.6 Upland Habitat And Sediment Project C.6.d.1 Road closure / abandonment C.6.d.2 Miles of road closed / abandoned	1394: # of miles of road improved or decommissioned in a riparian area 1395: # of miles of road improved or decommissioned in an upland area 1482: # of miles of road or trail created/relocated in the riparian zone 1483: # of miles of road or trail created/relocated in the upland zone 1486: # of miles of trail improved or decommissioned in a riparian area 1487: # of miles of trail improved or decommissioned in an upland area 1534: # of miles of road improved or decommissioned in an estuarine area 1535: # of miles of road or trail created/relocated in the estuarine zone 1557: # of miles of trail improved or decommissioned in an estuarine wetland area 1558: # of miles of trail improved or decommissioned in an estuarine non-wetland area 1606: # of miles of road or trail blocked in the riparian zone 1607: # of miles of road or trail scarified/ripped in the riparian zone 1608: # of miles of road or trail recontoured in the riparian zone 1609: # of miles of road or trail blocked in the estuarine zone 1610: # of miles of road or trail scarified/ripped in the estuarine zone 1611: # of miles of road or trail recontoured in the estuarine zone 1612: # of miles of road or trail blocked in the upland zone 1613: # of miles of road or trail scarified/ripped in the upland zone 1614: # of miles of road or trail recontoured in the upland zone

PNSHP Metric Association

Metric

C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition
    C.6 Upland Habitat And Sediment Project
        C.6.d.1 Road closure / abandonment
            C.6.d.2 Miles of road closed / abandoned

Location Requirements

Location Requirement Type:

Location Work Site in CBFish

Number of Locations:

Location Guidance:

Identify point where work will take place or approximate mid-point of the decommissioned road. 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

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.

Work Element Usage

Habitat Metrics

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Start Fiscal Year:
End Fiscal Year:
Province/Subbasin:
Province:
Subbasin:
Work Status:
Work Element:
Fish Species Benefitted:
Contractor:

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

Spending By Focal Species

Types of Work Funded

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Project Number:

Account:
Province/Subbasin:
Province:
Subbasin:
Work Start Date:
Work End or Concluded Date:

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

Stats and Overview

Number of active contracts using Work Element #33 by FY

Top 5 BPA Project Managers using this Work Element:
(by number of current contracts)
	David Kaplowe	33
	Tracy Hauser	19
	Jesse Wilson	10
	Jan Brady (Inactive)	9
	Matthew Schwartz	8

Average Work Element Budget:		$82,396
Average Duration:		9 months

Summary

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Basics

Note

Associated Work Elements

Potential Deliverables

Rules and Examples

Milestones

Metrics

32 Metrics Associated With Work Element 33: Decommission Road/Relocate Road

Measures by Metric

CBFish Metric Sets

PCSRF/PNSHP (Katz)

Location Requirements

Environmental Compliance

Usage

Reports that Use this Work Element

Stats and Overview