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Work Element 38: Improve Road for Instream Habitat Benefits - Published

Basics

WE Name:

38. Improve Road for Instream Habitat Benefits (Improve Road)

Work Category:

Habitat - Habitat Improvement

WE Agreement Type:

Contracted

Status:

Active

Owner:

Elizabeth Santana

Definition:

Work designed to eliminate or reduce erosion, sediment, and/or toxic run-off from reaching streams, rivers, or wetlands from roads or trails currently in use. This includes road projects that reduce or eliminate inter-basin transfer of water, placement of structures to contain/ control runoff from roads or trails, road or trail reconstruction or reinforcement, surface and peak-flow drainage improvements, and roadside vegetation. These roads may be in or extend into the riparian zone.

WSE Description Template:

Effective Dates:

FY2005 to <no end date>

Work Phase:

construction/implementation

Sort Sequence:

5.08

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

Coordination with landowners and other entities about improving roads on or near their properties should be a milestone under 38. Improve Road for Instream Habitat Benefits.
For fence or cattle guard installation associated with the road, use 40. Install Fence in addition to 38. Improve Road for Instream Habitat Benefits.
If you are "improving" a road by relocating or removing it, use 33. Decommission Road/Relocate Road.
For maintenance of access roads, use 188. Provide Access and Public Information; 61. Maintain Artificial Production Facility/Infrastructure; or 187. Put and Take Fisheries, as appropriate.
For NEPA, cultural surveys, ESA compliance, and permitting done by the contractor associated with this activity, use 165. Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation.

Potential Deliverables

Deliverable Status:

Required

Default Deliverable Desc:

Passable Road

Potential Deliverables:

Miles of road improved

Rules and Examples

Rule 1 (Environmental Compliance): ESA, cultural resources, permitting, and other environmental compliance work must be split out as a separate work element under 165. Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation.

Example:

WE: 38. Improve Road for Instream Habitat Benefits
WE Title: FS Road #1845 at Danson Creek
WE Description: Grade and gravel 2.3 miles of FS Road 1845 at Danson Creek.

WE: 165. Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation
WE Title: Provide Environmental Compliance documentation to BPA for road improvement activities
Rule 2 (Location of Work): You may lump multiple locations under a single work element. However, you may wish to break the work into separate work elements if it provides clarity or better supports project management. Note that different locations do not require multiple Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation work elements.

Examples:

Option 1 (lumping):

WE: 38. Improve Road for Instream Habitat Benefits
WE Title: Improve FS roads in Danson Creek subbasin
WE Description: Grade and gravel up to 11 miles of FS roads in the Danson Creek subbasin.

Option 2 (splitting):

WE: 38. Improve Road for Instream Habitat Benefits
WE Title: Grade & gravel FS Road #1845 at Danson Creek
WE Description: Grade and gravel 2.3 miles of FS Road 1845 at Danson Creek to reduce erosion.
Rule 3 (Metrics): If you are doing multiple activities/projects at one location, be sure to list them in separate WEs so that we can capture the different metrics.

Example:

WE: 38. Improve Road for Instream Habitat Benefits
WE Title: Improve FS Road #1845 at Danson Creek
WE Description: Grade and gravel 2.3 miles of FS Road 1845 at Danson Creek.

WE: 33. Decommission Road/Relocate Road
WE Title: Decommission FS Road #322 at Kane Creek
WE Description: Scarify and rip 4.2 miles of FS Road 322 at Kane Creek.

WE: 184. Install Fish Passage Structure
WE Title: Replace Danson Creek culvert #3
WE Description: Replace Danson Creek culvert #3 with 1 pipe arch culvert able to withstand 100-year event.

WE: 47. Plant Vegetation
WE Title: Erosion control at Danson Creek with vegetation
WE Description: Hydro-seed 1 acre of cut bank at Danson Creek RM 11 to control 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.

Identify roads to be improved

Suggested

Ensure permits are in place

Suggested

Write MOU

Suggested

Get final MOU signed

Suggested

Identify methods

Suggested

Complete bid package

Suggested

Hire field crew

Suggested

Select equipment operator(s)

Suggested

Perform road improvement work

Suggested

Follow-up inspection/sign-off on work

Suggested

Metrics

17 Metrics Associated With Work Element 38: Improve Road for Instream Habitat Benefits

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
1523: Average width of treatment	Active	number	2010		Required	Yes	Yes	No
ITS Action Category: Fine Sediment ITS Metric: Size of sediment treatment
1615: # of miles of road or trail improved in a riparian area	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.6.c.2	Miles of road treated for drainage system improvements and reconstruction
ITS Action Category: Fine Sediment ITS Metric: Number of sediment treatments
1616: # of miles of road or trail improved in an estuarine area	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.6.c.2	Miles of road treated for drainage system improvements and reconstruction
1617: # of miles of road or trail improved in an upland area	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.6.c.2	Miles of road treated for drainage system improvements and reconstruction
1618: # of water bars installed	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.6.e.3	Erosion / sediment control installations
ITS Action Category: Fine Sediment ITS Metric: Number of sediment treatments
1619: # of ditch relief culverts/ cross drains installed	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	No
ITS Action Category: Fine Sediment ITS Metric: Number of sediment treatments
1620: # of improved road crowns	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	No
ITS Action Category: Fine Sediment ITS Metric: Number of sediment treatments
1621: # of road stream crossing improvements (rocked ford)	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.2.h.2	Number of rocked fords placed
ITS Action Category: Fine Sediment ITS Metric: Number of sediment treatments
1622: # of regradation and/or terracing treatments	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	No
ITS Action Category: Fine Sediment ITS Metric: Number of sediment treatments
1623: # of other sediment control measures	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.6.e.3	Erosion / sediment control installations
ITS Action Category: Fine Sediment ITS Metric: Number of sediment treatments
1394: # of miles of road improved or decommissioned in a riparian area	Expired	number	2005	2010	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.6.c.2	Miles of road treated for drainage system improvements and reconstruction
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.c.2	Miles of road treated for drainage system improvements and reconstruction
1486: # of miles of trail improved or decommissioned in a riparian area	Expired	number	2009	2010	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.6.c.2	Miles of road treated for drainage system improvements and reconstruction
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	2009	2010	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.6.c.2	Miles of road treated for drainage system improvements and reconstruction
1534: # of miles of road improved or decommissioned in an estuarine area	Expired	number	2010	2010	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.6.c.2	Miles of road treated for drainage system improvements and reconstruction
1557: # of miles of trail improved or decommissioned in an estuarine wetland area	Expired	number	2010	2010	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.6.c.2	Miles of road treated for drainage system improvements and reconstruction
1558: # of miles of trail improved or decommissioned in an estuarine non-wetland area	Expired	number	2010	2010	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.6.c.2	Miles of road treated for drainage system improvements and reconstruction

Measures by Metric

Measure	HLI	Associated Metrics
# of erosion control structures		1622. # of regradation and/or terracing treatments
# of Road Drainage Network Structures		1619. # of ditch relief culverts/ cross drains installed 1620. # of improved road crowns 1621. # of road stream crossing improvements (rocked ford) 1623. # of other sediment control measures
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 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 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 1615. # of miles of road or trail improved in a riparian area 1616. # of miles of road or trail improved in an estuarine area 1617. # of miles of road or trail improved in an upland area

CBFish Metric Sets

CBFish Metric Set

# of Road Drainage Network Structures (Required)

Type of Road Drainage Network Structures	Metric ID and Name	Required?
Ditch Relief Culverts/ Cross Drains	1619. # of ditch relief culverts/ cross drains installed	Required
Improved Road Crowns	1620. # of improved road crowns	Required
Road Stream Crossing Improvements (Rocked Ford)	1621. # of road stream crossing improvements (rocked ford)	Required
Other sediment control measures	1623. # of other sediment control measures	Required

miles of road or trail improved or decommissioned (Required)

Habitat Zone	Metric ID and Name	Required?
Riparian	1615. # of miles of road or trail improved in a riparian area	Required
Estuarine	1616. # of miles of road or trail improved in an estuarine area	Required
Upland	1617. # of miles of road or trail improved in an upland area	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.h.1 Rocked ford - road stream crossing C.2.h.2 Number of rocked fords placed	1621: # of road stream crossing improvements (rocked ford)
C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition C.6 Upland Habitat And Sediment Project C.6.c.1 Road drainage system improvements and reconstruction C.6.c.2 Miles of road treated for drainage system improvements and reconstruction	1394: # of miles of road improved or decommissioned in a riparian area 1395: # of miles of road improved or decommissioned in an upland 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 1534: # of miles of road improved or decommissioned in an estuarine 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 1615: # of miles of road or trail improved in a riparian area 1616: # of miles of road or trail improved in an estuarine area 1617: # of miles of road or trail improved in an upland area
C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition C.6 Upland Habitat And Sediment Project C.6.e.1 Erosion control structures installed C.6.e.3 Erosion / sediment control installations	1618: # of water bars installed 1623: # of other sediment control measures

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 road or trail section to be improved. 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 #38 by FY

Top 5 BPA Project Managers using this Work Element:
(by number of current contracts)
	Tracy Hauser	24
	Andre L'Heureux (Inactive)	22
	Virgil Watts III	18
	Sandra Fife (Inactive)	17
	Joe Deherrera (Inactive)	15

Average Work Element Budget:		$35,897
Average Duration:		9 months

Summary

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Basics

Note

Associated Work Elements

Potential Deliverables

Rules and Examples

Milestones

Metrics

17 Metrics Associated With Work Element 38: Improve Road for Instream Habitat Benefits

Measures by Metric

CBFish Metric Sets

PCSRF/PNSHP (Katz)

Location Requirements

Environmental Compliance

Usage

Reports that Use this Work Element

Stats and Overview