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Work Element 52: Remove Mine Tailings - Published

Basics

WE Name:

52. Remove Mine Tailings (Remove Tailings)

Work Category:

Habitat - Habitat Improvement

WE Agreement Type:

Contracted

Status:

Active

Owner:

Jennifer Lord

Definition:

Work to remove or re-contour remnant landscape effects from old mining operations. Could be terrestrial or aquatic in nature.

If work also creates wetland or modifies channel use 181. Create, Restore, and/or Enhance Wetland and 30. Realign, Connect, and/or Create Channel.

WSE Description Template:

Effective Dates:

FY2005 to <no end date>

Work Phase:

construction/implementation

Sort Sequence:

5.14

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

165. Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation - Ensure environmental compliance milestones end before affected work starts. Compliance documents, including permits, may have been generated during the previous contract. If this is the case, it should be mentioned in the work element description section of WE# 52, Remove Mine Tailings. Example: All NEPA, ESA, and cultural resource compliance documents have been submitted and the clearance 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.
Work to identify, prioritize, and select mine tailings projects should be described by using 114. Identify and Select Projects. If this occurred in the previous contract, it is not mentioned in this one.
The determination and recommendation of tailings removal Study Design is described under 175. Produce Design. If design occurred in a previous contract, do no list a work element for it, but note it in the work element description section of WE# 52, Remove Mine Tailings. Example: Grading/removal work was completed in last contract by FS engineers.
If agreements and MOUs/MOAs are required, you should list these as milestones under the Remove Mine Tailings work element, or under the work element they most directly support.
If the work enhances or creates a wetland, also use 181. Create, Restore, and/or Enhance Wetland.
If removal of mine tailings modifies an old/existing channel, note it in the work element description section of this work element. Do not use 30. Realign, Connect, and/or Create Channel because it will duplicate project metrics data for streams.
If planting vegetation or seeding after tailings removal, also use 47. Plant Vegetation to capture this work.

Potential Deliverables

Deliverable Status:

Required

Default Deliverable Desc:

Tons of removed tailings

Potential Deliverables:

# of acres treated and/or # of river miles treated (placer mining)

Rules and Examples

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.

Example:

WE: 52. Remove Mine Tailings
WE Title: Smith River - remove tailings from River Mile 34 to 35

WE: 52. Remove Mine Tailings
WE Title: Smith River - grade tailings from River Mile 39 to 42

WE: 52. Remove Mine Tailings
WE Title: Remove mine tailings blocking Winsome Creek
WE Description: Remove .5 acres of mine tailings blocking Winsome Creek
Rule 2 (Location of Work): Each non-contiguous area or stretch of project area requires its own work element. This is due to metrics reporting requirements for projects in different locations. Note that different locations do not need to be separated into multiple environmental compliance work elements.

Example:

WE: 52. Remove Mine Tailings
WE Title: Smith River - remove tailings from River Mile 34 to 35

WE: 52. Remove Mine Tailings
WE Title: Smith River - grade tailings from River Mile 39 to 42

WE: 52. Remove Mine Tailings
WE Title: Remove mine tailings blocking Winsome Creek
WE Description: Remove .5 acre of mine tailings blocking Winsome Creek.
Rule 3 (Metrics): If you are doing multiple types of activities/projects at one location, be sure to list them in separate appropriate work elements so that we can capture the different metrics.

Example:

WE: 52. Remove Mine Tailings
WE Title: Remove mine tailings blocking Winsome Creek
WE Description: Remove .5 acre of mine tailings blocking Winsome Creek.

WE: 84. Remove/Install Diversion (Expired)
WE Title: Remove Winsome Mine push-up dam
WE Description: Remove 25-foot earthen push-up dam on Winsome Creek.

WE: 197. Maintain/Remove Vegetation (Expired)
WE Title: Scotch broom removal at Winsome Creek (year 1 of 3)
WE Description: All Scotch broom mechanically removed on 3-acre Winsome Mine footprint.

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.

Determine size and area of work site

Suggested

Request BPA land audit

Recommended

Land audit performed, report written

Suggested

Write MOU/MOA contract

Suggested

Obtain agreement of landowner

Suggested

Write and advertise bid package

Suggested

Select contractor

Suggested

Work performed

Suggested

Follow-up inspection/sign-off on work

Suggested

Metrics

25 Metrics Associated With Work Element 52: Remove Mine Tailings

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
1408: Did the tailings create a fish passage barrier?	Active	YesNoList	2005		Required	Yes	No	No
1441: # of miles of habitat accessed to the next upstream barrier(s) or likely limit of habitable range	Active	number	2010		Required	Yes	Yes	No
1632: # of mine tailing full passage barriers addressed in the freshwater zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.2.j.2	Number of unspecified or other blockages/impediments/barriers removed/altered
1633: # of mine tailing full passage barriers addressed in the estuarine zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.2.j.2	Number of unspecified or other blockages/impediments/barriers removed/altered
1634: # of mine tailing partial passage barriers addressed in the freshwater zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.2.j.2	Number of unspecified or other blockages/impediments/barriers removed/altered
1635: # of mine tailing partial passage barriers addressed in the estuarine zone	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.2.j.2	Number of unspecified or other blockages/impediments/barriers removed/altered
1638: # of acres of riparian habitat treated	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	No
1640: # of acres of upland habitat treated	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	No
1641: # of acres of freshwater habitat treated	Active	number	2011		Required	Yes	Yes	No
1403: # of riparian acres treated	Expired	number	2005	2009	Required	Yes	No	No
1404: # of upland acres treated	Expired	number	2005	2009	Required	Yes	No	No
1405: # of wetland acres treated	Expired	number	2005	2009	Required	Yes	No	No
1407: Was barrier Full or Partial?	Expired	BarrierTypeList	2005	2010	Optional	Yes	No	No
1409: # of miles of habitat accessed	Expired	number	2005	2009	Optional	Yes	No	No
1515: # of acres of upland non-wetland habitat treated	Expired	number	2010	2010	Required	Yes	No	No
1516: # of acres of upland wetland habitat treated	Expired	number	2010	2010	Required	Yes	No	No
1517: # of acres of riparian non-wetland habitat treated	Expired	number	2010	2010	Required	Yes	No	No
1518: # of acres of riparian wetland habitat treated	Expired	number	2010	2010	Required	Yes	No	No
1519: # of acres of freshwater non-wetland habitat treated	Expired	number	2010	2010	Required	Yes	No	No
1520: # of acres of freshwater wetland habitat treated	Expired	number	2010	2010	Required	Yes	No	No
1563: # of barriers in the freshwater zone	Expired	number	2010	2010	Required	Yes	No	No
1564: # of barriers in the estuarine zone	Expired	number	2010	2010	Required	Yes	No	No
1629: # of acres of riparian habitat treated by removing mine tailings	Expired	number	2011	2010	Required	Yes	No	No
1630: # of acres of upland habitat treated by removing mine tailings	Expired	number	2011	2010	Required	Yes	No	No
1631: # of acres of freshwater habitat treated by removing mine tailings	Expired	number	2011	2010	Required	Yes	No	No

Measures by Metric

Measure	HLI	Associated Metrics
acres improved in riparian areas		1403. # of riparian acres treated 1517. # of acres of riparian non-wetland habitat treated 1518. # of acres of riparian wetland habitat treated 1519. # of acres of freshwater non-wetland habitat treated 1520. # of acres of freshwater wetland habitat treated 1629. # of acres of riparian habitat treated by removing mine tailings 1631. # of acres of freshwater habitat treated by removing mine tailings 1638. # of acres of riparian habitat treated 1641. # of acres of freshwater habitat treated
acres improved in various ways	Habitat Acres	1403. # of riparian acres treated 1404. # of upland acres treated 1405. # of wetland acres treated
acres treated	Habitat Acres	1517. # of acres of riparian non-wetland habitat treated 1518. # of acres of riparian wetland habitat treated 1515. # of acres of upland non-wetland habitat treated 1516. # of acres of upland wetland habitat treated 1519. # of acres of freshwater non-wetland habitat treated 1520. # of acres of freshwater wetland habitat treated 1629. # of acres of riparian habitat treated by removing mine tailings 1630. # of acres of upland habitat treated by removing mine tailings 1631. # of acres of freshwater habitat treated by removing mine tailings 1638. # of acres of riparian habitat treated 1640. # of acres of upland habitat treated 1641. # of acres of freshwater habitat treated
acres treated instream		1403. # of riparian acres treated 1404. # of upland acres treated 1405. # of wetland acres treated 1517. # of acres of riparian non-wetland habitat treated 1518. # of acres of riparian wetland habitat treated 1515. # of acres of upland non-wetland habitat treated 1516. # of acres of upland wetland habitat treated 1519. # of acres of freshwater non-wetland habitat treated 1520. # of acres of freshwater wetland habitat treated 1629. # of acres of riparian habitat treated by removing mine tailings 1630. # of acres of upland habitat treated by removing mine tailings 1631. # of acres of freshwater habitat treated by removing mine tailings 1638. # of acres of riparian habitat treated 1640. # of acres of upland habitat treated 1641. # of acres of freshwater habitat treated
barriers removed		1632. # of mine tailing full passage barriers addressed in the freshwater zone 1633. # of mine tailing full passage barriers addressed in the estuarine zone 1634. # of mine tailing partial passage barriers addressed in the freshwater zone 1635. # of mine tailing partial passage barriers addressed in the estuarine zone
miles of habitat accessed	Passage Barriers	1409. # of miles of habitat accessed 1441. # of miles of habitat accessed to the next upstream barrier(s) or likely limit of habitable range

CBFish Metric Sets

CBFish Metric Set

acres treated (Required)

Habitat Zone	Wetland Zone	Metric ID and Name	Required?
Riparian	unspecified	1638. # of acres of riparian habitat treated	Required
Upland	unspecified	1640. # of acres of upland habitat treated	Required
Freshwater Non-Tidal	unspecified	1641. # of acres of freshwater habitat treated	Required

barriers removed (Required)

Habitat Zone	Barrier severity	Metric ID and Name	Required?
Freshwater Non-Tidal	Full Barrier	1632. # of mine tailing full passage barriers addressed in the freshwater zone	Required
Estuarine	Full Barrier	1633. # of mine tailing full passage barriers addressed in the estuarine zone	Required
Freshwater Non-Tidal	Partial Barrier	1634. # of mine tailing partial passage barriers addressed in the freshwater zone	Required
Estuarine	Partial Barrier	1635. # of mine tailing partial passage barriers addressed 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.2 Fish Passage Improvement C.2.j.1 Unspecified or other fish passage project C.2.j.2 Number of unspecified or other blockages/impediments/barriers removed/altered	1632: # of mine tailing full passage barriers addressed in the freshwater zone 1633: # of mine tailing full passage barriers addressed in the estuarine zone 1634: # of mine tailing partial passage barriers addressed in the freshwater zone 1635: # of mine tailing partial passage barriers addressed in the estuarine zone

Location Requirements

Location Requirement Type:

Location Work Site in CBFish

Number of Locations:

Location Guidance:

Identify point at approximate center of area where mine tailings will be removed. 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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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

High Level Indicators by Measure, Work Element and Metric

Spending By Focal Species

Types of Work Funded

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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

High Level Indicator Summary by Measure, Work Element and Metric

Stats and Overview

Number of active contracts using Work Element #52 by FY

Top 5 BPA Project Managers using this Work Element:
(by number of current contracts)
	David Kaplowe	6
	Tracy Hauser	5
	Jennifer Lord	4
	John Baugher (Inactive)	1
	Joe Deherrera (Inactive)	1

Average Work Element Budget:		$205,809
Average Duration:		9 months

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25 Metrics Associated With Work Element 52: Remove Mine Tailings

Reports that Use this Work Element

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