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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.
This is work that occurs in the riparian and upland zones, which may include the installation of water bars, gully plugs and culvert outlets, grassed waterways, grade stabilization structures, sediment catchment ponds/basins, regrading or terracing, and removal of drainage pipes and other blockages specifically to prevent erosion, sediment slumps, or landslides. This WE does not include improvements to roads or the planting of vegetation in applications other than surface soils stabilization. For that work, use 38. Improve Road for Instream Habitat Benefits or 47. Plant Vegetation, respectively.
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; if this is the case, it should be mentioned in the Work Element Description section of WE# 55, Erosion and Sedimentation Control. Example: All environmental compliance documents have been submitted and the categorical exclusion 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.
If planting grass or other vegetation specifically for erosion control, use 47. Plant Vegetation. Use WE# 55, Erosion and Sedimentation Control for work that precipitates planting vegetation, such as grading/land contouring associated with preparing grassed waterways.
Work to identify, prioritize, and select erosion control 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 what type of erosion control Study Design to use 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. Example: Design work was completed in last contract by FS engineers.
If agreements and MOUs/MOAs are required, you should list these as milestones under the work element Erosion and Sedimentation Control, or under the work element they most directly support.
181. Create, Restore, and/or Enhance Wetland - despite the fact that your project may create a wetland, if the original purpose of the project was erosion control, use WE# 55, Erosion and Sedimentation Control.
33. Decommission Road/Relocate Road - 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 WE# 55, Erosion and Sedimentation Control.
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:55. Erosion and Sedimentation Control WE Title: Construct Selbey sediment pond WE Description: Construct 2-acre sediment catchment on Selbey property.
WE:165. Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation WE Title: Ensure NEPA documentation is complete WE Description: Provide documentation to BPA's Environmental Compliance contact for sediment catchment on Selbey property.
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 separate work elements need to be used if working in multiple subbasins. Different locations do not need to be separated into multiple environmental compliance work elements.
Examples:
Option 1 (lumping):
WE:55. Erosion and Sedimentation Control WE Title: Construct approx. 10 sediment ponds on various properties WE Description: Provide and construct sediment ponds to help reduce erosion from roads and fields near Wet and Damp creeks and their tributaries.
Option 2 (splitting):
WE:55. Erosion and Sedimentation Control WE Title: Gully plug #1 and grassed waterway on Heardon property WE Description: Construct Heardon gully plug #1 to reduce erosion from 5 acres of Heardon property. Create grassed waterway on Heardon property to effect reduction of .55 metric tons of soil movement/year.
WE:55. Erosion and Sedimentation Control WE Title: Grassed waterway and 2 sediment ponds on Jameson property WE Description: Create grassed waterway and 2 sediment ponds on Jameson property to effect reduction of .75 metric tons of soil movement/year.
WE:55. Erosion and Sedimentation Control WE Title: Construct approx. 10 sediment ponds on various properties in Tiny Subbasin WE Description: Provide and construct sediment ponds to help reduce erosion from roads and fields near Wet and Damp creeks and their tributaries in Tiny Subbasin.
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:55. Erosion and Sedimentation Control WE Title: Ghost River gabion baskets WE Description: Install 15 gabion baskets along head-cut gully draining into Ghost River.
WE:47. Plant Vegetation WE Title: Erosion control at Ghost River WE Description: Hydro-seed 1 acre of cut bank at Ghost River to control erosion.
WE:184. Install Fish Passage Structure WE Title: Replace culvert #3 on Casper Road/Ghost River WE Description: Replace 30-inch culvert on Casper Road/Ghost River with 8-foot pipe arch culvert able to withstand 100-year event.
WE:38. Improve Road for Instream Habitat Benefits WE Title: Repair surface erosion and rilling on Casper Road/Ghost River WE Description: Grade and gravel .3 mile where Casper Road crosses Ghost River.
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
No
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.
Receive design and cost estimates
Suggested
No
If this project requires engineering, use WE# 175.
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.2 Acres treated with erosion control structures
Identify point(s) where work will take place or approximate mid-point of all erosion control locations within a subbasin. If a location already exists in Pisces, click the "Link" button to synchronize locations. Note that separate work elements must be used for each subbasin if working in multiple subbasins.
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.
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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