|
Milestone Title: Environmental compliance requirements complete
Type: Required
Deliverable?: No
Description:
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.
Expiration:
|
|
Milestone Title: Environmental Compliance followed for duration of work element
Type: Suggested
Deliverable?: No
Description:
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.
Expiration:
|
|
Milestone Title: Provide final metrics
Type: Recommended
Deliverable?: No
Description:
Verify implemented work is consistent with planned metrics and update final metrics in cbfish.
Expiration:
|
|
Milestone Title: Implement approved habitat design
Type: Recommended
Deliverable?: No
Description:
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 or extension.
Expiration:
|
|
Milestone Title: Conduct out of water channel grading
Type: Recommended
Deliverable?: No
Description:
Conduct channel grading activities that are isolated from stream flows and can be completed outside of the in-water work window.
Expiration:
|
|
Milestone Title: Salvage and replant riparian vegetation
Type: Recommended
Deliverable?: No
Description:
Riparian vegetation located within disturbance areas will be salvaged and replanted along newly created channel margins.
Expiration:
|
|
Milestone Title: Conduct fish salvage
Type: Recommended
Deliverable?: No
Description:
Conduct fish salvage within any reaches directly impacted by construction or that will be dewatered as flow is moved to new channel segments.
Expiration:
|
|
Milestone Title: Introduce stream flows to new main/side channel(s)
Type: Recommended
Deliverable?: No
Description:
Route flow into new main and perennial side channel segments in a controlled and metered manner that minimizes downstream turbidity due to the wetting of the new channel segments.
Expiration:
|
|
Milestone Title: Fill old channel segments and complete in-water work
Type: Recommended
Deliverable?: No
Description:
Fill old channel segments upon the completion of fish salvage and dewatering efforts in accordance with approved design plan.
Expiration:
|
|
Milestone Title: Seed or stabilize areas disturbed by construction activities
Type: Recommended
Deliverable?: No
Description:
Seed or stabilize disturbed areas with native seed mix in accordance with designs and permit requirements.
Expiration:
|
|
Milestone Title: Provide final metrics
Type: Recommended
Deliverable?: No
Description:
Verify implemented work is consistent with planned metrics and update final metrics in cbfish.
Expiration:
|
|
Milestone Title: Discuss HIP ESA coverage with BPA EC Lead; obtain risk determination
Type: Suggested
Deliverable?: No
Description:
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
Expiration:
|
|
Milestone Title: Completion of site plan with excavation grades
Type: Suggested
Deliverable?: No
Description:
Expiration:
|
|
Milestone Title: Negotiations with landowners completed
Type: Suggested
Deliverable?: No
Description:
Expiration:
|
|
Milestone Title: Sub-contractor hired for implementation
Type: Suggested
Deliverable?: No
Description:
Expiration:
|
|
Milestone Title: Begin construction
Type: Recommended
Deliverable?: No
Description:
[ENTER INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICS HERE; THEN DELETE THESE BRACKETS]
Start date is the planned earliest date that you will be implementing on the ground work. End date is latest date that construction could begin during in-water work window.
Expiration:
|
|
Milestone Title: New channel measurement
Type: Suggested
Deliverable?: No
Description:
Use this milestone if required for reporting or if you have another need for post-construction data collection on channel measurements.
Expiration:
|
|
Milestone Title: Completed channel construction
Type: Required
Deliverable?: Yes
Description:
Expiration:
|