Trinity River Trinity River Restoration ProgramRestoration Program

Proposed Program of Work Proposed Program of Work

andand

Draft Budget for FY 2005Draft Budget for FY 2005

Presented to:Presented to:

Trinity Adaptive Management Working GroupTrinity Adaptive Management Working Group

June 15, 2004June 15, 2004

Purpose of Purpose of Today’s MeetingToday’s Meeting

Describe FY05 budget process to date Describe FY05 budget process to date Outline next steps and scheduleOutline next steps and schedule Review current priorities: TMC, StaffReview current priorities: TMC, Staff Relate to Subcommittee recommendations Relate to Subcommittee recommendations **

**(not all are budget-related)(not all are budget-related)

Purpose of Purpose of Today’s MeetingToday’s Meeting

Summarize key budget elementsSummarize key budget elements Identify multi-year commitments Identify multi-year commitments Highlight areas of concern or differencesHighlight areas of concern or differences Solicit ideas and recommendations Solicit ideas and recommendations

FY05 Budget FY05 Budget Process to DateProcess to Date

President’s FY05 Budget - FebruaryPresident’s FY05 Budget - February AEAM Staff Work - April-May AEAM Staff Work - April-May

Review FY04 program of workReview FY04 program of work Consider Subcommittee recommendationsConsider Subcommittee recommendations Identify initial priorities for FY05 Identify initial priorities for FY05

11stst B-Team meeting – May 27 B-Team meeting – May 27 TMC and TAMWG representatives TMC and TAMWG representatives

Next Steps Next Steps and Scheduleand Schedule

22ndnd B-Team meeting – June 18 B-Team meeting – June 18 Complete staff revisions – June 16-22Complete staff revisions – June 16-22 Mail revised (balanced) draft – June 22Mail revised (balanced) draft – June 22 Present to TMC – June 30Present to TMC – June 30

TAMWG TAMWG InvolvementInvolvement

Provide informal feedback (today)Provide informal feedback (today) Submit formal recommendation to TMCSubmit formal recommendation to TMC Participate in B-Team meeting June 18Participate in B-Team meeting June 18 Attend June 29-30 TMC meetingAttend June 29-30 TMC meeting

TMC Direction*TMC Direction* Complete SEIS Complete SEIS Emphasize Science ProgramEmphasize Science Program Accelerate Rehab Site ImplementationAccelerate Rehab Site Implementation Improve Subgroup OrganizationImprove Subgroup Organization Expect Increased TMC OversightExpect Increased TMC Oversight Develop Staffing Based on WorkloadDevelop Staffing Based on Workload Develop Options and TradeoffsDevelop Options and Tradeoffs

**(not all are budget-related)(not all are budget-related)

Subcommittee Subcommittee RecommendationsRecommendations

Emphasize Science ProgramEmphasize Science Program Continue Science FrameworkContinue Science Framework

Conceptual models, monitoring plan, databaseConceptual models, monitoring plan, database Plan and implement Sept./Dec. workshopsPlan and implement Sept./Dec. workshops

Engage SAB in program activitiesEngage SAB in program activities Assist in TMAG Branch Chief outreach/interviewsAssist in TMAG Branch Chief outreach/interviews Participate in Science FrameworkParticipate in Science Framework Evaluate Program’s progress annuallyEvaluate Program’s progress annually Participate in technical workgroup symposiaParticipate in technical workgroup symposia Review selected tasks, e.g., rehab site baselineReview selected tasks, e.g., rehab site baseline

Subcommittee Subcommittee RecommendationsRecommendations

Emphasize Science ProgramEmphasize Science Program Recruit/fill current TMAG vacanciesRecruit/fill current TMAG vacancies

Branch Chief, Fish Biologist (habitat)Branch Chief, Fish Biologist (habitat)

Recruit/fill new TMAG positionsRecruit/fill new TMAG positions Fish Biologist (stock assessment), Physical Fish Biologist (stock assessment), Physical

ScientistScientist

Implement need-based RFP process with Implement need-based RFP process with independent review panelsindependent review panels

Subcommittee Subcommittee RecommendationsRecommendations

Accelerate Rehab Site ConstructionAccelerate Rehab Site Construction Assume 1/4/10/9 (Phase 1 = 24) by 2008Assume 1/4/10/9 (Phase 1 = 24) by 2008 Recruit/fill 2Recruit/fill 2ndnd civil engineer civil engineer Complete Canyon Creek to North Fork firstComplete Canyon Creek to North Fork first Next 10 – “top down” from LewistonNext 10 – “top down” from Lewiston Complete river baseline with TMAGComplete river baseline with TMAG Seek efficiencies in current effortsSeek efficiencies in current efforts Seek regulatory relief/streamlining via TMCSeek regulatory relief/streamlining via TMC

Staff PrioritiesStaff Priorities

Critical Critical Complete final bridge-related actions Complete final bridge-related actions Correct other infrastructure issues Correct other infrastructure issues Develop integrated mainstem baseline Develop integrated mainstem baseline Continue development of Science FrameworkContinue development of Science Framework

Staff PrioritiesStaff Priorities

Critical Critical Accelerate rehab site design/constructionAccelerate rehab site design/construction Simplify/streamline regulatory, realty, and Simplify/streamline regulatory, realty, and

planning requirements (through TMC)planning requirements (through TMC) Implement need-based RFP process with Implement need-based RFP process with

independent review panelsindependent review panels

Staff PrioritiesStaff Priorities

Consolidate stream gaging operationsConsolidate stream gaging operations Complete coarse sediment plan Complete coarse sediment plan Emphasize watershed restoration planning Emphasize watershed restoration planning

and implementationand implementation

Staff PrioritiesStaff Priorities

Simplify funding process with multi-year Simplify funding process with multi-year agreements where possibleagreements where possible

Require single consolidated proposals for Require single consolidated proposals for multi-agency activities/studiesmulti-agency activities/studies

Identify/pursue matching funds by TMC Identify/pursue matching funds by TMC members and other program partnersmembers and other program partners

Draft Budget Draft Budget Compared to Prior YearsCompared to Prior Years

$4,0

62,3

99

$2,7

75,9

00

$2,3

34,1

69

$3,3

21,7

24

$2,8

41,0

00

$3,9

90,0

00

$6,0

29,0

80

$5,2

37,8

19

$3,3

09,8

21

$3,5

08,1

00

$4,3

78,1

97

$4,9

29,5

80

$0

$1,000,000

$2,000,000

$3,000,000

$4,000,000

$5,000,000

$6,000,000

$7,000,000

ProgramAdministration

Rehabilitation &Restoration

Monitoring &Analysis

FY 2002 FY 2003

FY 2004 FY 2005

Total Budget by Total Budget by Main CategoryMain Category

Program Administration

25%

Rehabilitation and Restoration

38%

Monitoring and Analysis

37%

Program Administration Program Administration Budget by SubcategoryBudget by Subcategory

Supplemental EIS19% Information

Management10%

Independent Review

Committees5% Trinity Adaptive

Management Working Group

2%

Trinity Management

Council30%

Personnel RIC/OIC

34%

Program Program AdministrationAdministration

AEAM Team (Weaverville): AEAM Team (Weaverville): Salary, benefits, office operations, indirect costs for Salary, benefits, office operations, indirect costs for

non-project specific personnel. Includes relocation non-project specific personnel. Includes relocation costs for three new staff and office expansion/lease.costs for three new staff and office expansion/lease.

Trinity Management Council: Trinity Management Council: Salary, benefits, and indirect costs for members and Salary, benefits, and indirect costs for members and

technical representatives to participate in non-technical representatives to participate in non-project specific activities.project specific activities.

TAMWG: TAMWG: FWS administrative support; travel costs for FWS administrative support; travel costs for

members to participate in quarterly meetings and members to participate in quarterly meetings and four subcommittee meetings per member (or four subcommittee meetings per member (or alternate).alternate).

Program Program AdministrationAdministration

Independent Review Committees: Independent Review Committees: Primarily Science Advisory Board costs plus RFP Primarily Science Advisory Board costs plus RFP

review panels and workshops. Increase reflects review panels and workshops. Increase reflects known costs vs. previous estimates.known costs vs. previous estimates.

Information Management: Information Management: Completion of Science Framework option year Completion of Science Framework option year

task for database implementation and long-term task for database implementation and long-term management.management.

Supplemental EIS/EIR: Supplemental EIS/EIR: Contract amendments and co-lead participation Contract amendments and co-lead participation

to complete final SEIS/EIR. to complete final SEIS/EIR.

Implementation Budget Implementation Budget by Subcategoryby Subcategory

Channel Restoration

38%

Sediment Management

8%

Tributaries10%

Bridges and Structures

29%

Personnel RIC/EIC

15%

RehabilitationRehabilitationImplementationImplementation

Bridges and Structures:Bridges and Structures: Completion of Salt Flat and Biggers Road Bridges: Completion of Salt Flat and Biggers Road Bridges:

Construction management and funding of Construction management and funding of anticipated contract modifications. Contract work anticipated contract modifications. Contract work completed in FY05.completed in FY05.

Completion of Poker Bar Bridge and Bucktail Completion of Poker Bar Bridge and Bucktail approach road: Construction management and approach road: Construction management and construction contract funding obligation left from construction contract funding obligation left from FY04. Contract work completed in FY05.FY04. Contract work completed in FY05.

Poker Bar Roads: Construction and construction Poker Bar Roads: Construction and construction management for 1.1 miles of private roads management for 1.1 miles of private roads inundated by the ROD flows. Contract work inundated by the ROD flows. Contract work completed in calendar year 2005.completed in calendar year 2005.

RehabilitationRehabilitationImplementationImplementation

Channel Restoration: Channel Restoration: Hocker Flat: Pilot project to resolve design, Hocker Flat: Pilot project to resolve design,

revegetation, realty, FEMA, mercury issues of rehab revegetation, realty, FEMA, mercury issues of rehab projects. Construction completed by end of FY05.projects. Construction completed by end of FY05.

Canyon Creek Complex: Construction of four channel Canyon Creek Complex: Construction of four channel rehab sites below Canyon Creek. Contract awarded rehab sites below Canyon Creek. Contract awarded late in FY05 for construction during winter of FY06.late in FY05 for construction during winter of FY06.

Sites below Lewiston Dam: Initiate designs of ten Sites below Lewiston Dam: Initiate designs of ten rehab sites below Lewiston Dam. Contracts awarded rehab sites below Lewiston Dam. Contracts awarded in FY06.in FY06.

Channel Rehab NEPA/CEQA: Includes all contract work Channel Rehab NEPA/CEQA: Includes all contract work for permits and environmental compliance in support for permits and environmental compliance in support of channel rehab implementation. of channel rehab implementation.

Modeling and Analysis Modeling and Analysis Budget by SubcategoryBudget by Subcategory

Stream Gaging12%

Smolt Health Studies

4%

Run Size/Angler

Harvest20%

Riparian Vegetation

1%

Wildlife Studies

9%

Sediment Management

13%

Personnel RIC/OIC

14%

Adult Health Studies

4%

Migration Studies

13%

Hatchery Practices

10%

Streamflow Streamflow and Temperatureand Temperature

Stream Gaging: Stream Gaging: Flow data (depth, velocity, streamflow) used to Flow data (depth, velocity, streamflow) used to

understand system behavior (physical and understand system behavior (physical and biological), verify dam releases, calibrate biological), verify dam releases, calibrate models, and design restoration projects. Flow models, and design restoration projects. Flow data underlies and unifies all restoration data underlies and unifies all restoration activities. activities.

Water Temperature Modeling:Water Temperature Modeling: Critical for managing water temperatures to Critical for managing water temperatures to

maximize growth and survival of fish and maximize growth and survival of fish and wildlife. Current model needs to be compatible wildlife. Current model needs to be compatible with Klamath River model to better understand with Klamath River model to better understand interactions in the Lower Klamath River. interactions in the Lower Klamath River.

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Sediment Monitoring and Sediment Monitoring and AssessmentAssessment

FluxFlux StorageStorage

FeaturesFeatures Substrate Substrate

compositioncomposition ScourScour MobilityMobility Habitat AreaHabitat Area

FluxFlux StorageStorage Substrate Substrate

compositiocompositionn

ScourScour MobilityMobility

YieldYield CompositioCompositio

nn EffectiveneEffectivene

ssss

GSTARSGeomorphSediment Budget

Watersheds

Sediment Geomorphology HabitatSalmonid

Population Recovery

Program Component

Process Linkage

Data

Sediment Monitoring

SedimentSedimentManagementManagement

Sediment Budget: Sediment Budget: Develope for the upper 19 miles to determine if Develope for the upper 19 miles to determine if

ROD objectives are being met. Involves ROD objectives are being met. Involves sediment transport monitoring, topographic sediment transport monitoring, topographic mapping, sediment sampling, and data analysis. mapping, sediment sampling, and data analysis.

GeomorphologyGeomorphology Geomorphic change creates physical habitat for Geomorphic change creates physical habitat for

fish and wildlife recovery, impacts riparian fish and wildlife recovery, impacts riparian vegetation recruitment, and helps determine if vegetation recruitment, and helps determine if ROD objectives of restoring 10 attributes of an ROD objectives of restoring 10 attributes of an alluvial river are being met. Involves mapping alluvial river are being met. Involves mapping river form, substrate composition, plus tracking river form, substrate composition, plus tracking bed scour and mobility.bed scour and mobility.

SedimentSedimentManagementManagement

Sediment Modeling (GSTARS): Sediment Modeling (GSTARS): Helps quantify sediment budget, evaluate Helps quantify sediment budget, evaluate

restoration designs/effectiveness, and understand restoration designs/effectiveness, and understand geomorphic change. Primarily a predictive tool to geomorphic change. Primarily a predictive tool to develop annual flow recommendations.develop annual flow recommendations.

  Watershed Sediment Source Control:Watershed Sediment Source Control: Objectives are to encourage coarse sediment Objectives are to encourage coarse sediment

delivery while discouraging fine sediment delivery delivery while discouraging fine sediment delivery (i.e. watershed sediment source control). Includes (i.e. watershed sediment source control). Includes contracts ranging from planning to contracts ranging from planning to implementation.implementation.

FisheriesFisheries Outmigrant monitoring:Outmigrant monitoring:

Determine best methods to achieve desired quality Determine best methods to achieve desired quality of data and how this contributes to knowledge of of data and how this contributes to knowledge of juveniles leaving upper river and smolts emigrating juveniles leaving upper river and smolts emigrating from system.from system.

  Returning Adults:Returning Adults: Determine most effective methods to count returning Determine most effective methods to count returning

adults and required temporal scale of sampling.adults and required temporal scale of sampling.

  Hatchery Practices:Hatchery Practices: Ongoing investigations of Trinity River Hatchery Ongoing investigations of Trinity River Hatchery

methodologies to improve TRH production and learn methodologies to improve TRH production and learn more about hatchery – wild stock interactions.more about hatchery – wild stock interactions.

FisheriesFisheries Fish Health:Fish Health:

Improve understanding of management Improve understanding of management actions and system function on both adult actions and system function on both adult and juvenile fish health, including and juvenile fish health, including temperature tolerance studies. temperature tolerance studies.

  Habitat Availability and Use:Habitat Availability and Use: Determine use and availability of suitable Determine use and availability of suitable

habitat for fry and juvenile salmonids to help habitat for fry and juvenile salmonids to help evaluate success of channel rehabilitation evaluate success of channel rehabilitation efforts, including bank modification and flow efforts, including bank modification and flow regimes. regimes.

RiparianRiparianand Wildlifeand Wildlife

Rehab Site Revegetation, Hamilton Ponds Rehab Site Revegetation, Hamilton Ponds O&M:O&M: Ongoing mitigation requirements for bridge and Ongoing mitigation requirements for bridge and

rehab sites; sediment basin maintenance.rehab sites; sediment basin maintenance. Vegetation/Geomorphic Response Vegetation/Geomorphic Response

Mapping: Mapping: Complete mapping of riparian vegetation and Complete mapping of riparian vegetation and

geomorphic attributes of mainstem for rehab geomorphic attributes of mainstem for rehab baseline.baseline.

Invasive/Non-native Plant/Animal Studies: Invasive/Non-native Plant/Animal Studies: Address distribution and management of invasive Address distribution and management of invasive

and non-native plants/animals for mitigation at and non-native plants/animals for mitigation at rehab sites (including noxious weeds, bullfrogs).rehab sites (including noxious weeds, bullfrogs).

Avian/Herpetological Species Assessment:Avian/Herpetological Species Assessment: Assessment needed for NEPA/CEQA impact analysis Assessment needed for NEPA/CEQA impact analysis

and compliance (including bat species). and compliance (including bat species).

RiparianRiparianand Wildlifeand Wildlife

Aquatic Macroarthropod/Salmonid Habitat Aquatic Macroarthropod/Salmonid Habitat Study: Study: Needed to establish primary bioenergetic links for Needed to establish primary bioenergetic links for

entire system; directly related to quality of rearing entire system; directly related to quality of rearing habitat and food supply.habitat and food supply.

Satellite Imagery (pilot): Satellite Imagery (pilot): Validate vegetation map; use ICONOS satellite Validate vegetation map; use ICONOS satellite

imagery to predict annual changes in riparian imagery to predict annual changes in riparian vegetation distribution in response to rehab site vegetation distribution in response to rehab site implementation and natural processes.implementation and natural processes.

Mainstem Mercury Impact Study: Mainstem Mercury Impact Study: Assessment needed for NEPA/CEQA impact analysis Assessment needed for NEPA/CEQA impact analysis

and mitigation for rehab site design/construction.and mitigation for rehab site design/construction.

Estimate of Estimate of Available FundsAvailable Funds

FY2005FY2005

SourceSource

(millions)(millions)FY2004FY2004

Best Best

CaseCase

Most Most

LikelyLikely

Worst Worst

CaseCase

ReclamationReclamation $6.7$6.7 $7.0$7.0 $6.0$6.0 $6.0$6.0

Restoration FundRestoration Fund $2.0$2.0 $2.7$2.7 $2.7$2.7 $1.0$1.0

Fish & Wildlife ServiceFish & Wildlife Service $2.0$2.0 $2.0$2.0 $2.0$2.0 $2.0$2.0

In-kind ContributionsIn-kind Contributions $0.3$0.3 $0.3$0.3 $0.3$0.3 $0.3$0.3

DFG Grants (CSRP) DFG Grants (CSRP) $1.9$1.9 $0.0$0.0 $0.0$0.0 $0.0$0.0

Prior Year FundsPrior Year Funds $2.0$2.0 $0.5$0.5 $0.3$0.3 $0.0$0.0

TotalTotal $14.9$14.9 $12.5$12.5 $11.3$11.3 $9.3$9.3

Cost of Report Cost of Report RecommendationsRecommendations

New Staff Positions (3)New Staff Positions (3) Salary $300,000/yearSalary $300,000/year Relocation $150,000 to $300,000Relocation $150,000 to $300,000 Additional office space Additional office space

Construction/lease in FY05 $100,000Construction/lease in FY05 $100,000 Lease $30,000/year thereafterLease $30,000/year thereafter

Total: $700,000Total: $700,000

Cost of Report Cost of Report RecommendationsRecommendations

River Baseline Prior to Rehab River Baseline Prior to Rehab ImplementationImplementation Bathymetry/topography $150,000Bathymetry/topography $150,000 Pilot LIDAR study $100,000Pilot LIDAR study $100,000 Geomorphic/EHM mapping $85,000Geomorphic/EHM mapping $85,000 Substrate mapping $50,000Substrate mapping $50,000

Total $385,000 Total $385,000

Cost of Report Cost of Report RecommendationsRecommendations

Rehab Site Design/ConstructionRehab Site Design/Construction Hocker Flat construction $450,000Hocker Flat construction $450,000 Canyon Creek NEPA/CEQA $200,000Canyon Creek NEPA/CEQA $200,000 Canyon Creek design/construction Canyon Creek design/construction

$990,000$990,000 Mercury impact study $120,000Mercury impact study $120,000 Rehab site revegetation $120,000Rehab site revegetation $120,000

Total $1,880,000 Total $1,880,000

Generic Methods to Generic Methods to Deal with Funding GapDeal with Funding Gap

Increase funds (incl. new sources)Increase funds (incl. new sources) Across-the-board 15% reduction Across-the-board 15% reduction Reduce scope of work for individual projectsReduce scope of work for individual projects Phase-in projects (multi-year)Phase-in projects (multi-year) No new projectsNo new projects Prioritize/delete projects Prioritize/delete projects

Examples of Examples of Program-Level OptionsProgram-Level Options

No new staffNo new staff Slower rate of rehab site implementationSlower rate of rehab site implementation One year moratorium on selected long-One year moratorium on selected long-

term monitoring while evaluating study term monitoring while evaluating study designs (e.g., outmigrants, adult designs (e.g., outmigrants, adult migration) migration)

Lesser emphasis on sediment monitoringLesser emphasis on sediment monitoring

Questions?Questions?