COWLITZ RESTORATION AND RECOVERY (CRR) FUND Cowlitz FTC meeting 3/7/17 update
ABANDON VOLITIONAL UPSTREAM PASSAGE • Altern ernat ative e to / in-lieu o lieu of fish ladder er. • $15 million i llion in inter eres est-bearin aring a g acco count unt for re r recovery and and re restoration 2
ABANDON VOLITIONAL UPSTREAM PASSAGE Artic ticle le 3 of the the C Cowlit litz Riv iver H r Hydro roelectri ric Pro roject Sett ttlement nt A Agre reement nt calls s for r the the expend nditure of the the C CRR Fund nd if if it is it is determ rmine ned tha that: “…expend nditure o of the es escrow a accou ount nt o on n such additio ional m l measure res i in li lieu o of volit litional upstre ream f facilit itie ies i is necessary a and appropria riate t to achie hieve n natura ral s stock re restorati tion, consiste tent t wit ith t the he express purpose o e of the l e licen ense a and the S e Settlement ent Agre reement, a and with a h applic licable r recovery pla lans for r the he l lis iste ted C Cowlitz R itz Riv iver s stocks,…” 3
CRR FUND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (PLAN) Dra rafted in 2 in 2013/2014 • Fin inalized in Jan 2 in Jan 2014 • USFWS ap approved in in Nov 2014 • Not a appro roved ed b by NOAA F Fisherie ries • Me Memo t to N NOAA on F n Fund und U Use • 4
CRR FUND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY More r re refined ed/detailed ed t than p plan • Develo lopment by C y CRR su RR sub c committee • Fina inal s l stage ges in s in Develo lopment • • Purpos ose / e / Goal • Fund nd s str tructu ture, f fund nding ing c cycle le, p proposal r l revie iew and nd fund nding ing decis isio ions ns • Prioritie ities f for r Restora ratio tion Pr n Projects a and nd Land nd Acquis isitio ition • Habitat A Assessme ment • Hatch chery-Assoc ociated ed Productio tion • Project E t Eligib ibilit ility C y Criteria ria • Project Mo t Moni nitoring ing 5
CRR: STRATEGY Purpos ose / / Goal: Prot otect and p promo mote r e restorati tion a and reco cover ery o y of upper C er Cowlit litz River b er basin salm lmon onid id p populat ulatio ions ns listed ed u under er the e federal E eral Endan ange gered red Species cies A Act (ESA). ). 6
CRR: STRATEGY Fund struct cture, e, funding g cycle, e, p prop opos osal review w and funding nding de decisio ions ns Gr Grant nting ing pr process ss f for s spo pons nsors o of on-the the- • gr grou ound p proj oject ects Buil ild d pa partne nership ips t s to maxim imiz ize i investment nts • Bi-annu nnual allo llocation o n of funds nds (1-2 f funding nding • cyl cyles per er bianniu nnium) LC LCFRB – inc nclu lude de pr proje jects i int nto existing ng SRFB B • funding r rou ound; indep epen enden ent r t review f w for or cons nsistenc ncy with r recovery pl plan; n; first r rank nking ing 7
CRR: STRATEGY 8
CRR: STRATEGY Prior orit ities ies f for Restor orat atio ion Proje ject cts a and Land Acquis uisit itio ion 1. 1. Sprin pring Chino hinook in in the he uppe pper ba basin in 2. 2. Sprin pring Chino hinook in in the he lo lower ba r basin in 3. 3. Lis isted spe pecie ies in t in the he u uppe pper r ba basin in 4. 4. Lis isted spe pecie ies in t in the he lo lower ba basin in and nd als lso if if the hey ha have a a high high pro proportion o of matchi hing f g funds ds 9
CRR: STRATEGY Habit itat at A Asses essmen ent Con onduct a Ha Habitat A Assessme ment to to gu guide ide pro protection and re nd restoration a activ ivit itie ies. Prot otection a asses essment c com ompleted i in 20 2014 • Restora oration on a assessmen ent t to be substantiall lly y • comple pleted prio prior t r to allo llocating f g fund nds Restora oration on a assessmen ent d detail ils to be • determ ermined, ed, 3 3 d differ erin ing t g types es – Fish focused – fish surveys with complete life cycle model to determine • bottlenecks Habitat condition focused – on-the-ground assessment of existing conditions • Restoration project focused – identifying specific projects to address known • limiting factors, including outreach 10 10
CRR: STRATEGY Hatcher ery-rela lated ed P Projec ects Avail ilable le for f r fund ndin ing, w will no ill not go go thro hrough h LCFRB revi view a w and ranking. ne need t to be be cons nsistent wit ith h pro protectio ion a and nd • re recovery go goals ls o of lis listed s stocks. . Sh Short-term p projects • No f full ha ll hatchery pro progr grams o or f r fis ish h ha hatcheri ries, , • ha hatchery-type pro projects covered u unde nder o othe her r re requ quir irements. 11 11
CRR: STRATEGY Proje ject ct E Eligib gibil ilit ity C y Crit iteria ia Typ ype e of p of proj oject s spon onsors • Typ ype of e of proj ojects / / excluded a activities • 12 12
CRR: STRATEGY Proje ject ct Monit nitorin ring Not eligi ligible le po post im imple plementatio ion • As As-Built lt re repo port re requ quir ired • 13 13
NEXT STEPS Timelin line Ta Tasks End of CRR DRAFT STRATEGY to FTC February March mtg Further Discussion and Approval Feb – March Habitat Project refinement April mtg If needed Final Approval; Funding for Habitat Assessment approval April – July Application Manual Draft April MOU with LCFRB April NOAA decision needed by this point May – 2018 Habitat Assessment Feb 2018 First call for projects 14 14
QUESTIONS ? 15 15
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