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1 FISH PASSAGE CENTER 847 NE 19 th Avenue, #250, Portland, OR Phone: (503) Fax: (503) us at MEMORANDUM To: From: Fish Passage Advisory Committee (FPAC) FPC Staff Date: January 22, 2019 Subject: Action Notes from January 15, 2019, FPAC meeting On January 15, 2019, FPAC met at the FPC office for its monthly face-to-face meeting. The following people participated in the meeting: Tom Lorz (FPAC Co-Chair CRITFC) Brandon Chockley (FPC) Charlie Morrill (WDFW) Erin Cooper (FPC) Gabe Sheer (FPC) Jay Hesse (Nez Perce Tribe, via phone) Kyle Dittmer (CRITFC, via phone) Russ Kiefer (IDFG, via phone) AGENDA ITEMS Approval of Notes FPAC notes from January 8, 2019 were postponed until the next FPAC meeting. Approval of notes from December 18, 2018 are also postponed until USFWS and NOAA are back from furlough. Water Supply/Flood Control Brandon Chockley (FPC) provided a summary of the current reservoir operations, water supply forecasts, snowpack estimates, and ESP runoff volumes. See the attached document. Snowpack averages and ESP forecasts have decreased over the last week. \\Mobydick\staff\DOCUMENT\2019_Documents\2019_Files\FPAC\0114\Draft_FPAC Notes doc

2 Bonneville tailrace elevations have ranged from over the last week. The minimum tailrace elevation for chum operations is Tom Lorz (CRITFC) asked FPC to review flood control operations at Dworshak, given current water supply forecast of 95%. Tom noted that the current STP has Dworshak filling over the next week. Does current STP reflect flood control or market needs? Weather Kyle Dittmer (CRITFC) provided a summary of weather conditions and water year status. See attached. Major shifts in airflow will bring more storm systems over the next week, which will increase the snowpack. Most of the expected precipitation will fall as snow at elevations 4,000. The NOAA data indicate that peak heating in the south Pacific occurred in late November early December, and is now on a cooling trend indicating an ENSO neutral winter. Chum Operations Bonneville tailwaters remain in the expected range and redds have been observed. FPAC recommends sticking with current operation. Charlie Morrill (WDFW) confirmed that they will not do any seines for fry or smolts. Adult counting contract update There was a meeting on January 7 regarding the adult counting contract, after which the COE provided a written summary of their proposal (see attached) that was distributed at FPOM. This proposal will move forward unless there are objections from the agencies. The COE has consulted with TAC, and has agreed to try to have Bonneville counts up by 7:00 AM. TAC will work with the COE on other requirements. Tom Lorz (CRITFC) asked if this is good enough for FPAC members, or should more requests be made? Other projects will be available after Bonneville, since the results from those projects can be more flexible. COE has also indicated that they will try to accommodate special requests if something comes up in-season. Sort by Code Tom Lorz (CRITFC) has approved Jason Vogel s (NPT) request for adult coho broodstock. CSS request is still waiting for approval. FPAC will likely delay approval until the federal government reopens or approval is absolutely necessary. Agencies, including the FPC, have expressed concern about getting federal permits for sampling in time for the spring migration. Brandon Chockley (FPC) pointed out that it is unclear if the COE can even operate the juvenile bypass systems with no monitoring in the case that the federal government is still closed when sampling starts (scheduled March 1 at LMN and JDA, and followed shortly after by BON and other projects). Page 2 of 3

3 Brandon Chockley will check with PTAGIS on whether Gordon Axel (NOAA) SbyC request from December 2018 was approved prior to government shutdown and update Tom on the status. Other: Bonneville Ice/Trash Sluiceway On December 30 th, the ice and trash sluiceway gate was knocked shut by logs. Attempts to fix have led to other maintenance problems that will take an unknown amount of time to resolve. Tom Lorz (CRITFC) has requested that the COE move to Powerhouse 2 priority and turn corner collector on for amount of time it would take to equal to sluiceway flow, which takes approximately 6 hours. COE and BPA are ok with this. Tom noted that he may ask for more than this if repair takes much longer. Coordination The TMT process meeting on January 16 th has been cancelled. There will still be a conference call at 9:00. There is a policy CRSO meeting tomorrow, January 16 th. There is a DCCO (cormorant) predation meeting tomorrow, January 16 th. SCT will be on Thursday, January 17 th at CRITFC. There will be a CRSO executive tribal meeting on Thursday, January 17 th. FFDRWG will be on February 7 th (Portland) and 26 th (Walla Walla). FPAC will be returning to every-other-week meetings. The next meeting will be a conference call on January 29 th at 9:00. Biomark is sponsoring a PIT-tag workshop on January 23 rd and 24 th in Portland. There is a PTSC meetings scheduled for January 25 th but may be delayed due to the federal shutdown. These minutes have been reviewed and approved by the Fish Passage Advisory Committee. Page 3 of 3

4 FPAC Agenda for Tuesday January 15, 2019 Meeting time: 10:00 AM Meeting location: FACE to FACE (FPC office) or Conference Call - 1. Approval of previous notes (Delay Previous ie December due to missing Agencies) 2. Water supply and reservoir status 3. Weather update and climate forecast 4. Chum operations 5. Adult count contract status 6. Sort by code requests 7. Other 8. Coordination for other schedule meetings

FISH PASSAGE CENTER 847 NE 19 th Avenue, #250, Portland, OR 97232 Phone: (503) 833-3900 Fax: (503) 232-1259 www.fpc.org/ e-mail us at fpcstaff@fpc.

5 FISH PASSAGE CENTER 847 NE 19 th Avenue, #250, Portland, OR Phone: (503) Fax: (503) us at MEMORANDUM TO: FPAC FROM: David Benner, FPC DATE: January 15, 2019 RE: Reservoir Operations/Snowpack/Water Supply/Bonneville TW Grand Coulee Reservoir is at feet ( ) and has drafted 1.3 feet over the last week. Outflows at Grand Coulee have ranged between 88.8 Kcfs and Kcfs over the last week. The Libby Reservoir is currently at elevation feet ( ) and has drafted 0.44 feet over the past week. Daily average outflows at Libby Dam have been 4.0 Kcfs for the last week. Hungry Horse is currently at an elevation of feet ( ) and has drafted 1.5 feet last week. Outflows at Hungry Horse have been Kcfs over the last week. Dworshak is currently at an elevation of feet ( ) and has held steady over last week. Daily average outflows at Dworshak have been 1.7 Kcfs. The Brownlee Reservoir was at an elevation of feet on January 14, 2019 and has drafted 1.9 feet in the last week. Outflows at Hells Canyon have ranged between 9.3 and 16.4 Kcfs over the last four days. \\mobydick\staff\document\2019_documents\2019_files\fpac\0114\fpac_watersupplysummary_ docx

6 Snow Water Equivalent Basin (% Med.) Columbia above the Snake River Confluence Kootenai River in Montana 87 Flathead River 82 Upper Clark Fork River 88 Bitterroot 82 Lower Clark Fork River 82 Idaho Panhandle Region 83 Columbia above Methow 91 Chelan, Entiat, Wenatchee 91 Yakima, Ahtanum 84 Average * 86 Snake River Snake above Palisades 75 Henry Fork, Teton, Willow, Blackfoot, Portneuf 70 Big and Little Wood 63 Big and Little Lost 61 Raft, Goose, Salmon Falls, Bruneau 88 Weiser, Payette, Boise 68 Owyhee Malheur 86 Grande Ronde, Powder, Burnt, Imnaha 78 Clearwater and Salmon 79 Average * 74 Lower Columbia between Bonneville and McNary Umatilla, Walla Walla, Willow 90 Deschutes, Crooked, John Day 72 Lower Columbia, Hood River 52 Average * 71 Page 2 of 6

7 January 14, day QPF ESP Location The Dalles (Apr- Aug) Grand Coulee (Apr-Aug) Libby Res. Inflow, MT (Apr-Aug) Hungry Horse Res. Inflow, MT (Apr- Aug) Lower Granite Res. Inflow (Apr- July) Brownlee Res. Inflow (Apr-July) Dworshak Res. Inflow (Apr-July) % Average ( ) Runoff Volume (Kaf) 90 78, , , , , , ,306 Bonneville Chum Flows and Elevations: Bonneville Tailwater Date Elevation Range (ft) Jan. 7, Jan. 8, Jan. 9, Jan. 10, Jan. 11, Jan. 12, Jan. 13, Jan. 14, Page 3 of 6

8 Figure 1. Grand Coulee Figure 2. Libby Page 4 of 6

9 Figure 3. Dworshak Figure 4. Hungry Horse Page 5 of 6

10 Figure 5. Brownlee Page 6 of 6

11 Water Year 2019 Precipitation Monthly Clim Norm Monthly Seasonal Temp. (degf) Jan 1-14 (Oct. 1 - now) (pro-rated) Portland 33% 74% 2.6 UPPER-COLUMBIA: Kamloops Revelstoke Cranbrook Creston average: Normal: MIDDLE-COLUMBIA: Pendleton 17% 88% 2.2 Redmond 6% 43% 3.5 Yakima 52% 67% 4.4 Wenatchee AP 44% 80% 3.7 Omak 32% 58% 6.2 Spokane AP 79% 104% 4.4 average: 38% 73% 4.1 Normal: LOWER SNAKE: Lewiston 14% 91% 2.9 Pullman 100% 119% 3.6 Stanley 71% 84% -0.3 Challis 4% 50% -0.1 average: 47% 86% 1.5 Normal: UPPER and MIDDLE SNAKE: McCall 89% 100% -1.2 Ontario 0% 60% 5.4 Boise 5% 85% 3 Twin Falls 37% 89% -3.1 Burley 63% 127% 2.5 Pocatello 57% 85% -0.4 Idaho Falls 60% 65% -1.2 average: 44% 87% 0.7 Normal: Forecasted Daily Rain (in inches), BON dam area: 15-Jan 0 16-Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan 0.05

12 C. Peery, R. Wertheimer 10 January 2019 USACE interim fish counting plan; 1 March to 30 June 2019 Summary The Corps proposes to conduct typical visual counts at Bonneville and Lower Granite dams with standard reporting of fish counts to FPC website the following morning. The remainder of the projects would be counted using recorded video with counts posted to the FPC website as available (generally, within 3 and no more than 5 working days). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to cover counting operations through June if needed (see schedule below). The Corps will assure that every staff member is adequately trained prior to counting and that data quality retains high standards including adequate QA/QC prior to be made available. The Flex-spill operation agreement must be accommodated such that it is not modified or compromised. The Corps make every reasonable accommodation to maintain the regular and open communication process that has includes direct contact information for staff needing to interact on a swift timeline March Fish Counts will be initiated at Bonneville and Lower Granite dams 1 March using digital video. As is the standard procedures, 16 hours of video is collected per day. The counts will be made available per the performance specification in the existing contract, as early as practicabletypically by 7am the following morning. 1 April 30 June Bonneville Dam. Normal visual counts for 16 hours per day will begin 1 April and proceed until the new contractor starts new contract services, on or before 30 June. The counts will be made available per the performance specification in the existing contract, by 7am the following morning when TAC update meetings are planned (see preliminary TAC update meeting schedule below) and as early as practicable on non-tac meeting days. Night counts collected using digital video begins 15 May. Counts from nighttime video will be made available per the performance specification in the existing contract. The Dalles and John Day dams. 16 hours of counts per day via digital video. Video will be collected, archived, and counts made available when practicable. The Corps will make every effort to update count information within 3 and no more than 5 working days of collection date during contracting protest period. Counts assessing special operations and issues identified by fish & wildlife managers (e.gi.e., TAC, FPOM, FPAC, TMT, etc.) will prioritized for processing (e.gi.e., TAC, FPOM, FPAC, TMT, etc.), and made available per the performance specification in the existing contract. That is, after upon notification of a prioritized need, the counts will be made available per the performance specification in the existing contract. McNary, Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental and Little Goose dams. 16 hours of video per day. Video will be collected, archived, and counts made available when practicable. The Corps will make every effort to update count information within 3 and no more than 5 working days of collection date during contracting protest period. Counts assessing special operations and issues identified by fish & wildlife managers (e.g., TAC, FPOM, FPAC, TMT, etc.) will prioritized for processing (e.g., TAC, FPOM, FPAC, TMT, etc.), and made available per the performance specification in the existing contract. That is, after notification of a prioritized need, the counts will be made available per the performance specification in the existing contract. Night counts collected at McNary Dam using digital video begins 15 June. Commented [EV1]: If you change this to i.e., leave specified groups off the list would be tolerated. However, as it is using etc. or leaving specified groups that will used this information to make management decisions is not acceptable. My preference would be to change to for example or i.e., and include FPAC, TMT in the mix. Commented [EV2]: Neither of these sites included video counting in the recent past, how is it that you can do this without additional cost?

13 C. Peery, R. Wertheimer 10 January 2019 Lower Granite Dam. Transition from video to visual counts between 15 April and 1 May, depending on when Chinook salmon counts begin their annual increase. On average, salmon counts increase above 100 fish/day between 15 and 21 April. In 2018, this increase in counts occurred the first week of May. Once visual counting begins, each day of counts will be posted per the performance specification in the existing contract, by 7am the following morning when TAC update meetings are planned and as early as practicable on non-tac meeting daystypically by the following morning 7am. Night counts collected using digital video begins 15 June. Nighttime video will be viewed the following day and posted by the next morning. Commented [EV3]: Like to see this transition occur earlier to correspond with spring spill operations (April 3), if practicable. I recognize run timing as a good tool hear but it has been different every year and the last two in particular have been much later than normal for spring Chinook timing. This could provide some additional flexibility but I d rather see you use a lower project timing information to justify a later start time in-season (preferably Ice Harbor).

14 C. Peery, R. Wertheimer 10 January Adult Salmon Dam Count Monitoring Dates Dam Video Monitoring Dates Day Night Direct Monitoring Dates Bonneville Dam The Dalles Dam John Day Dam McNary Dam Ice Harbor Dam March 1 - March 31, 2018 December 1, February 28, 2019 March 1 - March 31 November 1, February 28, 2019 May 15 - September 30, 2018 June 15 - September 30, 2018 June 15 - September 30, 2018 June 15 - September 30, 2018 March 1 - March 31 November 1, February 28, 2019 April 1 to November 30, 2018 April 1 to October 31, 2018 April 1 to October 31, 2018 April 1 to October 31, 2018 April 1 to October 31, 2018 Lower Monumental Dam April 1 to October 31, 2018 Little Goose Dam Lower Granite Dam Priest Rapids Dam Wanapum Dam Rock Island Dam Rocky Reach Dam Wells Dam Willamette Falls March 1 - March 31, 2018 November 1 - December 30, 2018 June 1 - September 30, 2018 April 15 - November 15, 2018 (24 hr) April 15 - November 15, 2018 (24 hr) April 14 - November 15, 2018 (24 hr) April 14 - November 15, 2018 (24 hr) May 1 - November 15, 2018 (24 hr) Count year round (24 hr) April 1 to October 31, 2018 April 1 - October 31, 2018

15 C. Peery, R. Wertheimer 10 January Columbia and Snake River Fishway Outages Dam Bonneville Dam Dates Fishways are Closed Bradford Island Fishway: December 1, 2017-February 28, Cascades Island Fishway: Not Dewatering. Washington Shore Fishway: Not Dewatering. The Dalles Dam East Fish Fishway: December 1, February 28, North Fish Fishway: January 16, 2018 January 30, John Day Dam North Fish Fishway: December 5, 2017 December 17, South Fish Fishway: January 9, February 28, McNary Dam Washington Shore Fishway: January 1, 2018 January 31, Oregon Shore Fishway: February 1, February 27, Ice Harbor Dam North Shore Fishway: February 4, February 28, South Shore Fishway: January 1, February 3, Lower Monumental Dam North Shore Fishway: January 1, January 31, South Shore Fishway: February 1, February 28, Little Goose Dam January 2, February 28, Lower Granite Dam January 1, 2018 February 28, Priest Rapids Dam Left Bank Fishway: TBD Right Bank Fishway: TBD Wanapum Dam Right Bank Fishway: TBD Left Bank Fishway: TBD Rock Island Dam Right Bank Fishway: December 4, 2017 to January 5, Left Bank Fishway: December 18, 2017 to February 2, Middle Fishway: January 8, 2017 to TBD. Rocky Reach Dam December 11, 2017 to February 2, Wells Dam West Ladder: TBD East Ladder: TBD

16 C. Peery, R. Wertheimer 10 January 2019 Preliminary schedule for 2019 TAC in-season runsize update meetings Priority Dates for data delivery Delivery Time TAC meets Monday, April 22, :00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM Monday, April 29, :00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM Monday, May 6, :00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM Monday, May 13, :00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM Monday, May 20, :00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM Tuesday, May 28, :00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM Monday, June 3, :00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM Monday, June 10, :00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM Monday, June 17, 2019 Monday, June 24, :00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM Monday, July 1, :00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM Monday, July 8, :00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM Monday, July 15, :00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM Monday, July 22, :00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM Monday, July 29, 2019 Monday, August 5, :00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM Monday, August 12, :00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM Monday, August 19, :00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM Monday, August 26, :00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM Tuesday, September 3, :00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM Monday, September 9, :00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM Monday, September 16, :00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM Monday, September 23, :00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM Monday, September 30, :00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM Monday, October 7, :00:00 AM 10:00:00 AM Four Italicized dates are tentative, and may be adjusted. Recommend check-in for flexibility of data delivery time. Yellow highlights emphasize TAC meeting dates planned for Tuesday following official holidays. Grey highlights emphasize dates TAC does not plan to meet.

17 C. Peery, R. Wertheimer 10 January 2019 USACE interim fish counting plan; 1 March to 30 June 2019 Summary The Corps proposes to conduct typical visual counts at Bonneville and Lower Granite dams with standard reporting of fish counts to FPC website the following morning. The remainder of the projects would be counted using recorded video with counts posted to the website as available. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to cover counting operations through June if needed (see schedule below) March Fish Counts will be initiated at Bonneville and Lower Granite dams 1 March using digital video. As is the standard procedures, 16 hrs of video is collected per day. The counts will be made available per the performance specification in the existing contract, typically by 7am the following morning. 1 April 30 June Bonneville Dam. Normal visual counts for 16 hrs per day will begin 1 April and proceed until the new contractor starts new contract services, on or before 30 June. The counts will be made available per the performance specification in the existing contract. Night counts collected using digital video begins 15 May. Counts from nighttime video will be made available per the performance specification in the existing contract. The Dalles and John Day dams. 16 hrs of counts per day via digital video. Video will be collected, archived, and counts made available when practicable. Counts assessing special operations and issues identified by fish & wildlife managers (e.g., TAC, FPOM, etc.) will prioritized for processing (e.g., TAC, FPOM, etc.), and made available per the performance specification in the existing contract. That is, after notification of a prioritized need, the counts will be made available per the performance specification in the existing contract. McNary, Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental and Little Goose dams. 16 hrs of video per day. Video will be collected, archived, and counts made available when practicable. Counts assessing special operations and issues identified by fish & wildlife managers (e.g., TAC, FPOM, etc.) will prioritized for processing (e.g., TAC, FPOM, etc.), and made available per the performance specification in the existing contract. That is, after notification of a prioritized need, the counts will be made available per the performance specification in the existing contract. Night counts collected at McNary Dam using digital video begins 15 June. Lower Granite Dam. Transition from video to visual counts between 15 April and 1 May, depending on when Chinook salmon counts begin their annual increase. On average, salmon counts increase above 100 fish/day between 15 and 21 April. In 2018, this increase in counts occurred the first week of May. Once visual counting begins, each day of counts will be posted per the performance specification in the existing contract, typically by the following morning 7am. Night counts collected using digital video begins 15 June. Nighttime video will be viewed the following day and posted by the next morning.

FISH PASSAGE CENTER. On January 8, 2019, FPAC met for its weekly conference call. The following people participated in the call:

FISH PASSAGE CENTER. On January 8, 2019, FPAC met for its weekly conference call. The following people participated in the call: FISH PASSAGE CENTER 847 NE 19 th Avenue, #250, Portland, OR 97232 Phone: (503) 833-3900 Fax: (503) 232-1259 www.fpc.org/ e-mail us at fpcstaff@fpc.org MEMORANDUM To: From: Fish Passage Advisory Committee