Lower Snake River Fish & Wildlife Compensation Plan
Scott Marshall LSRCP Program ManagerUS Fish & Wildlife Service
Topics Legislative History Goals & Benefits Conservation
Actions Operational
Overview Budget
Operations Non-recurring
maintenance Equipment HRT/HSRG/BiOp/US v
OR Summary
Legislative History Public Law 85-264(1958): Required the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) to develop a plan to compensate for fish & wildlife losses caused by construction & operation of the four Lower Snake River dams.
Public Law 94-587 (1976): Authorized construction & operation of the LSRCP in accordance with the COE plan.
Public Law 103-672 (1995): Authorized construction of fall Chinook acclimation facilities to support conservation efforts.
LSRCP funding is “a Power Related Expenses” i.e. an inherent cost of operating the four dams.
Goals Locating hatcheries guided by desire to
replace lost salmon, steelhead & trout “in place and in kind”.
Goals for adult returns above Lower Granite Dam Fall Chinook Salmon – 18,300 Spring Chinook – 58,700 Steelhead – 55,100 Rainbow Trout: 86,000 lbs (about 215,000
fish) Anticipated benefits (COE cost/benefit study):
817,000 days of recreational fishing (150,000 fish harvest),
260,000 coast-wide commercial harvest.
LSRCP Conservation Activities
Integrated programs to support conservation Spring Chinook – NE Oregon, Tucannon,
McCall, Sawtooth Snake River Fall Chinook Steelhead – Clearwater, Tucannon, Touchet, E.
Fork Salmon Juvenile supplementation strategies –
increase natural stock abundance & distribution: Released in locations where returning adults can spawn naturally, 47% of fall Chinook (2.1 million fish) 31% of steelhead (1.7 million fish) 34% of spring Chinook. (2.8 million fish)
Adult outplanting - increase abundance & distribution.
Operational Overview COE constructed facilities. FWS owns facilities & administers
program. States, tribes & FWS operate
facilities & evaluate program. BPA funds LSRCP through
Memoranda of Agreement.
FY 12 – FY 13 Budget
LSRCP Budget Components Operations Non-Recurring Maintenance
Real Property Equipment
HRT/HSRG/BiOp
Ongoing Operational Budget
FY 12 -13 Includes Hatchery Operations & M&E Generally stable program. FWS will continue aggressive cost
containment. High inflation rate of 6% seen in
previous rate case period for fish food, energy, commodities, heath insurance and salaries will moderate to near long term average of 3.5%
Assume that 75% expenses accrue in current year and 25% in following year.
Request is $18.0 m/yr average expense
Nonrecurring Maintenance
Real Property Assets (not including land)
Equipment
Real Property Assets Budget
LSRCP assets How Needs are Assessed How Projects are Prioritized What is Included Budget
LSRCP Hatcheries & Labs
11 Hatcheries, 15 Satellites & 2 Labs Oregon
Lookingglass (Imnaha) Wallowa (LSC,BC) Irrigon
Washington Lyons Ferry (Cottonwood &
DP) Tucannon (Curl Lk) Snake River Lab
Idaho Clearwater (CR, Red R. , Powell) Magic Valley Hagerman NFH McCall (S. Fork) Sawtooth (E. Fork) Capt J. , Pitt. & Big Canyon
(with BPA) Dworshak (joint with COE) Idaho Fish Health Lab
28 Facilities located in three states Present value of assets (less land) is $322.1
million. Most (65%) built in 1980’s now 25 + years old. Maintenance is an inherent cost of ownership
and public trust
$0$20,000,000$40,000,000$60,000,000$80,000,000
$100,000,000$120,000,000$140,000,000
Construction History & Replacement Costs of Real Property Assets (excluding land)
Total value $322.1 million
A Structured Approachto Assessing Needs
Annual Condition Assessments Safety Inspections Seismic Surveys Bridge Inspections Environmental Compliance Audits ADA Inspections ESA Consultations (fish passage,
screening) Mission Requirements & Programmatic
Review Other State & Federal Legal Compliance
Audits
Prioritizing Projects All projects ranked through a formal process:
Importance of asset Substitutability of asset Human safety Fish Security ADA compliance ESA compliance Environmental compliance Risk of further deterioration Energy efficiency Mission requirements Scientific defensibility Visitor services
General application is to ensure mission requirements, human safety, fish security and legal obligations are met first.
Program Components Deferred – fix broken items Preventative – minimize untimely
failures of mission critical assets Corrective – meet current standards
(e.g. ESA) Programmatic – meet mission needs Routine Maintenance – LSRCP
purchase to save agency overhead.
Forecasted FY 12 -13 Nonrecurring Maintenance Budget
Needs (less Equipment) Currently Identified Projects …….
$ 11.47 m Minus FY 10– 11 Projects ………. - $
5.57 m Estimated FY 12 – 13 Backlog …
$ 5.90 m Amount Needed to Cover Untimely
Breakdowns & Newly Identified Needs During FY 12 -13 is Uncertain - but historically it has been substantial
Plan is to Prioritize Needs & Allocate $2.2 m/yr
Projected FY 12 - 13 Backlog by Category
Deferred Maintenance $2.30 million
Corrective Maintenance $0.67 million
Preventative Maintenance $1.17 million
Programmatic $1.61 million
Routine Maintenance $0.15 million
Total $ 5.90 million
EQUIPMENT
LSRCP Equipment (review in FY 09 extended useful life span of most
items) Category Useful Life Cost
(Replace) Rearing Equipment
25 -35 Years $ 0.56 million
Vehicles 7 - 15 Years $ 3.32 millionHeavy Equipment
20 - 40 Years $ 5.64 million
Scientific Equip. 15 Years $ 1.17 millionOffice Electronics
5 – 10 Years $ 0.26 million
Small Equipment
15 Years $1.93 million
Total $ 12.88 million
Estimated deferred replacement of $3.48 million by FY 12
Substantial costs to replace aging equipment will occur over next 10 years.
$0
$250,000
$500,000
$750,000
$1,000,000
$1,250,000
$1,500,000
Acquisition History and Projected Replacement Cost ($12.8 million) of LSRCP Personal Property by Year
Aqusition cost Replacement Cost
Replacement Decisions Current Needs Assessment Actual Condition Consequence of Failure (human &
fish Safety) Maintenance vs. Replacement Cost
Comparison Substitutability Facility Sharing New vs. Used vs. Surplus
FY 12 -13 Forecasted Equipment Needs
Estimated Backlog Beginning FY 12 = $3.48 m
Est. Replacements in FY 12 – 13 = +$0.76 m
Total Need $4.24 m
Plan is to Prioritize Needs & Allocate $0.75/yr
Summary FY 12 - 13 Nonrecurring Maintenance
Request Request
To Provide for Progressive Improvement but Require Prioritization of Needs
Cap Annual Request at about 1% of Asset Value
Real Property Assets………………… $4.4 m
Equipment ………………………… $1.5 m
Total ……………………………… $5.9 m
(average of $2.95 / yr)
FY 12 -13 Request ………………. $5.91 m
Summary of Ongoing Program Expenses
Ongoing Operational ExpensesFY 12 -13
Category FY 12 FY 13
Operations $17.64 m $18.39 m
Evaluation $ 4.83 m $ 5.03 m
Non-recurring maintenance & equipment
$ 2.89 m $ 3.02 m
Total $ 25.36 m
$ 26.44 m
FWS Has Tried to be a Good Steward
of Rate Payer Funds. Annual Savings from Aggressive Cost
Containment Waiver of full FWS overhead - $1.06
million / yr Aggressive cost containment by
purchasing items for state & tribal agencies to save overhead & sales taxes. Tags, fish Food & utilities – $ 0.66 million /yr
Construction & Equipment - $0.53 Million / yr
Total annual Savings – $ 2.25 Million/yr
BiOp/HRT/HSRG/US v Oregon
Hatchery Reform Drivers
Specific Projects in Hydro System Biological Opinion
Tucannon & Touchet Steelhead (RPA 40) East Fork Salmon River Steelhead (RPA
42)
• HSRG – NOAA/Congress Hatchery Review • U.S.F.W.S. Hatchery Scientific Review• RPA 39 & 40 – Utilize BPS in Section 7 Consultations to not Impede Recovery & Reduce Genetic/Ecological Risks
Summary of Recommendations
•499 HRT recommendations•69 HSRG recommendations•Many reflect US. v OR Agreement• LSRCP staff have reviewed – and provided initial response – some no cost, some rejected or unlikely to get co-manager support only 94 were assigned a cost estimate •Final List Awaits Comanager Review & NOAA Review & Approval
Classification of Expenses
Four Classes of Expenses Large Capital > $1.0 m & 15 yrs Small Capital < $1.0 m Annual Hatchery Operations Annual M&E
Eleven Categories of Expenses within Each Class:
ESA, Fish heath, Fish security, Human safety, Legal obligation, Production reform, Facility security, Pollution abatement, Facility maintenance, I & E, Production evaluation
Forecasted Summary Actual Amounts may Differ once
HGMPs Approved, Designs Finalized, & Projects Peer Reviewed
Large Capital all ESA Related Small Capital - Dominated by Fish
Health, ESA Production Reforms & Fish Security
Annual O&M Costs are Relatively Minor
Annual RM&E Costs Dominated by ESA to Evaluate Conservation Programs
Costs by Category & TypeCategory Large
CapitalSmall Capital
Annual
ESA $ 29.0 $ 0.77 $ 1.07Fish Health $ 1.69 $ 0.10Fish Security $ 0.37Human Safety $ 0.26Production Reform $ 0.40 $ 0.04Information & Education
$ 0.22
Pollution Abatement
$ 0.20
Facility Maintenance
$ 0.10
Production Evaluation
$ 0.21
Legal & Facility Security
$ 0.03
Total $ 29.0 $ 4.04 $ 1.42