Central Valley Projec

Improvement Act

Section 3406 (b)21

Anadromous Fish Screen 

Program
Anadromous Fish Scree

Program Team

Bill O’Leary USFWS Program ManagDan Meier USBR Project ManageBill Dutton USBR Project EngineeDebbie Coleman USBR Program CoordRick Morat USFWS NEPA/FWCA,Fish
Anadromous Fish Scree

Program Interagency 

Technical Team

Bill O’Leary US Fish and Wildlife ServiceDan Meier Bureau of ReclamationBill Dutton Bureau of Reclamation Steve Thomas National Marine Fisheries SeRick Morat US Fish and Wildlife ServiceRoger Padilla Department of Water ResourKatie Witts Department of Fish and Game
Anadromous Fish Screen Progr

DOI AFSP Steering Committee

Policy Level Decisions

Issue Resolution

AFSP Program Manager

AFSP Project Manager

USFWS/USBR

Program Management, coordination

Fish Screen Evaluation Committee

Refining interagency goals and priorities

For future fish screen projects

AFSP Technical Te

Project Prioritization, Proje

Technical Review, Design De

Post Construction Evalu
Central Valley Project Improvem

Act 

Section 3406 (b)(21

)

Directs the Secretary to Assist the State oCalifornia in efforts to implement measuravoid losses of juvenile anadromous fish;Measures include construction, rehabilitaand replacement of fish screens and relocof diversions to less fishery sensitive areaFederal cost share shall not exceed 50% ototal cost of any such activity. Program asince 1994.
Benefits of Screening of Diversio

Screens compliment other habitat restoraScreens contribute to increased fish prodefforts from upstream restoration projectSteelhead occur year round in streams duthe entire diversion season; fall-run and winter-run Chinook salmon out-migratiooccurs primarily during the diversion seascreens reduce entrainment losses of thesspecies; 
Benefits of Screening of Diversions 

Benefits other native aquatic organisms oimportance to the ecosystem by effectivelkeeping them out of the diversions;Screening diversions help meet goals and objectives of CVPIA Section 3406(b)(21) requirements;Screen installation satisfies legal responsiunder ESA to avoid or limit take of listed 
Anadromous Fish Scree

Program Update

2,200 agricultural diversions in the D740 diversions in the Sacramento Risystem;150 diversions in the San Joaquin Rsystem;370 diversions in the Suisun Marsh basin;
Anadromous Fish Scree

Program Update

Since 1994, 21 screening projects completed;1 large project was completed in 200(City of Sacramento, Sac River Faci3 large fish screen projects are likely be constructed by 2007 (Natomas MWater Company, Sutter Mutual WaCompany, RD108, for an approx tot2000 cfs); 
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Program Update cont.

AFSP project priorities are coordinated between the AFSP and the Calfed ERP Program;

AFSP funding is coordinated with CBDA 

match federal funds with State funds to textent possible;
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Program Update cont.

The AFSP has developed new draft interim fish prioritization guidelines based on current fisherknowledge and best professional judgement:

High Priority Projects (to be funded) -

100 cfs or greater on the Sacramento River;Highly Productive Tributaries where 10% of flow is div

Medium Priority Projects (may be funded) –

100 cfs or greater in the Delta or San Joaquin River sysUnder 100 cfs diversions on Sacramento River and/or ptributary diversions taking less than 10% of flow;

Low Priority Diversions (not to be funded) –

All other diversions
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Program Update cont.

As a means of quantifying the effects of screening on fisheries, the AFSP is providfunds in FY05 to initiate the monitoring olosses at selected unscreened diversions;Future fish screen prioritizations are beincoordinated through the interagency Fish Screen Evaluation Committee (FSEC).
Fish Screen Evaluation 

Program

The FSEC was initiated in 2004 to refine common interagency goals and priorities future fish screen projectsThe FSEC is formed of members represeNOAA Fisheries, CDFG, USFWS, DWR, Bureau of Reclamation, CBDA, and the EScience Board 
Fish Screen Evaluation 

Program cont.

The FSEC is currently developing monitoplans to quantitatively assess benefits of fscreen projects.The FSEC has assisted the AFSP in devela 3-year monitoring and assessment propCalfed Science through the PSP process.
Fish Screen Evaluation 

Program cont.

Continuing FSEC Efforts:

Monitoring Assessments

Investigate entrainment correlations:

Relative to diversion location and orientation;Relative to percentage of flow diverted

Fish Loss Criteria

Develop acceptable cumulative fish loss criteria;Establish cumulative % mortality not to be exceeded

Quantitative Assessments

Couple quantitative assessments of fish losses with mothresholds;Develop models to assess and predict effects of diversi
Cumulative Fish Screen Loss 

Mortality 

General Criteria for Screening Diversions using acceptable fish loss concept:

Cumulative mortality cannot exceed X% of the Population throughout the entire system. Where:X% is defined as the proportion of the population that can be taken without hindering recovery and,The Population could be defined as each race of salmonids (at least) in each watershed

How Do We Define X%?

Fund Modelling researchUse EWA effortsExtract from current literature

How do we quantify entrainment/mortality at diversions?

Logical deductionManagers policy decisionUse existing population modelsMeasure entrainment losses in the field 
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Program Accomplishmen

FY 04

City of Sacramento –245 cfs on SacramenRiver, Construction completed in Dec 04.UC Davis – Completed fish “Treadmill” performance tests and research studies fuby the AFSP.
Sacramento River Water Treatm

Plant

Pump and Fish Screen Facility
UCD Fish Treadmill Studies
AFSP 2005 Funding Priori

Sutter Mutual W C $4,887Natomas Mutual W C $2,955RD108 $2,955RD999 $318

Project Totals $11,115
Fish Screening Summar

Total diversions screened with AFSP cost shared funding equals about 3,200 cfs in thDelta, Sacramento River system, and San Joaquin River system combined;An additional 245 cfs was screened in FY 0Over 70 percent of all diversions 250 cfs or greater are now screened within the Sacramento River system.
Fish Screening Summar

Total costs for completed AFSP Projects tdate is approximately $102 million, with o$29 million cost-shared through the AFSPTotal costs for ongoing AFSP projects is approximately $109 million, with about $5million to be cost–shared through the AFSOf the $51 million of federal funds to be coshared, approximately $26.5 million is currently obligated or committed (this incFY05 funding).
Conclusions

We have obligations to avoid losses, protelisted and targeted anadromous fish and take;We will continue to provide cost share fufor larger diversions and smaller diversioimportant spawning tributaries as identifthe CVPIA PEIS, the AFRP Final RestorPlan, and by the AFSP Interim PrioritizaGuidelines, until such time as new prioritization guidelines are established;
Conclusions

The AFSP is currently working with the Fin developing unified interagency goals aactions for future fish screening projects, will reprioritize future fish screen projectbased on these goals; The AFSP is coordinating with the FSEC initiating plans to monitor and quantitatiassess the benefits of screening diversions fish populations and fisheries restoration
Conclusions 

Decisions regarding funding of screen proand assessments of benefits of screen projon fish populations must be collaborative input from the following entities:

AFRPAFSP/FSECCalfed ERPNOAADFGDWR