INDEPENDENT PROGRAMS

CHARTERS APPENDIX

FOR THE

2016 ANNUAL WORK PLAN

PUBLIC DRAFT

CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT IMPROVEMENT ACT

TITLE XXXIV OF PUBLIC LAW 102-575

JULY 9, 2015

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Contents

HRP Program Management and Compliance ............................................................................. 1

HRP Protection, Restoration, & Captive Propagation Projects.................................................. 5

HRP Research Projects............................................................................................................... 9

FY16 CVPIA (g) Program Administration, Modeling Project Management, Technical Support, 

and Modeling ............................................................................................................................ 13

FY16 CalSim Technical Support.............................................................................................. 19

FY16 Temperature and Fisheries Model Technical Support.................................................... 23

FY16 CalLite Technical Support.............................................................................................. 27

SJRRP - Mendota Pool Bypass and Reach 2B Project............................................................. 31

This One_ Trinity River Restoration Program CVPIA Section 3406(b)(1)/(b)(23)................. 33

TRRP 2016 Project 1 charter.................................................................................................... 57

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HRP Program Management and Compliance

Program Management and Environmental Compliance Requirements

Classification: Administration, Administration

Location: , Central Valley Wide

Funding Years: 2016 - 2018

Benefits Start Year: 2016

Priority: 1 - Program Priority Comments:

Partners: No Data.

Related Programs: No Data.

Authority

Provision Percentage Comment

HRP (b)(1) 100.0%

Metrics

Name Value Units Comment

Number of Section 106 

documents written

3 number 

of reports

Documents written for section 106 

Historic Preservation Act compliance

Number of NEPA 

documents written

5 number 

of reports

Documents written for NEPA 

compliance

Number of ESA 

documents written

5 number 

of reports

Documents written for section 7 ESA 

compliance

Number of reports 

submitted

10 number 

of reports

Progress, Draft, and Final project 

reports submitted for funded projects

Number of projects 

selected

5 number 

of actions

Projects selected for funding by the 

HRP

Number of Grant and 

Inter/Intraagency 

Agreements written

5 number 

of actions

Grant and Inter/Intraagency 

Agreements written

Funding Opportunity 

Announcement

1 number 

of actions

Funding Opportunity Announcement 

(FOA) posted on www.grants.gov

Priority Actions 13 number 

of actions

Number of Priority Actions written and 

posted in the FOA to benefit federally 

listed species and associated habitat

CVPIA Charters 3 number 

of actions

Number of draft and final CVPIA 

Charters written and posted

Deliverables

Date Title
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Date Title

Sep. 2016 ESA documents

Sep. 2016 Section 106 documents

Sep. 2016 NEPA documents

Sep. 2017 Project Reports

Jan. 2016 New Projects List

Mar. 2016 Grant and Inter/intraagency Agreements 

Sep. 2015 Funding Opportunity Announcement Posted

Apr. 2015 Priority Actions selected

Apr. 2015 Draft Charters written

Narrative

BOR and FWS program management incorporates: interdisciplinary approach; competitive 

process for soliciting proposals; integration with the CVP Conservation Program; protection, 

restoration, and enhancement of federally listed species and habitats affected by the CVP; 

contribution to priority recovery actions; and funding based on established priorities. Program 

Managers are responsible for all aspects of program management including: obtaining annual 

priorities from FWS Field Office; soliciting for proposals on www.grants.gov; reviewing and 

ranking proposals; conducting site reviews; selecting projects to fund; writing grant and other 

agreements; providing oversight on all funded projects; completing ESA, NEPA, and NHPA 

section 106 compliance documents; and coordinating the grants Technical Team.

Data Management

Information for this Charter, including all project files, will be permanently housed at BOR's 

Mid-Pacific Regional Office in Sacramento, and FWS's Pacific Southwest Regional Office in 

Sacramento. Additionaly information may be found at the CVPCP/HRPs website at 

http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvpcp/

Risks

Risk Likelihood Impact

Availability of adequate funding 1 1

Cost Estimate

Year Fund Total BOR FWS

2016 CVPRF $355,294 $120,948 $234,347

2017 CVPRF $361,266 $124,576 $236,690

2018 CVPRF $367,370 $128,314 $239,057

Total Cost: $1,083,931
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Activities and Resources

Type Total Agency Fund Description

2016

Environmental Compliance and Permitting - HRP Environmental Compliance

Labor $5,200 BOR CVPRF BOR-Funded environmental compliance for NEPA, 

ESA, and NHPA Section 106. Division of 

Environmental Affairs staff would write the NEPA 

compliance documents, ESA compliance documents, 

and Section 106 documents.

Labor $6,826 FWS CVPRF FWS-Funded Environmental Compliance for NEPA, 

ESA, and Section 106. A biologist from the Sacramento 

Fish and Wildlife Office would write the ESA and 

section 106 compliance documents. Caroline Prose, 

HRP Program Manager, would write the NEPA 

compliance documents.

Management - HRP Program Managment

Labor $115,748 BOR CVPRF BOR Program Management Co-Lead Dan Strait

Labor $227,521 FWS CVPRF Program Management Co-Lead Caroline Prose.

2017

Environmental Compliance and Permitting - HRP Environmental Compliance

Labor $5,356 BOR CVPRF BOR-Funded environmental compliance for NEPA, 

ESA, and NHPA Section 106. Division of 

Environmental Affairs staff would write the NEPA 

compliance documents, the ESA compliance documents, 

and the Section 106 documents.

Labor $6,894 FWS CVPRF FWS-Funded Environmental Compliance for NEPA, 

ESA, and Section 106. A biologist from the Sacramento

Fish and Wildlife Office would write the ESA and 

section 106 compliance documents. Caroline Prose, 

HRP Program Manager, would write the NEPA 

compliance documents.

Management - HRP Program Managment

Labor $229,796 FWS CVPRF Program Management Co-Lead Caroline Prose

Labor $119,220 BOR CVPRF BOR Program Management Co-Lead Dan Strait

2018

Environmental Compliance and Permitting - HRP Environmental Compliance

Labor $5,517 BOR CVPRF BOR-Funded environmental compliance for NEPA, 

ESA, and NHPA Section 106. Division of 

Environmental Affairs staff would write the NEPA 
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Type Total Agency Fund Description

compliance documents, the ESA compliance documents, 

and the Section 106 documents.

Labor $6,963 FWS CVPRF FWS-Funded Environmental Compliance for NEPA, 

ESA, and Section 106. A biologist from the Sacramento 

Fish and Wildlife Office would write the ESA and 

section 106 compliance documents. Caroline Prose, 

HRP Program Manager, would write the NEPA 

compliance documents.

Management - HRP Program Managment

Labor $232,094 FWS CVPRF FWS Program Management Co-Lead Caroline Prose

Labor $122,797 BOR CVPRF BOR Program Management Co-Lead Dan Strait
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HRP Protection, Restoration, & Captive Propagation Projects

Land Protection, Habitat Restoration, and Captive Propagation & Reintroduction Projects

Classification: Improvement, Habitat Acquisition

Location: , Central Valley Wide

Funding Years: 2016 - 2018

Benefits Start Year: 2016

Priority: 1 - Program Priority Comments:

Partners: No Data.

Related Programs: No Data.

Authority

Provision Percentage Comment

HRP (b)(1) 100.0%

Metrics

Name Value Units Comment

Number of acres of 

habitat protected

0 acres Acres protected through fee title 

acquisition and/or conservation 

easement actions

Number of acres of 

habitat restored

0 acres Acres restored through habitat 

restoration actions

Increases in population 

numbers from restoration 

activities

0 number of 

improvements

These actions will contribute 

towards recovery criteria goals.

Number of Recovery 

actions implemented

0 number of 

actions

These actions will contribute 

towards recovery criteria goals.

Increases in various 

habitat types per acre

0 acres Improvements in quantity of 

habitat types per acre from 

habitat restoration activities.

Number of acres of 

habitat restored for 

SWRCB Decision 1641

0 acres Acres restored through habitat 

restoration actions for D-1641.

Number of acres of 

habitat protected for 

SWRCB Decision 1641

0 acres Acres protected through fee title 

acquisition and/or conservation 

easement actions for D-1641.

Increases in population 

numbers from captive 

propagation activities

0 number of 

improvements

These actions will contribute 

towards recovery criteria goals.
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Deliverables

Date Title

Sep. 2016 Protection actions completed

Sep. 2016 Restoration actions completed

Sep. 2016 Captive Propagation & Reintroduction actions completed

Narrative

Funded projects for improvement activities will include Land Protection (i.e., fee title acquisition 

and conservation easements), Habitat Restoration, and Captive Propagation and Reintroduction. 

Projects will be selected in January of each year. At least 50% of funds will go towards Land 

Protection projects. 

Data Management

Information for this Charter, including all project files, will be permanently housed at BOR's 

Mid-Pacific Regional Office in Sacramento, and FWS's Pacific Southwest Regional Office in 

Sacramento. Additionaly information may be found at the CVPCP/HRPs website at 

http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvpcp/

Risks

Risk Likelihood Impact

Cannot predict content, quality, or quantity of proposals to be 

submitted

1 1

Availability of adequate funding 1 1

Cost Estimate

Year Fund Total BOR FWS

2016 CVPRF $932,240 $524,211 $408,029

2017 CVPRF $927,320 $521,180 $406,140

2018 CVPRF $922,305 $518,072 $404,233

Total Cost: $2,781,865

Activities and Resources

Type Total Agency Fund Description

2016

Acquisition - HRP-Funded Land Protection Projects

Agreement $245,801 FWS CVPRF FWS-Funded Land Protection Projects. Specific 
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Type Total Agency Fund Description

projects will be selected in January 2016.

Agreement $314,527 BOR CVPRF BOR-Funded Land Protection Projects. Specific 

projects will be selected in January 2016.

Implementation - HRP-Funded Captive Propagation & Reintroduction Projects

Agreement $78,656 FWS CVPRF FWS-Funded Captive Propagation & 

Reintroduction Projects. Specific projects will be 

selected in January 2016.

Agreement $104,842 BOR CVPRF BOR-Funded Captive Propagation & 

Reintroduction Projects. Specific projects will be 

selected in January 2016.

Implementation - HRP-Funded Habitat Restoration Projects

Agreement $104,842 BOR CVPRF BOR-Funded Habitat Restoration Projects. 

Specific projects will be selected in January 2016.

Agreement $83,572 FWS CVPRF FWS-Funded Habitat Restoration Projects. 

Specific projects will be selected in January 2016.

2017

Acquisition - HRP-Funded Land Protection Projects

Agreement $244,663 FWS CVPRF FWS-Funded Land Protection Projects. Specific 

projects will be selected in January 2017.

Agreement $312,710 BOR CVPRF BOR-Funded Land Protection Projects. Specific 

Projects will be selected in January 2017.

Implementation - HRP-Funded Captive Propagation & Reintroduction Projects

Agreement $104,235 BOR CVPRF BOR-Funded Captive Propagation & 

Reintroduction Projects. Specific projects will be 

selected in January 2017.

Agreement $78,292 FWS CVPRF FWS-Funded Captive Propagation & 

Reintroduction Projects. Specific projects will be 

selected in January 2017.

Implementation - HRP-Funded Habitat Restoration Projects

Agreement $104,235 BOR CVPRF BOR-Funded Habitat Restoration Projects. 

Specific projects will be selected in January 2017.

Agreement $83,185 FWS CVPRF FWS-Funded Habitat Restoration Projects. 

Specific projects will be selected in January 2017.

2018

Acquisition - HRP-Funded Land Protection Projects

Agreement $243,514 FWS CVPRF FWS-Funded Land Protection Projects. Specific 

projects will be selected in January 2016.

Agreement $310,844 BOR CVPRF BOR-Funded Land Protection Projects. Specific 
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Type Total Agency Fund Description

projects will be selected in January 2018.

Implementation - HRP-Funded Habitat Restoration Projects

Agreement $82,795 FWS CVPRF FWS-Funded Habitat Restoration Projects. 

Specific projects will be selected in January 2018.

Agreement $103,614 BOR CVPRF BOR-Funded Habitat Restoration Projects. 

Specific projects will be selected in January 2018.

Implementation - HRP-Funded Captive Propagation & Reintroduction Projects

Agreement $77,924 FWS CVPRF FWS-Funded Captive Propagation & 

Reintroduction Projects. Specific projects will be 

selected in January 2018.

Agreement $103,614 BOR CVPRF BOR-Funded Captive Propagation & 

Reintroduction Projects. Specific projects will be 

selected in January 2018.
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HRP Research Projects

Research Projects including studies and surveys

Classification: Research, Reconnaissance

Location: , Central Valley Wide

Funding Years: 2016 - 2018

Benefits Start Year: 2016

Priority: 1 - Program Priority Comments:

Partners: No Data.

Related Programs: No Data.

Authority

Provision Percentage Comment

HRP (b)(1) 100.0%

Metrics

Name Value Units Comment

Number of Research 

activities 

implemented

0 number of 

actions

Research actions will contribute towards 

determining how and where to protect and/or 

restore habitat.

Amount of metadata 

from each research 

project

0 metadata Metadata will summarize basic information 

about data collected from research actions, 

to help make finding and working with 

particular instances of data easier.

Deliverables

Date Title

Sep. 2016 Research actions completed

Sep. 2016 Metadata

Narrative

Funded projects for research will include surveys and studies such as on genetic research for 

listed vernal pool plants; California tiger salamander genomic research; giant garter snake habitat 

use; and long-horn fairy shrimp habitat research. Projects will be selected in January of each 

year.

Data Management

Information for this Charter, including all project files, will be permanently housed at BOR's 

Mid-Pacific Regional Office in Sacramento, and FWS's Pacific Southwest Regional Office in 
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Sacramento. Additionaly information may be found at the CVPCP/HRPs website at 

http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvpcp/

Risks

Risk Likelihood Impact

Cannot predict content, quality, or quantity of proposals to be 

submitted 

1 1

Availability of adequate funding 1 1

Cost Estimate

Year Fund Total BOR FWS

2016 CVPRF $188,414 $104,842 $83,572

2017 CVPRF $187,420 $104,235 $83,185

2018 CVPRF $186,409 $103,614 $82,795

Total Cost: $562,243

Activities and Resources

Type Total Agency Fund Description

2016

Research - HRP-Funded Research Projects

Agreement $83,572 FWS CVPRF FWS-Funded Research Projects. Specific projects 

will be selected in January 2016.

Agreement $104,842 BOR CVPRF BOR-Funded Research Projects. Specific projects 

will be selected in January 2016.

2017

Research - HRP-Funded Research Projects

Agreement $83,185 FWS CVPRF FWS-Funded Research Projects. Specific projects 

will be selected in January 2017.

Agreement $104,235 BOR CVPRF BOR-Funded Research Projects. Specific projects 

will be selected in January 2017.

2018

Research - HRP-Funded Research Projects

Agreement $82,795 FWS CVPRF FWS-Funded Research Projects. Specific projects 

will be selected in January 2018.

Agreement $103,614 BOR CVPRF BOR-Funded Research Projects. Specific projects 
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Type Total Agency Fund Description

will be selected in January 2018.

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FY16 CVPIA (g) Program Administration, Modeling Project Management, 

Technical Support, and Modeling

To manage, coordinate, plan and implement the CVPIA (g) program

Classification: Administration, Administration

Location: , Central Valley Project Improvement Act

Funding Years: 2015 - 2018

Benefits Start Year: 2015

Priority: 1 - 1 is program salary, 2 is highest priority restoration action,

3 is high priority that can wait a year

Partners: FWS, CDFW, CDWR

Related Programs: AFRP 

Authority

Provision Percentage Comment

Modeling (g) 100.0%

Metrics

No Data.

Deliverables

Date Title

Aug. 2016 Annual Report for FY 2016

Aug. 2016 In house in-depth CalSim3 model skill development and model 

documentation

Aug. 2016 Annual Work Plan for FY 2017

Aug. 2016 In house in-depth temperature model skill development and model 

documentation

Aug. 2016 Modeling Projects Management

Narrative

Program Lead for Reclamation is responsible for administration of the program and 

coordination of program activities, budget and work with Federal and State agencies. Coordinate 

with FWS co-lead to review agencies modeling needs, activities, modeling tools development for 

the 3406 (g) program. 
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Administration of the program requires coordination among the partner and peer agencies like

Reclamation, USFWS, CADWR, CAFWS etc.

Data Management

All files will be kept in MP-700 at Cottage Way Office, Sacramento. 

Risks

Risk Likelihood Impact

Adverse Stakeholders 1 3

Insufficient Field Data 2 2

Cost Estimate

Year Fund Total BOR FWS DWR

2016 CVPRF $531,529 $444,575 $86,953 $0

2016 SIK $972,911 $0 $0 $972,911

2017 CVPRF $600,000 $488,627 $111,372 $0

2017 WRR $24,394 $24,394 $0 $0

2017 SIK $991,802 $0 $0 $991,802

2018 CVPRF $600,000 $488,627 $111,372 $0

2018 WRR $30,788 $30,788 $0 $0

2018 SIK $991,802 $0 $0 $991,802

Total Cost: $4,743,225

Activities and Resources

Type Total Agency Fund Description

2016

Administration - Administration of the CVPIA (g) program that include model, development 

and project management and monitoring, coordinating, research, planning and analysis, data 

acquisition, project procurement possess, inter-agency coordination, reporting and public 

outreach. 

The labor rates are average not actual data because of administrative policies and personnel 

issues.

Labor $46,405 FWS CVPRF Co-Lead for USFWS, coordinating program 

activities within the service as well as reviewing 

and the development of water operations and 
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Type Total Agency Fund Description

fishery modeling tools.

Labor $20,274 FWS CVPRF Coordinate fish model development and 

implementation

Labor $21,955 BOR CVPRF Modeling of CalSim3.0 and CalSim II

Labor $21,955 BOR CVPRF Develop, update and implement modeling 

works related to CalSimII and RiverWare

Labor $21,955 BOR CVPRF Development, update and implementation of 

water quality and CalLite models

Labor $24,394 BOR CVPRF Supervisory Support: Oversee the modeling 

activities of Reclamation

Labor $121,970 BOR CVPRF In-Depth Temperature Modeler: Modeler 

responsible for in-depth model code modification 

and documentation of HEC-5Q and other 

temperature model

Labor $21,955 BOR CVPRF Modeler - CalSim3.0 coordination and using 

temperature model for CalSim.

Labor $12,197 BOR CVPRF Modeler responsible for in-depth model code 

modification and documentation of CalSim3 and 

other water operation model

Direct 

Contribution

$11,098 BOR CVPRF Membership and participation in California 

Water and Environmental Modeling Forum 

(CWEMF) and other professional organizations, 

attend workshops etc., prepare publications and 

provide support for model application to 

stakeholders.

In-Kind 

Labor

$282,375 DWR SIK C2VSIM Model Development & Application ///

Fund Source: State Water Project Funds

In-Kind 

Labor

$205,361 DWR SIK

CalSim II Model Update & Application

/// Source: State Water Project Funds

In-Kind 

Labor

$248,518 DWR SIK CalSim 3.0 Model Development & Application 

////

Source: State Water Project Funds

In-Kind 

Labor

$154,101 DWR SIK CalLite Model Development & Application ///

Source: State Water Project Funds

In-Kind 

Labor

$82,556 DWR SIK Development & Application of ANN Model ///

Source: State Water Project Funds

Labor $20,274 FWS CVPRF Develop and review of water temperature model

Labor $187,099 BOR CVPRF Program Manger, Project manger for the 

modeling projects and Program-Lead for 

Reclamation, coordinating program activities 
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Type Total Agency Fund Description

within all agencies as well as reviewing and the 

development of water operations, ecosystem and 

fishery modeling tools.

2017

Administration - Administration of the CVPIA (g) program that include model, development 

and project management and monitoring, coordinating, research, planning and analysis, data 

acquisition, project procurement possess, inter-agency coordination, reporting and public 

outreach. 

The labor rates are average not actual data because of administrative policies and personnel 

issues.

Labor $24,394 BOR CVPRF Modeling of Ground Water, Subsidence and 

Climate Change Effect

Labor $48,788 BOR CVPRF Develop, update and implement modeling works 

related to CalSimII and RiverWare

Labor $24,394 BOR CVPRF Development, update and implementation of 

water quality and CalLite models

Labor $48,788 BOR CVPRF Updating and implementation of CalSim and 

CalLite.

Labor $30,163 FWS CVPRF Coordinate fish model development and 

implementation.

Labor $34,804 FWS CVPRF Develop and review of water temperature model

Labor $48,788 BOR CVPRF Modeler responsible for in-depth model code 

modification and documentation of CalSim3 and 

other water operation model.

Labor $85,379 BOR CVPRF Modeler responsible for in-depth model code 

modification and documentation of HEC-5Q and 

other temperature models.

Direct 

Contribution

$10,507 BOR CVPRF Membership and participation in California 

Water and Environmental Modeling Forum 

(CWEMF) and other professional organizations, 

attend workshops etc., prepare publications and 

provide support for model application to 

stakeholders.

Labor $24,394 BOR WRR Oversee the modeling activities of Reclamation

Labor $46,405 FWS CVPRF Co-Lead for USFWS, coordinating program 

activities within the service as well as reviewing 

and the development of water operations and 

fishery modeling tools.

Labor $197,591 BOR CVPRF Program lead for Reclamation, coordinating 

program activities within all agencies as well as 

reviewing and the development of water 
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Type Total Agency Fund Description

operations, ecosystem and fishery modeling 

tools.

In-Kind 

Labor

$84,158 DWR SIK Development & Application of ANN Model

In-Kind 

Labor

$157,093 DWR SIK CalLite Model Development & Application

In-Kind 

Labor

$253,344 DWR SIK CalSim 3.0 Model Development & Application

In-Kind 

Labor

$209,349 DWR SIK CalSim II Model Update & Application

In-Kind 

Labor

$287,857 DWR SIK C2VSIM Model Development & Application

2018

Administration - Administration of the CVPIA (g) program that include model, development 

and project management and monitoring, coordinating, research, planning and analysis, data 

acquisition, project procurement possess, inter-agency coordination, reporting and public 

outreach. 

The labor rates are average not actual data because of administrative policies and personnel 

issues.

Labor $48,788 BOR CVPRF Modeler responsible for in-depth model code 

modification and documentation of CalSim3 and 

other water operation model.

Labor $85,379 BOR CVPRF Modeler responsible for in-depth model code 

modification and documentation of HEC-5Q and 

other temperature models.

Labor $30,163 FWS CVPRF Coordinate fish model development and 

implementation.

Labor $48,788 BOR CVPRF Updating and implementation of CalSim and 

CalLite.

Labor $24,394 BOR CVPRF Development, update and implementation of 

water quality and CalLite models

Labor $48,788 BOR CVPRF Develop, update and implement modeling works 

related to CalSimII and RiverWare

Labor $24,394 BOR CVPRF Modeling of Ground Water, Subsidence and 

Climate Change Effect

Direct 

Contribution

$10,507 BOR CVPRF Membership and participation in California 

Water and Environmental Modeling Forum 

(CWEMF) and other professional organizations, 

attend workshops etc., prepare publications and 

provide support for model application to 

stakeholders.
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Type Total Agency Fund Description

Labor $30,788 BOR WRR Oversee the modeling activities of Reclamation.

Labor $46,405 FWS CVPRF Co-Lead for USFWS, coordinating program 

activities within the service as well as reviewing 

and the development of water operations and 

fishery modeling tools.

Labor $197,591 BOR CVPRF Program lead for Reclamation, coordinating 

program activities within all agencies as well as 

reviewing and the development of water 

operations, ecosystem and fishery modeling 

tools.

In-Kind 

Labor

$84,158 DWR SIK Development & Application of ANN Model

Labor $157,093 DWR SIK CalLite Model Development & Application

In-Kind 

Labor

$253,344 DWR SIK CalSim 3.0 Model Development & Application

In-Kind 

Labor

$209,349 DWR SIK CalSim II Model Update & Application

In-Kind 

Labor

$287,857 DWR SIK C2VSIM Model Development & Application

Labor $34,804 FWS CVPRF Develop and review of water temperature model
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FY16 CalSim Technical Support

CalSim is an open source and freely available water operations and screening model for the 

Central Valley region. It is currently being developed by both Reclamation and the California 

Department of Water Resources. 

This project is to improve and maintain the model by adding new capabilities, incorporating the 

new regulations and water operations etc.

This project is authorized by P.L. 3406(g).

Classification: Improvement, Water Operations

Location: , Central Valley Project Improvement Act

Funding Years: 2009 - 2025

Benefits Start Year: 2011

Priority: 3 - 1 is program salary, 2 is highest priority restoration action,

3 is high priority that can wait a year

Partners: FWS, CDFW, CDWR

Related Programs: AFRP 

Authority

Provision Percentage Comment

Modeling (g) 100.0%

Metrics

Name Value Units Comment

g: # of Eco Models developed 0 number of models complete

Deliverables

Date Title

Aug. 2016 CalSim 3.0 Technical Support

Aug. 2020 CalSim ii and CalSim 3.0 that includes the San Joaquin system

Narrative

The CalSim model can be used to support water planners’ and managers’ decisions, screen and 

analyze the long-term effects of various water operations on water quality, maximize the 

beneficial and diversified water uses, and restore the ecosystem in the Central Valley region.
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In addition to the Reclamation, water users in the Central Valley region and public entities such 

as the: (1) San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority; (2) Westlands Water District; (3) 

Metropolitan Water Districts; (4) Contra Costa Water District; (5) Santa Clara Valley Water 

Agency; (6) California Department of Water Resources; (7) California Department of Fish and 

Game; and (8) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, etc. also use CalSim for their planning and 

operations .

The CalSim Model project accomplishes modeling activities required for the development, 

application, and adoptive management of the CalSim model according to changes in the laws, 

climate, reservoir operations priorities, ecosystem hydrology, and water users’ demands and 

priorities.

This FY16 work is for model maintenance, adding of new capabilities of new dam operations 

etc. and refinement of model with recent data and operation rules.

Data Management

Information for the charter including relevant protocols for understanding the information, will 

be permanently housed at Mid-Pacific Regional Office MP-700 of Reclamation at 2800 Cottage 

Way, Sacramento CA 95618.

Risks

Risk Likelihood Impact

Lack of Funding 1 3

Stake holders do not accept results from the model 1 2

Cost Estimate

Year Fund Total BOR FWS Local

2016 CVPRF $25,000 $1,000 $0 $24,000

2017 CVPRF $25,000 $25,000 $0 $0

2018 CVPRF $25,000 $25,000 $0 $0

Total Cost: $75,000
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Activities and Resources

Type Total Agency Fund Description

2016

Implementation - CalSim contract and supporting works that will be performed by BOR 

Project Requisition. Local consultants will perform the work.

The labor rate showing is actually the total contract amount that is being expected to be 

funded by CVP RF.

Agreement $24,000 Local CVPRF To update the CalSim model with new water 

operation rules, maintain the model and improve the 

logics.

Labor $1,000 BOR CVPRF To award and manage the contract. CalSim contract 

and supporting works that will be performed by 

BOR Project Requisition. Local consultants will 

perform the work under a contract agreement.

2017

Implementation - CalSim contract and supporting works that will be performed by BOR 

Project Requisition. Local consultants will perform the work.

The labor rate showing is actually the total contract amount that is being expected to be 

funded by CVP RF.

Agreement $24,000 BOR CVPRF To update the CalSim model with new water 

operation rules, maintain the model and improve the 

logics.

Labor $1,000 BOR CVPRF To award and manage the contract

2018

Implementation - CalSim contract and supporting works that will be performed by BOR 

Project Requisition. Local consultants will perform the work.

The labor rate showing is actually the total contract amount that is being expected to be 

funded by CVP RF.

Agreement $24,000 BOR CVPRF To update the CalSim model with new water 

operation rules, maintain the model and improve the 

logics.

Labor $1,000 BOR CVPRF To award and manage the contract

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FY16 Temperature and Fisheries Model Technical Support

To develop water temperature and fisheries models and improve model of San Joaquin River 

and to extend Sacramento River Water Quality Model to include the American and Feather 

Rivers.

This project is authorized by P.L. 3406(g).

Classification: Improvement, Water Operations

Location: , Central Valley Project Improvement Act

Funding Years: 2009 - 2025

Benefits Start Year: 2011

Priority: 3 - 1 is program salary, 2 is highest priority restoration action,

3 is high priority that can wait a year

Partners: FWS, CDFW, CDWR

Related Programs: AFRP 

Authority

Provision Percentage Comment

Modeling (g) 100.0%

Metrics

Name Value Units Comment

g: # of Eco Models developed 0 number of models complete

Deliverables

Date Title

Aug. 2016 integrated temperature model that includes the San Joaquin system

Aug. 2018 Temperature and fisheries models

Narrative

The temperature models can be used to support water planners’ and managers’ decisions, screen 

and analyze the long-term effects of various water operations on water temperature, maximize 

the beneficial and diversified water uses, and restore the ecosystem and fisheries in the Central 

Valley region.

The temperature model project accomplishes modeling activities required for the development, 

application, and adoptive management of the temperature model according to changes in the 
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laws, climate, reservoir operations priorities, ecosystem hydrology, and water users’ demands 

and priorities.

This Charter is for that portion of CalSim contract and supporting works that will be performed 

by the local consultants.

Data Management

Information for the charter including relevant protocols for understanding the information, will 

be permanently housed at Mid-Pacific Regional Office MP-700 of Reclamation at 2800 Cottage 

Way, Sacramento CA 95618.

Risks

Risk Likelihood Impact

Stake holders do not accept results from the temperature and or 

fisheries model

1 2

Cost Estimate

Year Fund Total BOR FWS

2016 CVPRF $25,000 $25,000 $0

2017 CVPRF $25,000 $25,000 $0

2018 CVPRF $25,000 $25,000 $0

Total Cost: $75,000

Activities and Resources

Type Total Agency Fund Description

2016

Implementation - Temperature and fisheries model contract and supporting works.

This Charter is for that portion of modeling support works that will be performed by the local 

consultants.

The labor rate showing is actually the total contract amount that is being expected to be 

funded by CVP RF.

Agreement $24,000 BOR CVPRF To update the temperature and fisheries models. This 

Charter is for that portion of modeling support works 
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Type Total Agency Fund Description

that will be performed by the local consultants.

The labor rate showing is actually the total contract 

amount that is being expected to be funded by CVP 

RF.

Labor $1,000 BOR CVPRF To award and manage the contract

2017

Implementation - Temperature and fisheries model contract and supporting works.

This Charter is for that portion of modeling support works that will be performed by the local 

consultants.

The labor rate showing is actually the total contract amount that is being expected to be 

funded by CVP RF.

Labor $1,000 BOR CVPRF To award and manage the contract.

Agreement $24,000 BOR CVPRF To update and improve the temperature and fisheries 

model. This Charter is for that portion of modeling 

support works that will be performed by the local 

consultants.

The labor rate showing is actually the total contract 

amount that is being expected to be funded by CVP 

RF.

2018

Implementation - Temperature and fisheries model contract and supporting works.

This Charter is for that portion of modeling support works that will be performed by the local 

consultants.

The labor rate showing is actually the total contract amount that is being expected to be 

funded by CVP RF.

Agreement $24,000 BOR CVPRF To update and improve the temperature and fisheries 

models. This Charter is for that portion of modeling 

support works that will be performed by the local 

consultants.

The labor rate showing is actually the total contract 

amount that is being expected to be funded by CVP 
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Type Total Agency Fund Description

RF.

Labor $1,000 BOR CVPRF To award and manage the contract. This Charter is 

for that portion of modeling support works that will 

be performed by the local consultants.

The labor rate showing is actually the total contract 

amount that is being expected to be funded by CVP 

RF.
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FY16 CalLite Technical Support

CalLite is an open source and freely available water operations and screening model for the 

Central Valley region. It is currently being developed by both Reclamation and the California 

Department of Water Resources. 

This project is authorized by P.L. 3406(g).

Classification: Improvement, Water Operations

Location: , Central Valley Project Improvement Act

Funding Years: 2009 - 2025

Benefits Start Year: 2011

Priority: 3 - 1 is program salary, 2 is highest priority restoration action,

3 is high priority that can wait a year

Partners: FWS, CDFW, CDWR

Related Programs: AFRP 

Authority

Provision Percentage Comment

Modeling (g) 100.0%

Metrics

Name Value Units Comment

g: # of Eco Models developed 0 number of models complete

Deliverables

Date Title

Aug. 2016 integrated CalLite that includes the San Joaquin system

Aug. 2020 CalLite Model

Narrative

The CalLite model can be used to support water planners’ and managers’ decisions, screen and 

analyze the long-term effects of various water operations on water quality, maximize the 

beneficial and diversified water uses, and restore the ecosystem in the Central Valley region.

In addition to the Reclamation, water users in the Central Valley region and public entities such 

as the: (1) San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority; (2) Westlands Water District; (3) 

Metropolitan Water Districts; (4) Contra Costa Water District; (5) Santa Clara Valley Water 

Agency; (6) California Department of Water Resources; (7) California Department of Fish and 
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Game; and (8) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, etc. also use CalLite for their planning and 

operations .

The CalLite Model project accomplishes modeling activities required for the development, 

application, and adoptive management of the CalLite model according to changes in the laws, 

climate, reservoir operations priorities, ecosystem hydrology, and water users’ demands and 

priorities.

This Charter is for that portion of modeling support works that will be performed by the local 

consultants.

The labor rate showing is actually the total contract amount that is being expected to be funded 

by CVP RF.

Data Management

Information for the charter including relevant protocols for understanding the information, will 

be permanently housed at Mid-Pacific Regional Office MP-700 of Reclamation at 2800 Cottage 

Way, Sacramento CA 95618.

Risks

Risk Likelihood Impact

Stake holders do not accept results from the CalLite model 1 2

Cost Estimate

Year Fund Total BOR FWS

2016 CVPRF $25,000 $25,000 $0

2017 CVPRF $25,000 $25,000 $0

2018 CVPRF $25,000 $25,000 $0

Total Cost: $75,000
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Activities and Resources

Type Total Agency Fund Description

2016

Implementation - CalLite contract and supporting works . This Charter is for that portion of 

modeling support works that will be performed by the local consultants.

The labor rate showing is actually the total contract amount that is being expected to be 

funded by CVP RF.

Labor $1,000 BOR CVPRF To award and manage the contract

Agreement $24,000 BOR CVPRF To update the CalLite model and CalLite GUI . This 

Charter is for that portion of modeling support works 

that will be performed by the local consultants.

The labor rate showing is actually the total contract 

amount that is being expected to be funded by CVP 

RF.

2017

Implementation - CalLite contract and supporting works . This Charter is for that portion of 

modeling support works that will be performed by the local consultants.

The labor rate showing is actually the total contract amount that is being expected to be 

funded by CVP RF.

Labor $1,000 BOR CVPRF To award and manage the contract

Agreement $24,000 BOR CVPRF To update and improve the CalLite model and 

CalLite GUI. This Charter is for that portion of 

modeling support works that will be performed by 

the local consultants.

The labor rate showing is actually the total contract 

amount that is being expected to be funded by CVP 

RF.

2018

Implementation - CalLite contract and supporting works . This Charter is for that portion of 

modeling support works that will be performed by the local consultants.

The labor rate showing is actually the total contract amount that is being expected to be 

funded by CVP RF.

Labor $1,000 BOR CVPRF To award and manage the contract
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Type Total Agency Fund Description

Agreement $24,000 BOR CVPRF To update the CalLite model and CalLite GUI . This 

Charter is for that portion of modeling support works 

that will be performed by the local consultants.

The labor rate showing is actually the total contract 

amount that is being expected to be funded by CVP 

RF.
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SJRRP - Mendota Pool Bypass and Reach 2B Project

Construction of Mendota Pool Bypass for flow routing and fish passage

Classification: Improvement, Habitat Restoration

Location: , San Joaquin Upper Mainstem

Funding Years: 2014 - 2018

Benefits Start Year: 2015

Priority: 1 - All CVPIA funds will be applied to this project. Additional funding 

will come from other sources.

Partners: No Data.

Related Programs: No Data.

Authority

Provision Percentage Comment

SJRRP (PL111-11) 100.0%

Metrics

Name Value Units Comment

c1: Restore and maintain fish populations 0 acre-feet

Deliverables

Date Title

Oct. 2016 FY 2016 - Land Acquisition of 2 Properties in Bypass Route in Preparation 

for Construction

Narrative

Begin activities related to the construction of the Mendota Pool Bypass to ensure flow 

conveyance of 4,500 cubic feet per second from river Reach 2B downstream to river Reach 3 

and allow fish passage downstream. Project location is on San Joaquin River from RM 216 to 

RM 203. Total project cost is $174 million.

Data Management

Data will be retained by the San Joaquin River Restoration Program office in Mid-Pacific 

Region.

Risks

Risk Likelihood Impact

Construction delay 2 2
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Cost Estimate

Year Fund Total BOR FWS

2016 CVPRF $0 $0 $0

2015 CVPRF $0 $0 $0

Total Cost: $0

Activities and Resources

Type Total Agency Fund Description

2015

Environmental Compliance and Permitting - Environmental contract to document NEPA 

compliance, perform biological surveys and obtain environmental permits from external 

agencies. 

$0 BOR CVPRF

2016

Construction - Land acquisition. Purchase of 2 properties in the bypass to allow for 

construction actions to begin. 

Agreement $0 BOR CVPRF
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This One_ Trinity River Restoration Program CVPIA Section 

3406(b)(1)/(b)(23)

Trinity River Restoration

Classification: Administration, Administration

Location: , Central Valley Project Improvement Act

Funding Years: 2015 - 2016

Benefits Start Year: 2015

Priority: - Program Priority Comments:

Administration, Implementation, Monitoring

Partners: Yurok Tribe, Trinity County, CDFW, CDWR, NMFS, USFS, TCRCD, 

Hoopa Tribe

Related Programs: No Data.

Authority

Provision Percentage Comment

TRRP (b)(1) 60.0%

TRRP (b)(23) 40.0%

Metrics

Name Value Units Comment

b1(other): Channel Rehabilitation 0 number of 

improvements

b1(other): Coarse Sediment Placement 

(annual) (CU. YDS.)

0 cubic yards

b1(other): Fine sediment reduction (annual) 

(CU. YDS.)

0 cubic yards

b1(other): Fine Sediment annual mass 

(volume) balance (CU. YDS.)

0 cubic yards

b1(other): Riparian Corridor Improvements 0 acres

b23: # Fall-run Chinook Hatchery 

Escapement

0 percentage of fish

b23: # Fall-run Chinook Natural Escapement 0 percentage of fish

b23: # Spring-run Chinook Hatchery 

Escapement

0 percentage of fish

b23: # Spring-run Chinook Natural 

Escapement

0 percentage of fish

b23: # Coho Salmon Hatchery Escapement 0 percentage of fish

b23: # Coho Salmon Natural Escapement 0 percentage of fish

b23: # Steelhead Hatchery Escapement 0 percentage of fish
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Name Value Units Comment

b23: #Steelhead Natural Escapement 0 percentage of fish

b23: ROD (369 TAF - 815 TAF) and 

Minimum Annual Flow

0 cfs

Deliverables

Date Title

May. 2014 Annual Report

May. 2014 Annual Work Plan

May. 2014 Monitoring Reports

May. 2014 Implement Flows

May. 2014 Implement Coarse Sediment Management

May. 2014 Implement Watershed Restoration Projects

Narrative

The Trinity River Restoration Program (TRRP) was founded in 2000 based on three 

comprehensive foundational documents: the Trinity River Flow Evaluation Final Report 

(TRFEFR; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Hoopa Valley Tribe 1999); the Trinity River 

Environmental Impact Statement (TREIS/EIR; USFWS et al. 2000); and the Record of Decision 

(ROD; U.S. Department of the Interior 2000). These documents established a comprehensive 

science-based adaptive management program to restore the Trinity River’s fishery resources.

Program Goals and Objectives for FY 2016

The TRRP is designed to restore the attributes of a healthy, alluvial river system by 

implementing variable annual instream flows, physical channel rehabilitation, sediment 

management, and watershed restoration. The Program’s overarching goal is to restore and sustain 

natural production of adult anadromous fish populations downstream of Lewiston Dam to predam levels, to facilitate dependent tribal, commercial and sport fisheries full participation in the 

benefits of restoration via enhanced harvest opportunities. The TRRP strategy for accomplishing 

this goal restores and perpetually maintains fish and wildlife resources (including T&E species) 

by restoring the processes that produce a healthy alluvial river system.

Fiscal Year 2016 (FY 2016) restoration activities include the continued implementation of the 

TRRP’s restoration strategy. The Program will plan and implement restoration flow releases, 

construct up to three channel rehabilitation projects, augment coarse sediment, execute 

watershed restoration activities to manage fine sediment, and continue to implement a Fish 

Production Model and Decision Support System to integrate monitoring and evaluation results to 

inform future restoration efforts. Annual restoration flow releases will be based on water year 

type. Channel rehabilitation projects will include a combination of habitat improvement projects 

that will focus on side channel construction, floodplain lowering, woody debris placement, 

spawning gravel processing and augmentation, and juvenile fish habitat enhancements. Annual 
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coarse sediment augmentations will be based on water year type, results of past augmentations, 

and two-dimensional modeling runs. Watershed restoration projects will seek to reduce fine 

sediment contributions to the Trinity River. In addition to the various restoration actions, 

multiple activities from the TRRP’s Integrated Assessment Plan are proposed under six CVPIA 

Annual Work Plan categories: Environmental Compliance, Pre-Project Monitoring, Post-Project 

Monitoring, Monitoring (Programmatic), Research (Evaluations, Studies, Investigations), and 

Modeling. These activities are generally intended to (1) evaluate long-term progress toward 

achieving Program goals and objectives; and (2) provide short-term feedback to improve 

Program management actions by testing key hypotheses, and reducing management 

uncertainties. The activities relate to the influence of restoration actions on fish, wildlife, 

vegetation and the physical environment.

To achieve these goals, the program does

•Adaptive Management

•Mechanical Channel Rehabilitation

•Flow Management

•Sediment Management

•Watershed Restoration

Data Management

TRRP has a Data Management and Utility Plan ( 

http://odp.trrp.net/Data/Documents/Details.aspx?document=1510 ) that outlines the role of data 

in the program, partner agency responsibilities, data sharing, and final deposition of data. In 

brief:

-The multiple partner agencies are held responsible for proper management and documentation 

of draft data they collect or process.

-All data funded by the Department of Interior must be provided to DOI in final, documented 

form upon completion of funded projects.

-USFWS takes the lead on data review for fisheries data while USBR takes the lead on all other 

data.

-All final data, fisheries included, are to be stored in a repository at the TRRP office for 

management by the TRRP Data Steward.

-To promote data access for TRRP Partners and stakeholders, a subset of the repository with 

final, reviewed, public data is provided at http://odp.trrp.net

-TRRP data is the foundation of the analyses, syntheses and models that inform adaptive

management of restoration efforts.

-All data are collected under peer reviewed protocols on file on the TRRP repository.
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Risks

Risk Likelihood Impact

Lack of Funding 2 3

Program Funding Constraints 2 3

Permitting Constraints 2 2

Access Constraints 2 2

Environmental Constraints 2 2

Cost Estimate

Year Fund Total BOR FWS

2015 FWSA $1,653,373 $72,000 $1,581,373

2015 WRR $11,121,386 $10,987,759 $133,627

2016 FWSA $1,855,214 $176,932 $1,678,282

2016 WRR $11,862,455 $11,862,455 $0

2017 WRR $11,855,255 $11,855,255 $0

2017 FWSA $1,855,844 $1,395,034 $460,810

2018 FWSA $1,855,214 $1,395,034 $460,180

2018 WRR $11,862,455 $11,862,455 $0

2015 CVPRF $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $0

2016 CVPRF $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $0

2017 CVPRF $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $0

2018 CVPRF $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $0

Total Cost: $60,421,196

Activities and Resources

Type Total Agency Fund Description

2015

Administration - Management

Labor $65,000 BOR FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) The Trinity Adaptive 

Management Working Group (TAMWG) is a 

group of stakeholders providing an opportunity 

for stakeholders to give policy and management 

advice about restoration activities to the TMC. 

Labor $602,810 BOR WRR Development and maintenance of Tribal capacity 

to fully and meaningfully participate in the 
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Type Total Agency Fund Description

TRRP technical and Adaptive Environmental 

Assessment and Management (AEAM) activities 

and the restoration of Trinity River Tribal Trust 

resources. Funds Tribals participation in TRRP 

implementation.

Labor $389,408 BOR WRR Members and alternates of the eight TRRP 

partner Federal, State, Tribe and local agencies 

(Reclamation, Service, NOAA, Forest Service, 

Hoopa Valley Tribe, Yurok Tribe, California 

Resources Agencies (DWR, CDFG) and Trinity 

County participate in four quarterly meetings 

and monthly teleconferences.

Labor $152,000 BOR WRR Public meetings and informational materials for 

information transfer about rehabilitation projects, 

environmental assessment and compliance, 

monitoring and evaluation, and partnership 

activities.

Labor $75,000 BOR WRR Serves as data manager for TRRP ensuring 

QA/QC and metadata for all data. GIS 

applications of data.

Labor $70,000 BOR WRR Regional charges to process purchase requests: 

assessment is based on number of purchase 

requests, contracts, grants and agreements 

processed. 

Labor $395,108 FWS FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) Participation of Arcata Fish 

and Wildlife Office Fisheries and Conservation 

Partnership Program staff in the Trinity 

Management Council, in support of the Trinity 

River Adaptive Management Working Group, 

and in science program administration. (A1R)

Labor $651,520 BOR WRR Program Manager, USBR co-lead: Management 

of TRRP program budget, activities, 

Reclamation staff. 

Secretary: Carries out all office administrative 

duties for TRRP.

Acquisition Support Specialist: Processes all 

acquisitions, agreements, contracts for TRRP 

and monitors TRRP budget. (A30)

Implementation - RIG

Labor $50,000 BOR WRR

Labor $2,000,000 BOR CVPRF Implementation of large scale channel 

rehabilitation projects along the mainstem Final

selection of projects is dependent on cultural 

resources, environmental compliance, landowner 
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Type Total Agency Fund Description

access agreements, and other factors. 

Labor $200,000 BOR WRR DWR will participate in design meeting and site 

visit, prepare detailed civil engineering designs 

for rehabilitation projects, survey sites in 

preparation for project designs and 

implementation, participate in value engineering 

studies for planned projects, and develop HECRAS models for flows.

Labor $327,000 BOR WRR Support the Yurok Tribe and their consultant 

team to participate in the Design Team and other 

implementation tasks.

Labor $373,000 BOR WRR Funds full participation of Hoopa Valley Tribe 

consultants participation in technical work group 

meetings and project design activities.

Labor $276,000 BOR WRR Digital orthorectified aerial photography on the 

Trinity River; aircraft-based LiDAR terrestrial 

topography data and true-color aerial 

photography for the full 42 mile project area; site 

specific aircraft-based LiDAR; and ground or 

sonar based terrestrial and bathymetric 

topographic surveys.

Labor $100,000 BOR WRR Completes all right of access and realty actions 

necessary to implement rehabilitation projects, 

prepares and presents project realty/mitigation 

updates at public meetings, assist TRRP 

Environmental Specialist with meeting all permit 

application submission requirements.

Labor $50,000 BOR WRR USFS collaborates with TRRP on watershed 

projects on USFS land in Trinity River 

restoration corridor, develops environmental 

documents for permitting of projects, conducts 

surveys of cultural resources and indicator 

species, conducts wild and scenic river 

consultations and impact analyses.

Labor $12,000 BOR WRR BLM coordinates with TRRP rehabilitation 

projects to identify trees for removal for large 

wood structures for rehabilitation projects, 

coordinates NEPA and permitting for tree 

harvest

Labor $55,000 BOR WRR

Labor $475,000 BOR WRR Develop Environmental Assessments 

(NEPA/CEQA) to support rehabilitation 

implementation projects

Labor $70,000 BOR WRR TC DOT works with TRRP staff in project 

planning and design development including 
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Type Total Agency Fund Description

baseline infrastructure inventories , cultural 

resource evaluations, geological/mining input 

Management Indicator Species evaluations, ESA 

and Sensitive Species report writing, recreation 

management, impact analyses.

Labor $50,000 BOR WRR

Labor $20,000 BOR WRR

Labor $920,000 BOR WRR

Labor $41,000 BOR WRR Harvest and supply of native grass seeds to 

support restoration projects for mitigation of 

disturbance or removal of riparian vegetation as 

required by permitting agencies.

Labor $181,002 BOR WRR Restoration-associated changes in fish 

abundance and riparian habitat complexity are 

expected to affect riparian and riverine bird 

communities on the Trinity River. This project 

includes a multi-scale, multiple methodology 

monitoring program designed to meet and assess 

compliance requirements.

Labor $86,000 BOR WRR Map and quantify changes in riparian floodplain 

vegetation (e.g., species, age-class, initiation 

success, structural attributes) at channel 

rehabilitation sites and system-wide. The TRRP 

is required to replace riparian vegetation that is 

removed during channel rehabilitation project 

implementation. 

Labor $357,191 BOR WRR Implementation of large scale channel 

rehabilitation projects along the mainstem Final

selection of projects is dependent on cultural 

resources, environmental compliance, landowner 

access agreements, and other factors. 

Labor $657,000 BOR WRR Construction of Watershed Restoration Project 

Sites

Labor $150,000 BOR WRR Implementation of revegetation materials at 

channel rehabilitation projects along the 

mainstem Trinity River. Final selection of 

projects is dependent on cultural resources, 

environmental compliance, landowner access. 

Labor $50,000 BOR WRR Support Services/Equipment/Software

Labor $200,000 BOR WRR Material processing of floodplain terraces to 

produce appropriate size class of gravels. This 

product will support gravel augmentation along 

the Trinity River mainstem during high flow 

releases in May-April timeframe 

Labor $100,000 BOR WRR On-site gravel augmentation along the Trinity 
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Type Total Agency Fund Description

River to promote geomorphic processes and 

habitat development. Gravel augmentation takes 

place during high flow events.

Labor $200,000 BOR WRR

Labor $75,000 BOR WRR

Labor $100,000 BOR WRR Inspectors

Labor $40,000 BOR WRR

Monitoring - Science

Labor $216,000 BOR WRR Stream Gaging network to provide real-time and 

final, quality controlled data for the Trinity River 

and tributaries

Labor $93,519 BOR WRR Monitor spring and fall Chinook salmon 

spawning in the mainstem Trinity River

Labor $140,000 BOR WRR Five scientists, recognized as experts in the 

disciplines of fisheries biology, fluvial 

geomorphology, hydraulic engineering, 

hydrology, riparian ecology, wildlife biology, or 

aquatic ecology, form a Scientific Advisory 

Board (SAB). They are currently evaluating 

channel rehabilitation actions.

Labor $10,000 BOR WRR External peer review of investigation plans or 

reports.

Labor $177,674 FWS FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) Assessing effects of 

restoration on Chinook Salmon and Coho 

Salmon rearing and spawning habitat. Model the 

effects of restoration on Chinook Salmon and 

Coho Salmon habitat at future channel 

rehabilitation sites to help guide project design.

Labor $294,151 FWS FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) Assessing effects of 

restoration on Chinook Salmon and Coho 

Salmon rearing and spawning habitat. Evaluate 

the effects of restoration on Chinook Salmon and 

Coho Salmon habitat at multiple spatial and 

temporal scales.

Labor $714,440 FWS FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) Quantitative assessment of 

juvenile salmonid production in the Trinity River

Labor $7,000 BOR FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) Annual Trinity River 

Division (TRD) operations are reviewed in the 

context of providing suitable water temperatures 

in the Trinity River throughout the year. 

Reservoir and river temperature models use 

forecast TRD operations, river flow, and 

meteorology.

Labor $133,627 FWS WRR Monitor spring and fall Chinook salmon 
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Type Total Agency Fund Description

spawning in the mainstem Trinity River

Labor $938,806 BOR WRR Monitor adult escapement of hatchery and 

naturally produced spring and fall Chinook, coho 

and fall steelhead. Spring and fall Chinook and 

coho salmon and fall-run steelhead run-size 

estimation using mark-recapture methods. 

Includes Trinity River Hatchery Chinook Coded 

Wire Tagging.

Labor $401,900 BOR WRR Includes the following fall Chinook harvest 

monitoring projects: Yurok Tribal Harvest, 

Hoopa Tribal Harvest, Lower Trinity River Sport 

Harvest Survey, Lower Klamath River Creel 

Census.

Labor $89,150 BOR WRR Monitoring activities needed to support a 

comprehensive evaluation of gravel 

augmentation activities.

Labor $337,929 BOR WRR Map and quantify changes in riparian floodplain 

vegetation (e.g., species, age-class, initiation 

success, structural attributes) system-wide.

Labor $310,000 BOR WRR Sediment transport monitoring to develop total 

sediment load estimates (for gravel and sand) 

associated with the annual high flow releases.

Labor $1,294,524 BOR WRR Physical Scientist: Provides physical science 

support to TRRP: Conducts sediment and 

geomorphic sampling, analysis and modeling. 

Hydraulic Engineer: Provides hydraulic 

engineering expertise to TRRP: Participates in 

planning and implementation.

Fishery Biologist

2016

Administration - Management

Labor $65,000 BOR FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) The Trinity Adaptive 

Management Working Group (TAMWG) is a 

group of stakeholders providing an opportunity 

for stakeholders to give policy and management 

advice about restoration activities to the TMC. 

Labor $662,964 BOR WRR Development and maintenance of Tribal capacity 

to fully and meaningfully participate in the 

TRRP technical and Adaptive Environmental 

Assessment and Management (AEAM) activities 

and the restoration of Trinity River Tribal Trust 

resources. Funds Tribals participation in TRRP 

implementation.
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Type Total Agency Fund Description

Labor $452,273 BOR WRR Members and alternates of the eight TRRP 

partner Federal, State, Tribe and local agencies 

(Reclamation, Service, NOAA, Forest Service, 

Hoopa Valley Tribe, Yurok Tribe, California 

Resources Agencies (DWR, CDFG) and Trinity 

County participate in four quarterly meetings 

and monthly teleconferences.

Labor $114,000 BOR WRR Public meetings and informational materials for 

information transfer about rehabilitation projects, 

environmental assessment and compliance, 

monitoring and evaluation, and partnership 

activities.

Labor $50,000 BOR WRR Serves as data manager for TRRP ensuring 

QA/QC and metadata for all data. GIS 

applications of data.

Labor $80,000 BOR WRR Regional charges to process purchase requests: 

assessment is based on number of purchase 

requests, contracts, grants and agreements 

processed. 

Labor $395,180 FWS FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) Participation of Arcata Fish 

and Wildlife Office Fisheries and Conservation 

Partnership Program staff in the Trinity 

Management Council, in support of the Trinity 

River Adaptive Management Working Group, 

and in science program administration. 

Equipment 

or 

Materials

$550,000 BOR WRR

Labor $576,213 BOR WRR Program Manager, USBR co-lead: Management 

of TRRP program budget, activities, 

Reclamation staff. 

Secretary: Carries out all office administrative 

duties for TRRP.

Acquisition Support Specialist: Processes all 

acquisitions, agreements, contracts for TRRP 

and monitors TRRP budget. 

Implementation - RIG

Labor $12,000 BOR WRR BLM coordinates with TRRP rehabilitation 

projects to identify trees for removal for large 

wood structures for rehabilitation projects, 

coordinates NEPA and permitting for tree 

harvest.

Labor $55,000 BOR WRR

Labor $591,740 BOR WRR Develop Environmental Assessments 
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Type Total Agency Fund Description

(NEPA/CEQA) to support rehabilitation 

implementation projects.

Labor $0 BOR WRR TC DOT works with TRRP staff in project 

planning and design development including 

baseline infrastructure inventories , cultural 

resource evaluations, geological/mining input 

Management Indicator Species evaluations, ESA 

and Sensitive Species report writing, recreation 

management, impact analyses.

Labor $0 BOR WRR Flood compliance updates.

Labor $180,000 BOR WRR Restoration-associated changes in fish 

abundance and riparian habitat complexity are 

expected to affect riparian and riverine bird 

communities on the Trinity River. This project 

includes a multi-scale, multiple methodology 

monitoring program designed to meet and assess 

compliance requirements.

Labor $971,000 BOR WRR Personnel.

Labor $41,820 BOR WRR Harvest and supply of native grass seeds to 

support restoration projects for mitigation of 

disturbance or removal of riparian vegetation as 

required by permitting agencies.

Labor $86,000 BOR WRR Map and quantify changes in riparian floodplain 

vegetation (e.g., species, age-class, initiation 

success, structural attributes) at channel 

rehabilitation sites and system-wide. The TRRP 

is required to replace riparian vegetation that is 

removed during channel rehabilitation project 

implementation. 

Labor $807,863 BOR WRR Implementation of large scale channel 

rehabilitation projects along the mainstem Final

selection of projects is dependent on cultural 

resources, environmental compliance, landowner 

access agreements, and other factors. 

Labor $500,000 BOR WRR Construction of Watershed Restoration Project 

Sites

Labor $10,000 BOR WRR MP Regional Office Support.

Labor $150,000 BOR WRR Implementation of revegetation materials at 

channel rehabilitation projects along the 

mainstem Trinity River. Final selection of 

projects is dependent on cultural resources, 

environmental compliance, landowner access.

Labor $50,000 BOR WRR Support Services/Equipment/Software

Labor $200,000 BOR WRR Material processing of floodplain terraces to 
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Type Total Agency Fund Description

produce appropriate size class of gravels. This 

product will support gravel augmentation along 

the Trinity River mainstem during high flow 

releases in May-April timeframe .

Labor $50,000 BOR WRR On-site gravel augmentation along the Trinity 

River to promote geomorphic processes and 

habitat development. Gravel augmentation takes 

place during high flow events.

Labor $100,000 BOR WRR

Labor $50,000 BOR WRR

Labor $100,000 BOR WRR Inspectors

Labor $1,500,000 BOR CVPRF Implementation of large scale channel 

rehabilitation projects along the mainstem Final

selection of projects is dependent on cultural 

resources, environmental compliance, landowner 

access agreements, and other factors. 

Labor $50,000 BOR WRR

Labor $218,000 BOR WRR DWR will participate in design meeting and site 

visit, prepare detailed civil engineering designs 

for rehabilitation projects, survey sites in 

preparation for project designs and 

implementation, participate in value engineering 

studies for planned projects, and develop HECRAS models for flows.

Labor $40,000 BOR WRR

Labor $277,400 BOR WRR Support the Yurok Tribe and their consultant 

team to participate in the Design Team and other 

implementation tasks.

Labor $323,400 BOR WRR Funds full participation of Hoopa Valley Tribe 

consultants participation in technical work group 

meetings and project design activities.

Labor $120,000 BOR WRR USFS collaborates with TRRP on watershed 

projects on USFS land in Trinity River 

restoration corridor, develops environmental 

documents for permitting of projects, conducts 

surveys of cultural resources and indicator 

species, conducts wild and scenic river 

consultations and impact analyses.

Labor $100,000 BOR WRR Completes all right of access and realty actions 

necessary to implement rehabilitation projects, 

prepares and presents project realty/mitigation 

updates at public meetings, assist TRRP 

Environmental Specialist with meeting all permit 

application submission requirements.

Labor $472,300 BOR WRR Digital orthorectified aerial photography on the
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July 9, 2015

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Type Total Agency Fund Description

Trinity River; aircraft-based LiDAR terrestrial 

topography data and true-color aerial 

photography for the full 42 mile project area; site 

specific aircraft-based LiDAR; and ground or 

sonar based terrestrial and bathymetric 

topographic surveys.

Monitoring - Science

Labor $227,700 BOR WRR Stream Gaging network to provide real-time and 

final, quality controlled data for the Trinity River 

and tributaries

Labor $1,190,482 BOR WRR Physical Scientist: Provides physical science 

support to TRRP: Conducts sediment and 

geomorphic sampling, analysis and modeling. 

Hydraulic Engineer: Provides hydraulic 

engineering expertise to TRRP: Participates in 

planning and implementation.

Labor $300,000 FWS FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) Assessing effects of 

restoration on Chinook Salmon and Coho 

Salmon rearing and spawning habitat. Model the 

effects of restoration on Chinook Salmon and 

Coho Salmon habitat at future channel 

rehabilitation sites to help guide project design.

Labor $90,000 BOR WRR Five scientists, recognized as experts in the 

disciplines of fisheries biology, fluvial 

geomorphology, hydraulic engineering, 

hydrology, riparian ecology, wildlife biology, or 

aquatic ecology, form a Scientific Advisory 

Board (SAB). They are currently evaluating 

channel rehabilitation actions.

Labor $380,594 FWS FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) Assessing effects of 

restoration on Chinook Salmon and Coho 

Salmon rearing and spawning habitat. Evaluate 

the effects of restoration on Chinook Salmon and 

Coho Salmon habitat at multiple spatial and 

temporal scales.

Labor $602,508 FWS FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) Quantitative assessment of 

juvenile salmonid production in the Trinity River

Labor $89,150 BOR WRR Monitoring activities needed to support a 

comprehensive evaluation of gravel 

augmentation activities.

Labor $608,918 BOR WRR Monitor adult escapement of hatchery and 

naturally produced spring and fall Chinook, coho 

and fall steelhead. Spring and fall Chinook and 

coho salmon and fall-run steelhead run-size 
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Type Total Agency Fund Description

estimation using mark-recapture methods. 

Includes Trinity River Hatchery Chinook Coded 

Wire Tagging.

Labor $411,786 BOR WRR Includes the following fall Chinook harvest 

monitoring projects: Yurok Tribal Harvest, 

Hoopa Tribal Harvest, Lower Trinity River Sport 

Harvest Survey, Lower Klamath River Creel 

Census.

Labor $337,929 BOR WRR Map and quantify changes in riparian floodplain

vegetation (e.g., species, age-class, initiation 

success, structural attributes) system-wide.

Labor $325,500 BOR WRR Sediment transport monitoring to develop total 

sediment load estimates (for gravel and sand) 

associated with the annual high flow releases.

Labor $227,146 BOR WRR Monitor spring and fall Chinook salmon 

spawning in the mainstem Trinity River

Agreement $34,450 BOR WRR Development of a vegetation dynamics model 

for the Trinity River.

Agreement $111,932 BOR FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) Quantitative assessment of 

juvenile salmonid production in the Trinity River

Labor $223,421 BOR WRR Coded wire tags purchased from PSFMC, Trinity 

River Hatchery Coded Wire Tagging done by 

Hoopa Valley Tribe.

Labor $54,000 BOR WRR Monitor herpetological species of concern, 

including FYL Frog and Western Pond Turtle.

2017

Administration - Management

Labor $576,213 BOR WRR Program Manager, USBR co-lead: Management 

of TRRP program budget, activities, 

Reclamation staff. 

Secretary: Carries out all office administrative 

duties for TRRP.

Acquisition Support Specialist: Processes all 

acquisitions, agreements, contracts for TRRP 

and monitors TRRP budget. 

Labor $550,000 BOR WRR Office operations.

Labor $65,000 FWS FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) The Trinity Adaptive 

Management Working Group (TAMWG) is a 

group of stakeholders providing an opportunity 

for stakeholders to give policy and management 

advice about restoration activities to the TMC. 

Labor $662,964 BOR WRR Development and maintenance of Tribal capacity 

to fully and meaningfully participate in the 
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July 9, 2015

47

Type Total Agency Fund Description

TRRP technical and Adaptive Environmental 

Assessment and Management (AEAM) activities 

and the restoration of Trinity River Tribal Trust 

resources. Funds Tribals participation in TRRP 

implementation.

Labor $452,273 BOR WRR Members and alternates of the eight TRRP 

partner Federal, State, Tribe and local agencies 

(Reclamation, Service, NOAA, Forest Service, 

Hoopa Valley Tribe, Yurok Tribe, California 

Resources Agencies (DWR, CDFG) and Trinity 

County participate in four quarterly meetings 

and monthly teleconferences.

Labor $114,000 BOR WRR Public meetings and informational materials for 

information transfer about rehabilitation projects, 

environmental assessment and compliance, 

monitoring and evaluation, and partnership 

activities.

Labor $50,000 BOR WRR Serves as data manager for TRRP ensuring 

QA/QC and metadata for all data. GIS 

applications of data.

Labor $80,000 BOR WRR Regional charges to process purchase requests: 

assessment is based on number of purchase 

requests, contracts, grants and agreements 

processed. 

Labor $395,810 FWS FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) Participation of Arcata Fish 

and Wildlife Office Fisheries and Conservation 

Partnership Program staff in the Trinity 

Management Council, in support of the Trinity 

River Adaptive Management Working Group, 

and in science program administration. 

Implementation - RIG

Labor $0 BOR WRR TC DOT works with TRRP staff in project 

planning and design development including 

baseline infrastructure inventories , cultural 

resource evaluations, geological/mining input 

Management Indicator Species evaluations, ESA 

and Sensitive Species report writing, recreation 

management, impact analyses.

Labor $55,000 BOR WRR

Labor $12,000 BOR WRR BLM coordinates with TRRP rehabilitation 

projects to identify trees for removal for large 

wood structures for rehabilitation projects, 

coordinates NEPA and permitting for tree 

harvest.
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Type Total Agency Fund Description

Labor $120,000 BOR WRR USFS collaborates with TRRP on watershed 

projects on USFS land in Trinity River 

restoration corridor, develops environmental 

documents for permitting of projects, conducts 

surveys of cultural resources and indicator 

species, conducts wild and scenic river 

consultations and impact analyses.

Labor $100,000 BOR WRR Completes all right of access and realty actions 

necessary to implement rehabilitation projects, 

prepares and presents project realty/mitigation 

updates at public meetings, assist TRRP 

Environmental Specialist with meeting all permit 

application submission requirements.

Labor $472,300 BOR WRR Digital orthorectified aerial photography on the 

Trinity River; aircraft-based LiDAR terrestrial 

topography data and true-color aerial 

photography for the full 42 mile project area; site 

specific aircraft-based LiDAR; and ground or 

sonar based terrestrial and bathymetric 

topographic surveys.

Labor $323,400 BOR WRR Funds full participation of Hoopa Valley Tribe 

consultants participation in technical work group 

meetings and project design activities.

Labor $277,400 BOR WRR Support the Yurok Tribe and their consultant 

team to participate in the Design Team and other 

implementation tasks.

Labor $40,000 BOR WRR

Labor $218,000 BOR WRR DWR will participate in design meeting and site 

visit, prepare detailed civil engineering designs 

for rehabilitation projects, survey sites in 

preparation for project designs and 

implementation, participate in value engineering 

studies for planned projects, and develop HECRAS models for flows.

Labor $50,000 BOR WRR

Labor $1,500,000 BOR CVPRF Implementation of large scale channel 

rehabilitation projects along the mainstem Final 

selection of projects is dependent on cultural 

resources, environmental compliance, landowner 

access agreements, and other factors.

Labor $100,000 BOR WRR Inspectors

Labor $50,000 BOR WRR

Labor $100,000 BOR WRR

Labor $50,000 BOR WRR On-site gravel augmentation along the Trinity 

River to promote geomorphic processes and 
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July 9, 2015

49

Type Total Agency Fund Description

habitat development. Gravel augmentation takes 

place during high flow events.

Labor $200,000 BOR WRR Material processing of floodplain terraces to 

produce appropriate size class of gravels. This 

product will support gravel augmentation along 

the Trinity River mainstem during high flow 

releases in May-April timeframe .

Labor $50,000 BOR WRR Support Services/Equipment/Software

Labor $150,000 BOR WRR Implementation of revegetation materials at 

channel rehabilitation projects along the 

mainstem Trinity River. Final selection of 

projects is dependent on cultural resources, 

environmental compliance, landowner access.

Labor $591,740 BOR WRR Develop Environmental Assessments 

(NEPA/CEQA) to support rehabilitation 

implementation projects.

Labor $10,000 BOR WRR MP Regional Office Support.

Labor $500,000 BOR WRR Construction of Watershed Restoration Project 

Sites

Labor $807,863 BOR WRR Implementation of large scale channel 

rehabilitation projects along the mainstem Final 

selection of projects is dependent on cultural 

resources, environmental compliance, landowner 

access agreements, and other factors.

Labor $86,000 BOR WRR Map and quantify changes in riparian floodplain 

vegetation (e.g., species, age-class, initiation 

success, structural attributes) at channel 

rehabilitation sites and system-wide. The TRRP 

is required to replace riparian vegetation that is 

removed during channel rehabilitation project 

implementation.

Labor $41,820 BOR WRR Harvest and supply of native grass seeds to 

support restoration projects for mitigation of 

disturbance or removal of riparian vegetation as 

required by permitting agencies.

Labor $971,000 BOR WRR Personnel.

Labor $180,000 BOR WRR Restoration-associated changes in fish 

abundance and riparian habitat complexity are 

expected to affect riparian and riverine bird 

communities on the Trinity River. This project 

includes a multi-scale, multiple methodology 

monitoring program designed to meet and assess 

compliance requirements.

Labor $0 BOR WRR Flood compliance updates.
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50

Type Total Agency Fund Description

Monitoring - Science

Labor $227,700 BOR WRR Stream Gaging network to provide real-time and 

final, quality controlled data for the Trinity River 

and tributaries

Labor $54,000 BOR WRR Monitor herpetological species of concern, 

including FYL Frog and Western Pond Turtle.

Labor $223,421 BOR WRR Coded wire tags purchased from PSFMC, Trinity 

River Hatchery Coded Wire Tagging done by 

Hoopa Valley Tribe.

Agreement $111,932 BOR FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) Quantitative assessment of 

juvenile salmonid production in the Trinity River

Agreement $34,450 BOR WRR Development of a vegetation dynamics model 

for the Trinity River.

Labor $227,146 BOR WRR Monitor spring and fall Chinook salmon 

spawning in the mainstem Trinity River

Labor $325,500 BOR WRR Sediment transport monitoring to develop total 

sediment load estimates (for gravel and sand) 

associated with the annual high flow releases.

Labor $337,929 BOR WRR Map and quantify changes in riparian floodplain 

vegetation (e.g., species, age-class, initiation 

success, structural attributes) system-wide.

Labor $411,786 BOR WRR Includes the following fall Chinook harvest 

monitoring projects: Yurok Tribal Harvest, 

Hoopa Tribal Harvest, Lower Trinity River Sport 

Harvest Survey, Lower Klamath River Creel 

Census.

Labor $608,918 BOR WRR Monitor adult escapement of hatchery and 

naturally produced spring and fall Chinook, coho

and fall steelhead. Spring and fall Chinook and 

coho salmon and fall-run steelhead run-size 

estimation using mark-recapture methods. 

Includes Trinity River Hatchery Chinook Coded 

Wire Tagging.

Labor $81,950 BOR WRR Monitoring activities needed to support a 

comprehensive evaluation of gravel 

augmentation activities.

Labor $602,508 BOR FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) Quantitative assessment of 

juvenile salmonid production in the Trinity River

Labor $380,594 BOR FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) Assessing effects of 

restoration on Chinook Salmon and Coho 

Salmon rearing and spawning habitat. Evaluate 

the effects of restoration on Chinook Salmon and 

Coho Salmon habitat at multiple spatial and 

temporal scales.
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July 9, 2015

51

Type Total Agency Fund Description

Labor $90,000 BOR WRR Five scientists, recognized as experts in the 

disciplines of fisheries biology, fluvial 

geomorphology, hydraulic engineering, 

hydrology, riparian ecology, wildlife biology, or 

aquatic ecology, form a Scientific Advisory 

Board (SAB). They are currently evaluating 

channel rehabilitation actions.

Labor $300,000 BOR FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) Assessing effects of 

restoration on Chinook Salmon and Coho 

Salmon rearing and spawning habitat. Model the 

effects of restoration on Chinook Salmon and 

Coho Salmon habitat at future channel 

rehabilitation sites to help guide project design.

Labor $1,190,482 BOR WRR Physical Scientist: Provides physical science 

support to TRRP: Conducts sediment and 

geomorphic sampling, analysis and modeling. 

Hydraulic Engineer: Provides hydraulic 

engineering expertise to TRRP: Participates in 

planning and implementation.

2018

Administration - Management

Labor $65,000 FWS FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) The Trinity Adaptive 

Management Working Group (TAMWG) is a 

group of stakeholders providing an opportunity 

for stakeholders to give policy and management 

advice about restoration activities to the TMC.

Labor $662,964 BOR WRR Development and maintenance of Tribal capacity 

to fully and meaningfully participate in the 

TRRP technical and Adaptive Environmental 

Assessment and Management (AEAM) activities 

and the restoration of Trinity River Tribal Trust 

resources. Funds Tribals participation in TRRP 

implementation.

Labor $452,273 BOR WRR Members and alternates of the eight TRRP 

partner Federal, State, Tribe and local agencies 

(Reclamation, Service, NOAA, Forest Service, 

Hoopa Valley Tribe, Yurok Tribe, California 

Resources Agencies (DWR, CDFG) and Trinity 

County participate in four quarterly meetings 

and monthly teleconferences.

Labor $114,000 BOR WRR Public meetings and informational materials for 

information transfer about rehabilitation projects, 

environmental assessment and compliance, 

monitoring and evaluation, and partnership 
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Type Total Agency Fund Description

activities.

Labor $550,000 BOR WRR Office operations.

Labor $80,000 BOR WRR Regional charges to process purchase requests: 

assessment is based on number of purchase 

requests, contracts, grants and agreements 

processed.

Labor $395,180 FWS FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) Participation of Arcata Fish 

and Wildlife Office Fisheries and Conservation 

Partnership Program staff in the Trinity 

Management Council, in support of the Trinity 

River Adaptive Management Working Group, 

and in science program administration.

Labor $576,213 BOR WRR Program Manager, USBR co-lead: Management 

of TRRP program budget, activities, 

Reclamation staff. Secretary: Carries out all 

office administrative duties for TRRP. 

Acquisition Support Specialist: Processes all 

acquisitions, agreements, contracts for TRRP 

and monitors TRRP budget.

Labor $50,000 BOR WRR Serves as data manager for TRRP ensuring 

QA/QC and metadata for all data. GIS 

applications of data.

Implementation - RIG

Labor $10,000 BOR WRR MP Regional Office Support.

Labor $150,000 BOR WRR Implementation of revegetation materials at 

channel rehabilitation projects along the 

mainstem Trinity River. Final selection of 

projects is dependent on cultural resources, 

environmental compliance, landowner access.

Labor $807,863 BOR WRR Implementation of large scale channel 

rehabilitation projects along the mainstem Final 

selection of projects is dependent on cultural 

resources, environmental compliance, landowner 

access agreements, and other factors.

Labor $86,000 BOR WRR Map and quantify changes in riparian floodplain 

vegetation (e.g., species, age-class, initiation 

success, structural attributes) at channel 

rehabilitation sites and system-wide. The TRRP 

is required to replace riparian vegetation that is 

removed during channel rehabilitation project 

implementation.

Labor $41,820 BOR WRR Harvest and supply of native grass seeds to 

support restoration projects for mitigation of 

disturbance or removal of riparian vegetation as 
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July 9, 2015

53

Type Total Agency Fund Description

required by permitting agencies.

Labor $971,000 BOR WRR Personnel

Labor $180,000 BOR WRR Restoration-associated changes in fish 

abundance and riparian habitat complexity are 

expected to affect riparian and riverine bird 

communities on the Trinity River. This project 

includes a multi-scale, multiple methodology 

monitoring program designed to meet and assess 

compliance requirements.

Labor $0 BOR WRR Flood compliance updates.

Labor $0 BOR WRR TC DOT works with TRRP staff in project 

planning and design development including 

baseline infrastructure inventories , cultural 

resource evaluations, geological/mining input 

Management Indicator Species evaluations, ESA 

and Sensitive Species report writing, recreation 

management, impact analyses.

Labor $591,740 BOR WRR Develop Environmental Assessments 

(NEPA/CEQA) to support rehabilitation 

implementation projects.

Labor $55,000 BOR WRR

Labor $12,000 BOR WRR BLM coordinates with TRRP rehabilitation 

projects to identify trees for removal for large 

wood structures for rehabilitation projects, 

coordinates NEPA and permitting for tree 

harvest.

Labor $120,000 BOR WRR USFS collaborates with TRRP on watershed 

projects on USFS land in Trinity River 

restoration corridor, develops environmental 

documents for permitting of projects, conducts 

surveys of cultural resources and indicator 

species, conducts wild and scenic river 

consultations and impact analyses.

Labor $100,000 BOR WRR Completes all right of access and realty actions 

necessary to implement rehabilitation projects, 

prepares and presents project realty/mitigation 

updates at public meetings, assist TRRP 

Environmental Specialist with meeting all permit 

application submission requirements.

Labor $472,300 BOR WRR Digital orthorectified aerial photography on the 

Trinity River; aircraft-based LiDAR terrestrial 

topography data and true-color aerial 

photography for the full 42 mile project area; site 

specific aircraft-based LiDAR; and ground or 

sonar based terrestrial and bathymetric 
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Type Total Agency Fund Description

topographic surveys.

Labor $323,400 BOR WRR Funds full participation of Hoopa Valley Tribe 

consultants participation in technical work group 

meetings and project design activities.

Labor $277,400 BOR WRR Support the Yurok Tribe and their consultant 

team to participate in the Design Team and other 

implementation tasks.

Labor $40,000 BOR WRR

Labor $218,000 BOR WRR DWR will participate in design meeting and site 

visit, prepare detailed civil engineering designs 

for rehabilitation projects, survey sites in 

preparation for project designs and 

implementation, participate in value engineering 

studies for planned projects, and develop HECRAS models for flows.

Labor $50,000 BOR WRR

Labor $1,500,000 BOR CVPRF Implementation of large scale channel 

rehabilitation projects along the mainstem Final 

selection of projects is dependent on cultural 

resources, environmental compliance, landowner 

access agreements, and other factors.

Labor $100,000 BOR WRR Inspectors

Labor $50,000 BOR WRR

Labor $100,000 BOR WRR

Labor $50,000 BOR WRR On-site gravel augmentation along the Trinity 

River to promote geomorphic processes and 

habitat development. Gravel augmentation takes 

place during high flow events.

Labor $200,000 BOR WRR Material processing of floodplain terraces to 

produce appropriate size class of gravels. This 

product will support gravel augmentation along 

the Trinity River mainstem during high flow 

releases in May-April timeframe .

Labor $50,000 BOR WRR Support Services/Equipment/Software

Labor $500,000 BOR WRR Construction of Watershed Restoration Project 

Sites

Monitoring - Science

Labor $111,932 BOR FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) Quantitative assessment of 

juvenile salmonid production in the Trinity River

Labor $227,146 BOR WRR Monitor spring and fall Chinook salmon 

spawning in the mainstem Trinity River

Labor $325,500 BOR WRR Sediment transport monitoring to develop total 

sediment load estimates (for gravel and sand) 

associated with the annual high flow releases.
Annual Work Plan Public Draft

July 9, 2015

55

Type Total Agency Fund Description

Labor $337,929 BOR WRR Map and quantify changes in riparian floodplain 

vegetation (e.g., species, age-class, initiation 

success, structural attributes) system-wide.

Labor $411,786 BOR WRR Includes the following fall Chinook harvest 

monitoring projects: Yurok Tribal Harvest, 

Hoopa Tribal Harvest, Lower Trinity River Sport 

Harvest Survey, Lower Klamath River Creel 

Census.

Labor $608,918 BOR WRR Monitor adult escapement of hatchery and 

naturally produced spring and fall Chinook, coho 

and fall steelhead. Spring and fall Chinook and 

coho salmon and fall-run steelhead run-size 

estimation using mark-recapture methods. 

Includes Trinity River Hatchery Chinook Coded 

Wire Tagging.

Labor $89,150 BOR WRR Monitoring activities needed to support a 

comprehensive evaluation of gravel 

augmentation activities.

Labor $602,508 BOR FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) Quantitative assessment of 

juvenile salmonid production in the Trinity River

Labor $380,594 BOR FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) Assessing effects of 

restoration on Chinook Salmon and Coho 

Salmon rearing and spawning habitat. Evaluate 

the effects of restoration on Chinook Salmon and 

Coho Salmon habitat at multiple spatial and 

temporal scales.

Labor $90,000 BOR WRR Five scientists, recognized as experts in the 

disciplines of fisheries biology, fluvial 

geomorphology, hydraulic engineering, 

hydrology, riparian ecology, wildlife biology, or 

aquatic ecology, form a Scientific Advisory 

Board (SAB). They are currently evaluating 

channel rehabilitation actions.

Labor $300,000 BOR FWSA (FWS-Arcata Fund) Assessing effects of 

restoration on Chinook Salmon and Coho 

Salmon rearing and spawning habitat. Model the 

effects of restoration on Chinook Salmon and 

Coho Salmon habitat at future channel 

rehabilitation sites to help guide project design.

Labor $1,190,482 BOR WRR Physical Scientist: Provides physical science 

support to TRRP: Conducts sediment and 

geomorphic sampling, analysis and modeling. 

Hydraulic Engineer: Provides hydraulic 

engineering expertise to TRRP: Participates in 

planning and implementation.
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56

Type Total Agency Fund Description

Labor $227,700 BOR WRR Stream Gaging network to provide real-time and 

final, quality controlled data for the Trinity River 

and tributaries

Labor $223,421 BOR WRR Coded wire tags purchased from PSFMC, Trinity 

River Hatchery Coded Wire Tagging done by 

Hoopa Valley Tribe.

Labor $54,000 BOR WRR Monitor herpetological species of concern, 

including FYL Frog and Western Pond Turtle.

Agreement $34,450 BOR WRR Development of a vegetation dynamics model 

for the Trinity River.
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July 9, 2015

57

TRRP 2016 Project 1 charter

Trinity River Restoration

Classification: Administration, Administration

Location: , Central Valley Project Improvement Act

Funding Years: 2015 - 2016

Benefits Start Year: 2015

Priority: - Program Priority Comments:

Administration, Implementation, Monitoring

Partners: Hoopa Tribe, Yurok Tribe, Trinity County, CDFW, CDWR, NMFS, 

USFS, TCRCD

Related Programs: No Data.

Authority

Provision Percentage Comment

TRRP (b)(23) 100.0%

Metrics

Name Value Units Comment

b23: ROD (369 TAF - 815 TAF) and Minimum Annual 

Flow

0 cfs

Deliverables

No Data.

Narrative

The Trinity River Restoration Program (TRRP) was founded in 2000 based on three 

comprehensive foundational documents: the Trinity River Flow Evaluation Final Report 

(TRFEFR; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Hoopa Valley Tribe 1999); the Trinity River 

Environmental Impact Statement (TREIS/EIR; USFWS et al. 2000); and the Record of Decision 

(ROD; U.S. Department of the Interior 2000). These documents established a comprehensive 

science-based adaptive management program to restore the Trinity River’s fishery resources.

Program Goals and Objectives for FY 2016

The TRRP is designed to restore the attributes of a healthy, alluvial river system by 

implementing variable annual instream flows, physical channel rehabilitation, sediment 

management, and watershed restoration. The Program’s overarching goal is to restore and sustain 

natural production of adult anadromous fish populations downstream of Lewiston Dam to pre-
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dam levels, to facilitate dependent tribal, commercial and sport fisheries full participation in the 

benefits of restoration via enhanced harvest opportunities. The TRRP strategy for accomplishing 

this goal restores and perpetually maintains fish and wildlife resources (including T&E species) 

by restoring the processes that produce a healthy alluvial river system.

Fiscal Year 2016 (FY 2016) restoration activities include the continued implementation of the 

TRRP’s restoration strategy. The Program will plan and implement restoration flow releases, 

construct up to three channel rehabilitation projects, augment coarse sediment, execute 

watershed restoration activities to manage fine sediment, and continue to implement a Fish 

Production Model and Decision Support System to integrate monitoring and evaluation results to 

inform future restoration efforts. Annual restoration flow releases will be based on water year 

type. Channel rehabilitation projects will include a combination of habitat improvement projects 

that will focus on side channel construction, floodplain lowering, woody debris placement, 

spawning gravel processing and augmentation, and juvenile fish habitat enhancements. Annual 

coarse sediment augmentations will be based on water year type, results of past augmentations, 

and two-dimensional modeling runs. Watershed restoration projects will seek to reduce fine 

sediment contributions to the Trinity River. In addition to the various restoration actions, 

multiple activities from the TRRP’s Integrated Assessment Plan are proposed under six CVPIA 

Annual Work Plan categories: Environmental Compliance, Pre-Project Monitoring, Post-Project 

Monitoring, Monitoring (Programmatic), Research (Evaluations, Studies, Investigations), and 

Modeling. These activities are generally intended to (1) evaluate long-term progress toward 

achieving Program goals and objectives; and (2) provide short-term feedback to improve 

Program management actions by testing key hypotheses, and reducing management 

uncertainties. The activities relate to the influence of restoration actions on fish, wildlife, 

vegetation and the physical environment.

To achieve these goals, the program does

•Adaptive Management

•Mechanical Channel Rehabilitation

•Flow Management

•Sediment Management

•Watershed Restoration

Data Management

TRRP has a Data Management and Utility Plan ( 

http://odp.trrp.net/Data/Documents/Details.aspx?document=1510 ) that outlines the role of data 

in the program, partner agency responsibilities, data sharing, and final deposition of data. In 

brief:

-The multiple partner agencies are held responsible for proper management and documentation 

of draft data they collect or process.
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-All data funded by the Department of Interior must be provided to DOI in final, documented 

form upon completion of funded projects.

-USFWS takes the lead on data review for fisheries data while USBR takes the lead on all other 

data.

-All final data, fisheries included, are to be stored in a repository at the TRRP office for 

management by the TRRP Data Steward.

-To promote data access for TRRP Partners and stakeholders, a subset of the repository with 

final, reviewed, public data is provided at http://odp.trrp.net

-TRRP data is the foundation of the analyses, syntheses and models that inform adaptive 

management of restoration efforts.

-All data are collected under peer reviewed protocols on file on the TRRP repository.

Risks

Risk Likelihood Impact

Lack of Funding 2 3

Program Funding Constraints 2 2

Permitting Constraints 2 2

Access Constraints 2 2

Environmental Constraints 2 2

Cost Estimate

Year Fund Total BOR FWS

2016 WRR $270,000 $270,000 $0

2016 CVPRF $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $0

Total Cost: $1,770,000

Activities and Resources

Type Total Agency Fund Description

2016

Construction - Construction of 2016 Rehabilitation Project 1.

Labor $270,000 BOR WRR Construction of TRRP 2016 Rehabilitation Project 1.

Labor $1,500,000 BOR CVPRF Construction of 2016 Rehabilitation Project 1.