Kootenai River Ecosystem Operational Loss Assessment, Protection, Mitigation, and Rehabilitation Project (BPA Project Number 2002-011-00) Norm Merz and.

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Kootenai River Ecosystem Operational Loss Assessment, Protection, Mitigation, and Rehabilitation Project (BPA Project Number ) Norm Merz and Scott Soults Fish and Wildlife Department Kootenai Tribe of Idaho

Operational Loss Assessment Goal 1: Develop a scientifically valid and regionally acceptable assessment tool to quantify habitat and ecological function loss due to the operation of Libby Dam. Goal 2: Ensure this tool is transferable to evaluate operational losses of the Federal Columbia River Hydropower System outside the Kootenai River Subbasin.

Aquatic Riparian Terrestrial Hydrology

Research Design and Review Team Scott Soults, Charlie Holderman, Roland Capilo - Kootenai Tribe of Idaho Dwight Bergeron, Dr. Alan Wood - Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Dr. Klaus Jorde, Dr. Elowyn Yager - Center for Ecohydraulics, University of Idaho Dr. Tim Hatten, Invertebrate Ecology, Inc. Dr. Bahman Shafii - Statistical Consulting Services Dr. Philip Tanimoto - Conservation Imaging, Inc. Dr. Stewart Rood, Karen Gill - University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Dr. Paul Anders - Cramer Fish Sciences, Inc. Mike Burke - Inter-fluve Dr. Gregory Egger - Umweltbüro Klagenfurt

Conceptual Approach: Hierarchy of Impacts in Response to River Regulation Modified from Jorde, et al., 2007

INDEX OF HYDROLOGICAL ALTERATION

INDEX OF FLUVIAL ALTERATION

IFA - Second Order Impacts

Composite- 1954,1955,1956,1957,1962 Composite- 1986,1991,1993,1994, & 2 D Hydraulic Modeling

Extending IFA into Floodplains

Aquatic and Terrestrial Index of Biological Integrity Rate Sites based on integrity 1.Severe alteration 2.Major alteration 3.Moderate alteration 4.Minor alteration 5.Pristine Regress community metrics against site rating 1.Be independent 2.Have temporal consistency or stability 3.Be ecologically meaningful 4.Be sensitive and responsive to hydro operations, and should 5.Readily show responses to hydro operations

High Resolution Land Classification and NDVI (Primary Productivity) National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) Imagery –Benefits 1 meter resolution Excellent positional accuracy No cost for true color imagery, relatively inexpensive for color infrared –Draw Backs Shadows Imaging mosaics

CHLOROPHYLL a mg/m 2 PRODUCTIVE NW RIVERS 2.43 mg/ m 2 IDAHO SITES Aquatic Primary Production

Aquatic Multi-trophic Program Periphyton Macroinvertebrates Fish Community Dynamics Water Quality

Conceptual Framework Index of Ecological Integrity (IEI) Index of Ecological Integrity (IEI) Hierarchical integration from community, Habitat levels to ecosystem level characterization Community Index Changes: Index of Hydrologic Alteration Index of Fluvial Alteration Index of Vegetation Alteration Aquatic IBI Invertebrate IBI Avian IBI

Current Tasks Refine and Finalize IHA and IFA Extend IFA into the Floodplain Assembling IBI models following Karr (1981) methodology. Define rating systems to assess level of integrity. Assemble IBI into IEI matrix Continue to bring OLA methodology to the Region

QUESTIONS?