For DFG use only Proposal No. Region Section 1: Summary Information 1. Project title: Evaluation of Floodplain Rearing and Migration in the Yolo Bypass 2. Applicant name: California Department of Water Resources 3. Contact person: Ted Sommer, PhD 4. Address: Department of Water Resources. 3500 Industrial Blvd, 2nd Flr. 5. City, State, Zip: West Sacramento CA, 95691 6. Telephone #: 916-376-9772 7. Fax #: 916-376-9688 8. Email address:
[email protected] 9. Agency Type: Federal Agency State Agency Local Agency Nonprofit Organization University (CSU/UC) Native American Indian Tribe 10. Certified nonprofit Yes No Organization: 11. New grantee: Yes No Previous recipient of a Cal-Fed Science award. 12. Amount requested: $878,020 13. Total project cost: $878,020 14. Topic Area(s): Primary: At-Risk Species Assessment Secondary: Estuary Foodweb Productivity, Fish Passage, Lowland Floodplains and Bypasses, and Shallow Water and Marsh Habitat. 15. ERP Project type: Primary: Research Secondary: Monitoring and Planning. 16. Ecosystem Element: Primary: Essential Fish Habitats Secondary: Bay-Delta Aquatic Food Web, Freshwater Fish Habitat, Tidal Perennial Aquatic Habitat 17. Water Quality N/A Constituent: 18. At-Risk species Central Valley spring-run Chinook spring-run salmon ESU critical habitat; Delta smelt critical benefited: habitat; Sacramento River winter-run Chinook spring-run salmon ESU critical habitat; Central Valley fall-/late-fall-run Chinook salmon ESU, Green Sturgeon ESU 19. Project objectives: Perform research to guide Yolo Bypass restoration actions to enhance passage for migrating adult salmon and sturgeon, and optimize juvenile salmon rearing. Analyze existing salmon and food web data, conduct telemetry, genetics, and physiology studies, and evaluate isotopes for assessing population-wide floodplain use.