U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Geological Survey

Preliminary GCMRC FY 2018Triennial Workplan and BudgTechnical Work Group MeetingApril 20-21, 2017Scott VanderKooiSouthwest Biological Science CenterGrand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center
Resource Areas to be Evaluated and 

Considered Before Any Experiment

Objectives And ResourcThe LTEMP

Water Quality and Water Delivery Archaeological and Cultural RHumpback Chub Natural ProcessesSediment Humpback ChubRiparian Ecosystems Hydropower and EnergyHistoric Properties and Traditional Cultural Properties Other Native FishHydropower Production and WAPA’s Assessment of the Status of the Basin Fund Recreational ExperienceRainbow Trout Fishery SedimentRecreation Tribal ResourcesOther Resources Rainbow Trout Fishery

Nonnative Invasive Species

Tribal Concerns/Resources Riparian Vegetation

LTEMP Implementation
A. Streamflow, Water Quality, and 

Sediment Transport and Budgeting in the Colorado River Ecosystem

Project Elements

1. Stream gaging2. Water quality3. Sediment transport and budgeting FY18: 

FY19: FY20: 

LTEMP Reso• Water Qu

Water De

• Sediment• Natural P

Proposed budgpreliminary and 
B. Sandbar and Sedimen

Storage Monitoring and 

Project Elements

1. Monitoring sandbars using topographic surveys and remote cameras2. Long-term monitoring and research on sediment storage and physical habitat characteristics of the river channel3. Sandbar modeling4. Control network and survey support 

FY1FY1FY2

LTEMP Resour• Sediment• Natural Proc• Recreationa

Proposed prelimina
C. Riparian Vege

Monitoring and Re

Project Elements

1. Ground-based riparian vegetation monitoring2. Imagery-based riparian vegetation monitoring at the landscape scale3. Revisit and update marsh community changes published in 1995 by Stevens et al.4. Develop predictive models of vegetation responses to LTEMP flow scenarios5. LTEMP vegetation management planning, monitoring, and research6. Decadal-scale vegetation monitoring based on replication of historical photographs

FY18: $749,000FY19: 765,000FY20: 788,000

LTEMP Resource Areas:• Riparian Vegetation• Natural Processes

Proposed budget amounts are • Recreational Experience preliminary and subject to change.
D. Effects of vegetation manage

dam operations for geomorphic 

and sand resources at archaeolo

and source-bordering dunef

Project Elements

1. Monitoring archaeological site, dunefield, and their sand supply condition as a function of vegetation management and dam operations2. Assess terrace erosion in Glen Canyon.3. Reach-scale erosion of terraces and other pre-dam river sediment deposits in Glen, Marble and Grand Canyons.4. Quantify the influence of vegetation encroachment and dam operations on altering the areal extent of bare sand available for fluvial and aeolian transport

FY18: $531,000FY19: $592,000FY20: $543,000

LTEMP Resour• Sediment• Riparian Veg• Archaeologic

Resources

• Natural Proc

Proposed budget amounts are preliminary and subject to change.
E. Nutrients and temperature as ecosystem 

understanding patterns, establishing lin

developing predictive tools for an uncerta

FY18: $689,000*FY19: $551,000*FY20: $514,000

Project Elements

1. Model development 

Predictive model of nutrient concentrations in Lake PowellImproved temperature model for the CReAquatic ecosystem models of drivers of ecosystem change

2. Improved monitoring of nutrients in Lees Ferry, and longitstudies of nutrients in the Colorado River3. Monitoring, modelling and research on the patterns and decosystem metabolism in the CRe4. Develop cost-effective aquatic vegetation monitoring sche5. Artificial stream experiments to determine how primary prinvertebrates respond to variation in temperatures and nutrie

LTEMP Resource Are• Water Quality and W• Other Resources (F• Natural Processes

* Up to $200,000 in Lake Powfunding available for FY18-19

Proposed budget amounts are preliminary and subject to change.
F. Aqu

Invertebrat

(Food 

Project Elements

1. Continuation of existing food base monitoring programs2. Monitoring in support of humpback chub and invasive species range expansions3. Monitoring in anticipation of novel flow experimentation under LTEMP4. Research to enhance learning from novel flow experiments under LTEMP

FY1FY1FY2

LTEMP Resource Areas:• Other Resources (Food Base)• Natural Processes

Proposprelimin
G. Humpback chub population d

throughout the Colorado R

FY18: FY19: FY20: 

Project Elements

1. Humpback chub monitoring and population modelling2. Research of humpback chub population dynamics, development, natal origins, and habitat use 3. Translocations and associated research

LTEMP Resource Areas:• Humpback Chub• Natural Processes

Proposed bupreliminary a
H. Salmonid Research and Monitoring

Project Elements

1. System Wide Electrofishing2. Rainbow Trout Monitoring in Glen Canyon3. Lees Ferry Creel Survey & AGFD Citizen Scienc4. Experimental Flow Assessment for Rainbow Trou5. Rainbow Trout Recruitment and Outmigration Mo6. Young-Of-Year Brown Trout Otolith Study

FY18: $1,274,000FY19: $1,378,000FY20: $1,430,000

LTEMP Resource Areas:• Rainbow Trout Fishery• Humpback Chub• Other Native Fish• Recreational Experience

Proposed budget amounts are • Natural Processespreliminary and subject to change.
I. Aquatic Invasive Species Research and M

Project Elements

1. Improve early detection of aquatic invasive species2. Assess risks posed by warm-water invasive fishes3. Evaluate existing management strategies and new tools

FYFYFY

LTEMP Resource Areas:• Nonnative Invasive Species• Recreational Experience• Natural Processes
J. Socioeconomic Monitoring and 

Research in the Colorado River Ecosystem

Project Elements

1. Recreation economics resea2. Tribal member population su3. Applied decision and scenari

FY18FY19FY20

LTEMP Resource Areas: • Recreational Experience• Tribal Concerns/Resources• Rainbow Trout Fishery• Humpback Chub• Hydropower and Energy

Proposed bupreliminary a
K. Geospatial Science and Technology

Project Elements

1. Geospatial data analysis and project suppo2. Geospatial data management, processing documentation3. Access to geospatial data holdings4. Technology and electrical engineering

FY18: $264,000FY19: $271,000FY20: $278,000Proposed budget amounts are preliminary and subject to change.
L. Administration 

and Support

FY18: $1,570,000FY19: $1,621,000FY20: $1,673,000

Project Elements

1. Salaries

LeadershipProgram manageSupport staffLogistics

2. Travel and trainin3. Vehicle costs4. IT supplies and s

Proposed budget amounts are preliminary and subject to change.
Project FY2018 FY2019 

Streamflow, Water Quality, and Sediment

Transport $1,396,000 $1,424,000 

Sandbar and Sediment Storage Monitoring and

Research $1,370,000 $1,416,000 

Riparian Vegetation $749,000 $765,000 

Geomorphic Effects of Vegetation Management

and Dam Operations $531,000 $592,000 

Nutrients and Temperature as Ecosystem Drivers $689,000 $551,000 

Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology $1,055,000 $1,147,000 

Humpback Chub Monitoring and Research $1,949,000 $1,940,000 

Salmonid Monitoring and Research $1,274,000 $1,378,000 

Invasive Aquatic Species $323,000 $394,000 

Socio‐economics $369,000 $389,000 

Geospatial Science and Technology $264,000 $271,000 

Administration $1,570,000 $1,621,000 

Total $ 11,539,000 $ 11,888,000 

Anticipated AMP Funding Available

(80.63% and 1% CPI) $8,890,000 $8,979,000 

Long/Short ($2,649,000) ($2,909,000) 

Potential FY2018 – 2020 Budget Sum

Proposed budget amounts are preliminary and subject to change.
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Salaries 

Travel & Tra

Operating Exp

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Cooperators (no

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Proposed budget amounts are preliminary and subject to change.
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unchanged for FY201change slightly for FY

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Proposed budget amounts are preliminary and subject to change.
Current Southwest Biological 

Science Center Facilities in Flag SBSC leases space from 

the City of Flagstaff

 Current facilities are 

beyond design life

 City of Flagstaff will not 

enter into a new longterm lease
Overhead will be Increasing Due 

Facilities – Planned for 201

SW Biological Science Center over Bureau-level overhead (12%)

 By policy, this charge is waived for AMP 

 Center-level overhead (26%)

 By policy, this overhead rate is set at 7.5% 

AMP funds

 Cost to SBSC offset by USGS appropriate

($875,000 in FY16)

 Facilities overhead 

 Currently 4.6%  Will increase to ~19%
Project FY2018 FY2019 

Streamflow, Water Quality, and Sediment

Transport $1,396,000 $1,424,000 

Sandbar and Sediment Storage Monitoring and

Research $1,370,000 $1,416,000 

Riparian Vegetation $749,000 $765,000 

Geomorphic Effects of Vegetation Management

and Dam Operations $531,000 $592,000 

Nutrients and Temperature as Ecosystem Drivers $689,000 $551,000 

Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology $1,055,000 $1,147,000 

Humpback Chub Monitoring and Research $1,949,000 $1,940,000 

Salmonid Monitoring and Research $1,274,000 $1,378,000 

Invasive Aquatic Species $323,000 $394,000 

Socio‐economics $369,000 $389,000 

Geospatial Science and Technology $264,000 $271,000 

Administration $1,570,000 $1,621,000 

Total $ 11,539,000 $ 11,888,000 

Anticipated AMP Funding Available

(80.63% and 1% CPI) $8,890,000 $8,979,000 

Long/Short ($2,649,000) ($2,909,000) 

Potential FY2018 – 2020 Budget Sum

Proposed budget amounts are preliminary and subject to change.
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