Preliminary GCMRC FY 2018

Triennial Workplan and BudgTechnical Work Group Meeting April 20-21, 2017 Scott VanderKooi Southwest Biological Science Center Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center 

U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey 
LTEMP Implementation

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 Processes Sediment Humpback Chub Riparian Ecosystems Hydropower and Energy Historic Properties and Traditional Cultural Properties Other Native Fish Hydropower Production and WAPA’s Assessment of the Status of the Basin Fund Recreational Experience Rainbow Trout Fishery Sediment Recreation Tribal Resources Other Resources Rainbow Trout Fishery 

Nonnative Invasive Species 

Tribal Concerns/Resources Riparian Vegetation 
A. Streamflow, Water Quality, and 

Sediment Transport and Budgeting in the Colorado River Ecosystem 

Project Elements 

1. Stream gaging 2. Water quality 3. 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 cameras 2. Long-term monitoring and research on sediment storage and physical habitat characteristics of the river channel 3. Sandbar modeling 4. 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 monitoring 2. Imagery-based riparian vegetation monitoring at the landscape scale 3. Revisit and update marsh community changes published in 1995 by Stevens et al. 4. Develop predictive models of vegetation responses to LTEMP flow scenarios 5. LTEMP vegetation management planning, monitoring, and research 6. Decadal-scale vegetation monitoring based on replication of historical photographs 

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

LTEMP Resource Areas: • Riparian Vegetation • Natural Processes • Recreational Experience Proposed budget amounts are 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 operations 2. 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: $531,000 FY19: $592,000 FY20: $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 Powell Improved temperature model for the CRe Aquatic ecosystem models of drivers of ecosystem change 

2. Improved monitoring of nutrients in Lees Ferry, and longitstudies of nutrients in the Colorado River 3. Monitoring, modelling and research on the patterns and decosystem metabolism in the CRe 4. 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 programs 2. Monitoring in support of humpback chub and invasive species range expansions 3. Monitoring in anticipation of novel flow experimentation under LTEMP 4. 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 modelling 2. 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 Electrofishing 2. Rainbow Trout Monitoring in Glen Canyon 3. 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: $1,274,000 FY19: $1,378,000 FY20: $1,430,000 

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

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

Project Elements 

1. Improve early detection of aquatic invasive species 2. Assess risks posed by warm-water invasive fishes 3. 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 documentation 3. Access to geospatial data holdings 4. Technology and electrical engineering 

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

and Support 

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

Project Elements 

1. Salaries 

Leadership Program manageSupport staff Logistics 

2. Travel and trainin3. Vehicle costs 4. 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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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 long

-

term 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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