Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program

FY 2003 Bottom-line Funding Needs

I. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

A. ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT WORK GROUP1

1. Personnel Costs.............................................................................173,000

2. AMWG Member Travel Reimbursement...................................10,000

3. Reclamation Travel........................................................................17,000

4. Facilitation Contract.......................................................................25,000

5. Other ................................................................................................11,000

Subtotal...................................................236,000

B. TECHNICAL WORK GROUP2

1. Personnel Costs...............................................................................81,000

2. TWG Member Travel Reimbursement .......................................10,000

3. Reclamation Travel........................................................................18,000

4. TWG Chair Reimbursement .........................................................25,000

5. Other.................................................................................................. 2,000

Subtotal...................................................136,000

C. SCIENCE ADVISORS

3

Program Manager ...........................................................................................0

Subtotal...............................................................0

D. COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTS4

1. Biologist (0.25 fte)..........................................................................21,000

2. Travel...................................................................................................5,000

Subtotal.....................................................26,000

E. TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE5

F. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION6

1. Contract Specialist (0.25 fte).......................................................25,000

Subtotal.....................................................25,000

II. TRIBAL CONSULTATION

A. Cooperative Agreements with Tribes7

` 1. Hopi Tribe ......................................................................................80,000

2. Hualapai Tribe ...............................................................................80,000

3. Navajo Nation ................................................................................80,000

4. Pueblo of Zuni ...............................................................................80,000

5. Southern Paiute..............................................................................80,000

Subtotal...................................................400,000

B. River Trip Logistical Costs to GCMRC8

` 1. Hopi Tribe ......................................................................................15,000

2. Hualapai Tribe ...............................................................................15,000

3. Navajo Nation ................................................................................15,000

4. Pueblo of Zuni ...............................................................................15,000

5. Southern Paiute..............................................................................15,000

Subtotal.....................................................75,000
Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program

FY 2003 Bottom-line Funding Needs Continued

III. PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENT FOR CULTURAL RESOURCES

A. WORK PLAN ACTIVITIES

1. Curation, Archival, and NAGPRA Plans9.............................................25,000

2. Reclamation Administrative Costs 10......................................................50,000

3. Geomorphological Effect Study with GCMRC11..............................163,000

4. Monitoring Costs 12..................................................................................227,000

5. Contract for Treatment Plan

13

...............................................................200,000

6. Public Involvement Plan14.......................................................................20,000

Subtotal...................................................685,000

IV. EXPERIMENTAL FLOW FUND15............................................ 382,000

V. SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES16, 17

A. TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM ACTIVITIES

` 1. Monitoring & Inventory of Terrestrial Resources18..............320,000

a. Tribal Participation...........................................................125,000

2. Monitoring Kanab Ambersnail19................................................64,000

3. Kanab Ambersnail Taxonomy (Year 1)20.................................20,000

4. Terrestrial Research21...................................................................50,000

5. Holocene Mapping22...................................................................160,000

6. Implementation of GCMRC HPP & PEP Activities23............50,000

7. Terrestrial Mapping and Inventory ..........................................180,000

Subtotal...................................................969,000

B. AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM ACTIVITIES

1. Phyto-benthic Monitoring24.......................................................227,000

2. Monitoring Downstream Fish25................................................760,000

3. Monitoring Lees Ferry Trout26..................................................140,000

4. Native and Non-native Fish Interactions Research27..............70,000

5. Ongoing Population Genetics of Humpback Chub28........................0

6. IWQP Downstream Activities29................................................150,000

7. IWQP Lake Powell (O&M Funding)30....................................300,000

Subtotal............................................... 1,647,000

C. INTEGRATED TERRESTRIAL & AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM 

ACTIVITIES

1. Monitoring Fine-grained Sediment Storage31..........................450,000

a. Adopt-a-Beach with Integration Report .........................10,000

b. Beach Monitoring (continuation of NAU work) ......... 75,000

2. Monitoring Streamflow & Fine Sediment Transport32...........625,000

3. Monitoring of Coarse-grained Sediment33................................135,000

4. Modeling Reach-averaged Sand Bar Evolution34....................180,000

5. One-dimensional Fine Sediment Routing Model35.................145,000

6. Conceptual Modeling of Coarse-grained Sediment36.............102,000

7. One-year Evaluation of In-Situ Continuous Monitoring

of Suspended-Sediment Transport 37....................................80,000

8. Installation of Automated Pump Samplers 38..............................50,000

9. Advance Warning for Paria River Sediment Inputs 39...............30,000
Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program

FY 2003 Bottom-line Funding Needs Continued

10. Annual High-Elevation Measurements of Sand Storage

at NAU Sites40.........................................................................15,000

11. Tribal Training, Science/Tribal Perspectives Integration/

Tribal Interns41........................................................................20,000

12. Cultural Resources Data Management42.....................................20,000

13. Cultural Resources Synthesis and Status Report 43......................5,000

14. Recreational Effects to Cultural and Biological Resources44..20,000

Subtotal............................................... 1,962,000

D. PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION

1. PEP/PA stipulated public outreach/involvement plan45...........20,000

Subtotal.....................................................20,000

E. NEW ACTIVITIES

1. Decision Support System Development46.................................150,000

Subtotal...................................................150,000

G. MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

1. Administrative Operations and Support47............................................1,450,000

2. I.T. Program Support 48

a. DBMS................................................................................109,000

b. GIS .....................................................................................145,000

c. Library .................................................................................80,000

d. Survey................................................................................117,000

e. System Administration ...................................................233,000

f. Aerial Photography..........................................................230,000

g. LIDAR for Monitoring

 (Multi-spectral, Digital Orthophotography)..............200,000

3. Public Outreach Activities ............................................................75,000

4. Independent Review Panels ........................................................235,000

5. Unsolicited Proposals...................................................................100,000

6. AMWG/TWG Requests.................................................................50,000

7. In-house Research...........................................................................25,000

8. Logistics (Costs not assigned to Projects)................................275,000

Subtotal............................................... 3,324,000

TOTAL FY 2003 BUDGET ---------------------------------------- 10,037,000

FY 2003 FUNDING REQUESTS

AVAILABLE FUNDS III. AMOUNT

CRSP Power Revenues

DOI Tribal Funding Appropriations

O&M – IWQP Lake Powell Studies

USGS Appropriations

$ 8,263,000

$ 475,000

$ 300,000

$ 999,000

TOTAL $10,037,000
GLEN CANYON DAM ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Final Draft

Project Blurbs for FY 2003

1

 Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG). This includes personnel costs required 

to administer the Adaptive Management Program (AMP), travel funds to reimburse 

members/alternates for attendance at AMWG, ad hoc, and other meetings, and a 

facilitation contract for meeting management and/or special ad hoc assignments.

2

 Technical Work Group (TWG). This includes personnel costs needed to administer the 

TWG, travel funds to reimburse members/alternates for attendance at TWG, ad hoc, and 

other meetings required in the completion of AMWG/TWG assignments, as well as 

reimbursement for the TWG Chairperson.

3

 Science Advisors. At this point in time it is not known what work or funds may be 

needed, however, the AMP will provide support for science activities in accordance with 

FACA rules and regulations.

4

 Compliance Documents. This covers funding for preparation of compliance documents 

for AMP-proposed actions in order to comply with ESA, NEPA, and NHPA.

5

 Temperature Control Device. Temperature Control Device environmental compliance, 

preconstruction design, and construction costs are covered by appropriated funds. 

6

 Contract Administration. These are Reclamation personne l costs needed to administer 

the AMWG facilitation, TWG Chairperson, and Programmatic Agreement contracts.

7

 Cooperative Agreements with Tribes. Each of the five tribes with demonstrated 

interests in the effects of Glen Canyon Dam operations on resources of tribal concern will 

continue to be funded through cooperative agreements. These agreements are for 

$80,000 per tribe (or consortium of tribes) and the agreements are designed to cover 

salary, benefits, travel, and indirect costs to enable an official tribal representative to 

attend meetings of the Adaptive Management Program and to inform themselves and 

tribal governments on the AMP activities, issues, and proposals.

8

 River Trip Logistical Costs to GCMRC. Each of the five tribes is allocated $15,000 to 

monitor resources of tribal concern and to report back to the AMP and the Secretary 

regarding the observed effects of dam operations or other management actions. The 

funds are transferred from the federal agencies within the AMP to Reclamation to the 

GCMRC to pay for river guides, boats, fuel, food, etc.

9

 Curation, archival, and NAGPRA plans. Completion of the historic preservation plan 

requires that curatorial issues under 36 CFR 79 and archival issues under the Federal 

Records Act will be resolved in the public interest. These plans will most likely be 

written by PA signatories, although procurement or assistance may also be utilized to 

obtain the written plans. The plans will describe how the PA signatories and AMP 
members will work cooperative ly for the preservation of, and provision of long-term 

access to archeological and historical collections, records and reports generated through 

the AMP and PA. The curation and archival plans will explain how colleagues, students 

and others will be encouraged to make responsible use of museum collections, records, 

and reports in their research as one means of preserving the in situ archeological record 

and of increasing the care and attention given to that portion of the archeological record 

which has been transformed into museum property, reports, and associated records. 

Several different plans or reports must be prepared in compliance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. These plans may be prepared by PA 

signatories, although it is anticipated that contracts or agreements will be necessary to 

complete the tasks. It is also anticipated that the funds listed here may not be sufficient to 

cover the costs of finalizing these plans. 

10 Reclamation Administrative Costs. A total of $50,000 has been projected to cover 

salary, benefits, travel, and indirect costs of administering the PA program. 

11 Geomorphological Effect Study with GCMRC. Depending upon the results of the 

geomorphology workshop planned for FY01, it may be reasonable and feasible to 

conduct specific geomorphological investigations into locating or mapping the effects of 

dam operations on historic properties. This project, which is jointly funded with 

GCMRC, is contingent upon the workshop. 

12 Monitoring Costs. The Protocol Evaluation Panel (PEP) for cultural resources called 

for a revised monitoring program and plan. Preparation of the plan will be a joint project 

with GCMRC in FY02, and implementation of the plan will begin in FY03. Costs are not 

precisely calculated given uncertainties about the work that will be conducted. 

13 Contract for Treatment Plan. Once the research design is complete and the values of 

the historic properties are explicitly defined, and once the direct and indirect effects of 

dam operations are more precisely mapped or identified, then it will be necessary to 

resolve adverse effects of dam operations on properties eligible to the National Register. 

This resolution and the proposed mitigation measures will be described in a treatment 

plan that will be contracted.

14 Public Involvement Plan. As part of the treatment plan and the overall planning effort, 

the PA signatories and the AMP need to reach out to and participate in cooperative 

efforts with others interested in the cultural resources in the Colorado River ecosystem. 

Any publics exist for cultural resources and archeology, including students, lawmakers, 

government officials, journalists, Native Americans and members of other ethnic, 

religious and cultural groups who find in the archeological record important aspects of 

their cultural heritage. If these individuals and groups are not directly involved in the 

treatments planned for cultural resources, then the plan should focus on how knowledge 

gained from investigations within the CRE will be distributed to as wide an range of 

interested publics as possible. 
15 Experimental Flow Fund. Experimental Flows are a key part of the Adaptive 

Management Program. These funds cover monitoring and research activities required for 

doing experimental flows in an effort to improve our understanding of ecosystem 

processes. It=s anticipated these funds could be carried over from year-to-year and 

accumulate to such a level that an experimental test flow could occur.

16 Scientific Activities. Project descriptions and budget estimates have been built using 

information from current and draft information needs, recommendations contained in 

PEP reports, and existing monitoring and research activities that have been funded as 

multi-year projects. It is expected that as the revision to existing information needs and 

the AMP Strategic Plan is completed, the details for a given project may be revised. We 

believe the bottom-line budget figure presented here is a reasonable estimate of the funds 

needed for FY 2003 given existing information.

17

 Project costs include contract costs, salaries for GCMRC staff, logistics, GIS and 

survey support, and other operational costs.

18

 Monitoring & Inventory of Terrestrial Resources & Tribal Participation: Integrated 

biological monitoring linking birds, foodbase and vegetative structure on reach and riverwide scale, using bird patch as minimum unit. Also linking hydrology to vegetation 

composition change and developing minimum sampling scheme for long-term 

monitoring.

-- Tribal Participation: One year continuation of work begun in FY 2001 and 

continued in FY 2002. All five participating tribes to work with biologists on terrestrial 

monitoring to incorporate tribal perspectives within biological monitoring project.

19

 Monitoring Kanab Ambersnail: Measuring and estimating population status of snails 

at Vaseys Paradise. Includes measurement of habitat. Logistics support for supplemental 

population surveys included.

20 Kanab Ambersnail Taxonomy (Year 1): First year of multi-year project to resolve 

taxonomic issues associated with Oxyloma complex.

21

 Terrestrial Interactions Research: Unidentified research depending on information 

needs and strategic planning.

22

 Holocene Mapping: Continuation of approved work for FY 2002 to document 

Holocene deposits within the Canyon. Project purpose is to define the area potentially 

affected by dam operations relative to sediment deposits, cultural and recreational 

resources. Implements a cultural PEP recommendation. Scale of project defined by 

existing information and feasibility based on scoping meeting held early in FY 2002.

23

 Cultural Resource Monitoring Plan: Implementation of GCMRC portion of HPP and 

PEP specified integrated Monitoring Plan that was deve loped during FY 2002 by BOR 

and GCMRC. Monitoring Plan specifies articulation between AMP cultural programs.
24

 Phyto-benthic Fast-response Monitoring: Data collection and analysis of algae, 

benthos and drift to measure response to operations. Emphasis may be in Glen Canyon 

and in association with gauging stations in Grand Canyon. Program is under review and 

development.

25 Monitoring Downstream Fish: Data collection and analysis of fish populations in the 

mainstem and Little Colorado River. Request is for 4 LCR trips and 6 mainstem trips 

that include 2 trips for estimates of trout (rainbow, brown) and 3 trips to develop native 

fish abundance estimates and for synoptic surveys to detect distribution changes.

26

 Monitoring Lees Ferry Trout: Population estimates for Less Ferry trout fishery 

including proportion stock density and condition factor of fish.

27 Native and Non-native Fish Interactions Research: Projects are not currently defined, 

but may include predator B prey interactions, competition, and bioenergetics model 

development. Dependent on information needs.

28

 Ongoing Population Genetics of Humpback chub: The third year of project to 

examine the relationships of mainstem and LCR humpback chub. Results will be 

incorporated into monitoring efforts and compliance issues associated with HBC.

29

 IWQP Downstream Activities: Water quality monitoring downstream within the 

intention of expansion of parameters measured as per PEP recommendations. Monitoring 

plan is under development.

30 IWQP Lake Powell: Water quality monitoring of reservoir, includes monthly and 

quarterly sampling and incorporation of modeling effort into monitoring program. 

Monitoring plan is under development consistent with PEP recommendations as indicated 

in AResponse to Comments@ document.

31

 Monitoring of Fine-Grained Sediment Storage: This project is designed to annually 

assess the spatial distribution of sand- and finer-sized material stored within the main 

channel of the Colorado River ecosystem; specifically related to storage in eddy 

complexes and main-channel pools. Monitoring data shall reflect the relative changes in 

total volume of sediment and grain-size distribution within a subset of representative 

reaches throughout the ecosystem, with emphasis on the first 100 miles below the dam. 

These data support information needs on the state of the available fine-sediment supply in 

the system subject to influence of dam operations. Related elements of this project 

include documenting changes in high-elevation sand storage (above 25,000 cfs) related to 

available campable areas, evolution of sand bar grain-size distribution, changes in the 

spatial distribution of channel-bed substrates, changes in the number and size of returncurrent channels within eddy complexes (backwater habitats) and changes in the size of 

pre-dam river terraces.

32

 Monitoring Streamflow and Fine-Sediment: This project provides data on streamflow 

and suspended-sediment transport on the gaged tributaries that provide fine-sediment to 
ecosystem (influx), and on suspended-sediment transport through critical reaches of the 

main channel of the Colorado River ecosystem (efflux). It has one research component 

related to advancing development of a protocol for tracking the fine-sediment budget in 

real time through a variety of integrated and remotely sensed input data.

33

 Monitoring Coarse-Grained Sediment: This project provides data on tributary inputs 

of coarse sediment introduced by debris flows annually, and information about how these 

inputs change the geomorphology of the main channel settings where sand storage, 

recreational, food base and fisheries resources exist.

34

 Modeling Reach-averaged Sand Bar Evolution: This project provides numerical 

model simulation for sand bar responses to a range of dam operations under historical 

sediment-supply conditions within all representative geomorphic reaches in the 

ecosystem 

35

 One-dimensional Fine Sediment Routing Model: This project results in a numerical 

simulation for routing sand inputs from the Paria and Little Colorado Rivers, downstream 

through main channel storage settings below Glen Canyon Dam, including eddy 

complexes and main channel pools. The simulation uses modeled information on sand 

inputs, in combination with predictions of travel time and historical and model-derived 

local conditions of sand bar deposition and erosion.

36

 Conceptual Modeling of Coarse-Grained Sediment Inputs: This project relates 

ongoing impacts of coarse-sediment inputs to the evolution of the geomorphic framework 

of the Colorado River ecosystem, under current dam operations, over periods ranging 

from decadal to centennial time scales. The project specifically examines simulation 

related to local and system-wide changes to the main channel thought to influence finesediment storage, related physical habitats and food base dynamics.

37

 One-year Evaluation of In-Situ Continuous Monitoring Of Suspended-Sediment 

Transport: One-year evaluation of in-situ instrumentation aimed at tracking continuous 

suspended-sediment transport (reach-scale export) between Glen Canyon Dam and 

Diamond Creek using laser-diffraction technologies (LISST). Initial evaluation will be 

conducted using installation of LISST-25 instrument at the Grand Canyon stream gage. 

Grain-size and concentration data for suspended sediment conditions derived from LISST 

will be verified using the daily-to-weekly samples collected as part of long-term 

monitoring. This evaluation will be conducted in collaboration between the GCMRC and 

the WRD of USGS. (Includes purchase of customized LISST-25 instrumentation).

38

 Installation of Automated Pump Samplers: Installation of Automated Pump Samplers 

at Moenkopi Wash, Lower Marble Canyon, Grand Canyon and Diamond Creek Stream 

gages intended to obtain additional needed suspended-sediment data at key main channel 

sites for use in tracking monthly fine-sediment mass balance by geomorphic reach. This 

strategy also requires additional funding needed to support stage/discharge monitoring at 

the Lower Marble Canyon stream gage. These samplers are needed owing to the very 

remote nature of main channel locations where insufficient sediment samples are 
currently obtained to track monthly sediment export. These devices could eventually be 

used to verify additional LISST instruments if that technology proves to be successful. 

39

 Advance Warning for Anticipating Paria River Sediment Inputs: This consists mostly 

of hardware required for instrumentation of the Upper Paria River watershed so that 

sediment inputs to the main channel of the Colorado River can be better anticipated. The 

need for this system relates to a desire by managers to have sufficient lead time to allow 

high flows from Glen Canyon Dam to be released during or immediately following large 

sand inputs. This network would likely provide from 12-18 hours of advance notice 

before large Paria River floods reach the main channel.

40 Annual High-Elevation Measurements of Sand Storage at NAU Sites: Currently, 

these measurements are scheduled to occur on a biennial basis. This project proposes to 

collect these data on an annual basis. 

41

 Tribal Training, Science/Tribal Perspectives Integration/Tribal Interns: Follow-on 

workshops for tribal training, science/tribal perspective integration workshop 

implementation, and use of tribal student interns. Purpose of work is to increase tribal 

participation within AMP for project development and implementation. 

42

 Cultural Resources Data Management: Implementation of Data Base Plan 

recommended by cultural PEP and specified in the HPP and approved in FY 2002 plan. 

Implements consolidation and transfer of data to GCMRC for access by AMP. 

43

 Cultural Resources Synthesis and Status Report: Incorporates data and reports 

developed by AMP cultural representatives to provide a general synthetic knowledge 

gained from projects and integrated across resource areas. Developed in-house by 

GCMRC with collaboration with AMP cultural representatives. Project provides current 

information within SCORE report. 

44 Recreational Effects to Cultural and Biological Resources (New Work): New project 

that identifies and assesses recreational impacts to significant cultural and biological 

resources in Glen and Grand Canyons. Responds to concerns about commercial boats in 

Glen Canyon and tribal concerns within Grand Canyon. 

Estimated Cost: $ 20,000.

45

 PEP/PA stipulated public outreach/involvement plan: Development of public outreach 

and involvement plan as stipulated in the PA agreement and recommended by the cultural 

PEP. New work that will be jointly funded by the BOR and GCMRC.

46

 Decision Support System Development: GCMRC provides objective, scientific 

information to the AMWG for use in making recommendations to the Secretary of the 

Interior regarding the effects of dam operations on the Colorado River ecosystem (CRE). 

In support of this effort, GCMRC is developing: (1) a conceptual (i.e., computer) model 

of the CRE, (2) a detailed map of the CRE, (3) GIS overlays for the CRE, and (3) an 

integrated Oracle database of research on the CRE. Missing from this equation is the 
decision-support system (DSS) overlay that can act to integrate these various efforts and 

support the AMWG in examining various management actions / policy changes that they 

may wish to recommend to the Secretary.

47 Includes salaries for GCMRC staff not otherwise assigned to project costs.

48 Includes contract costs, salaries for GCMRC staff, logistics support, and other 

operational costs not otherwise assigned to project costs or administrative operations and 

support.