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<br />11 <br /> <br />SCHEDULE AND BUDGET <br /> <br /> <br />The Strategic Plan is designed to address monitoring and research for a five-year period <br /> <br />1998-2002. Each year in April, an annual plan will be drafted to guide implementation of specific <br /> <br />elements of the Strategic Plan. It will have prior review by the AMWG and approval by the <br /> <br /> <br />Secretary of the Interior. The Annual Plan outlined in this document addresses monitoring and <br /> <br />research for Fiscal Year 1998. <br /> <br /> <br />This Annual Plan, developed for FY98, is designed to guide specific monitoring and <br /> <br /> <br />research through three fundamental science phases. <br /> <br /> <br />1. Development of conceptual ecosystem models, synthesis of existing knowledge, <br /> <br />and determination of key attributes associating resource impacts to dam <br /> <br /> <br />operations. <br /> <br />2. Definition of key attributes within a resource set and across all resources. <br /> <br /> <br />3. Development of decision support guidelines and models to assist managers and <br /> <br /> <br />interested stakeholders to understand resource interactions, impacts of dam <br /> <br /> <br />operations on resources and procedures for mitigating impacts. <br /> <br /> <br />Budget for the Annual Plan is anticipated at approximately seven million dollars. Of the <br /> <br /> <br />total seven million dollar budget allocation, approximately $5.0 million will be directed to <br />monitoring and research programs. Approximately one-half million is required by the Upper <br />Colorado Region ofBOR to administer the adaptive management program, and approximately <br />$1.5 million is required to operate all GCMRC's administrative programming. <br /> <br />Final Draft <br />