PRRIP Adaptive Management Plan

• File Number: 8461.100
• Description: Adaptive Management Workgroup ‎(PRRIP)‎
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Author: PRRIP
• Title: PRRIP Adaptive Management Plan
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Project Overview

PLATTE RIVER RECOVERY IMPLEMENATION PROGRAM
Attachment 3
Adaptive Management Plan
Table of Contents
PREFACE - Purpose and Scope of Adaptive Management in the Program ................................... 1
I. 1NTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... .. 2
I.A. Program Goals and Program Objectives ..................................................................... .. 4
I.B. General Concept of the Program's Adaptive Management ........................................ .. 4
I.C. Organizational Structure to Implement Platte River Adaptive Management ............. .. 5
I.C.1. Policy Functions .......................................................................................................... .. 5
I.C.2. Roles and Responsibilities .............................................................................................. .. 6
I.C.2.a. Governance Committee .................................................................................................... .. 6
I.C.2.b. Executive Director ........................................................................................................... .. 6
I.C.3. Advisory Functions .......................................................................................................... .. 7
I.C.3.a. Stakeholder Advisory Committees .............................................................................. .. 7
I.C.3.b. Independent Scientific Advisory Committee .............................................................. .. 7
I.C.3.c. Environmental Account Manager ................................................................................ .. 7
I.D. National Academies of Science Review ..................................................................... .. 8
I.E. Scale of Platte River Adaptive Management .............................................................. .. 8
I.F. Process for Modifying the Adaptive Management Plan ............................................. .. 9
I.F.1 Process for finalizing the AMP before Program Implementation .............................. .. 9
I.F.2 Process for modifying the AMP during the First Increment of the Program .............. 10
II. POLICIES AND PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS ................................................... 11
II.A. Policy Considerations ................................................................................................. 11
II.B. Considerations for and Elements of a Comprehensive Scientific Program ................ 12
III. CONCEPTUAL ECOLOGICAL MODELS AND HYPOTHESES ............................... 13
III.A. Conceptual Ecological Models ................................................................................... 14
III.B. Hypotheses .................................................................................................................. 14
III.C. Conceptual Ecological Models and Hypotheses ......................................................... 14
III.C.1. Whooping Crane (WC) CEM ........................................................................................ 15
III.C.2. Least Tern and Piping Plover (TP) CEM .................................................................... 15
III.C.3. Pallid Sturgeon (PS) CEM .......................................................................................... 16
III.C.4. Physical Process (PP) CEM ........................................................................................ 16
IV. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES,INDICATORS, AND PROPOSED MANAGEMENT
ACTIONS FOR PROGRAM LANDS ......................................................................................... 19
IV.A. Management Objectives and Indicators ...................................................................... 20
IV.B. Proposed Management Actions .................................................................................. 21
IV.B.1. Flow-Sediment-Mechanical Approach ............................................................ 21
IV.B.I.a. Mechanical .................................................................................................................... 22
IV.B.l.b. Sediment augmentation ................................................................................................. 24
IV.B.l.c. Flows ............................................................................................................................. 24
IV.B.2. Mechanical Creation and Maintenance Approach ........................................................ 25
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