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

IV.13.2.a. Sandpit Management ..................................................................................................... 25
IV.B.2.b. Create and Maintain Riverine Islands and Channel Width ........................................... 26
IV.B.2.c. Create and Maintain Inundated Wetlands ..................................................................... 26
V. INTEGRATED MONITORING AND RESEARCH PLAN (IMRP) .............................. 27
V.A. Introduction ................................................................................................................. 27
V.B. Monitoring Versus Research, and How They Must be Integrated .............................. 28
V.B.l. Monitoring ...................................................................................................................... 28
V.B.2. Research ......................................................................................................................... 29
V.C. Discussion of Scale Issues Related to Monitoring and Research ............................... 30
V.D. Timing and Schedule .................................................................................................. 32
V.E. Experimental Design Strategy Across Multiple Scales .............................................. 33
V.E.1. Monitoring Design .......................................................................................................... 33
V.E.2. Research Design ............................................................................................................. 36
V.H. Monitoring and Research Protocols ............................................................................ 37
V.I. Monitoring and Research Data Analysis .................................................................... 38
V.J. Reporting ..................................................................................................................... 42
V.K. Species Specific Monitoring and Research Protocols ................................................ 42
V.K.1. Whooping Crane ............................................................................................................ 43
V.K.2. Interior Least Tern and Piping Plover ............................................................................ 44
V.K.3. Pallid Sturgeon ............................................................................................................... 45
V.K.4. Other Listed and Non-Listed Species of Concern .......................................................... 46
V.K.S. In-channel Characteristics .............................................................................................. 46
V.K.6. Habitat Comparisons ...................................................................................................... 47
V.K.7. Channel Capacity ........................................................................................................... 48
VI. MONITORING AND RESEARCH DATA STORAGE .................................................. 48
VI.A. Design Considerations and Specifications .................................................................. 48
VI.A. l. Area of Interest ............................................................................................................. 48
VI.A.2. Database Design ........................................................................................................... 49
VI.B. Timing ......................................................................................................................... 53
VI.C. Database Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) ............................................. 54
VI.D. Report Format ............................................................................................................. 54
VI.E. Administration ............................................................................................................ 55
VI.F. Existing Data Evaluation ............................................................................................ 55
VI.G. Data Sheets .................................................................................................................. 55
VII. ESTIMATED BUDGET ................................................................................................... 55
IX. LITERATURE CITED ..................................................................................................... 55
List of Appendices
Appendix A- Peer Review Guidelines
Appendix B - Models
Appendix C- Additional Hypotheses Identified
Appendix D - Protocols
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