7315 ‎(2)‎

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7315
• Author: Colorado Water Conservation Board.
• Title: State of Colorado Hatchery Feasibility Study for Endangered Fishes of the Colorado River Basin, Vols. 1 & 2.
• USFW Year: 1993.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

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provided for low oxygen, loss of power and general alarm conditions. Three domestic
residences are strategically placed outside the facility perimeter security fence at locations
which allow for observation into critical areas of the hatchery complex by off-duty facility
workers and their families.

COSTS

The feasibility level design prepared for this study includes a hatchery building, rearing
ponds for propagation and augmentation stocks, ponds for holding broodstock and for
refugia, a research building and outside research facilities, three on-site residences for
hatchery workers, a visitor center and aquarium building, and other related facilities. This
design represents a state-of-the-art facility. The design includes specific design and cost
information for the key components of the facility. This information could be used to assist
in the final selection of specific recovery facility components, therefore it is not anticipated
that final costs for a facility would equal the totals presented in Tables 6 through 10. The
cost components could also serve as a starting point for the preliminary design.

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Estimated costs for capital construction were developed on the basis of feasibility level
design information for a comparable unit or system basis and are shown in Tables 6, 7, and
8. The tables are for production Scenario 2 - 300,000 fish, for each of the three water
supply types. The estimates are in 1992 dollars. The costs are segregated into the three
major components of the recovery facility: the fish hatchery; the broodstock and refugia
holding ponds and the research facility. These cost estimates do not include acquisition
costs for land or improvements, including any existing hatchery facilities.

Estimated operation and maintenance costs have been developed and are also presented in
Tables 6, 7 and 8. These costs represent all functions to be performed on-site with the
exception of the research program. Details on the extent of research programs, due to
changing priorities over time prevent accurate estimates of costs. These estimates would
remain relatively constant regardless of site selection. Operation and maintenance costs for
the research building which are associated with water quality, pathology and other services
connected with the propagation of fish are included.

Full time personnel requirements for the facility have been estimated for each production
scenario. Personnel categories include: facility manager, assistant facility manager,
laboratory technician, fish culturist, maintenance engineer, plant engineer and receptionist
The estimated number of full time equivalent personnel are 6, 9, and 10 for production
scenarios 1, 2 and 3 respectively.

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Tables 6, 7 and 8 present the relative costs for the major components of the recovery facility
and the total cost for each of the water supply types for production scenario 2 - 300,000 fish.
Table 9 presents the estimated total cost for the recovery facility for each of the three
production scenarios for each water supply type. Table 10 presents the estimated cost for
just the core facility for each of the three production scenarios for each water supply type.
Costs listed in Tables 9 and 10 are total capital construction costs plus a 2S percent
contingency factor.

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