Proposal for Monitoring and Research Demonstration (2)

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TABLE 1 FIELD ACTIVITY FREQUENCY VARIABLE QUANTIFIED / WHAT YOU LEARN FROM THE DATA QUALIFIED TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY 1 TIME / YR @ BED ELEVATION HOW MUCH HAS THE BED AGGRADED/DEGRADED 8 SECTIONS BETWEEN FIELD VISITS BANK POSITION HOW MUCH HAVE THE BANKS INCISED BETWEEN FIELD VISITS WETTED WIDTH HOW WIDE IS THE CHANNEL AT THAT FLOW BAR/ ISLAND POSITION / BARS/ISLANDS MOVED, AGGRADED OR DEGRADED ELEVATION BETWEEN FIELD VISITS D/BANK SEDIMENT 1 TIME / YR @ GRAIN SIZE HOW MUCH DO THESE VALUES CHANGE BETWEEN MPLING 8 SECTIONS FIELD VISITS GRADATION WHAT ARE THE STATISTICS PERCENT SILT AND CLAY WHAT TRENDS ARE SIGNIFICANT OUND 1 TIME / YR @ BANK STABILITY ARE THE BANKS STABLE/UNSTABLE FROM ONE OTOGRAPHY 8 SECTIONS FIELD VISIT TO THE NEXT VEGETATION VEGETATION CHANGE FROM ONE FIELD VISIT TO THE NEXT Table 2. Cross sections selected for monitoring. Cross Section Location Upstream control River Mile 237.5 (surveyed in 1989, 1998) (entire river) Downstream reference River Mile 233.8 (surveyed in 1989, 1998) (entire river) River Mile 230.8 (surveyed in 1989, 1998) (entire river) Middle Channel Surveys (managed area) About River Mile 235.5 (downstream end of island) River Mile 235.2 River Mile 235.0 River Mile 234.6 River Mile 234.2 SECTION 3. MONITORING AND RESEARCH PROPOSAL Problem and Need for Monitoring and Research Implementation of this plan will fulfill NPPD's commitments in milestones L3-1, L1-2 and L1-3 of the Cooperative Agreement. The Development and Enhancement Plan is also consistent with the direction given in Section III.C.2 of the Proposed Program (e.g., restoration initially based on recommendations in the Platte River Management Joint Study). Evaluation of the management practices as part of the adaptive management regime are not included as part of the plan. The major components of the Development and Enhancement Plan are to modify existing channel structure to improve nesting conditions for least terns and piping plovers and roosting habitat for whooping cranes. At this time the conceptual basis of the plan is to remove approximately 600 acres of riparian woodland; approximately 300 acres of this will be seeded to wet meadow plant species and the remainder will be active channel, nesting habitat or backwaters and sloughs. Purposes of the woodland removal are to improve unobstructed views within the channels and to promote channel widening. NPPD in conjunction with Central is required to monitor wildlife including endangered species and their habitats under their respective FERC Licenses and as indicated in milestones R5-1, R3- 2 and R3-3. These license articles set a spending cap of $100,000 annually for NPPD and Central (Districts) combined. The Monitoring Plan outlines the Districts' responsibilities that Page 5 of 15