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Scope of Work 4-10-2009 <br />Colorado River Basin Nonconsumptive Needs Quantification <br />ecology studies. He has worked extensively throughout the western U.S. and is a recognized <br />expert in the areas of instream flow, water temperature modeling and habitat assessrnents. Dr. <br />Miller's experience includes research and evaluations for several threatened, endangered, and <br />candidate aquatic species in the Colorado River and Platte River basins. He has extensive <br />experience in designing and conducting studies using the Instream Flow Incremental <br />Methodology (IFIM), instrearn water temperature modeling and developing and implementing <br />ecological models for aquatic systems. Dr. Miller is a former member of the USFWS Instream <br />Flow Group. He is co-author on the Stream Network Temperature Model, Instream Flow <br />Information Paper 16. Dr. Miller is a Certified Fisheries Scienfist (No. 2008). Dr. Miller s <br />experience includes designing and directing basinwide instream flow evaluations. He has <br />completed instream flow evaluations for US Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, <br />Bonneville Power Aclministration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Department of <br />Justice. Dr. Miller developed a GIS based methodology for determ;ning flow/habitat <br />relationships for aquatic species using 2 dimensional hydraulic modeling and habitat <br />evaluations. Dr. Miller has presented his research at international conferences in Japan and <br />New Zealand. <br />Kristin Swaim M.S. - Site-Specific Quantification <br />Ms. Swairn is a fishery biologist for MEC. Ms Swaim has over 8 year experience in fishery and <br />aquatic ecology. Ms. Swaim has assisted with instream flow studies and aquatic ecology <br />studies on both cold water and warm water ecosystems. Ms. Swaim has field experience in data <br />collection for both biological and physical data for aquatic ecosystems. <br />Samuel T. Combs, Ph.D., P.E. - Site-Specific Quantification <br />Dr. Combs is a staff associate for MEC that would be available for assistance with model <br />calibration and simulations, if needed. Dr. Combs is a hydraulic engineer and has provided <br />support to MEC for software development and problern solving for unique solutions to <br />complex hydraulic analysis. <br />Brian Bledsoe, Ph.D. - Watershed Flow Evaluation Tool Application <br />Dr. Bledsoe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental <br />Engineering at Colorado State University. He has managed externally funded research program <br />in surface water quality, stream and watershed rehabilitation, and multi-scale biophysical <br />linkages in aquatic ecosystems. His recent projects include grants from the National Science <br />Foundation, U.S. EPA, Water Environxnent Research Foundation, and the U.S. Forest Service to <br />examine water quality benefits of stream restoration practices, effects of urbanization on the <br />physical character of aquatic habitat, channel erosion and nutrient loading, and analysis of <br />physical, chemical and biological characteristics of streams. <br />LeRoy Poff, Ph.D. - Watershed Flow Evaluation Tool Application <br />Dr. Poff is a Professor in the Department of Biology at Colorado State University. Dr. LeRoy <br />Poff's research, teaching and outreach activities are motivated by a desire to advance an <br />interdisciplinary understanding and management of freshwater ecosystexns, especially streams <br />and rivers. Dr. Poff focuses primarily on how the diversity and function of plant and animal <br />communities respond to natural and human-caused changes in environmental factors (e.g. <br />streamflow patterns) over time. His work has been both basic and applied, and has been <br />Page 9 of 15 <br />