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<br />) <br /> <br />Colorado River Recovery Program <br />FY-1997 Annual Project Report <br /> <br />Project No.: CAP ge <br /> <br />I. Title of Proposal: Yampa River Basin Sediment Peer Review Panel <br /> <br />II. Principal Investigator: George Smith. Division of Water Resources <br />P.O. Box 25486. DFC. Denver. CO 80225-0486 <br />E-mail: george smith@fws.gov <br />Phone: (303) 2-36-5322 <br />Fax: (303) 236-4224 <br /> <br />II. Project Summary: A need was identified for a process to better define the need and <br />the appropriate methodologies for sediment data collection and analyses. A peer <br />review process was developed to review sediment issues facing the Recovery <br />Program and to develOp recommendations for the type of data to be collected and <br />analyzed to meet the needs of the Recovery Program. An expert panel was <br />established and a workshop was held to address data collection needs. and a work <br />plan was developed for a comprehensive data collection effort to begin in FY -98. <br /> <br />IV. Study Schedule: Project was completed in March 1997 <br /> <br />V. Relation to RIPRAP: Yampa River Action Plan: Yampa and Little Snake Rivers <br />1.A.4.a(3) Yampa River Operation and Management Plan <br /> <br />VI. Accomplishment of 1997 Tasks and Deliverables: A Workshop Coordinator. an <br />expert in the fields of hydrology and sedimentology. was retained to identify and <br />summarize sediment issues and data. The Workshop Coordinator summarized the <br />information into an informational paper and presented the paper to the peer review <br />panel at the workshop. A workshop was held and the sediment information paper <br />summarizing the issues and previous sediment work was presented to the expert <br />panel. The Workshop Coordinator will produce a report to document the results of <br />the process. The report summarized the issues and contained recommendations for <br />collection and analysis of sediment data. including gages needed to support future <br />sediment studies. This information was incorporated into a FY-98 Scope of Work for <br />a Yampa River sediment monitoring work. <br /> <br />VII. Recommendations: This appeared to be an excellent process for gathering the <br />current state of knowledge on a subject and for designing a scope of work to address <br />the issues identified. The Program should consider the model established here for <br />addressing other complicating issues and developing work plans. A little money <br />spent up front on planning and designing a study can save a lot of floundering in the <br />future. <br /> <br />VIII. Project Status: Project was completed and the Scope of Work was reviewed by the <br />WAC. and was modified and submitted for FY-98 funding consideration. <br /> <br />IX. Budget: FY 1997: <br /> <br />Funds Provided <br />Funds Expended <br />Difference <br /> <br />$ 17.200 <br />17.000 <br />-0- <br /> <br />1 <br />