WSP06393

• File Number: 8220.101.10.B
• Description: Colorado River-Water Projects-Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell-Glen Canyon Adaptive Management-TWG
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 2/17/2005
• Title: Budget Ad Hoc Group-GCMRC FY06 Budget and Work Plan Development Question and Response Table
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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TWG Budget Ad hoc Group
GCMRC FY 06 Non-Experimental Budget and Work Plan Development
QuestionlResponse Table

44
(W AP A)

GCMRC's
Response to
Comment
#44

45
(BAHG)

GCMRC's
Response to
Comment
#45

Keith Kohl
Survey Technician
[phone]
Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center
U,S, Geological Survey
2255 N, Gemini Drive
Room 418
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
kkohl@usgs,gov
www,gcmrc,gov
Information Office
El, change title for E to match the title in the budget table. Remove some ofthe
narrative in this section since it is now red.
Title has been changed to match, Second comment not addressed since it pertains to
the CMP per conversation with Mary Barger on 4/27.

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Line 137 (Systems Administration)--This project, like others, identifies
constraints caused by reduced funding (Reduced funding will result in the
possible loss of scientific data due to backup equipment failure and lack of
storage capacity), yet, in fact, increased funding is advocated for the project
compared with FY 05. In this example, GCMRC salaries increase by nearly
$50,000, $5,000 is added for training, and a burden of 15% is applied. Several
places in the workplan contain statements like "In FY06 a significant reduction
in available funds has occurred compared to the prior fiscal budget", yet
comparison of the funds available on line 203 shows that FY06 funds exceed
FY05 funds. Please resolve the disparity between the statement and the funds
table. It is also difficult in this project, as in others, to compare total costs when
burden is not allocated over projects in the past as it is for FY 06.
The net systems administration budget has increased only slightly from FY05 to
FY06, The apparent increase indicated in the FY06 budget table is the result of three
things:

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I, Project travel and training, an increasing need because of new technology
and federal regulations, was increased from zero to $5,000,
2, The true costs of salaries is projected in FY06, In previous years the salary
estimates were under funded, The contractors' salaries are added in and the
base salary of $80,000 was increased to a more accurate estimate of
$112,000,
3, Unlike FY05, in FY06 the project need was established and the burden added
to it. In essence, the increase is less than $30,000 when burden is accounted
for.

The systems administration account is considered to be fully funded in FY06 at the
amounts indicated in the budget table, References to insufficient funding in the

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Document Reference: FY06 Masler Draft AMP Budgel- BOR GCMRC 02117/05 t I :05 AM