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… North Dakota, United States of America ☯ These authors contributed equally to this work. * baaschd@headwaterscorp.com Abstract Migratory birds like endangered whooping cranes (Grus americana) require suitable noctur- nal roost sites … crane use and found the width of channel unobstructed by dense vegetation and distance to the nearest forest were the best predictors of whooping crane use. Secondly, we used telemetry data obtained from a sample of 38 birds of all ages … important habitat characteristics [4,10,12,18–22]. More recent evaluations of riverine roost site habitat characteristics along the central Platte River have largely been focused on geomorphic and hydrologic metrics …
… Nest-site selection by Interior Least Terns and Piping Plovers at managed, off-channel sites along the Central Platte River in … para anidaci�on y crianza de las nidadas en Charadrius melodus. 1Corresponding author. Email: baaschd@headwaterscorp.com © 2017 The Authors. Journal of Field Ornithology published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of Association of … at one represent nest sites and values plotted at zero represent available locations. To validate performance of the best model, we partitioned our data randomly into four groups of similar size. We performed chi- squared contingency table …
… classification of the position in the geographic area in which the H–2B non- immigrant will be employed, based on the best information available at the time of filing the petition. In the determination of prevailing wage for the purposes of … programs that provide for the purchase of assistive technology devices, such as a low- interest loan fund; an interest buy-down program; a revolving loan fund; a loan guarantee; or an insurance program: Provided further, That applicants … to non-State licensed facilities. SEC. 233. In addition to the existing Congressional notification for formal site assessments of potential influx facilities, the Sec- retary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the …
… 2015 ....................................................................................3 2. Histograms of the seven site metrics used to characterize roost sites used by whooping cranes marked with telemetry equipment within the U.S. part … complete their twice-annual migra- tions (Hutto, 1998). Conservation organizations and resource managers have applied best available science to define habitat requirements for whooping cranes during migration, but information has been … detect cranes. These surveys have the potential to miss crane observations for numerous reasons such as inability to com- plete surveys in low visibility conditions. We are uncertain of the presence or magnitude of observation bias in …
… predator presence at each nest. We will also record and compare the abundance of mammalian predators present at each site based on the number of predators caught by USDA-APHIS trappers and predators caught on nest cameras. These abundance …
… of Correspondent: David M Baasch, 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6, Kearney, Nebraska, USA, 68845, baaschd@headwaterscorp.com mailto:farrellp@headwaterscorp.com mailto:farrellp@headwaterscorp.com mailto:baaschd@headwaterscorp.com … and intraspecific associations are important factors driving establishment of nests and likely influence nest site selection patterns by both species (Burger 1988, Sherfy et al. 2012, Baasch et al. 2017). Social factors and spacing … et al. 2012). Due to nesting chronology, similarities in habitat selection by each of the species could lead to the best nest sites being occupied by Piping Plovers and could force Least Terns to nest in suboptimal habitat where survival …
… Research Protocol Page 1 of 11 PLATTE RIVER RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM 2010 Parameter-based Research on Nest-site Selection and Reproductive Success of Interior Least Terns and Piping Plovers on the Central Platte River, Nebraska … of interior least terns and piping plovers are greatly influenced by availability of breeding-ground habitat and nest-site selection (Ziewitz et al., 1992). Predation and flooding appear to be leading causes of nest and brood failure for … least terns and piping plovers select nesting sites where these and other risks are reduced. Breeding-ground and nest-site selection by interior least terns and piping plovers are believed to be a hierarchical process where individuals make …
… season was divided into six 2-week blocks, with the goal of obtain- ing 3 h of observation at each colony and foraging site for each of the 4-h periods during each 2-week block. Duration of behavior was reported in units of total hours and … chick survival for both target habitats (sandpits and sandbars). Suitable nesting habitat was searched in each study site at approximately 2- to 3-day intervals, and nests were monitored to determine fate. Based on evidence at the nest … habitat types. Accordingly, rigorous analyses could not be conducted on the role of nest-site habitat type (sandpit com- pared to sandbar) in use of foraging habitat by Platte River least terns and piping plovers. Although low nesting …
… season was divided into six 2-week blocks, with the goal of obtain- ing 3 h of observation at each colony and foraging site for each of the 4-h periods during each 2-week block. Duration of behavior was reported in units of total hours and … chick survival for both target habitats (sandpits and sandbars). Suitable nesting habitat was searched in each study site at approximately 2- to 3-day intervals, and nests were monitored to determine fate. Based on evidence at the nest … habitat types. Accordingly, rigorous analyses could not be conducted on the role of nest-site habitat type (sandpit com- pared to sandbar) in use of foraging habitat by Platte River least terns and piping plovers. Although low nesting …
… The group discussed the Land Evaluation Worksheet. Czaplewski said the Program should consider establishing a Site Evaluation Team. Kenny said the worksheet would be completed by ED staff and/or in coordination with Program partners … Easements require management and enforcement, and the easements usually about 30 pages long. Sackett said the best way to go is buy property, put easements on it, and then sell it with those restrictions in place to avoid any question about what you …
… report. Land Advisory Committee (LAC) Jerry Kenny gave a LAC update. The Program is limited in its ability to buy land until the authorizing legislation passes, but we are optimistic that will move forward so we want to be in a … to keeping things on track. The Program workshop is not defined in terms of specifics, but Dwyer thought it would be best to present something similar to their presentations for Mark Butler and Don Anderson that focused on issues … big project in terms of scale. We feel it is our job to work with you to make this work since the database and the Web site will be your portal to the world and also your data input and management system. We can’t think of this as a static …
… monthly fee, etc.). Purcell if we went this way would we still lease the truck, 192 or would Headwaters instead buy the truck? Kenny said Headwaters would buy it under those 193 circumstances, but given the time frames involved to … to all these assets and the Program would pay expenses and/or a fee. Kraus said maybe direct 196 expenses would be the best approach – purchase price and subsequent expenses. Kenny said it would 197 eliminate that aspect of insurance the … groundwater recharge issues. The focus for now has been on the Phelps Canal and 397 we may revisit the Gothenburg site later. We have been working closely with Sackett and Central to talk 398 to landowners about doing some pilot studies …
… Data 115 Evaluation Plan with preliminary check point submittals. The workgroup has a field visit to the 116 project site scheduled for November 8th. Steinke has agreed to provide intermittent preliminary 117 field data to the workgroup as … past the 354 feasibility stage. Drain deferred to the recommendations being provided by the GC regarding the 355 best approach to maximizing federal funding. Williams inquired about the definition of new 356 money requested. Kenny … it is 362 electronically transferred. 363 364 WP-5: Management tool. Upon completion of COHYST, the Program may need to buy or be 365 trained to use software, or to build additional components into the model for the ED Office to 366 make such …
… PRRIP – ED OFFICE DRAFT 5/14/2012 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Water Advisory Committee before approval. PRRIP … Page 3 of 10 about $550,000 for installation and $300,000 for a year of O&M including costs for 91 hauling material off site. 92 93 Drain asked about whether the sediment collector would potentially cause backwater upstream of 94 the device … minor flood stage to 6.5 feet, where the flow would 117 be 2,400 cfs. 118 119 Another institutional option is to buy out potentially affected properties. Based on the Lincoln 120 County Assessor’s website, Smith estimated total …
… aquatic habitat. Potential Action: Provide technical and financial support to build trails and develop the recreation site at Lake Pleasant Regional Park. Expand urban fish- ing opportunities. Partners: BLM, BOR, FWS, ACE, Audubon Arizona, … support more than a half-million shorebirds during both spring and fall migration. This makes the Bayshore one of the best birding and hunting areas on the East Coast. More than half of the Bayshore region is protected as refuges, wildlife … FWS and Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board invested $1.8 million in protecting the Table Rocks by supplying funds to buy additional lands from The Nature Conservancy. The state needs funding to acquire more land to guarantee public access …
… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 12/07/2010 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Governance Committee before approval. PRRIP GC … before the end of 58 the year. 59 60 Sackett said this was discussed during the LAC. The LAC decided the Program should buy the property 61 in its entirety then the LAC and GC could decide to do something else with the property at a later … of the easement. 65 Barels asked if the current owner was retaining any buildings. Sackett said yes there is a home site with 66 additional buildings. Barels asked if this was considered in the negotiations. Sackett said yes and this 67 …
… database development and management by D.J. Case & Associates. Tasks include basic maintenance, hosting, and minor site improvements. This task also includes hosting and support for the Program financial tracking and disbursement … Property Taxes $165,000 Land Acquisition Associated Costs $23,000 Revenue Replacement at NPPD Cottonwood Ranch $10,000 Buy, Lease or Easement (100 acres) $600,000 TOTAL $ 863,000 Notes on Cost: LIHE Fees LIHE fees are charged to the Program … the Program’s competitive selection process and work will be performed by lowest cost contractor that provides the best value to the Program. Task: NC 4 Line Item: LP-2 Tract No: 2013001 Description: Irrigation well pumping to augment …
… understand changes in endangered species (ES) clearly include factors outside the PRRIP. These are mostly habitat and best left to be described by other ISAC members; however, much of the hydrology that is critical to habitat throughout the … migrate through or nest on the Platte the following spring. Performance measures for PRRIP are not independent of off-site factors (external drivers) and therefore they should be reflected in the CEM. Q2) Does the term “ecological … of management actions? If so, what strategies do you recommend for maximizing transparency and stakeholder buy-in? • Loftin: Generally, adapting an existing model has many advantages if that model is selected wisely. You will …
… understand changes in endangered species (ES) clearly include factors outside the PRRIP. These are mostly habitat and best left to be described by other ISAC members; however, much of the hydrology that is critical to habitat throughout the … migrate through or nest on the Platte the following spring. Performance measures for PRRIP are not independent of off-site factors (external drivers) and therefore they should be reflected in the CEM. Q2) Does the term “ecological … of management actions? If so, what strategies do you recommend for maximizing transparency and stakeholder buy-in? • Loftin: Generally, adapting an existing model has many advantages if that model is selected wisely. You will …
… to cover costs for LAC meetings; primarily miscellaneous costs for holding 21 meetings (e.g. conference call fees, site visit expenses). 22 23 Products 24 Meeting space and associated needs. 25 26 Notes on Cost 27 The LAC meets quarterly … 37 38 Item Estimated FY19 Cost LIHE Fees $56,400 Property Taxes $150,000 Land Acquisition Associated Costs $75,000 Buy, Lease or easement (245 acres) $2,318,600 TOTAL $2,600,000 39 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 12/10/2018 PRRIP FY2019 Work … the Program’s competitive selection process and work will be performed by lowest cost contractor(s) that provide the best value to the Program. Task: NC 3 Line Item: LP-2 Tract No: unknown Description: Construct 10 acres of on-channel …
… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 05/21/2009 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Land Advisory Committee before approval. Page 1 … 43 44 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 05/21/2009 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Land Advisory Committee before approval. Page 2 … interest especially in the adaptive management 80 activities. Jenniges offered to show Cottonwood Ranch activities on-site to interested members. 81 Smith and Farnsworth agreed to give short TAC/AMWG and WAC updates later in the meeting 82 …
… for bid that includes the collection of LiDAR and Aerial Photography data annually and that the RFP includes potential buy-up options suggested by Nebraska DNR. At this point the selection committee needs guidance on how consider the buy-up … may be consolidating on its own so he wondered how active the Program should be in trying to consolidate flows at this site. Jenniges and Runge stated consolidating flows is part of the overall FSM strategy and consolidating flows at this … PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 04/18/2012 PRRIP TAC Meeting Minutes Page 15 of 15 2) EDO staff handed participants a list of ‘official’ TAC members and alternates to review and informed the group the membership list is also on the Program’s …
… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 10/26/2011 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Land Advisory Committee before approval. Page 1 … not 86 opposed to waiting. Heaston said that subleasing may hurt the Program’s position if the actual 87 intent is to buy the parcel in 2 years. 88 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 10/26/2011 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of … any other guidance, and 158 Farnsworth said the ED office will select seed type on a tract by tract basis using their best 159 judgment based on the situation/application. 160 161 Farnsworth asked the LAC to form a working group to assist …
… RFP 59 Farnsworth discussed the LiDAR/Aerial Photography RFP. He noted the Nebraska DNR wants to 60 include a buy-up option for potentially collecting summer information in a different way, and also to 61 make the RFP a single-year … as the model is being built and as assumptions that go into the model; and 3) talking with the 106 experts about the best way to build the model. Barels asked about peer review. Smith said the final 107 model would be peer reviewed. 108 … Lawson asked if we made a policy 205 decision related to the buffer. Kenny said the buffer is not included in the official LMP and if we follow 206 that plan all trees come out. Schneider said the concern is the consultation letters …
… April 5, 2021 PRRIP – Draft Minutes 4/6/2021 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Land Advisory Committee before approval. Page 3 … offered. The next LAC meeting is planned for May, 2021. A Doodle Poll will be sent to the committee members for the best date. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned by Chairman Zorn at 1:52 p.m. … 2- 2021 April_5 LAC draft …
… 90 • Quotes will be acquired by phone or in writing. 91 • Award may be to low quote or most qualified providing the best value. 92 93 $10,000 or greater, but less than $25,000: 94 • Need for proposed item or service is documented. 95 • … XIII. Compliance with “Made in America Laws” 377 378 All contracts which include infrastructure will comply with the Buy America provisions of the 379 Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act of November 15, 2021 (Public Law 117-58) which … project. It does apply to tools, 385 equipment, and supplies brought to and subsequently removed from the site upon completion of 386 the project. Nor does the preference apply to equipment and furnishings that are used at or …
… 88 the infrastructure necessary to deliver water from the pit back to the river. The consultant will 89 oversee a full site and bathymetric survey. 90 91 PRRIP – ED OFFICE 10/25/17 PRRIP WAC Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 6 The RFP was released … at the September 12-13 GC meeting. 96 97 In June, the EDO completed a preliminary bathymetric survey of the project site, which covered 98 about ¾ of the pit, since it is still being actively mined. They surveyed area was about 25 ft at … about 600 to 700 AF. Once mining is 100 complete and above-grade storage capacity is added, it is anticipated that the site will have a total 101 storage capacity in the range of 1,200-1,500 AF. 102 103 The Slurry Wall Sub-Committee was …
… database development and management by D.J. Case & Associates. Tasks 7 include basic maintenance, hosting, and minor site improvements. 8 9 Notes on Cost 10 The contract was awarded through a competitive procurement process in conformance … Property Taxes $ 138,400 Cottonwood Ranch Sponsorship Agreement $ 15,000 Land Acquisition Associated Costs $ 75,000 Buy, Lease or Easement (400 acres) $ 2,700,000 TOTAL $ 2,990,400 Round up to $ 3,000,000 11 Notes on Cost 12 13 LIHE Fees … Platte River Recovery Implementation Program For More Information Contact: Jason Farnsworth, farnsworthj@headwaterscorp.com (308) 237-5728 2020 Land Budget Overview By Budget Line Item *** Includes $15,000 in WP-4 (j) for new acqusitions in …
… database development and management by D.J. Case & Associates. Tasks include basic maintenance, hosting, and minor site improvements. This task also includes hosting and support for the Program financial tracking and disbursement … Property Taxes $165,000 Land Acquisition Associated Costs $16,750 Revenue Replacement at NPPD Cottonwood Ranch $17,000 Buy, Lease or Easement (100 acres) $600,000 TOTAL $ 863,750 Round to $864,000 Notes on Cost: LIHE Fees LIHE fees are … Platte River Recovery Implementation Program For More Information Contact: Jason Farnsworth, farnsworthj@headwaterscorp.com (308) 237-5728 Land Budget Overview Land Budget Overview By Budget Line Item * The budget items have been reviewed and …
… the finance 95 committee on the terms of the WSA, the plan for the Program to pay for construction, and for 96 TBNRD to buy back the project through future recapture well pumping of equivalent value. The 97 structure of the WSA is similar to … North Platte River at North Platte was 206 already at 6.0 ft, so no ramp up was necessary to reach that initial stage. Site measurements by 207 Nebraska DNR produced shifting flow targets that required adjusting the EA release necessary to … 266 with regard to flood stage now that NWS has made a decision; these determinations are 267 subjective and based on site-specific observations rather than being based on analytical solutions 268 like FEMA flood maps. The EDO will …
… a decision in response to the following question: Given the two- thumbs-down assessment for Big Question #1, what’s the best combination of management actions to take, for the remainder of the First Increment (assumed to be 2016 to 2019), for … (such as improving distribution of habitat throughout the reach, minimizing undesirable land conversions, maximizing site size, etc.). Therefore, the TAC recommended that the GC set an acreage target, and provide EDO with the guidance and … $xx. Within this budget, EDO has discretion to discretion to acquire land parcels in the most appropriate way (lease, buy, etc.). Considerations will include: cost, timing, certainty, parcel size, parcel location (distribution throughout …
… a decision in response to the following question: Given the two- thumbs-down assessment for Big Question #1, what’s the best combination of management actions to take, for the remainder of the First Increment (assumed to be 2016 to 2019), for … (such as improving distribution of habitat throughout the reach, minimizing undesirable land conversions, maximizing site size, etc.). Therefore, the TAC recommended that the GC set an acreage target, and provide EDO with the guidance and … $xx. Within this budget, EDO has discretion to discretion to acquire land parcels in the most appropriate way (lease, buy, etc.). Considerations will include: cost, timing, certainty, parcel size, parcel location (distribution throughout …
… of saving money on publication charges would need to be accompanied by another review process that Program folks would buy into because we continually hear if the research is not published in a journal it is not considered best available science. Jenniges and Rabbe PRRIP TAC Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 14 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 10/30/2013 … islands were created. • Farnsworth – if the Program is evaluating success or failure based on what we did at a specific site rather than on physical conditions within given reaches of river, it will be tough to evaluate the strategy. For …
… of this meeting to different states. Scheel suggested Lake McConaughy as a possible venue. Henry said April might be best for EDO Biologists to travel if needed because they are not in the field yet. July travel would take them away from … the possibility to use fire for management recently can be limiting. Walters suggested the smaller group do some site visits and look at the corresponding data to make some recommendations before September 1st, 2023, so EDO has time to … says wet meadows are important. How do you decide which lands to keep or get rid of with dichotomous information (buy on- channel or buy wet meadow)? Rabbe said USFWS wants to protect these areas as an off-channel buffer PRRIP – EDO …
… 48 Kenny said there was a late-breaking Water Service Agreement with NPPD that was distributed today. The 49 best course of action would be to discuss it at the end of today and then take it up as an action item on 50 Wednesday … and all associated peer review documents will be made available to the public and posted on the 193 Program web site; LaBonde seconded. Motion approved. 194 195 Smith discussed the proposed scope of work and peer review panel for the … gave a presentation on water rights markets. Williams 254 said in Wyoming they are seeing people wanting to come in and buy the water but they can’t because the 255 water is tied to the land. McAdams said they are working through issues like …
… respect to Program related benefits of proposed research on pallid sturgeon use of the Lower Platte River. This can be best accomplished in 4 the short term by implementing the three tasks identified by Compass (2018, pg. 2) under The 2019 … 2030 decision step also described in Compass (2018, pg. 2): “What management actions should the Program undertake to best fulfill its obligations to pallid sturgeon in the Program’s Second Increment? We also recommend that Lower Platte … to create a binary variable for each segment where 1 indicates TUCW or MUCW > 650 for each segment. The analysis may be best done on individual segments and then you can compare segments from year-to-year. A segment-based approach addresses …
… Applications Team with the U.S. 93 Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) that was working on the Program database and web site was 94 moved over to the USGS and no longer exists. Kenny continues to talk to the Service about 95 possible … to put together solid up-front budget 138 estimates, to the extent we can we need to provide specifics to get the best results. 139 140 Kenny said he has always found it helpful in the consulting world for RFPs to provide some kind 141 … 246 will proceed in fall 2008 (need to wait a year before removal). 247 WP-5: Lawson asked what the $300,000 would buy. Kenny said it would give the Program 248 access to the conjunctive use model, training on how to use it, and …
… it built on real data. Werbylo said the model is 77 based on real data. Hahn said there has been some drilling on the site and there is some data available from 78 COHYST. Barels asked if all the water goes to the river or if some goes to … for 407 pallids in the view of some could be seen as getting out in front of that 408 Thabault – ESA standard is best available science; suggesting we be silent, rely on Program 409 documents we already have; pallids are already … prioritized lands we have, don’t necessarily have to sell them but if we find 507 a gold standard property we could buy that and then sell off property at the bottom of the list 508 Farnsworth – work item to prioritize Program land …
… the discussion thus far has been good in terms of potential camera locations, 185 uses, and messages. $50,000 does not buy the Program control but rather input into locations and the 186 associated message. Because this is being treated as … WAC meeting. The memo 290 provided by the Nebraska DNR in response to the ED Office memo on this issue is probably the best 291 place for the GC to start. 292 293 Groundwater Recharge Pilot Project Permit 294 Courtney provided a status … of and begin 478 negotiations for acquisition of Tract 1019. Thabault asked about the potential for disturbance at this site. 479 Czaplewski said there is a conservation-minded landowner; it is close to the interstate, but given trees and 480 …
… for habitat than new sandpits (steep, less spoil piles, etc.). 77 Galat – When sand and gravel miners are done with the site is the strategy to sell it for 78 development? Czaplewski – Generally, they are in it to make money. Galat – Would it … is your test (statistical power); likely to find you need way more birds and/or 104 habitat to get a strong test, but best to test this first; in these discussions, there are always 105 multiple objectives – recovery, cost effectiveness, … of what various agencies are saying”. State of the Platte Report is 197 now a document from the EDO to the GC (EDO’s best judgment), with additional 198 appendices that include TAC comments. Hard for contractors to pull all of this 199 …
… about 86% of the original project yield at an 171 additional cost of about $7-9 million. Kenny said yes, the current best estimates indicate that to be the 172 situation. 173 174 Broad Scale Recharge 175 Kenny discussed the broad scale … Beardsley asked if Kenny had done 180 any analysis combining a revised J2 option with recharge. Kenny said the best guidance at this point is 181 Table 2 in Document #15. Strauch asked if the total cost figure in Table 2 is within … to not yet acquire land. Huzjak said the challenge is it seems like we have 201 arrived at the point of having to buy land to even do baseline studies. Whatever size you allow to be studied, 202 you are essentially allowing seeking …
… and maintenance items, and (3) identify long-term monitoring needs. Werbylo 126 spent considerable time at the project site during the July fill to make sure all was working 127 properly. He showed photos of the control gates and other … 136 137 In general, the first fill operations went well, but it will probably take a few years to figure out 138 how to best operate the project and maximize the operational efficiency. There were some 139 cavitation issues with the delivery … 180 ($80,000) are based primarily on maintenance costs and electricity. As those projects will still 181 be in a buy-back phase, there are no anticipated costs for water. The are no anticipated slurry 182 wall gravel pit activities. …
… kick-off meeting with that team is on February 22 in Ft. Collins. Discussions have begun about the structure of the Web site and database, information needs, and other details necessary to get the Service team working. Input will be PRRIP – … GC to get an update at the first of every month on upcoming meetings related to the Program. Kenny asked if it would best in the format of an e-mail or a master calendar on the Web site. Bleed said either would work. Ann Bleed asked about … from Boyle said that was an estimate that came from previous work. Drain clarified that the Program does not have to buy the first 314 acre-feet of water, and that amount has been added annually to the EA. Public Comment Purcell asked for …
… the Cottonwood Ranch complex and the first slurry wall gravel pit project at an 288 existing aggregate materials mine site known as Lakeside. At the same time, the Program 289 sought to identify and purchase lands to build more of these … end 416 of the month and continued until early January 2012. GC passed motion declaring the J-2 417 Project to be the best alternative and most feasible water supply available to the Program. 418 December 2011: CNPPID Reregulating … replace some of the score credit from the J-2 Project. For 1010 practical purposes, this project involved agricultural buy-and-dry without the negative 1011 connotations associated with that practice in Colorado. The idea was for the Program …
… be addressed in the habitat selection analysis being conducted by WEST. Smith 170 said the EDO is thinking through how best to synthesize multiple lines of evidence regarding whooping 171 cranes and how best to push data and related analysis … if the GC can get a copy of the presentation from today’s meeting. Kenny said yes they 188 would be posted on the web site today. 189 190 Kenny discussed recent communications regarding the J2 project. LaBonde said he had recently been 191 … Most of the comments are from the affected landowners. Schneider said Kenny might add a monetary 203 component to the buy-and-dry option in the J2 history document to help make the point about the cost 204 effectiveness of J2. 205 206 …
… � ON-SITE HYDROLOGIC EFFECTS: … � ON-SITE HYDROLOGIC EFFECTS: … if any, are necessary to comply with NEPA. d. Associated issues, such as property acquisition (if appropriate), "buy back" rights, avoidance or mitigation of direct and third party impacts, and equity and crediting if the program … 7).doc 34 Although there is uncertainty regarding the use of $217 per acre foot reduced on-farm deliveries, it is the best available information at this time. Based on an average annual reduction of 11,400 ac-ft of on-farm deliveries in …
… at Cozad, NE* CFS 5,845 Platte River at Overton, NE CFS 7,430 * Flood flow calculated based on NWS Flood Stage and best available rating curve data. ** Capacity estimated based on anticipated channel improvements to North Platte “choke … legislation, state water rights administration and water export constraints, maximum lease terms, NEPA compliance and site-specific environmental permit requirements); 5) third-party impacts; and 6) implementation schedule. Table VI-1 of … Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company (PEPL) to rehabilitate the reservoir. The terms of the agreement provided that PEPL buy 5,000 ac-ft of storage space at the price equivalent to the principal and interest of a loan which was used to …
… into the Extension because not changing anything (no large scale management changes). He believes SDM is the Program’s best shot at negotiating a Second Increment that balances science with policy and values. Zmak said there are a host of … it to the confluence but more of a chance of getting it identified if has had more time to develop (assuming spawning site is upstream in the Platte system). Henry said this item is also on the agenda for the February Science Plan Reporting … subject matter experts to review in more detail and report back to the TAC. Henry cautioned this may come with less buy in from full TAC, but good to incorporate subject matter experts into the process throughout. Baasch suggested we …
… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 04/18/2012 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Technical Advisory Committee. PRRIP TAC Meeting … asked how much of the $200,000 would be for permitting; Farnsworth stated it is unclear, but $200,000 is the EDO’s best estimate for what this phase of the project will cost. Besson asked if the money for modeling was for InterFluve or … into wet meadow habitat as well as ground water monitoring. Fritz stated the budget description should include the site name (Fox Tract); Smith said he would include ‘Fox Tract’ in the description. LP-2 $639,130 in 2012 Budget. C. Smith …
… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 03/09/2010 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Governance Committee before approval. PRRIP GC … said not at 206 this point. 207 208 Thabault said part of the Service’s job is to base decisions and actions on the best available 209 science. The Service also tries to balance conservation and stressors. The Service is still waiting 210 … Barels asked how 237 broadly the Service would look in the assessment. Thabault said the Service has to use best 238 available science and follow a strict timeline. The status assessment will portray the uncertainty 239 around the …