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R E ARCH W ORK G ROUP SE CHARGE T he Wo rk Gro up s c ha rg e c o nsists o f: (1) sug g e sting spe c ific Applie d Re se a rc h pro je c ts to b e c o nduc te d during 2018 a nd 2019 a s pa rt o f the Applie d Re se a rc h Pro g ra


  1. R E ARCH W ORK G ROUP SE CHARGE T he Wo rk Gro up’ s c ha rg e c o nsists o f: (1) sug g e sting spe c ific Applie d Re se a rc h pro je c ts to b e c o nduc te d during 2018 a nd 2019 a s pa rt o f the Applie d Re se a rc h Pro g ra m; a nd (2) sug g e sting re fine me nts to the me tho do lo g y pro po se d fo r Re fug ia re se a rc h pro je c ts. M E MBE RSHI P  Cha d No rris  T o m Arsuffi  F lo yd “Butc h” We c ke rly  Co nra d L a mo n A re po rt will b e c re a te d de ta iling the a c tivitie s o f the wo rk g ro up to b e pre se nte d to the Sc ie nc e Co mmitte e a t the Ma y 10, 2017 me e ting .

  2. E AHCP R E ARCH P ROGRAMS SE R E A R E ARCH P ROGRAM F UGI SE  T a sk 2 o f the E AA-USF WS Re fug ia c o ntra c t de ta ils Re fug ia re se a rc h pro g ra m.  2017 pro je c ts  Juve nile De ve lo pme nt a nd Ma tura tio n o f Pe c k’ s Ca ve Amphipo ds ( Styg o b ro mus pe c ki )  L a rva l De ve lo pme nt o f Co ma l Spring s Dryo pid Be e tle s ( Styg o parnus c o male nsis )

  3. E AHCP R E ARCH P ROGRAMS SE A PPL D R E ARCH P ROGRAM I E SE  2015 Applie d Re se a rc h Wo rk Gro up  Applie d Re se a rc h wo rkg ro up me t in F a ll 2015 to pro duc e 2016- 2019 Applie d Re se a rc h Pro je c t Sc he dule E AHCP, 2015. Re po rt o f the 2015 Applie d Re se a rc h Wo rk Gro up. Appe nd ix I I . 31 pp. Ava ila b le o nline a t: http :/ / www.e a hc p.o rg / ind e x.php/ a d ministra tio n/ wo rk_g ro ups/ a pplie d _re se a rc h_wo rk_g ro up

  4. A PPL D R E ARCH S CHE E 2018-2019 I E SE DUL  Assumptio ns  L ife histo ry, husb a ndry, pro pa g a tio n, sa mpling , a nd re intro duc tio n re se a rc h pro je c ts o n Co ve re d Spe c ie s will b e c o ve re d b y the Re fug ia re se a rc h pro g ra m.  I nc re a se “Re q ue st fo r Pro po sa l” pe rio d fro m 2 we e ks to ~ 2 mo nths  Pro je c ts c a n spa n 22 mo nths ma x (Ma r 2018 – De c 2019), if ne c e ssa ry.  Pla c e ho lde r(s) will re ma in fo r a dditio na l sta tistic a l re se a rc h, b a rring re sults fro m the 2017 Applie d Re se a rc h pro je c ts.  Pla c e ho lde r(s) will re ma in fo r E c o Mo de l re se a rc h, b a rring e xa mina tio n o f the mo de l a nd c o nduc ting ne e ds a sse ssme nt.

  5. 2018 - 2019 A PPL D R E ARCH S E – I E SE CHE DUL P E CK ’ S C AVE A MPHI POD  Pe c k’ s Amphipo d q ua ntita tive sa mpling te c hniq ue s  Pro po se d a s pa rt o f 2015 Applie d Re se a rc h Wo rk Gro up fo r 2018 Applie d Re se a rc h

  6. 2018 - 2019 A PPL D R E ARCH S CHE E – I E SE DUL F OW S L PL I T  E va lua te suc c e ss o f flo w-split ma na g e me nt  Pro po se d a s pa rt o f 2015 Applie d Re se a rc h Wo rk Gro up fo r 2018 Applie d Re se a rc h

  7. E VAL UAT E SUCCE SS OW - SPL OF F L I T MANAGE ME NT Hyg ro phila c o ve ra g e (m 2 ), fo unta in da rte rs c o lle c te d b y time d dip-ne t, a nd USGS g a ug e d (GS-08168913) flo w a lo ng the Old Cha nne l Se c tio n 2.3 o f SAV Ana lysis a nd Re c o mme nda tio ns Re po rt

  8. Hyg rophila c ove ra g e a long the Old Cha nne l biomonitoring re a c h in F a ll 2003, 2011, a nd 2016. F low- split ma na g e me nt for Old a nd Ne w Cha nne ls re c omme nde d a s pa rt of 2016 Non- Routine Ada ptive Ma na g e me nt BIO-WE ST a nd Wa te rshe d Syste ms Gro up, 2016. Sub me rg e d Aq ua tic Ve g e ta tio n Ana lysis a nd Re c o mme nda tio ns, 145 pp. Ava ila b le o nline a t: http:/ / www.e a hc p.o rg / inde x.php/ a dministra tio n/ a da ptive _ma na g e me nt

  9. 2018 - 2019 A PPL D R E ARCH S CHE E – I E SE DUL S SSOM C RE E E K  E va lua te suc c e ss o f Se sso m Cre e k sa nd b a r re mo va l a nd se dime nt re mo va l e ffo rts  Pro po se d a s pa rt o f 2015 Applie d Re se a rc h Wo rk Gro up fo r 2019 Applie d Re se a rc h

  10. 2018 - 2019 A PPL D R E ARCH S CHE E – I E SE DUL S SSOM C RE E E K E AHCP is unde rg o ing no nro utine a da ptive ma na g e me nt to pa rtne r with the City o f Sa n Ma rc o s a nd T e xa s Sta te / MCWE to insta ll e ng ine e re d so lutio ns (BMPs, L I D, e tc .) a lo ng the middle po rtio n o f Se sso m Cre e k, a ime d a t re duc ing upla nd se dime nt lo a ds.

  11. 2018 - 2019 A PPL D R E ARCH S CHE E – I E SE DUL S SSOM C RE E E K A pro po se d g o a l o f the pro je c t is to c ha ra c te rize wa te rshe d a nd stre a m c o nditio ns, c re a te se dime nt & c o nstitue nt lo a d ra ting c urve s, a nd unde rsta nd physic a l fa c to rs (i.e . a nte c e de nt c o nditio ns) tha t c o ntrib ute to tho se lo a ds. Da ta g e ne ra te d fro m the study wo uld se rve a s a b a se line fo r e va lua ting future upla nd impro ve me nts a ime d a t c o mb a ting so il lo ss.

  12. 2018 - 2019 A PPL D R E ARCH S CHE E – I E SE DUL S SSOM C RE E E K  Po te ntia l K e y E le me nts to pro je c t  Org a nize , do c ume nt, & e va lua te pre vio us wo rk c o nduc te d a s pa rt o f SMOS, E ARDC, WPP, WQPP, COSM, a nd MCWE  Pro vide a de ta ile d physic a l de sc riptio n o f the c re e k  Pro vide a de ta ile d physic a l de sc riptio n o f the wa te rshe d

  13. 2018 - 2019 A PPL D R E ARCH S CHE E – I E SE DUL S SSOM C RE E E K  Po te ntia l K e y E le me nts  Se t up flo w g a ug e o n Se sso m Cre e k a nd c o ntinue to re fine ra ting c urve  Me a sure sto rm e ve nts a lo ng Se sso m Cre e k using a uto ma te d I SCO type sa mple rs, a nd te st sa mple s fo r a ppro pria te c o nstitue nts  De ve lo p lo a ding c urve s  E xa mine the sto rm e ve nts a nd pro duc e d c o nstitue nt lo a ds with re spe c t to sto rm me c ha nic s a nd a nte c e de nt c o nditio ns Wate r de pth (c m) – Disc har ge (c fs) r ating c ur ve for the Se ssom Cr e e k gaging station.

  14. 2018 - 2019 A PPL D R E ARCH S CHE E – I E SE DUL I NVASI VE S  E va lua te suc c e ss o f re mo va l o f inva sive a nima l spe c ie s a nd re duc tio n o f intro duc tio n  Pro po se d a s pa rt o f 2015 Applie d Re se a rc h Wo rk Gro up fo r 2019 Applie d Re se a rc h

  15. 2018 - 2019 A PPL D R E ARCH S CHE E – I E SE DUL L ONG - T RM B CAL G OAL E I OL OGI S  Co nfirm spe c ie s-spe c ific T a b le s 4-1, 4-21  Pro po se d a s pa rt o f 2015 Applie d Re se a rc h Wo rk Gro up fo r 2018 Applie d Re se a rc h

  16. 2018 - 2019 A PPL D R E ARCH S CHE E – I E SE DUL L ONG - T RM B CAL G OAL E I OL OGI S  Se c tio n 4.1 o f the HCP c o ntains the “L o ng -T e rm Bio lo g ic al Go als and Ob je c tive s”  “L o ng -te rm b io lo g ic al g o als are the ratio nale b e hind the minimizatio n and mitig atio n strate g ie s and, c o nve rse ly, minimizatio n and mitig atio n me asure s are the me ans fo r ac hie ving the lo ng -te rm b io lo g ic al g o als and o b je c tive s.”  T ab le 4-1 and 4-21 de tail the hab itat b ase d and po pulatio n me asure me nt g o als fo r the F o untain Darte r in the Co mal and San Marc o s Rive rs, re spe c tive ly. T he se tab le s we re re drafte d pe r re c o mme ndatio ns fro m SAV No n-Ro utine Adaptive Manag e me nt

  17. R ONG - T OR F AIN D ART E VISE D L E RM BIOL OGICAL GOAL S F OUNT E RS BIO- WE ST a nd Wa te rshe d Syste ms Group, 2016. Subme rg e d Aqua tic Ve g e ta tion Ana lysis a nd Re c omme nda tions, 145 pp. Ava ila ble online a t: http:/ / www.e a hc p.org / inde x.php/ a dministra tion/ a da ptive _ma na g e me nt

  18. 2018 - 2019 A PPL D R E ARCH S CHE E – I E SE DUL L ONG - T RM B CAL G OAL E I OL OGI S  T o a c hie ve L T BGs fo r se ve ra l spe c ie s, K e y Ma na g e me nt Ob je c tive s c o nc e rning a c c e pta b le de via tio n fro m histo ric a lly re c o rde d wa te r q ua lity c o nditio ns a re o utline d. T hre sho lds o n disso lve d o xyg e n a nd te mpe ra ture a re a lso de fine d. As pa rt o f the 2016 Wa te r Qua lity Wo rk Gro up, da ta se ts fro m whic h the ave rag e histo ric wa te r q ua lity c o nditio ns wo uld b e c a lc ula te d a re de fine d.

  19. 2018 - 2019 A PPL D R E ARCH S CHE E – I E SE DUL L ONG - T RM B CAL G OAL E I OL OGI S T e mpe r atur e data fr om E AA monitor ing of spr ing ope nings (1993- 2016)

  20. S UMMARY OF L T BG S AND K E Y M ANAGE ME NT O BJE CT I VE S

  21. 2018 - 2019 A PPL D R E ARCH S CHE E – I E SE DUL L ONG - T RM B CAL G OAL E I OL OGI S  E AHCP sta ff sug g e sts: 1. Co mpa ring L T BGs with the da ta c o lle c te d a s pa rt o f the Bio mo nito ring pro g ra m a nd 2. Ca lc ula ting a ve ra g e histo ric wa te r q ua lity c o nditio ns re c o mme nde d b y the WQWG a nd c o mpa ring with da ta c o lle c te d a s pa rt o f the Bio mo nito ring pro g ra m/ E AA mo nito ring .  E AHCP sta ff sug g e st this a s a n inte rna l pro je c t.

  22. 2018 - 2019 Applie d Re se a rc h Sc he dule - Sub me rg e d Aq uatic Ve g e tatio n (SAV)  E va lua te suc c e ss o f SAV re sto ra tio n a nd T WR e nha nc e me nt  Pro po se d a s pa rt o f 2015 Applie d Re se a rc h Wo rk Gro up fo r 2018 Applie d Re se a rc h

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