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Show Monitoring and Research The planning team identified and prioritized monitoring objectives based on issues identified in this planning process. Responsible agencies and partners were also identified. Research objectives included in this table are not a complete listing because these objectives require additional stakeholder, state, federal, university, and local agency coordination and input. The GSL Monitoring and Research Table does provide solid monitoring objectives. A substantial part of CMP implementation directly involves monitoring, primarily for determining the efficacy of implementation actions and/ or assessing the need for further action. The consensus among the planning team is that monitoring related to habitat condition and public use are most important. This includes: lake level and inflows salinity causeway flows bird populations brine shrimp populations algal populations nutrient loading encroachment on habitat wetland mitigation ( related activities) recreation and OHV impacts access conflicts and boundary enforcement pollutant concentration in wetland sediments Of these monitoring actions the following are ongoing at an approximate annual cost of approximately $ 1,000,000 and can reasonably be expected to continue under existing base level budgeting: lake level ( two of three required gauges) and inflows salinity causeway flows bird populations brine shrimp populations algal populations wetland mitigation recreation and OHV impacts The following are new monitoring actions and will require additional funding or a shift in funding from other programs: • lake level ( one additional gauge) $ 9,500/ year • nutrient loading sampling $ 20,000/ year • nutrient loading modeling $ 15,000 one- time cost • habitat encroachment $ 3,000/ year 248 |
