Attachment Agreement Professional Services Page 0 CITY OF ASPEN STANDARD FORM OF AGREEMENT - 2016 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES City of Aspen Project No.: 2015-145 AGREEMENT made as of 6th day of June, in the year 2016. BETWEEN the City: Contract Amount: The City of Aspen c/o April Long, PE, Project Manager 130 South Galena Street Aspen, Colorado 81611 Phone: (970) 920-5080 And the Professional: Lotic Hydrological c/o Seth Mason, Principal PO Box 1524 Carbondale, CO 81623 Phone: 970-903-7561 Total: $183,234.00 If this Agreement requires the City to pay an amount of money in excess of $25,000.00 it shall not be deemed valid until it has been approved by the City Council of the City of Aspen. City Council Approval: Date: June 6th, 2016 Resolution No: Series of 2016, Number 84 For the Following Project: Upper Roaring Fork River Management Plan ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Exhibits appended and made a part of this Agreement: Exhibit A: Scope of Work. Exhibit B: Fee Summary and Hourly Rates Agreement Professional Services Page 1 The City and Professional agree as set forth below. 1. Scope of Work. Professional shall perform in a competent and professional manner the Scope of Work as set forth at Exhibit A attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein. 2. Completion. Professional shall commence Work immediately upon receipt of a written Notice to Proceed from the City and complete all phases of the Scope of Work as expeditiously as is consistent with professional skill and care and the orderly progress of the Work in a timely manner. The parties anticipate that all Work pursuant to this Agreement shall be completed no later than October 31, 2017. Upon request of the City, Professional shall submit, for the City's approval, a schedule for the performance of Professional's services which shall be adjusted as required as the project proceeds, and which shall include allowances for periods of time required by the City's project engineer for review and approval of submissions and for approvals of authorities having jurisdiction over the project. This schedule, when approved by the City, shall not, except for reasonable cause, be exceeded by the Professional. 3. Payment. In consideration of the work performed, City shall pay Professional on a time and expense basis for all work performed. The hourly rates for work performed by Professional shall not exceed those hourly rates set forth at Exhibit B appended hereto. Except as otherwise mutually agreed to by the parties the payments made to Professional shall not initially exceed the amount set forth above. Professional shall submit, in timely fashion, invoices for work performed. The City shall review such invoices and, if they are considered incorrect or untimely, the City shall review the matter with Professional within ten days from receipt of the Professional's bill. 4. Non-Assignability. Both parties recognize that this Agreement is one for personal services and cannot be transferred, assigned, or sublet by either party without prior written consent of the other. Sub-Contracting, if authorized, shall not relieve the Professional of any of the responsibilities or obligations under this Agreement. Professional shall be and remain solely responsible to the City for the acts, errors, omissions or neglect of any subcontractors’ officers, agents and employees, each of whom shall, for this purpose be deemed to be an agent or employee of the Professional to the extent of the subcontract. The City shall not be obligated to pay or be liable for payment of any sums due which may be due to any sub-contractor. 5. Termination of Procurement. The sale contemplated by this Agreement may be canceled by the City prior to acceptance by the City whenever for any reason and in its sole discretion the City shall determine that such cancellation is in its best interests and convenience. 6. Termination of Professional Services. The Professional or the City may terminate the Professional Services component of this Agreement, without specifying the reason therefor, by giving notice, in writing, addressed to the other party, specifying the effective date of the termination. No fees shall be earned after the effective date of the termination. Upon any termination, all finished or unfinished documents, data, studies, surveys, drawings, maps, models, photographs, reports or other material prepared by the Professional pursuant to this Agreement shall become the property of the City. Notwithstanding the above, Professional shall not be relieved of any liability to the City for damages sustained by the City by virtue of any breach of this Agreement by the Professional, and Agreement Professional Services Page 2 the City may withhold any payments to the Professional for the purposes of set-off until such time as the exact amount of damages due the City from the Professional may be determined. 7. Independent Contractor Status. It is expressly acknowledged and understood by the parties that nothing contained in this agreement shall result in, or be construed as establishing an employment relationship. Professional shall be, and shall perform as, an independent Contractor who agrees to use his or her best efforts to provide the said services on behalf of the City. No agent, employee, or servant of Professional shall be, or shall be deemed to be, the employee, agent or servant of the City. City is interested only in the results obtained under this contract. The manner and means of conducting the work are under the sole control of Professional. None of the benefits provided by City to its employees including, but not limited to, workers' compensation insurance and unemployment insurance, are available from City to the employees, agents or servants of Professional. Professional shall be solely and entirely responsible for its acts and for the acts of Professional's agents, employees, servants and subcontractors during the performance of this contract. Professional shall indemnify City against all liability and loss in connection with, and shall assume full responsibility for payment of all federal, state and local taxes or contributions imposed or required under unemployment insurance, social security and income tax law, with respect to Professional and/or Professional's employees engaged in the performance of the services agreed to herein. 8. Indemnification. Professional agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officers, employees, insurers, and self-insurance pool, from and against all liability, claims, and demands, on account of injury, loss, or damage, including without limitation claims arising from bodily injury, personal injury, sickness, disease, death, property loss or damage, or any other loss of any kind whatsoever, which arise out of or are in any manner connected with this contract, if such injury, loss, or damage is caused in whole or in part by, or is claimed to be caused in whole or in part by, the act, omission, error, professional error, mistake, negligence, or other fault of the Professional, any subcontractor of the Professional, or any officer, employee, representative, or agent of the Professional or of any subcontractor of the Professional, or which arises out of any workmen's compensation claim of any employee of the Professional or of any employee of any subcontractor of the Professional. The Professional agrees to investigate, handle, respond to, and to provide defense for and defend against, any such liability, claims or demands. If it is determined by the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that such injury, loss, or damage was caused in whole or in part by the act, omission, or other fault of the City, its officers, or its employees, the City shall reimburse the Professional for the portion of the judgment attributable to such act, omission, or other fault of the City, its officers, or employees. 9. Professional's Insurance. (a) Professional agrees to procure and maintain, at its own expense, a policy or policies of insurance sufficient to insure against all liability, claims, demands, and other obligations assumed by the Professional pursuant to Section 8 above. Such insurance shall be in addition to any other insurance requirements imposed by this contract or by law. The Professional shall not be relieved of any liability, claims, demands, or other obligations assumed pursuant to Section 8 above by reason of its failure to procure or maintain insurance, or by reason of its failure to procure or maintain insurance in sufficient amounts, duration, or types. Agreement Professional Services Page 3 (b) Professional shall procure and maintain, and shall cause any subcontractor of the Professional to procure and maintain, the minimum insurance coverages listed below. Such coverages shall be procured and maintained with forms and insurance acceptable to the City. All coverages shall be continuously maintained to cover all liability, claims, demands, and other obligations assumed by the Professional pursuant to Section 8 above. In the case of any claims-made policy, the necessary retroactive dates and extended reporting periods shall be procured to maintain such continuous coverage. (i) Workers’ Compensation insurance to cover obligations imposed by applicable laws for any employee engaged in the performance of work under this contract, and Employers' Liability insurance with minimum limits of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000.00) for each accident, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000.00) disease - policy limit, and FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000.00) disease - each employee. Evidence of qualified self-insured status may be substituted for the Workers' Compensation requirements of this paragraph. (ii) Commercial General Liability insurance with minimum combined single limits of ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) each occurrence and ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) aggregate. The policy shall be applicable to all premises and operations. The policy shall include coverage for bodily injury, broad form property damage (including completed operations), personal injury (including coverage for contractual and employee acts), blanket contractual, independent contractors, products, and completed operations. The policy shall contain a severability of interests provision. (iii) Comprehensive Automobile Liability insurance with minimum combined single limits for bodily injury and property damage of not less than ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) each occurrence and ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) aggregate with respect to each Professional's owned, hired and nonowned vehicles assigned to or used in performance of the Scope of Work. The policy shall contain a severability of interests provision. If the Professional has no owned automobiles, the requirements of this Section shall be met by each employee of the Professional providing services to the City under this contract. (iv) Professional Liability insurance with the minimum limits of ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000) each claim and ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000) aggregate. (c) The policy or policies required above shall be endorsed to include the City and the City's officers and employees as additional insureds. Every policy required above shall be primary insurance, and any insurance carried by the City, its officers or employees, or carried by or provided through any insurance pool of the City, shall be excess and not contributory insurance to that provided by Professional. No additional insured endorsement to the policy required above shall contain any exclusion for bodily injury or property damage arising from completed operations. The Professional shall be solely responsible for any deductible losses under any policy required above. Agreement Professional Services Page 4 (d) The certificate of insurance provided to the City shall be completed by the Professional's insurance agent as evidence that policies providing the required coverages, conditions, and minimum limits are in full force and effect, and shall be reviewed and approved by the City prior to commencement of the contract. No other form of certificate shall be used. The certificate shall identify this contract and shall provide that the coverages afforded under the policies shall not be canceled, terminated or materially changed until at least thirty (30) days prior written notice has been given to the City. (e) Failure on the part of the Professional to procure or maintain policies providing the required coverages, conditions, and minimum limits shall constitute a material breach of contract upon which City may immediately terminate this contract, or at its discretion City may procure or renew any such policy or any extended reporting period thereto and may pay any and all premiums in connection therewith, and all monies so paid by City shall be repaid by Professional to City upon demand, or City may offset the cost of the premiums against monies due to Professional from City. (f) City reserves the right to request and receive a certified copy of any policy and any endorsement thereto. (g) The parties hereto understand and agree that City is relying on, and does not waive or intend to waive by any provision of this contract, the monetary limitations (presently $150,000.00 per person and $600,000 per occurrence) or any other rights, immunities, and protections provided by the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, Section 24-10-101 et seq., C.R.S., as from time to time amended, or otherwise available to City, its officers, or its employees. 10. City's Insurance. The parties hereto understand that the City is a member of the Colorado Intergovernmental Risk Sharing Agency (CIRSA) and as such participates in the CIRSA Property/Casualty Pool. Copies of the CIRSA policies and manual are kept at the City of Aspen Risk Management Department and are available to Professional for inspection during normal business hours. City makes no representations whatsoever with respect to specific coverages offered by CIRSA. City shall provide Professional reasonable notice of any changes in its membership or participation in CIRSA. 11. Completeness of Agreement. It is expressly agreed that this agreement contains the entire undertaking of the parties relevant to the subject matter thereof and there are no verbal or written representations, agreements, warranties or promises pertaining to the project matter thereof not expressly incorporated in this writing. 12. Notice. Any written notices as called for herein may be hand delivered or mailed by certified mail return receipt requested to the respective persons and/or addresses listed above. 13. Non-Discrimination. No discrimination because of race, color, creed, sex, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, family responsibility, national origin, ancestry, handicap, or religion shall be made in the employment of persons to perform services under this contract. Professional Agreement Professional Services Page 5 agrees to meet all of the requirements of City's municipal code, Section 13-98, pertaining to nondiscrimination in employment. 14. Waiver. The waiver by the City of any term, covenant, or condition hereof shall not operate as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other term. No term, covenant, or condition of this Agreement can be waived except by the written consent of the City, and forbearance or indulgence by the City in any regard whatsoever shall not constitute a waiver of any term, covenant, or condition to be performed by Professional to which the same may apply and, until complete performance by Professional of said term, covenant or condition, the City shall be entitled to invoke any remedy available to it under this Agreement or by law despite any such forbearance or indulgence. 15. Execution of Agreement by City. This Agreement shall be binding upon all parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Agreement shall not be binding upon the City unless duly executed by the Mayor of the City of Aspen (or a duly authorized official in his absence) following a Motion or Resolution of the Council of the City of Aspen authorizing the Mayor (or a duly authorized official in his absence) to execute the same. 16. Illegal Aliens – CRS 8-17.5-101 & 24-76.5-101. (a) Purpose. During the 2006 Colorado legislative session, the Legislature passed House Bills 06-1343 (subsequently amended by HB 07-1073) and 06-1023 that added new statutes relating to the employment of and contracting with illegal aliens. These new laws prohibit all state agencies and political subdivisions, including the City of Aspen, from knowingly hiring an illegal alien to perform work under a contract, or to knowingly contract with a subcontractor who knowingly hires with an illegal alien to perform work under the contract. The new laws also require that all contracts for services include certain specific language as set forth in the statutes. The following terms and conditions have been designed to comply with the requirements of this new law. (b) Definitions. The following terms are defined in the new law and by this reference are incorporated herein and in any contract for services entered into with the City of Aspen. “Basic Pilot Program” means the basic pilot employment verification program created in Public Law 208, 104th Congress, as amended, and expanded in Public Law 156, 108th Congress, as amended, that is administered by the United States Department of Homeland Security. “Public Contract for Services” means this Agreement. “Services” means the furnishing of labor, time, or effort by a Contractor or a subcontractor not involving the delivery of a specific end product other than reports that are merely incidental to the required performance. (c) By signing this document, Professional certifies and represents that at this time: Agreement Professional Services Page 6 (i) Professional shall confirm the employment eligibility of all employees who are newly hired for employment in the United States; and (ii) Professional has participated or attempted to participate in the Basic Pilot Program in order to verify that new employees are not employ illegal aliens. (d) Professional hereby confirms that: (i) Professional shall not knowingly employ or contract new employees without confirming the employment eligibility of all such employees hired for employment in the United States under the Public Contract for Services. (ii) Professional shall not enter into a contract with a subcontractor that fails to confirm to the Professional that the subcontractor shall not knowingly hire new employees without confirming their employment eligibility for employment in the United States under the Public Contract for Services. (iii) Professional has verified or has attempted to verify through participation in the Federal Basic Pilot Program that Professional does not employ any new employees who are not eligible for employment in the United States; and if Professional has not been accepted into the Federal Basic Pilot Program prior to entering into the Public Contract for Services, Professional shall forthwith apply to participate in the Federal Basic Pilot Program and shall in writing verify such application within five (5) days of the date of the Public Contract. Professional shall continue to apply to participate in the Federal Basic Pilot Program and shall in writing verify same every three (3) calendar months thereafter, until Professional is accepted or the public contract for services has been completed, whichever is earlier. The requirements of this section shall not be required or effective if the Federal Basic Pilot Program is discontinued. (iv) Professional shall not use the Basic Pilot Program procedures to undertake pre-employment screening of job applicants while the Public Contract for Services is being performed. (v) If Professional obtains actual knowledge that a subcontractor performing work under the Public Contract for Services knowingly employs or contracts with a new employee who is an illegal alien, Professional shall: (1) Notify such subcontractor and the City of Aspen within three days that Professional has actual knowledge that the subcontractor has newly employed or contracted with an illegal alien; and (2) Terminate the subcontract with the subcontractor if within three days of receiving the notice required pursuant to this section the subcontractor does not cease employing or contracting with the new employee who is an illegal alien; except that Professional shall not terminate the Public Contract for Services with the subcontractor if during such three Agreement Professional Services Page 7 days the subcontractor provides information to establish that the subcontractor has not knowingly employed or contracted with an illegal alien. (vi) Professional shall comply with any reasonable request by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment made in the course of an investigation that the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment undertakes or is undertaking pursuant to the authority established in Subsection 8-17.5-102 (5), C.R.S. (vii) If Professional violates any provision of the Public Contract for Services pertaining to the duties imposed by Subsection 8-17.5-102, C.R.S. the City of Aspen may terminate the Public Contract for Services. If the Public Contract for Services is so terminated, Contractor shall be liable for actual and consequential damages to the City of Aspen arising out of Professional’s violation of Subsection 8-17.5-102, C.R.S. (ix) If Professional operates as a sole proprietor, Professional hereby swears or affirms under penalty of perjury that the Professional (1) is a citizen of the United States or otherwise lawfully present in the United States pursuant to federal law, (2) shall comply with the provisions of CRS 24-76.5-101 et seq., and (3) shall produce one of the forms of identification required by CRS 24-76.5-103 prior to the effective date of this Agreement. 16. Warranties Against Contingent Fees, Gratuities, Kickbacks and Conflicts of Interest. (a) Professional warrants that no person or selling agency has been employed or retained to solicit or secure this Contract upon an agreement or understanding for a commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee, excepting bona fide employees or bona fide established commercial or selling agencies maintained by the Professional for the purpose of securing business. (b) Professional agrees not to give any employee of the City a gratuity or any offer of employment in connection with any decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, preparation of any part of a program requirement or a purchase request, influencing the content of any specification or procurement standard, rendering advice, investigation, auditing, or in any other advisory capacity in any proceeding or application, request for ruling, determination, claim or controversy, or other particular matter, pertaining to this Agreement, or to any solicitation or proposal therefore. (c) Professional represents that no official, officer, employee or representative of the City during the term of this Agreement has or one (1) year thereafter shall have any interest, direct or indirect, in this Agreement or the proceeds thereof, except those that may have been disclosed at the time City Council approved the execution of this Agreement. (d) In addition to other remedies it may have for breach of the prohibitions against contingent fees, gratuities, kickbacks and conflict of interest, the City shall have the right to: Agreement Professional Services Page 8 1. Cancel this Purchase Agreement without any liability by the City; 2. Debar or suspend the offending parties from being a Professional, contractor or subcontractor under City contracts; 3. Deduct from the contract price or consideration, or otherwise recover, the value of anything transferred or received by the Professional; and 4. Recover such value from the offending parties. 17. Fund Availability. Financial obligations of the City payable after the current fiscal year are contingent upon funds for that purpose being appropriated, budgeted and otherwise made available. If this Agreement contemplates the City utilizing state or federal funds to meet its obligations herein, this Agreement shall be contingent upon the availability of those funds for payment pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. 18. General Terms. (a) It is agreed that neither this Agreement nor any of its terms, provisions, conditions, representations or covenants can be modified, changed, terminated or amended, waived, superseded or extended except by appropriate written instrument fully executed by the parties. (b) If any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable it shall not affect or impair the validity, legality or enforceability of any other provision. (c) The parties acknowledge and understand that there are no conditions or limitations to this understanding except those as contained herein at the time of the execution hereof and that after execution no alteration, change or modification shall be made except upon a writing signed by the parties. (d) This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado as from time to time in effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed, or caused to be executed by their duly authorized officials, this Agreement in three copies each of which shall be deemed an original on the date first written above. CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO: PROFESSIONAL: ________________________________ ______________________________ [Signature] By: _____________________________ [Name] Title: ____________________________ Agreement Professional Services [Signature] By: _____________________________ [Name] Title: ____________________________ Page 9 Date: ___________________ Date: ___________________ Approved as to form: _______________________________ City Attorney’s Office Agreement Professional Services Page 10 Exhibit A: Lotic Hydrological Proposal (Scope of Work) Agreement Professional Services Page 11 Agreement Professional Services Page 12 Exhibit B: Fee Summary and Hourly Rates Agreement Professional Services Page 13 Agreement Professional Services Page 14 Roaring Fork Management Plan Project Proposal January 15, 2016 Lotic Hydrological PO Box 1524 Carbondale, CO 81623 Team Overview Lotic formed a strategic partnership with CDR Associates, Rozaklis and Associates, and aquatic biologist Greg Espegren to deliver an actionable River Management Plan based on science and stakeholder engagement. Lotic Hydrological (Lotic) Headquartered in Carbondale, Colorado, Lotic generates the necessary high-quality data tools and interpretations to inform science-based decision-making in public policy development and natural resource management. With a small and responsive staff of five engineers and scientists, Lotic provides technical expertise, water resource engineering services, and a firm commitment to scientific problem solving. Lotic’s goal is to help clients implement strategies that protect diverse water uses while maintaining high levels of environmental quality and contributing to the long-term stewardship of water resources. Our five year history in the arena of water resource planning, science and engineering includes: • Completion of a Stream Management Plan on the Crystal River for the Roaring Fork Conservancy • Completion a Strategic Action Plan for water quality improvements on Gore Creek for Town of Vail • Participation in the Learning By Doing water resources planning and management process in the Upper Colorado River. CDR Associates (CDR) is an internationally recognized collaborative decision-making, public participation and conflict resolution firm, based in Boulder, Colorado. With eight CDR employees on staff, CDR has over 35 years of experience bringing stakeholders together to collaboratively resolve water-related challenges and issues involving allocation, quality, use, and water management. Rozaklis and Associates (Rozaklis) Lee Rozaklis has worked for over 30 years with cities, counties, farmers, industries and environmental groups to promote sustainable and environmentally sensitive water management consistent with Colorado’s water laws. Mr. Rozaklis has worked with the Nature Conservancy, Grand County, Pitkin County, the City of Fort Collins, the City of Longmont and others to develop water management arrangements to enhance environmental flows Greg Espegren (Espegren) Greg Espegren is an aquatics specialist with a deep history and involvement in water resource issues across the state of Colorado. Over the past 20 years, Greg worked extensively on the CWCB’s instream flow program, helped develop decision support systems for environmental flows, and participated in multi-stakeholder planning efforts involving non-profit organizations, municipalities, water providers, federal agencies, and County governments. Our local presence and proven water resources experience will provide the City with a deep understanding of key issues and delivery of a highly actionable plan. Why this team? Our combined expertise in modeling, river health, and stakeholder engagement will provide the City with a local understanding of water rights and issues as well as a broader understanding of how local and regional water resource management decisions impact non-consumptive uses on the Roaring Fork River near Aspen. We offer an impartial perspective and vast water resources experience aligning multiple stakeholders to achieve a common goal. Our team will effectively engage stakeholders and build consensus, provide targeted analysis to guide decision making, and recommend informed actions to meet ecological health goals on the Roaring Fork River. 3 Team Structure Our locally led team has a vested interest in Colorado’s watersheds and looks forward to collaborating with the City to improve the River for future generations. Ci ty Proje ct M anage r April Long, P.E. PRO JEC T MANAGE R Lo tic H ydrolo gic al Seth Mason, M.S. STAKE HO LDER EN GAGE ME NT HYDRO LOGICAL M ODE LING & ASS ESSM ENT R IVE R H EAL TH EVAL UATION WATER RIGH TS AND R ESOU R CE PLANN IN G CDR Ass ocia tes Ryan Margaret Golten J.D. Lead Jonathan Bartsch, M.A. Support Lo tic H ydrolo gic al Jessica Mason, P.E. Lead Seth Mason, M.S. Support Julia Morton, M.S. Support Es pegren Greg Espegren, M.S. Lead R ozakli s an d As soc iates Lee Rozaklis, P.E. Lead Lo tic H ydrolo gic al Seth Mason, M.S. Support Project Management Approach Lotic Hydrological, LLC provides technical expertise, water resource engineering services and a firm commitment to scientific problem solving when engaged in both field data collection and complex quantitative analysis. We generate the high quality data tools and interpretations necessary to inform science based decision-making in public policy development and natural resource management. Our goal is to help clients implement strategies that protect diverse water uses, while maintaining high levels of environmental quality and contributing to the long-term stewardship of our regional water resources. Our firm employs a diverse technical skill set, strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills, and a broad knowledge base for considering the multi-faceted nature of natural resource management issues. We are practiced and effective at engaging stakeholders and presenting technical material to diverse audiences in a variety of formats. We work independently or collaboratively to implement various phases of natural resource project management, including: problem identification, environmental data collection and management; quantitative data analysis; synthesis of results; and technical reporting. Lotic adheres to the watershed approach to natural resource management. This approach focuses on addressing water resource concerns within a hydrologically defined area, rather than an area defined by jurisdictional boundaries, and often provides the best avenue for success when dealing with complex water quality issues. Multi-stakeholder projects that transcend political boundaries require a thoughtful approach to partnership development and project management. We understand the multi-faceted nature of natural resource management and the fundamental importance of effective stakeholder engagement 4 to ensuring positive project outcomes. We approach projects with the big-picture in mind and a focus on ensuring that they enjoy a wide base of public and stakeholder support. Lotic will manage the project and serve as the point of contact for all contract administration and communication activities. Lotic will manage the efforts of project team members, assign manpower, delegate responsibilities, review work progress, monitor budget and schedule, and direct the progress for the duration of each project. Our project management capacity is demonstrated by our record of successful project implementation as the lead on multiple-firm teams. Lotic employs a small, responsive staff focused on exceeding client expectations and meeting project budgets. As a client-focused firm, we build our resume and reputation by forging long-term partnerships with our clients. Below is a list of references that correspond to large budget projects Lotic recently managed. We encourage you to contact them with any questions. Name and Title Organization and Contact Relevant Project Kristen Bertuglia Environmental Sustainability Manager Town of Vail 970-477-3455 Gore Creek Strategic Action Plan Rick Lofaro Executive Director Roaring Fork Conservancy 970-927-1290 Crystal River Stream Management Plan 5 Key Personnel Our team of water resources and water rights experts recognizes that this River is highly valued by residents, visitors, agricultural producers, and environmental organizations. We are committed to helping the City develop a Plan that outlines operation, management, and physical options to improve the health of the River with the support of stakeholders. We have assembled a team of water experts who have worked together and bring their years experience to this important project. Seth Mason, M.S. Project Manager Role Description Seth will serve as a river health expert and guide the recommendation process. Background Seth has 8 years of experience in hydrological simulation modeling, development of resource management decision support systems, stream characterization, deployment and operation of remote data collection and management systems, and statistical analysis of water quality and quantity data. Relevant Project Experience: • Crystal River Stream Management Plan, Roaring Fork Conservancy, Colorado • Lower Crystal River Assessment, Roaring Fork Conservancy, Colorado • Gore Creek Strategic Action Plan, Town of Vail, Colorado Education • M.S., Land Resources and Environmental Sciences from Montana State University • B.A., Environmental Studies from the University of Colorado, Boulder Position at Lotic Principal Hydrologist Jessica Mason, M.S., P.E. Hydrological Modeling Lead Role Description Jessica will be responsible for leading all modeling efforts. She will apply her understanding of river system modeling and water rights to provide a data-centered foundation for development of the Plan. Background Jessica has 11 years of experience as a civil and water resources engineer. Her experience includes applying both surface water and groundwater computer models to water supply planning efforts. She has a solid understanding of water demands, uses, regional water balances, and Colorado water law. Relevant Project Experience: • Crystal River Stream Management Plan, Roaring Fork Conservancy, Colorado • Lower Crystal River Assessment, Roaring Fork Conservancy, Colorado Education • M.S., Water Resources Engineering from Montana State University • B.S., Civil Engineering from University of Virginia Position at Lotic Water Resources Engineer 6 Ryan Margaret Golten, J.D. Stakeholder Engagement Lead Role Description Ryan will be responsible for facilitating stakeholder meetings and bringing diverse groups together to develop an actionable Plan. Background Ryan has more than 10 years of experience working as a facilitator, mediator, lawyer, and trainer on complex water and resource issues involving multiple interest groups. Her expertise includes working with stakeholders to help them identify and understand their interests, bringing parties together to solve problems and reach broadly supported outcomes, and creating a foundation for long-term problem solving, particularly with issues involving high emotions and historical tensions. Relevant Project Experience • River Health Assessment Framework, City of Fort Collins, Colorado • Left Hand Creek Watershed Master Plan, CWCB Education • J.D., magna cum laude from the University of New Mexico School of Law • B.A., History, with high honors from the University of Michigan Position at CDR Program Manager Lee Rozaklis, P.E. Water Rights Lead Role Description Lee will be responsible for providing expert evaluation and advice regarding opportunities and constraints for alternative water management given Colorado’s water rights laws and administrative practices. Background Lee has more than 30 years of experience in water resources planning, focusing on developing and utilizing hydrologic, river basin and water supply system models to analyze water resources systems in complex physical and institutional settings. He has developed cooperative solutions to water resources problems in multi-party settings. He has incorporated paleohydrology and climate change science into municipal water supply planning. He has served as project manager and key technical analyst in several major water management and municipal water supply studies in Colorado. Mr. Rozaklis has testified as an expert witness in water resources planning, water rights, hydrology and water quality in Federal District Courts, Colorado's Division 1 Water Court, and several state permitting forums. Relevant Project Experience • Pitkin County Application for Recreational In-Channel Diversion Water Rights • The Future of Instream Flows in Snowmass Creek • Upper Colorado River Basin Study Education • M.S., Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California • B.S., Environmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado Position at Rozaklis and Associates Principal 7 Greg Espegren, M.S. River Health Lead Role Description Greg will be responsible for evaluating fisheries and habitat conditions along the Roaring Fork and recommending appropriate methodologies for identifying flow targets for protecting or enhancing ecological conditions. Background Greg has more than 20 years of experience working on various aquatic resource and health related issues. His work focuses water supply projects, environmental flow/status designation, and other water resource development projects in Colorado’s Western Slope. Clients include: Trout Unlimited, Pitkin County’s Healthy Rivers and Streams Board, American Rivers, and High County Conservation Advocates. Relevant Project Experience • Instream Flow Decision Support System • Colorado River Wild and Scenic Instream Flow Right Education • Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO. Bachelor of Science: Fishery Biology • Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO. Master of Science: Fishery and Wildlife Biology Position Principal 8 Project Understanding As a top citizen concern and a City priority, we understand that the City is ultimately looking to develop a Plan that outlines various options to improve River health while respecting stakeholder interests. We are confident we can help the City achieve its goal through aligned stakeholders, targeted analysis, and informed actions. Aligned Stakeholders Our goal is to define a common vision among diverse stakeholders. We will use the stakeholder meetings to identify the interests of the Citizens Advisory Group (CAG), Colorado River Water Conservation District (River District), Colorado Water Trust, environmental groups, and other stakeholders. Stakeholder support and ownership is critical to success because they will directly or indirectly affect the path forward. For example, they may recommend that some type of investment is made (City engineers), approve the investment (City Council), support the investment (CAG), or be impacted by the investment (community and tourists). This is a proven strategy that we have used to develop win-win solutions for agricultural, municipal, and environmental interests. Targeted Analysis Working together to achieve one of Aspen City Council’s Top Ten Goals: Develop a River Management Plan that seeks to restore and maintain the health of the Roaring Fork River as it flows through Aspen. Our goal is to further investigate inadequate flows during periods of drought as a possible cause of River impairment. Through modeling and historical data, we will analyze stream attributes, flow metrics, flow targets, and existing conditions. This data-centered approach has helped clients like CWCB develop science-based plans that are supported by a diverse group of stakeholders. It allows analytical tools and models to be easily updated and drive decisions with confident. Informed Actions Our goal is to guide the City to make informed decisions that are supported by data and stakeholders. It is important that we recommend a path forward that can realistically be implemented and meet local expectations for a healthy River. 9 Scope of Work and Deliverables Lotic, CDR, Rozaklis and Espegren (the Consultant Team) will complete all tasks outlined below to help the City of Aspen and Pitkin County (County) identify management and/or structural alternatives that promote nonconsumptive water uses on the Roaring Fork River near Aspen. The ultimate goal of the project is to develop operational, management, and physical options that restore healthy flows to the River that respect stakeholder’s rights and interests. Implicit to this primary goal are the following: 1. Identify stream management goals for various sections of the River with stakeholder input 2. Identify stream flow targets or structural changes that will help meet the identified management goals 3. Identify water resource management techniques or projects that will achieve flow targets or structural objectives Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Goal Setting Parameters and Methods Existing and Possible Strategies Results and Report Facilitate Stakeholder Meeting 2 to determine stream attributes related to goals and discuss flow metrics that gauge goal success Present scenarios to meet targets and gain consensus during Stakeholder Meeting 3. Guide stakeholders through prioritization of implementation during Stakeholder Meeting 4. Facilitate Stakeholder Meeting 1 to identify goals for River health Rough draft, final draft, and Council presentation Anticipated Implementation Timeline 2016 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul 2017 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul 1: Goal Setting 2: Parameters and Methods 3: Existing and Possible Strategies 4: Results and Report 10 Task 1 Goal Setting Description of Task Goal setting for the Plan involves a three-step process to1) identify the primary reaches (the “Focus Reaches”) of the Roaring Fork River for consideration by the Plan, 2) refine the list of non-consumptive water use issues of primary concern to stakeholders on the Focus Reaches, and 3) engage local stakeholders, resource management agencies, and outside experts to discuss all available literature describing the hydrological and ecological conditions present on the Roaring Fork River within the Focus Reaches. Method/Procedure Simulate streamflows. Rozaklis and Lotic will develop a stream gauge based historical hydrological model (the “Model”) for the Upper Roaring Fork watershed. The model will simulate flows on a daily time step at all major tributary inflow and surface water diversion locations along the River near Aspen over a 30-year period. Meeting 1: Kickoff meeting. The City of Aspen and Pitkin County staff and board members spent years focusing time and money on the purchase of open space in and around the River to improve River access and improve River health. Through these efforts, numerous reports regarding various aspects of River health have been written. Prior to the kickoff meeting, the Consultant Team will work with City and County staff to inventory the published literature and summarize the key findings. At a minimum, the following reports will be summarized: • Miller Ecological studies • Watershed Flow Evaluation Tool (WFET) results • Non-consumptive needs studies • Roaring Fork Watershed Plan • Roaring Fork State of the Watershed • Lotic 2012 streamflow study • Colorado River Basin Implementation Plan Lotic will utilize the Model to assess alterations to the hydrological regime through application of the Indicators of Hydrological Alteration (IHA) methodology. Modeling will simulate daily surface water flows under natural (e.g. unmanaged) conditions and existing conditions. IHA assessment results will include reaches of the Roaring Fork River from the headwaters to the confluence with Castle Creek and will bracket all major diversions and tributary inflows. Some sparse IHA results exist in the literature, but do not include an evaluation of conditions likely of interest to the City and County—namely, impacts to the hydrological regime on stream segments near the City from trans-basin diversions. Lotic will subsequently identify the locations of key findings from the IHA assessment and other existing literature on large-format maps to support discussions regarding existing riverine conditions and the primary determinants of non-consumptive water use limitations at various locations in the Upper Roaring Fork watershed. City and County staff in attendance will consider this information and work with the Consultant Team to identify up to five Focus Reaches for consideration throughout the planning process. These reaches will likely include the section of the River between the North Star Preserve and Castle Creek, but may extend further upstream (e.g. to include sections of stream below Grizzly Reservoir and the Twin Lakes Diversion system) or downstream (e.g., below Castle and Maroon creeks). Meeting 2: River experts meeting. Following the initial meeting, a larger population of river experts will be engaged to discuss the River’s health. The Consultant Team will work with the City and County to develop a list of river experts to invite to the second meeting. Attendees will likely include representatives from the following organizations: • City of Aspen: Stormwater, Parks, Utilities • Pitkin County: Healthy Rivers and Streams • Pitkin County: Open Space and Trails • Roaring Fork Conservancy • Salvation Ditch Company • Colorado River Water Conservation District • Twin Lakes Reservoir & Canal Company CDR will reach out to attendees prior to the meeting and prepare a format and agenda for the meeting that advances the purpose and goals of the conveners and participants. This meeting will identify River health issues not discussed in Meetings 1 and 2 to encourage an open discussion of opportunities and constraints for alternative management of the area’s limited water resources (e.g., how local non-consumptive use needs are positively or negatively affected by regional and statewide water management and administration). Initial consideration of opportunities and constraints for alternative management may consider the relative merits of short-term agricultural and municipal water rights leasing programs, water conveyance and application efficiency improvements for agricultural water uses, modifying the structure of the stream channel to respond more effectively to changes in hydrology, or adjusting operations of upstream reservoirs. The Consultant Team will foster an environment where “anything is possible” to encourage out-of-the box thinking about how to manage water resources in order to improve non-consumptive uses on the Focus Reaches. Meeting 3: First full stakeholders meeting. The Roaring Fork River headwaters are the source of water for the local population of people, animals, and fish and are also relied upon by other basins and downstream states. While the number of users poses challenges for developing best 11 practices in the management of water supply, it also creates a broad base of water users who wish to use the resource responsibly. The goal of the stakeholder meeting will be to review the progress made in Meetings 1 and 2 with a broader stakeholder group to ensure that the Plan is progressing in alignment with local expectations for resource management. The list of invited stakeholders will be vetted with City and County staff and will likely include the following: • City of Aspen: Stormwater, Parks, Utilities • Pitkin County: Healthy Rivers and Streams • Pitkin County: Open Space and Trails • Roaring Fork Conservancy • Salvation Ditch Company • Red Mountain Ditch • Smaller ditch companies • Twin Lakes Reservoir & Canal Company • Fry-Ark Project • Busk-Ivanhoe Project • Aspen Consolidated Sanitation District • Aspen Center for Environmental Studies • Local rafting company representatives • Local fly-fishing guide representatives • City of Colorado Springs Utilities • Pueblo Board of Water Works • Aurora Water • U.S. Forest Service representative • Colorado Parks and Wildlife representative • Colorado River Water Conservation District • Colorado River Basin Roundtable CDR will contact and interview identified stakeholders prior to Meeting 3 in order to explain the process, address any questions or concerns, and understand the interests that stakeholders bring to the initiative, including their existing water rights and operations. Based on stakeholder interviews, CDR will prepare an agenda for the meeting to focus the discussion on reviewing outcomes from previous small-group meetings while addressing any other key goals and needs of the conveners and participants. Through the interview process CDR will identify primary motivations and/or concerns of stakeholders, including any “hot button” issues that may affect the process implemented during development of the Plan. CDR will structure and facilitate the meeting to build collaboration and buy-in for the overall process. Deliverables 1. Memorandum summarizing known River health issues from published literature prior to the kickoff meeting. 2. Memorandum summarizing Meeting 1 discussions and a list of potential attendees for Meeting 2. The memorandum will identify the Focus Reaches for consideration during development of the Plan. 3. Memorandum summarizing Meeting 2 and a list of identified stakeholders for Meeting 3. The memorandum will identify high-priority ecological attributes on the River, and will list the goals agreed to and how the goals were chosen. 4. Memorandum summarizing the outcome of Meeting 3. The memorandum will identify any new or problematic “hot button” issues that may impact development of the Plan or indicate stakeholder preferences for certain types of alternative actions. 5. Technical memorandum summarizing the results of the IHA assessment. 6. Large-format maps indicating the location of the primary issues affecting ecosystem health. Task 2 Parameters and Methods Description of Task Assessing the effectiveness of alternative management approaches over the long term requires identification of quantifiable measures of change in hydrological behavior or ecological risk. The Consultant Team will work with stakeholders to ascertain local preferences for application of measures based on changes in hydrology, fluvial geomorphology, channel hydraulics, or statistically based flow-ecology relationships. A brief review of existing literature indicates that the characteristic hydrological behaviors governing channel dynamics, sediment transport, and maintenance of riparian area extent and health are relatively unaffected by water management activities on the Roaring Fork River. As a result, Task 2 will focus primarily on late-season low flow conditions associated with aquatic habitat quality and extent, and on identifying measurable results for evaluating management successes/failures over the long term. Method/Procedure Identify flow-based ecological risk thresholds. Lotic will work with Espegren to identify statistically based ecological risk thresholds for various low-flow indicator variables evaluated in the IHA assessment completed in Task 1. Risk thresholds will be computed for various hydrological states (e.g., average conditions, 1-in-5-year drought, 1-in-10-year drought) on each of the Focus Reaches and will be based on simulated streamflow unaffected by water diversions, reservoir operations, etc. Comparison of risk thresholds to existing hydrological regime characteristics will provide an indication of the frequency, magnitude, duration, and 12 location of streamflow conditions that stakeholders may elect to manage for to support environmental conditions. Assess flow-ecology relationships. The completion of the WFET for the Upper Colorado River Basin included development of relationships between various measures of hydrological behavior and important indicator species that act as a proxy for overall ecosystem health. While these relationships were evaluated throughout the Roaring Fork watershed, they were not applied at the spatial resolution likely required to be useful to this project. Lotic will use the results of the IHA assessment produced in Task 1 to assess the suite of WFET ecological risk rankings for each of the Focus Reaches. Subsequently, Lotic will work with Espegren to evaluate the results of a 2-dimensional aquatic habitat study completed for the County on the River near Aspen to identify dominant flow thresholds controlling habitat quality and extent for trout and assess the applicability of modeling results to each of the Focus Reaches. Refine habitat-based flow targets. Where significant data gaps describing flow-ecology relationships exist and where cross-sectional geometry or hydraulic modeling (e.g. HECRAS) products are made available by the City, Lotic will implement a fuzzy-logic based aquatic habitat model to assess changes in habitat quality and extent as a function of changing streamflow. Completing these evaluations will help ensure that habitat-based flow targets reflect the interplay between channel hydraulics and cross-sectional geometry on each Focus Reach. Where budget allows and where channel geomorphology makes it necessary, additional cross-sections data will be collected in the field. Development of flow-ecology relationships will help to refine and augment the low-flow target frequently referenced on the Roaring Fork River near Aspen—the CWCB Instream Flow Right of 32 cubic feet per second (cfs). Espegren will consider the continuous nature of flow-ecology relationships for various indicator species and identify dominant flow thresholds controlling habitat quality and extent on each Focus Reach. Espegren will subsequently consider IHA results to recommend critical flow target magnitudes, frequencies and durations for the assessed indicator species/life-stages. Lotic and Rozaklis will provide surface water hydrology simulation results to compare natural flows and streamflow under existing management conditions to determine the number of days during years representing various hydrological states (e.g., average conditions, 1-in-5year drought, or 1-in-10-year drought) that habitat-based flow targets are met. Lotic will compare these results to the identified flow-based ecological risk thresholds (see above) to provide supporting information for future discussions with stakeholders regarding selection of flow targets or ranges that will ultimately guide management decisions. Meeting 4: Second full stakeholder meeting. CDR will facilitate this meeting, leading discussions with stakeholders and the Consultant Team to refine flow targets and modeling to meet the needs of the stakeholders. Lotic and Espegren will present work completed under Task 2 and discuss the different ways available to stakeholders for conceptualizing risks to ecosystem health or developing flow targets (e.g., through application of flow-based metrics, habitat-based metrics, or flow-ecology relationships) and how selection of one method over another may impact management decisions. The Consultant Team will work with stakeholders to identify the acceptable measure(s) for evaluating the success of alternative management strategies. Lotic will discuss how it will use the Model to gauge goal success based on River management scenarios. Deliverables 1. Technical memorandum identifying flow-based ecological risk thresholds for each of the Focus Reaches under various flow states (e.g. average conditions, 1-in-5-year drought, or 1-in-10-year drought) 2. Technical memorandum identifying ecological risk rankings derived from WFET flow-ecology relationships on each of the Focus Reaches 3. Technical memorandum identifying habitat-based flow targets on each of the Focus Reaches (only if additional modeling is required) 4. Memorandum describing the flow targets and modeling approach agreed to during Meeting 4 Task 3 Existing and Possible Strategies Description of Task Assess the extent to which each goal is met during existing conditions and under five future management scenarios. Method/Procedure Identify barriers to meeting flow targets. Diversions made upstream of the cross-sections influence the percent of the time the flow targets are met. Rozaklis will identify the diversions and reservoirs above the Focus Reaches and describe their relative influence on the flow targets (as identified in Task 2) during average and 1-in-5-year and 1-in10-year drought conditions. Develop water management scenarios to meet flow targets. Based on the previous stakeholder meetings and interviews, the Consultant Team will endeavor to understand where operational changes to stakeholders’ water rights diversion can be made. The Consultant Team will devise five future management scenarios for stakeholder consideration to improve the percent of the time the goal targets are met during average and 1-in-5-year and 1-in-10year drought conditions. Scenarios may consider, but will not be limited to, irrigation or conveyance system efficiency 13 enhancements on the Salvation and Wheeler ditches, long or short-term leasing arrangements, procurement and change of use of agricultural water rights, operational changes to Grizzly Reservoir, or exchanges of water between Fryingpan, Arkansas, and Roaring Fork water users. Meeting 5: Third full stakeholder meeting. Rozaklis will present the five management scenarios and describe how the scenarios were developed. CDR will facilitate the meeting and decision-making process, in which stakeholders will determine which of the five management scenarios (or a combination of all or some of the scenarios) are feasible to implement. Refine and finalize water management scenarios. Based on the input received in Meeting 5, the Consultant Team will revise the five management scenarios. Lotic and Rozaklis will simulate the five water management scenarios using the Model. Lotic will use modeling results to evaluate the relative effectiveness of each modeled scenario at meeting management goals. Lotic will develop visual aids to help stakeholders interpret the impact of alternative management decisions on the location, magnitude, and timing of changes in streamflow and how these changes relate to stakeholder goals. Meeting 6: Fourth full stakeholder meeting. Lotic and Rozaklis will present simulation results and discuss how well each scenario improves the percent of time that the flow targets are met. Espegren will describe whether the management scenarios will make a tangible improvement to the goals originally spelled out by the stakeholders in the first stakeholder meeting (Meeting 3). Lotic will present cost estimates for implementation of each scenario. CDR will facilitate the meeting, guiding stakeholders through a prioritization of the five management scenarios and future steps to implement the scenarios. Task 4 Results and Report Description of Task Write a rough draft and final draft, and present to the City Council the following: description of River goals, development of flow targets, development of management scenarios, and the recommended paths to implement the management scenarios (with cost estimates). Method/Procedure Write rough draft. The Consultant Team will compile past memoranda into a report, highlighting the public involvement through the stakeholder process. Write final draft. Finalize the report after City and County staff provides comments. Council presentation. Present the methodology used to develop flow targets and describe the stakeholders’ recommended management scenarios. Present the future steps necessary to implement the management scenarios. Deliverables 1. Draft report 2. First report 3. Presentation to the City of Aspen City Council Deliverables 1. Memorandum describing the final five management scenarios ranked in order of stakeholder prioritization 14 Relevant Projects and References Our team specializes in hydrologic modeling, water rights, and water supply planning. This experience enables us to bring stakeholders together, rapidly identify targets and strategies, and recommend actions to ultimately achieve the City’s goals. Featured below are abstracts of some of our relevant projects. Crystal River Stream Management Plan Roaring Fork Conservancy Lotic produced a guidance document for implementing management alternatives in the Crystal River watershed aimed at addressing late-season low-flow conditions that impair stream health. This work responded to questions articulated by a diverse group of stakeholders in the Crystal River watershed by conducting six interdisciplinary evaluations of existing physical, biological, and resource management conditions and developing a structured decision support framework for guiding management decisions. The resulting decision support system explicitly simulated watershed hydrology; allocation and administration of water under Colorado’s water rights system; two-dimensional channel hydraulics along 8 miles of the lower Crystal River; and the interplay between channel form, changes in streamflow, and the quality and availability of aquatic habitat. Results from this effort identified, prioritized, and provided initial project scoping for alternative management actions and/or structural solutions available t o improve ecological conditions and functions in the Crystal River while recognizing the management constraints imposed by the competing objectives of various local stakeholder groups. Firm Team Members Lotic & CDR CDR Seth Mason, Lotic Jessica Mason, Lotic Jonathan Bartsch, CDR Snake Plain Aquifer Advisory Committee Idaho Legislature CDR led an 18-month facilitation/mediation effort for a committee charged with the highly contentious task of developing consensus on a Comprehensive Aquifer Management Plan for the Idaho Legislature. The Committee comprised water-user representatives from across a large aquifer area, including cities, counties, irrigators, recreation, conservation and development representatives, and state and federal agencies. The effort included coordinating with the Eastern Snake Hydrologic Modeling Committee, a legal review committee, and reporting to the Water Resource Board and Legislature. CDR effectively managed a variety of subcommittees, including water quality, recreation, conservation, and management alternatives, which made recommendations to the Advisory Committee. The committee reached a consensus agreement on the Comprehensive Aquifer Management Plan, which included implementation funding and management principles and was passed into law without major change. Firm Team Members CDR Jonathan Bartsch Bartschyan Golten, 16 Lower Crystal River C o n s e r v a t io n Assessment Colorado River Wild and Scenic Instream Flow Right Lotic constructed a MODSIM water rights allocation and accounting model for the lower Crystal River. The model simulated daily streamflow conditions during average, moderate drought, and severe drought conditions in association with several alternative municipal and raw-water conservation scenarios proposed by the Town of Carbondale. Additionally, Lotic identified longitudinal patterns in stream discharge produced by each environmental condition and management scenario pairing and formatted results into a framework for assessing ecological benefits of alternative water management scenarios. Provided aquatic expertise and negotiation skills in the development of an instream flow water right designed to protect the outstanding trout fishery that is located within this Wild and Scenic reach of the Colorado River Roaring Fork Conservancy Firm Team Members Lotic Seth Mason, Lotic Jessica Mason, Lotic River Health Assessment Framework City of Fort Collins CDR facilitated a collaborative initiative to quantitatively describe the City’s aspirations for a “healthy and resilient” Cache la Poudre River, a treasured community asset. This complex, high-stakes, and, in many ways controversial effort sought to address low flows and river health issues while recognizing the inherent tension with the City’s storage, stormwater, and other water rights interests. The effort involved understanding, acknowledging, and being able to anticipate the overlapping and, at times conflicting interests up front, in order to develop broad interdisciplinary support for the approach. The project team ultimately came to consensus on the goals, approach, methods and overall metrics for a River Health Assessment Framework, culminating in community outreach meetings, a presentation to City Council, and the City’s release of a final Report. The Report is available at http://www.fcgov.com/naturalareas/riverhealth.php. Firm Team Members CDR Ryan Golten, CDR Trout Unlimited Firm Espegren Team Members Greg Espegren Future of Instream Flows in Snowmass Creek Snowmass/Capitol Creek Caucus Project manager and principal analyst for a study of the potential effects upon Snowmass Creek stream flows of water diversions by the Snowmass Water & Sanitation District to serve the build-out level water demands of the Town of Snowmass Village and the Snowmass ski area. The study including the development of an operational model of Snowmass Creek, the Snowmass Creek instream flow right and the District’s water supply system and water rights, which was used to explore options for meeting the District’s fall-winter season water needs without adversely affecting the instream flow right. The study also addressed the potential effects of climate change upon Snowmass Creek stream flows and water rights demands. Firm Rozaklis Team Members Lee Rozaklis Upper Colorado River Basin Study Northwest Colorado Council of Governments Principal technical analyst for a basin-wide study of the cumulative effects of existing and future water development upon the water resources and water users within Colorado’s Summit and Grand Counties. Included preliminary 17 identification of cooperative solutions for alleviating existing and projected shortages to M&I and instream water uses. Firm Rozaklis Team Members Lee Rozaklis Instream Flow Decision Support System water quality goals over the next ten years. The plan identifies 200+ strategic actions in five distinct strategy areas: regulatory changes, implementation of best management practices, education and outreach, streambank restoration and structural BMP projects, and ongoing data collection and monitoring. During the final phases of the project, worked with a community advisory group of homeowner associations, county government, local businesses, special districts, and community organizations to review, refine and rank recommended actions based on feasibility and effectiveness. Colorado Water Conservation Board As Senior Water Resource Specialist with CWCB developed, documented, and provided technical support for R2CROSS instream flow quantification computer program. Developed CWCB’s ArcGIS-based Instream Flow Decision Support System. As independent consultant counseled CWCB on the final design and development of the Instream Flow Decision Support System. Firm Espegren Team Members Greg Espegren Gore Creek Strategic Action Plan Town of Vail Developed a strategic action plan that provides a framework for Town of Vail to initiate actions designed to address current water quality impairments and aquatic health issues affecting Gore Creek and its tributaries. Effort focused on two primary goals: a) identifying strategies and actions needed to protect and improve water quality in the Gore Creek Watershed, and b) outlining an implementation plan that includes prioritized actions and estimated budgets for achieving Firm Team Members Lotic Seth Mason, Lotic Jessica Mason, Lotic City of Aspen Water Quality Sampling and Analysis Plan City of Aspen Developing a comprehensive water quality monitoring plan for the segment of the Roaring Fork River that flows through Aspen. This work responds to City of Aspen’s desired resolution of the current 303(d) impaired waters listing on this reach. The two-pronged approach involves condition assessment of stormwater discharge points via macroinvertebrate and water chemistry sampling and analysis, and development of a comprehensive sampling and analysis plan (SAP) that aligns with the City’s stormwater program goals. The results of this effort will provide a framework for decision-makers and program managers to assess the effectiveness of the City’s stormwater management practices in their efforts to resolve the current 303(d) listing. Firm Team Members Lotic Seth Mason, Lotic Jessica Mason, Lotic 18 Expectations Setting clear expectations will cultivate a collaborative and cohesive environment to achieve the City’s goals. The Consultant Team expects that the City will assist in the development of the goals of the Upper Roaring Fork River Management Plan, assist in creating an appropriate River expert panel and stakeholder group, and provide input in the development of the River management strategies. Where possible, the Consultant Team will encourage the City to add labor resources when it will result in a a more robust Plan. For example, it may be useful to have access to the City’s LiDAR data, HEC-RAS modeling products, use of the City’s GIS staff and Engineering staff for the creation of maps or development of cross-sectional surveys. The proposal includes these services, but an increase in the number of maps or cross-sections may be feasible with the City’s assistance. 19 Proposal Addendum Miller Ecological Consultants will join Lotic, CDR, Rozaklis and Espegren on the Consultant Team as they endeavor to complete the Roaring Fork Management Plan Dr. William Miller, Senior Aquatic Ecologist at Miller Ecological Consultants (MEC) will be directly involved in the completion of the Roaring Fork Management Plan. Dr. Miller’s role will include review of background material, preparation for and participation in several meetings with the City and stakeholders, coordination with other consultant team members, review and analysis of data for aquatic habitat, and assistance preparing the draft and final reports. Meetings Dr. Miller will attend and participate in four full stakeholder meetings. In addition, he will participate by web access or teleconference in up to 3 additional meetings with the Consultant Team, City of Aspen and Pitkin County staff. Literature Review Dr. Miller completed several studies in the Roaring Fork River in and near Aspen. These include an assessment of river health, assessment of geomorphology, and instream flow analysis. These studies may be used during the evaluation of the status of Roaring Fork River ecosystem and in conjunction with the hydrologic and water rights review portions of the study. Dr. Miller additionally conducted a two-dimensional hydraulic habitat analysis in the Roaring Fork in Aspen for Pitkin County. Those data may be applicable to the analysis in the River Management Plan. MEC retains copies of the original model files for both hydraulics and habitat. If needed, MEC can quickly access the data for additional analysis related for stream flow and habitat relationships. Support for IHA and WFET Analysis Dr. Miller will provide support to Lotic and the Consultant Team on an as needed basis for use of the IHA and WFET models. Dr. Miller is coauthor on the WFET model for the Colorado River and familiar with the data sets and application of the modeling. Dr. Miller performed a parallel PHABSIM analysis on the Roaring Fork River to evaluate the original application of the WFET in the Roaring Fork River. Analysis and Report Preparation Dr. Miller will provide support to the Consultant Team as needed for data analysis, review of analysis from other team members, and draft report preparation. Lotic will be lead on the report preparation and Dr. Miller and MEC will provide draft sections of the report as needed by the Consultant Team. Resumes 22 Seth J.K. Mason PO Box 1524 Carbondale, CO 81623 (970) 903-7561 seth@lotichydrological.com Education M.S., Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, 2010 B.A., Environmental Studies (Water Resources Track), University of Colorado, 2005 Recent Project Experience Crystal River Stream Management Plan, Roaring Fork Conservancy Produced a guidance document for implementing high-priority projects and executing feasible water resource management alternatives in the Crystal River watershed aimed at addressing late season lowflow conditions that impair stream health. This work responded to questions articulated by a diverse group of stakeholders in the Crystal River watershed by conducting six interdisciplinary evaluations of existing physical, biological, and resource management conditions and developing a structured decision support framework for guiding management decisions. The resulting decision support system explicitly simulated watershed hydrology; allocation and administration of water under Colorado’s water rights system; 2-dimensional channel hydraulics along 8 miles of the lower Crystal River; and the interplay between channel form, changes in streamflow, and the quality and availability of aquatic habitat. Results from this effort identified, prioritized, and provided initial project scoping for alternative management actions and/or structural solutions available to improve ecological conditions and functions in the Crystal River while recognizing the management constraints imposed by the competing objectives of various local stakeholder groups. Gore Creek Strategic Action Plan, Town of Vail Developed a strategic action plan for addressing observed water quality impairments on Gore Creek near the Town of Vail. Evaluated and prioritized an array of tasks that fell within five primary categories: education and outreach campaigns, regulatory changes, implementation of best management practices, streambank restoration and structural BMP projects, and ongoing data collection and study. Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Program, Eagle River Watershed Council Coordinated water quality monitoring and assessment activities, provided data interpretation and technical assistance to local governments and resource managers, identified data gaps, and suggested actions to remedy perceived water quality impairments in the Eagle River watershed. Compiled annual technical reports assessing current water quality conditions and trends. Coordinated watershed-wide data collection efforts among multiple agencies to maximize efficiency and fill data gaps. Engaged stakeholders and the general public to enhance community-wide understanding of water quality issues. Developed a long-term water quality monitoring plan for data collection entities within the watershed. Project Title: Snapshot Assessment of Two Distressed Rivers,Roaring Fork Conservancy Collected synoptic measurements of streamflow and water quality on the Roaring Fork River through the City of Aspen and the Lower Crystal River near Carbondale over several dates in late summer during severe drought conditions. Analyzed data to elucidate relationships between longitudinal changes in streamflow, water temperature, and other easily measured water quality parameters during late-summer baseflow. Identified several dates/locations on both study segments where existing management decisions Seth J.K. Mason, C.V. 1 of 2 severely deplete streamflows during drought. Assessment results provided the foundation for discussions regarding needs and opportunities for alternative management of water resources on the Roaring Fork and Crystal River. Lower Crystal River Assessment, Roaring Fork Conservancy Constructed a water rights allocation and accounting simulation model for surface water in the Lower Crystal River. Simulated daily streamflow conditions during average, moderate drought, and severe drought conditions in association with several alternative water conservation scenarios. Identified longitudinal patterns in stream discharge produced by each environmental condition and management scenario pairing. Formatted results for input into framework for assessing ecological benefits of alternative water management scenarios. Project Title: Environmental Flow Assessment for the Lower Crystal River, Colorado Water Trust Conducted an assessment of streamflow requirements for habitat protection on the Lower Crystal River. Conducted a stream cross-section survey and collected discharge data to parameterize, calibrate and run a 1-dimensional hydraulic (HEC-RAS) model. Model outputs were used to evaluate interim target streamflows for maintaining ecological health using the R2CROSS and Wetted-Perimeter methodologies. Professional Positions 9/11-Present Owner/Principal, Lotic Hydrological, LLC, Carbondale, CO Provide clients with high-quality data tools and interpretations to aid in development of public policy and watershed-scale natural resource use solutions. Services include: hydrological data collection, management and analysis; remote data acquisition network development; GIS and cartographic services; stakeholder engagement and dialogue facilitation; and guidance in stream restoration planning. 9/15-Present Research Associate/Data Scientist, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT Developed a data schema and supported development of a NoSQL database to collate and monitor data collected for precision agriculture research projects. Developed protocols to support ingest of raw data, QAQC workflows, Bayesian statistical analysis, and export of final data products to guide farming activities. Published results in academic journals. 3/11-9/12 Research Associate/Data Manager, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT Managed and maintained water resource and environmental field experiment data in support of empirical and modeling analysis. Supported development of a database to collate and monitor data collected via research projects. Developed an information system for data management and publishing. Administered meetings to harvest data from individuals and archives. Developed protocols for dealing with streaming time series data. Provided user training for the VOEIS database. Published results in academic journals. 6/08-11/10 Co-Principle Investigator and Graduate Research Assistant, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT Developed, secured funding for, and executed a research project focused changes in stream hydrologic and ecological processes resulting from large-scale restoration activities that altered the structure of the streambed on a federal Superfund site. Managed project budgets. Supervised field technicians. Compiled technical reports for state and federal agencies. Presented research findings to diverse audiences with varying levels of technical expertise. Published results in academic journals. 5/05-8/05 Hydrologist Field Technician, Wildland Hydrology, Pagosa Springs, CO. Gathered and compiled bedload and suspended load sediment transport field data. Assisted in initial analysis of data for development of the FLOWSED and POWERSED sediment transport models. Seth J.K. Mason, C.V. 2 of 2 Presentations and Publications Ward. A.S., Kelleher, C.A., Mason, S.J.K., Wagener, T. McIntyre, N., McGlynn, B., Runkel, R. (In Preparation) A software tool to assess uncertainty in transient storage model parameters using Monte Carlo simulations. Freshwater Science Mason, S.J.K., Cleveland, S., Izurieta, C. Llovett, P., Poole, G.C. (2014) A Centralized Tool for Managing, Archiving, and Serving Point-In-Time Data in Ecological Research Laboratories. Environmental Modelling and Software. 51: 59-69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2013.09.008 Mason, S.J.K., B.L. McGlynn, and G.C. Poole, (2012) Hydrologic response to channel reconfiguration on Silver Bow Creek, Montana. Journal of Hydrology 438-439: 125-136. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.03.010 Mason, S.J.K., Cleveland, S., Izurieta, C., Llovet, P., Poole, G.C. (2012) The Virtual Observatory and Ecological Informatics System (VOEIS): Using RESTful architecture and an extensible data model to provide a unique data management solution. Spring Runoff Conference (April 3-4, Logan, UT) Mason, S.J.K., B.L. McGlynn, and G.C. Poole, (2010). Hydrologic behavior in restored streambeds: Does function follow form? Montana Section AWRA Conference (October 14-15, Helena, MT). Mason, S.J.K., B.L. McGlynn, and G.C. Poole, (2010). Assessing hydrologic response to channel reconfiguration. RRNW Annual Symposium (February 1-4, Stevenson, WA). Technical Qualifications Field Proficiencies Solar array and battery bank setup Meteorological tower set-up Radio telemetry communication systems Bathymetric mapping Data collection equipment: Campbell Scientific dataloggers, water quality and meteorological probes (assorted) Hach Hydrolab multiprobes YSI multiprobes Turner 10-AU and Cyclops fluorometers RDI Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers Survey-grade GPS equipment Mapping-grade GPS equipment Seth J.K. Mason, C.V. Methodological Proficiencies Stream discharge measurements (ADCP, dilution gauging, velocity-area techniques) Stream tracer experiments (NaCl, Rhodamine WT) Synoptic stream temperature gauging Stream metabolism experiments Numerical solute transport modeling Geostatistical analysis Benthic macroinvertebrate sampling Programming and Computing Proficiencies Python ArcGIS / QGIS Matlab Javascript / HTML R Loggernet, CR-Basic, and Edlog (Campbell Scientific) Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access) 3 of 2 Jessica Elyce Mason P.O. Box 1524 • Carbondale, CO 81623 (970) 903.1164 jessica@lotichydrological.com EDUCATION: Montana State University, Bozeman. May 2009 Master of Science in Civil Engineering, emphasis in water resource engineering • Assessing the Potential for Contaminanted Sediment Re-suspension from a Mine Impacted Wetland, 2009 • Channel Response Assessment for the Upper Blackfoot Mining Complex, 2010 University of Virginia, Charlottesville. May 2001 Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, emphasis in structural engineering Minor: Architecture Design • Undergraduate Research Solar Decathlon, Project Manager (2000-2001) • Awarded University of Virginia Engineering Research and Development Finalist EXPERIENCE: Lotic Hydrological, LLC Carbondale, CO Water Resources Engineer (9/2012-Present) • Built and ran hydraulic models for evaluating relationships between streamflow and aquatic habitat • Installed, maintained and calibrated remote data acquisition systems for meteorological and hydrological data collection. • Constructed and ran water rights allocation and accounting simulation models for evaluating relationships between patterns of water use and aquatic habitat quality and availability. • Managed and archived large water quality data sets. Wright Water Engineers, Inc. Glenwood Springs, CO Water Resources Engineer (1/2010-4/2013) • Assisted with engineering analysis for water court applications and water augmentation plans in Western Colorado, including the analysis of calling rights and controlling water rights and the development of augmentation plans. • Conducted surface and groundwater availability evaluations. • Conducted field sampling from groundwater wells for water quality evaluations and recommendations for treatment. • Designed and implemented a groundwater tracer test to determine travel times and to assist with understanding a subsurface system. • Performed hydrologic and hydraulic analysis for the development of Emergency Action Plans for dams in Western Colorado. Montana State University, Watershed Hydrology and Analysis Labs Bozeman, MT Database Manager (6/2009-8/2010) • Maintained a SQL Server database for a scientific lab as part of a national data acquisition effort (Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science). • Taught students and faculty how to use data loading and acquisition tools. • Participated in database software development and facilitated the design and installation of remote data acquisition systems. Resume: Jessica E. Mason 1 Montana State University, Department of Civil Engineering Bozeman, MT Research Assistant (8/2007-5/2010) • Performed research and continuing education related to water resource engineering. Wright Water Engineers, Inc. Engineering Designer • Prepared water quality reports, drafted, and researched water rights. • Performed wetland delineations and environmental assessments. Durango, CO (10/2006-3/2007) Nolan Associates, Inc. Ellicott City, MD Engineering Designer (11/ 2001-8/2004) • Performed structural and storm water management design, including hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, wetland delineations, drafting and report writing. • Worked on several bridge rehabilitation projects involving HEC-RAS modeling and wetland delineation. Big Woods Road and Bridge • Wetland delineation, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis and design for proposed structure crossings. Developed and utilized HEC-RAS models for existing conditions and proposed road and bridge design. HEC-RAS models also used to predict structure design impacts on existing wetlands. Replacement of Bridge on Mt. Zion Road • Wetland delineation, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis and design for proposed structure crossings. Developed and utilized HEC-RAS models for existing conditions and proposed road and bridge design. Design of double-celled concrete box culvert. Erosion and sediment control design. Stormwater management design. Appleton Road Bridge Replacement • Wetland delineation. Rickert Engineering, Inc. Structural Design Intern, Draftsman • Performed drafting, structural analysis and designed advertising. Baltimore, MD (5/1998– 8/1998) Kann & Associates Baltimore, MD Architect, Draftsman (1/1997, 98, 99) • Created architectural plans, performed site visits, organized the company archive and wrote documents. CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION: Waterway Construction, Storm Water Management and Basic Wetland Identification and Delineation, Streamwater Restoration, Sediment and Erosion Control, Storm Drain Design, Scour Analysis, Open Channel Hydraulics, Watershed Hydrology, Closed Conduit Design, Groundwater Contamination Remediation, Geographic Information Systems, Advanced Environmental Science Data Acquisition and Analysis, Quantitative Methods for Environmental Modelers, Professional Engineering Review COMPUTING AND PROGRAMMING SKILLS: RiverWare, MODSIM, MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point), HEC-RAS, ArcGIS, AutoCAD, MicroStation, MathCAD, Visual Basic programming, MatLab programming, Campbell Scientific datalogger programming, QGIS, ArcGIS. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND CREDENTIALS: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Member (1999-present) Fundamentals of Engineering (EIT) (4/2008) Professional Engineer (PE) (10/2010) Resume: Jessica E. Mason 2 Ryan Margaret Golten, JD, Program Manager, has over 10 years of experience working as a facilitator, mediator, lawyer and trainer on complex water and resource issues involving multiple interest groups. Her expertise includes working with stakeholders to help them identify and understand their interests, bringing parties together to solve problems and reach broadly supported outcomes, and creating a foundation for long-term problem-solving, particularly with issues involving high emotions and historic tensions. She holds a a J.D. magna cum laude from the University of New Mexico School of Law and a B.A. with high honors from the University of Michigan. Selection of Project Experience Facilitation of CWCB Statewide Water Supply Initiative 2016 Update. Ms. Golten is the cofacilitator for the technical team working with the Colorado Water Conservation Board, Basin Roundtables, and other stakeholders to update the Statewide Water Supply Initiative, in coordination with the final drafting of the Colorado Water Plan. The facilitation effort involves addressing areas of conflict and soliciting input from individuals, groups and Roundtables throughout the State on Colorado’s current and future water needs, as well as potential approaches to meet those needs. Assessment of Colorado Oil and Gas Community Agreements. Ms. Golten is the lead facilitator for a stakeholder-focused effort sponsored by the Intermountain Oil and Gas BMP Project, Rocky Mountain Mineral law Foundation, University of Colorado, and Colorado Energy Office to assess the effectiveness of MOUs as a tool for addressing conflict related to oil and gas development in Colorado. The effort involves a series of stakeholder interviews resulting in a white paper and searchable repository of MOUs negotiated between producers and communities. The process will focus on challenges, opportunities and lessons from communities, regulators, industry and others in using MOUs and other negotiated instruments to address conflict around oil and gas development. Facilitation of Water Resources Plan Public Workshop, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Ms. Golten co-facilitated a process of over 600 participants to share information, receive input and discuss strategies related to the District’s updated Integrated Water Resources Plan (IRP). Participants included agencies and jurisdictions, elected officials, water managers, NGOs, private industry representatives, activists, academics, and other concerned citizens. The process underscored the tension of soliciting meaningful input in a planning process that involves technical science and policy issues, significant conflict, a severe drought, and resources central to millions of people’s lives. The result was a mixture of informal panel presentations, workshop-style discussion and exchange, and lively public meeting-style comments and questions with on-line and in-person attendees. Water Savings in Performance Contracting, Western States Peer-to-Peer Exchange. Ms. Golten helped design and facilitated an intiative lead by Western Resource Advocates and the State Energy Offices of Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Arizona to develop strategies to accelerate water savings measures in state performance contracting in the Colorado River Basin states. The exchange identified key gaps the states wish to address and next steps for implementation, including partnerships, best practices guidelines, potential state-level policy changes, and potential funding sources. Mediation of Community Water Dispute, Douglas County, Colorado. Ms. Golten mediated a community dispute involving 50 households on Colorado’s Front Range regarding the future of a longstanding water system in a large, unincorporated area of the County. The effort involved gathering and 1 synthesizing information from a diverse array of State, County and private sources, identifying common interests among the diverse stakeholders, identifying and evaluating options, and working to develop a plan for a future water supply system. Facilitator, City of Fort Collins, Facilitation of Poudre River ‘Alignment’ Process and River Health Targets Process. Ms. Golten facilitated the City’s interdepartmental development of a River Health Assessment Framework for the Poudre River – a direct outgrowth of an effort she co-facilitated to build the City’s internal collaboration and alignment in managing the River. There, Ms. Golten worked with staff from two departments to integrate their significant water supply, flood protection and river health priorities. Ms. Golten designed and facilitated an assessment process resulting in a oneday working session with 20 water engineers, attorneys, scientists and other senior staff. Staff identified and agreed upon guiding principles, relative priorities and next steps, including interdepartmental strategies for integrating water supply projects, storm-water management, and river health initiatives. Facilitator, Colorado Water Conservation Board, Boulder County, and Left Hand Watershed Coalition. Ms. Golten was the lead facilitator for a Coalition tasked with developing a master plan for the Left Hand Creek watershed in the wake of the massive 2013 Colorado floods. Ms. Golten managed and facilitated the oversight and collaborative problem-solving work of the Coalition, made up of 25 jurisdictions, organizations, and state, federal and local agencies, over an intensive, 5-month period. During this time, in close coordination with a technical team of scientists and engineers, she planned, managed and facilitated the public engagement process for hundreds of private and institutional stakeholders to provide input and buy-in into the watershed master plan. Watershed Master Planning Facilitation, Boulder County and Fourmile Creek Watershed Coalition. Ms. Golten co-facilitated the process of developing a master plan for the Fourmile Creek watershed in the wake of the 2013 Colorado floods. Ms. Golten co-facilitated the oversight and problem-solving work of the County’s steering committee as well as the public engagement, outreach, and public meeting process over a 4-month period. Facilitation of Colorado Oil/Gas Produced Water Dialogue, Colorado Energy Office. Ms. Golten was the lead facilitator for a multi-stakeholder effort to identify interests and barriers to the complex policy issue of re-using produced water from oil and gas operations. She interviewed nearly 30 stakeholders and designed and co-facilitated a dialogue with 65 stakeholders from throughout the state, including energy companies, state regulators, federal agencies, NGOs, attorneys, counties and others. The dialogue focused on opportunities, challenges, and next steps for exploring the re-use of produced water on the West Slope. Ms. Golten also co-drafted a white paper to frame the issues and recommend next steps to lawmakers, industry groups, NGOs, and educational and policy institutions. Community Engagement, Facilitation and Conflict Resolution Training, Colorado Open Lands. Ms. Golten facilitated discussions in the southern San Luis Valley over water rights administration and ownership issues. She provided training on conflict resolution to local irrigators over disputes related to water delivery and water sharing. She also helped plan and facilitate meetings of over 100 people each related to contentious water-related issues and capital projects involving NRCS, local water conservation districts and other agencies. Trainer, Strengthening Collaborative Capacity for Better Water Decisions. Ms. Golten is a lead trainer for an interactive course aimed at building the capacity of Colorado water leaders and managers to design and implement successful initiatives to collaboratively address Colorado’s water challenges. 2 Rozaklis and Associates, LLC Louis T. Rozaklis President Professional summary Mr. Rozaklis has more than 30 years of diverse experience in water resources planning, focusing on developing and utilizing hydrologic, river basin and water supply system models to analyze water resources systems in complex physical and institutional settings. He has developed cooperative solutions to water resources problems in multi-party settings. He has incorporated paleohydrology and climate change science into municipal water supply planning. He has served as project manager and key technical analyst in several major water management and municipal water supply studies in Colorado. Mr. Rozaklis has testified as an expert witness in water resources planning, water rights, hydrology and water quality in Federal District Courts, Colorado's Division 1 Water Court, and several state permitting forums. Education M.S., Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 1977 B.S., Environmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1975 Memberships/Affiliations American Water Resources Association American Water Works Association President of the Board, Colorado Water Trust Employment history 2015-Present President, Rozaklis and Associates, LLC 2008-2015 Principal, AMEC Environment & Infrastructure. Project management, computer modeling of water supply systems, economic and policy analysis, water rights and water quality analysis, water demand forecasting and demand management studies. 1985-2007 Principal, Hydrosphere Resource Consultants, Inc. Computer modeling of water supply systems, economic and policy analysis, water rights and water quality analysis, water demand forecasting and demand management studies. 1982-1985 Independent water resources consultant. Water supply systems modeling, water demand forecast analysis, water development policy negotiations. Representative projects Green Ditch Diversion Relocation Project, City of Boulder, Colorado For the City of Boulder, provided water rights analysis, hydrologic modeling, negotiation assistance and design assistance in support of Boulder’s upstream relocation of the diversion structure of the Green Ditch, which diverts from Boulder Creek in a reach that has an instream flow right and senior water rights dedicated to instream flow protection. Work included reconstruction of historical flows above and below the historical headgate, an instream flow right injury analysis, negotiation of an injury-with-mitigation agreement with the CWCB, and assistance with the hydraulic design to assure that the Green Ditch can continue to divert its water right while avoiding impacts to flood elevations or the fish passage and sediment management aspects of the new diversion structure. Rozaklis and Associates, LLC 520 Concord Avenue Boulder, CO 80304 303-648-1235 lee.rozaklis@rozaklis.com Page 1 of 4 Rozaklis and Associates, LLC Water Rights Engineering, City of Boulder, Colorado Project manager and testifying expert. Providing expert analysis and testimony in support of Boulder as an applicant and objector in proceedings involving changes of water rights, new water rights and plans for augmentation (ongoing). Application for Recreational In-Channel Diversion (RICD) Water Rights, Pitkin County, Colorado. For the Board of Commissioners of Pitkin County, provided expert water rights engineering support of Pitkin County’s application for RICD water rights for a whitewater park on the Roaring Fork River. Work included an analysis of physical and legal water availability, evaluations of potential impacts to Colorado’s ability to fully develop and beneficially use its compact entitlements and to maximum utilization of waters of the State, preparation of an expert report and negotiations with objectors. Application for Recreational In-Channel Diversion (RICD) Water Rights, Grand County, Colorado. For the Board of Commissioners of Grand County, provided expert water rights engineering support of Grand County’s application for RICD water rights for two whitewater parks on the Colorado River. Work included an analysis of physical and legal water availability, evaluations of potential impacts to Colorado’s ability to fully develop and beneficially use its compact entitlements and to maximum utilization of waters of the State, preparation of an expert report and negotiations with objectors. The Future of Instream Flows in Snowmass Creek, Snowmass/Capitol Creek Caucus, Snowmass, Colorado. Project manager and principal analyst for a study of the potential effects upon Snowmass Creek stream flows of water diversions by the Snowmass Water & Sanitation District to serve the build-out level water demands of the Town of Snowmass Village and the Snowmass ski area. The study including the development of an operational model of Snowmass Creek, the Snowmass Creek instream flow right and the District’s water supply system and water rights, which was used to explore options for meeting the District’s fall-winter season water needs without adversely affecting the instream flow right. The study also addressed the potential effects of climate change upon Snowmass Creek stream flows and water rights demands. Fort Collins Water Demand and Supply Policy Update, City of Fort Collins, Colorado Principal advisor to Fort Collins for its water demand and supply policy update. Prepared and presented materials to a Community Work Group to address issues related to municipal supply reliability, effects of climate change on future outdoor municipal water demands, relative roles of demand management and supply development in managing Fort Collins’ water supplies, potential water-sharing agreements with regional agricultural water users, and options for restoring minimum instream flows to dewatered segments of the Cache la Poudre River. Gross Reservoir Environmental Pool, City of Boulder, Colorado. Developed a cooperative plan to utilize Denver Water’s proposed Gross Reservoir enlargement and the water rights of Boulder and Lafayette to create an “Environmental Pool” to restore instream flows to 11 miles of historically dewatered South Boulder Creek. Assisted the parties in formulation of IGAs for implementation of the cooperative plan, which were executed by the three parties. Boulder Source Water Master Plan, City of Boulder, Colorado Lead consultant on water supply system planning and operations. Characterized historical Rozaklis and Associates, LLC 520 Concord Avenue Boulder, CO 80304 303-648-1235 lee.rozaklis@rozaklis.com Page 2 of 4 Rozaklis and Associates, LLC water uses, developed water demand projections and system reliability criteria, utilized a previously developed river basin and water supply system model, assessed the reliability of Boulder’s water supply system under reconstructed and paleohydrology. Climate Change Vulnerability Study, City of Boulder, Colorado Co-investigator in a study of the vulnerability of Boulder, Colorado’s water supply system to potential climate change. Identified and applied 18 alternative climate change scenarios to historical hydrology and paleohydrology for Boulder Creek and Colorado River headwaters basins. Utilized a combined hydrology, water rights allocation and water supply system model) to evaluate climate change scenarios with respect to Boulder’s adopted water supply reliability criteria. Boulder Drought Plan, City of Boulder, Colorado Project manager and lead consultant for a plan to identify and respond to droughts with appropriate supply and demand management strategies and communicate with the public. Examined climatic and hydrologic aspects of droughts that could affect Boulder's water supply system using historical records and a tree ring-based 300-year reconstruction of climate and stream flows. Used Boulder’s water supply system model to test the effectiveness of drought recognition and response strategies. Water Conservation Futures Study, City of Boulder, Colorado Project manager and lead consultant for study that characterized Boulder’s municipal water uses, projected Boulder’s future water demands, assessed the supply and treatment capability of Boulder’s water supply system, formulated and evaluated alternative water conservation futures, and made recommendations to Boulder regarding a comprehensive water conservation strategy. Upper Colorado River Basin Study, Northwest Council of Governments, Colorado Principal technical analyst for a basin-wide study of the cumulative effects of existing and future water development upon the water resources and water users within Colorado’s Summit and Grand Counties. Included preliminary identification of cooperative solutions for alleviating existing and projected shortages to M&I and instream water uses. Platte River Endangered Species Programmatic EIS, U.S. Department of Interior, Colorado Subcontractor to Interior for analysis of EIS issues related to the South Platte River basin including inventory of basin water uses, formulation and analysis of storage alternatives, and development of a basin model for NEPA alternatives analysis purposes. Colorado's Plan for Future Depletions, Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Colorado For the State of Colorado and the Platte River Project provider group, developed the analytical basis for Colorado's plan for addressing the impacts of new water related activities in Colorado on critical habitats for Platte River endangered species. Developed an interactive computer tool to illustrate the operation of the Plan at Julesburg, Colorado under alternative assumptions. Prepared documentation and made presentations to the Platte River Governance Committee. CBT/Windy Gap Operations Study, Municipal Subdistrict, Northern Water Project manager for a study that examined options for integrating the operations of the CBT and Windy Gap projects. Developed a model to simulate various operating policies and separately account for the introduction, storage, carriage and delivery of water diverted under each Rozaklis and Associates, LLC 520 Concord Avenue Boulder, CO 80304 303-648-1235 lee.rozaklis@rozaklis.com Page 3 of 4 Rozaklis and Associates, LLC project's water rights to end users. Evaluated the effects of alternative operating policies and new facilities on the reliability of yield of both projects under historical and stochastic hydrologic assumptions. Boulder Creek Instream Flow Planning, City of Boulder, Colorado For the City of Boulder, identified instream flow needs for critical Boulder Creek stream reaches, negotiated agreements with the Colorado Water Conservation Board for donations of water rights for instream flow use, prepared engineering studies to support applications for changes of water rights by co-applicants City of Boulder and Colorado Water Conservation Board. Provided expert testimony in water court proceedings. Supervised installation and rating of required stream flow gages and development of required water rights accounting procedures. Metropolitan Water Supply Investigation, Colorado Water Conservation Board, Colorado Project manager and principal investigator for a State-sponsored investigation of cooperative water supply options for the metro Denver area, focusing on conjunctive use of surface and groundwater, effluent management, interruptible supply arrangements between cities and agriculture, and coordinated operations of municipal systems. Worked with an advisory group of over 40 Front Range water providers, environmental interests agricultural and West Slope water interests. Clinton Reservoir - Grand County Operating Plan, Grand County Board of Commissioners, Colorado Represented Grand county domestic water users in negotiations with Denver Water in a water trade involving re-operation of Denver's Moffat system to allow additional winter deliveries within Grand County. Conducted a water availability study, assisted in contract negotiations and developed an operating plan. Selected publications AMEC Environment & Infrastructure. The Future of Instream Flows in Snowmass Creek, prepared for the Snowmass/Capitol Creek Caucus, September 2012. Espegren, Greg and Lee Rozaklis. A Scientific/Social Framework for Managing Impacts of Water Diversions to Protect Stream Health in Pitkin County, Colorado, prepared for Pitkin County, Colorado, May 2012. City of Boulder Source Water Master Plan, April 2009 (contributor). City of Boulder Drought Plan, November 2004 and March 2010 (contributor). Smith, Joel M., Kenneth Strzepek, Lee Rozaklis, Carol Ellinghouse, Kathleen C. Hallett. The Potential Consequences of Climate Change for Boulder Colorado’s Water Supplies, February 3, 2009, (report to Nancy Beller-Simms, NOAA Climate Program Office, Silver Spring, MD.) Rozaklis and Associates, LLC 520 Concord Avenue Boulder, CO 80304 303-648-1235 lee.rozaklis@rozaklis.com Page 4 of 4 GREG ESPEGREN P.O. Box 4115 Eagle, Colorado 81631 (303) 883-0042 (Cell) stickman7364@yahoo.com EXPERIENCE AQUATICS SPECIALIST/CONSULTANT - Eagle, CO. January 2011 to present I am currently working part-time as a consultant on aquatic issues. My clients include Trout Unlimited, Pitkin County’s Healthy Rivers and Streams (HRS) Board, American Rivers and High Country Conservation Advocates. Trout Unlimited: o Evaluating and submitting comments on Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (NCWCD) Windy Gap Firming Project and Denver’s Moffat Expansion Project Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) to Trout Unlimited’s water attorneys to help ensure that the aquatic resources of the upper Colorado River basin are protected, o Participating (as needed) in the Upper Colorado River Wild and Scenic stakeholder group that has been charged with developing a Wild and Scenic Management Plan Alternative for the reach of the Colorado River between Kremmling and Glenwood Canyon for consideration by the Bureau of Land Management, and o Providing aquatic expertise and negotiation skills in the development of an instream flow water right designed to protect the outstanding trout fishery that is located within this Wild and Scenic reach of the Colorado River. Pitkin County HRS Board : o Recommending a monitoring and adaptive management strategy that can be used to evaluate the impacts of trans-basin water diversions on aquatic health, and o Evaluating potential aquatic impacts that may be associated with the City of Aspen’s proposed hydroelectric facility on Maroon and Castle Creeks. American Rivers and High Country Conservation Advocates o Evaluating adequacy of existing, state-held instream flow water rights in the Crested Butte area. Collecting R2Cross data and preparing recommendations for enlarged instream flow water rights for consideration by the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB). TROUT UNLIMITED, COLORADO WATER PROJECT – Boulder and Eagle, CO. Sept. 2008 to July 2011. I was employed as an Aquatics Specialist with Trout Unlimited’s Colorado Water Project (CWP). In this capacity I was responsible for conserving, protecting, restoring and reconnecting coldwater fisheries and their watersheds throughout Colorado. For Trout Unlimited, I: Participated as Trout Unlimited’s environmental representative in the upper Colorado River Wild and Scenic stakeholder group charged with developing a Wild and Scenic Management Plan Alternative for submission to the Bureau of Land Management, Evaluated Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) and worked with CWP attorneys to protect the aquatic resources of the upper Colorado River basin from the potential impacts of two large, trans-mountain water diversion projects (Northern Colorado WCD’s Windy Gap Firming Project and Denver’s Moffat Expansion Project), Conducted aerial surveys and GIS mapping of fish passage barriers in the upper Yampa River basin for prioritization of barrier removal, Collected cross section data and developed instream flow recommendations for submission to the Colorado Water Conservation Board to protect environmental flows on several Colorado River cutthroat trout streams, and Cooperated with the Colorado Water Trust and The Nature Conservancy in developing a prioritization scheme to identify heavily dewatered streams and opportunities for flow restoration through water rights acquisitions and/or donations. WATER RIGHTS CONSULTING - Denver, CO. Oct. 2004 to Sept. 2008 After retiring from the Colorado Water Conservation Board (see below) I worked part-time as a consultant with various Colorado water rights engineering firms on the following projects. Final design and development of the CWCB’s ArcGIS-based, Instream Flow Decision Support System (CWCB staff and Riverside Technologies, Inc.) Hydrologic engineering and water rights support to secure a Recreational In-Channel Diversion (RICD) water right (i.e., kayak course) for Avon, Colorado (Leonard Rice Water Rights Engineers, Inc.) 1 GREG ESPEGREN P.O. Box 4115 Eagle, Colorado 81631 (303) 883-0042 (Cell) stickman7364@yahoo.com COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD (CWCB) Denver, CO. April 1990 through Sept. 2004 I retired from the CWCB in October 2004. During my 15 years with the CWCB, I was employed as a Senior Water Resource Specialist primarily responsible for: Coordinating and performing activities to appropriate and acquire state-held instream flow water rights to conserve fishery and aquatic resources; included planning and conducting field studies using appropriate instream flow quantification methodologies (PHABSIM, R2CROSS, etc.) and hydrologic water availability analyses, Coordinating and performing activities to protect state held instream flow water rights; includes review of water court resumes, filing statements of opposition against water rights applications that may injure stateheld instream flow water rights, developing terms and conditions to protect instream flow water rights and resolving opposed water rights applications through effective oral and written communication, Working cooperatively with state agencies (i.e., Attorney Generals Office, Colorado Division of Wildlife, and Colorado Parks and Recreation) and federal agencies (Bureau of Land Management, United States Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service) to provide appropriate instream flow protection, Representing the State of Colorado and the CWCB on Grand Mesa/Uncompahgre/Gunnison (GMUG) Pathfinder Technical Committee, Water Division 2 and Water Division 7 USFS Reserved Rights Technical Committees, and Black Canyon Reserved Rights settlement, Planning and conducting biologic and hydraulic field surveys and data analysis to determine instream flow water right needs, Developing, documenting, and providing technical support for the CWCB's R2CROSS instream flow quantification computer program, Developing the CWCB’s ArcGIS-based Instream Flow Decision Support System, COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE (CDOW) - Montrose, CO. January 1989 to April 1990. Aquatic Research Associate working with CDOW Researcher R. Barry Nehring to verify transferability of rainbow trout and brown trout habitat suitability curves between rivers. Became proficient in the use of the Instream Flow Incremental Methodology and the Physical Habitat Simulation System and published CDOW Special Report Number 67 (see Publications below). COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY - Fort Collins, CO. January 1987 to January 1989. Graduate Research Assistant working on a CDOW-sponsored project to develop a new technique for quantitative sampling and numeric estimation of trout populations within the pelagic zone of high mountain lakes. Conducted an in-lake experiment to evaluate gear performance and estimator bias and precision. Met scholastic requirements for Masters degree and worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant consulting with faculty and fellow graduate students on all computer-related questions and problems that arose within the Fish and Wildlife Department. LAND SURVEYING AND ENGINEERING - Grand Junction, CO. January 1977 to July 1986. Registered Colorado Land Surveyor supervising several survey crews on land development and cadastral survey projects throughout western Colorado. Also employed by Bendix Engineering on the Uranium Mill Tailings Project. 2 GREG ESPEGREN P.O. Box 4115 Eagle, Colorado 81631 (303) 883-0042 (Cell) stickman7364@yahoo.com EDUCATION (transcripts available on request) Arvada West High School, Arvada CO. Graduated 1972 Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO. Bachelor of Science: Fishery Biology December 1976. Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO. Master of Science: Fishery and Wildlife Biology May 1989. PUBLICATIONS Espegren G D Development of Instream Flow Recommendations in Colorado Using R CR SS for Microsoft Excel. CWCB Report. Espegren G D Evaluation of the Standards and Methods Used for uantifying Instream Flows in Colorado. CWCB Report. Espegren G D D D Miller and R B ehring Modeling the Effects of arious Angling Regulations on Trout Populations in Colorado Streams. CDOW Special Report Number 67. Espegren G D and E P Bergersen uantitative Sampling of Fish Populations with a Mobile Rising Net. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 10:469-478. JOB-RELATED SKILLS, SHORT COURSES AND SEMINARS Skilled in the following computer software applications: All Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, and Outlook ESRI’s Arc iew products including ArcGIS Spatial Analyst and -D Analyst extentions. IFIM/PHABSIM Short Course - Utah State University - 2001. Natural Resources Law Center Annual Western Water Law Conference - Water and Growth in the West. 2000. University of Colorado at Denver - Western Water Rights and Water Engineering. 1991. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Instream Flow Incremental Methodology course work. 1988. LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES American Fisheries Society Certified Fisheries Professional #2306. Professional Colorado Land Surveyor #18452. MEMBERSHIPS Eagle River Watershed Council Board Member Trout Unlimited American Fisheries Society REFERENCES Peter Fleming, General Counsel Colorado River Water Conservation District P.O. Box 1120, Glenwood Springs, CO 81602 (970) 945-8522 Drew Peternell, Director - Colorado Water Project Trout Unlimited 1532 Wynkoop Street, Suite 100 Denver, Colorado 80202 (303) 440-2937 ext. 2 Linda Bassi, Section Chief - Stream and Lake Protection Colorado Water Conservation Board 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721, Denver CO 80203 (303) 866-3441 ext. 3204 3 P.O. Box 1524 Carbondale, CO 81623 (970) 903-7561 lotichydrological.com May 31, 2016 April Long Stormwater Manager City of Aspen 130 South Galena Aspen, CO 81611 RE: Upper Roaring Fork River Management Plan Dear Mrs. Long, Lotic Hydrological (Lotic) is pleased to provide you with the following Fee Proposal related to completion of the professional scope of services submitted in the companion proposal to the City of Aspen. The ultimate goal of the project is to develop operational, management, and physical options that restore healthy flows to the River while respecting each stakeholder’s rights and interests. Implicit to this primary goal are the following: 1. Identify stream management goals for various sections of the River with stakeholder input 2. Identify stream flow targets or structural changes that will help meet the identified management goals 3. Identify water resource management techniques or projects that will achieve flow targets or structural objectives The development of the Roaring Fork River Management Plan will require four primary tasks (Table 1). Table 1. Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Goal Setting Parameters and Methods Existing and Possible Strategies Results and Report Facilitate Stakeholder Meeting 2 to determine stream attributes related to goals and discuss flow metrics that gauge goal success Present scenarios to meet targets and gain consensus during Stakeholder Meeting 3. Guide stakeholders through prioritization of implementation during Stakeholder Meeting 4. Facilitate Stakeholder Meeting 1 to identify goals for River health Rough draft, final draft, and Council presentation Successful implementation of each task will require completion of a number of activities (Table 2). Activities will be completed by personnel from Lotic, CDR Associates, Rozaklis and Associates, and Greg Espegren. Task 3 Flow-based ecological risk thresholds Flow-ecology relationships Habitat flow targets Meeting 4 Memo writing Total Hours Total Cost Task 2 Simulate streamflows Literature search Literature summary IHA assessment Stakeholder interviews Meeting 1 Meeting 2 Meeting 3 Memo writing Mapping Total Hours Total Cost Task 1 Consultant Team Meetings Internal facilitation/documentation Travel Total Hours Total Cost Project Management Name Firm Billing Rate Table 2. Identify barriers to meeting flow targets. Develop water management scenarios Meeting 5 Refine scenarios Meeting 6 Total Hours - 20 $ 20 3,000.00 $ 20 - $ 8 8 44 4,620.00 $ 5 10 20 10 10 15 1,575.00 $ 20 20 3,000.00 $ 15 5 8 15 3 3 3 8 6 20 3 20 3 52 5 11 16 3,120.00 $ 15 3 3 2.5 23.5 4,582.50 $ 2.5 13 13 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 487.50 $ 26 3 13 4 12 13 2,376.00 $ 2,080.00 $ 5 32 41 6,336.00 $ 6,560.00 $ 22 3 3 13 36 44 25 21 21 57 90 11,286.00 $ 14,400.00 $ Totals 157 35 63 255 38,070.00 Totals 45 19 9 8 37 15 15 24.5 32 10 214.5 32,928.50 3 3 3 9 1,080.00 $ Totals 10 28 21.5 85.5 6 151 Totals 35 25 40 24.5 24 148.5 20,858.50 0 15 15 15 3 4 52 6,240.00 $ 6 42 1,764.00 $ 36 Seth Mason Jessica Mason Julia Morton Lee Rozaklis Ryan Golten Jonathan Bartsch Greg Espegren Lotic Lotic Lotic Rozaklis CDR CDR Espegren $ 150.00 $ 150.00 $ 105.00 $ 198.00 $ 160.00 $ 195.00 $ 120.00 36 10 4 50 $ 7,500.00 $ 10 4 4 3 3 3 16 2 45 $ 6,750.00 $ 10 5 3 16 34 $ 5,100.00 $ 4 8 3 20 3 38 2 of 5 Flow-ecology relationships Habitat flow targets Meeting 4 Memo writing Total Hours Total Cost Task 3 5 3 16 34 $ 5,100.00 $ 20 20 3,000.00 $ 20 20 3,000.00 $ 15 Identify barriers to meeting flow targets. 4 Develop water management scenarios 8 Meeting 5 3 Refine scenarios 20 Meeting 6 3 Total Hours 38 Total Cost $ 5,700.00 $ Task 4 $ 12,000.00 12,000.00 $ $ $ $ 20 3,000.00 $ $ 259.20 $ 259.20 $ $ $ - 16 16 8 40 $ 6,000.00 $ Draft Final Town Council presentation Total Hours Total Cost Per-diem (Full Days) Per-diem (Half Days) Lodging Mileage Total Cost $ 31,050.00 $ 259.20 $ 31,309.20 Direct Costs Total Labor Direct Costs Total Cost 10 15 1,575.00 $ 10 10 1,050.00 $ 20 10 2.5 487.50 $ 2.5 3 13 4 12 13 2,376.00 $ 2,080.00 $ 2 2 2.5 2.5 5 975.00 $ 9,945.00 9,945.00 $ $ $ $ 15 15 3 4 52 6,240.00 $ Totals 10 28 21.5 85.5 6 151 25,181.00 25 40 24.5 24 148.5 20,858.50 0 - Totals 91 50 24 160 24,364.00 $ $ $ 3 of 5 141,402.00 10,052.40 151,454.40 Totals $ 918.00 $ 1,224.00 $ 4,800.00 $ 3,110.40 $ 10,052.40 10 10 8 28 3,360.00 $ 12,444.00 648.00 13,092.00 $ 648.00 $ 648.00 6 20 3 13 20 13 3 52 26 10,296.00 $ 4,160.00 $ $ 4 780.00 $ $ 459.00 $ 612.00 $ 2,400.00 $ 1,101.60 $ 4,572.60 $ $ $ 20 8 10 2 8 38 10 7,524.00 $ 1,600.00 $ $ 459.00 $ 612.00 $ 2,400.00 $ 1,101.60 $ 4,572.60 $ 28,800.00 $ 4,572.60 $ 33,372.60 $ $ $ 37,818.00 4,572.60 42,390.60 20 2,100.00 $ 9,345.00 9,345.00 In addition to the services provided by Lotic, CDR Associates, Rozaklis and Associates, and Greg Espegren, Miller Ecological Consultants (MEC) will be contracted to perform several services throughout the duration of the project as per the Addendum provided with the Project Proposal. MEC’s role will include review of background material, preparation for and participation in several meetings with the City and stakeholders, coordination with other consultant team members, review and analysis of data for aquatic habitat, and assistance preparing the draft and final reports. The additional of MEC to the Consultant Team will incur a corresponding increase in total project costs commensurate with Dr. Miller’s expected participation in each of the tasks (Table 3). Table 3. Task Description Labor 1 2 3 4 5 Background Literature review Meeting preparation Meeting participation (maximum of 7 meetings) Data analysis, review and Report preparation Project Management/Team Coordination Total Estimated Cost $6,400.00 $5,120.00 $8,320.00 $6,400.00 $3,840.00 $30,080.00 Direct Costs $1,700.00 $1,700.00 Total by Task $6,400.00 $5,120.00 $10,020.00 $6,400.00 $3,840.00 $31,780.00 Support Services All subcontracted services to Lotic will be billed to the City without markup. Rozaklis and Associates maintains standing subcontracting agreements with two other small consulting firms in Boulder Colorado: Lynker Technologies and Hydros Consulting. The principals and key employees in both of those firms are former colleagues of Lee Rozaklis from Hydrosphere Resource Consultants and/or the Boulder office of AMEC-Foster Wheeler. Under these subcontracting agreements, members of all three firms continue to work as a team for several existing clients under the management of a single individual. For example, under these subcontracting agreements, individuals from Lynker Technologies and Hydros Consulting assist Rozaklis and Associates in providing consulting work to the City of Boulder under Lee Rozaklis’s management and direction. All three firms maintain general and professional liability insurance consistent with their respective clients’ requirements and share access to project files via cloud storage. In this manner, the three firms can offer their combined capabilities to clients in an efficient and flexible manner. Depending upon the specific nature of the work needed to develop the Upper Roaring Fork River Management Plan, and where such subcontracting arrangements would provide time and/or cost savings to the project, Rozaklis and Associates may subcontract with Lynker Technologies and/or Hydros Consulting for assistance on specific tasks, under the management and direction of Lee Rozaklis. Expenses Direct costs passed through without markup to include: publication and data procurement, document copying, report reproduction and binding, graphics services, photo printing, mileage, travel expenses, and any other direct project costs not included in the labor rates. 4 of 5 Total Cost Lotic Hydrological and its subcontractors will complete the project for a total project fee of ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED THIRTY FOUR DOLLARS ($183,234.00). In the case where initial meetings with the City, County, and stakeholders indicate that all of the major technical issues regarding identification of stream flow targets or alternative management strategies were sufficiently explored during previous research efforts the Consultant Team will reduce the number of meeting hours and/or level of analysis by a commensurate amount for the duration of the project. Such reduction will yield a corresponding reduction in overall costs. We look forward to working with the City of Aspen on the successful completion of this project. If you have any questions, please contact us at 970.903.7561. Best Regards, Seth Mason, Principal Hydrologist 5 of 5