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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC22-063 USGS Form 9-1366 U.S. Department of the Interior Customer No: 6000001047 (May 2018) U.S. Geological Survey Agreement No: 22REJFACO 042 Joint Funding Agreement Project No: RE00TJD FOR WATER RESOURCES INVESTIGATIONS TIN #: 846000782 Fixed Cost Agreement X Yes No THIS AGREEMENT is entered into as of the 1st of January, 2022 by the U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, Colorado Water Science Center, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, party of the first part, and Eagle County Emergency Management (Colorado), party of the second part. 1. The parties hereto agree that subject to the availability of appropriations and in accordance with their respective authorities there shall be maintained in cooperation Water Resource Investigations, Implementation of precipitation-warning system consisting of the installation and operation of precipitation gages and related telemetry systems at three locations of interest within the Lake Christine bum scar area (see attached work scope) herein called the program. The USGS legal authority is 43 USC 36C; 43 USC 50; and 43 USC 50b. 2. The following amounts shall be contributed to cover all of the cost of the necessary field and analytical work directly related to this program. 2(b) includes In-Kind Services in the amount of $0.00. (a) $2,532 by the party of the first part during the period January 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023 (b) $13,292 by the party of the second part during the period January 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023 (c) Contributions are provided by the party of the first part through other USGS regional or national programs, in the amount of: $0.00 Description of USGS regional/national program: NA (d) Additional or reduced amounts by each party during the above period or succeeding periods as may be determined by mutual agreement and set forth in an exchange of letters between the parties. (e) The performance period may be changed by mutual agreement and set forth in an exchange of letters between the parties. 3. The costs of this program may be paid by either party in conformity with the laws and regulations respectively governing each party. 4. The field and analytical work pertaining to this program shall be under the direction of or subject to periodic review by an authorized representative of the party of the first part. 5. The areas to be included in the program shall be determined by mutual agreement between the parties hereto or their authorized representatives. The methods employed in the field and office shall be those adopted by the party of the first part to insure the required standards of accuracy subject to modification by mutual agreement. 6. During the course of this program, all field and analytical work of either party pertaining to this program shall be open to the inspection of the other party, and if the work is not being carried on in a mutually satisfactory manner, either party may terminate this agreement upon 60 days written notice to the other party. 7. The original records resulting from this program will be deposited in the office of origin of those records. Upon request, copies of the original records will be provided to the office of the other party. 8. The maps, records or reports resulting from this program shall be made available to the public as promptly as possible. The maps, records or reports normally will be published by the party of the first part. However, the party of the second part reserves the right to publish the results of this program and, if already published by the party of the first part shall, upon request, be furnished by the party of the first part, at cost, impressions suitable for purposes of reproduction similar to that for which the original copy was prepared. The maps, records or reports published by either party shall contain a statement of the cooperative relations between the parties. The Parties acknowledge that scientific information and data developed as a result of the scope of work are subject to applicable USGS review, approval, and release requirements, which are available on the USGS Fundamental Science Practices website ( https://www.usgs.gov/about/organization/science-support/science- quality-and-integrity/fundamental-science-practices). 9. Billing for this agreement will be rendered Quarterly. Invoices not paid within 60 days from date of bill will bear Interest, Penalties, and Administrative costs as the annual rate pursuant the Debt Collection Act of 1982, (codified at 31 U.S.C. 3717) established by the U.S. Treasury. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2B97D178-35A4-4268-8004-9BDBAC3786E2 Form 9-1366 U.S. Department of the Interior Customer No: 6000001047 (May 2018) U.S. Geological Survey Agreement No: 22REJFACO 042 Joint Funding Agreement Project No: RE00TJD FOR WATER RESOURCES INVESTIGATIONS TIN #: 846000782 Fixed Cost Agreement X Yes No USGS Technical Point of Contact Customer Technical Point of Contact Name: Andrew Bock Name: Birch Barron Title: Hydrologist Title: Emergency Manager Address: Denver Federal Center, MS 415 Address: Emergency Management PO Box 850 City/State/Zip: Denver, CO 80225 City/State/Zip: Eagle, CO 81631 Telephone: 303-236-4912 Telephone: (970) 328-3545 Fax: 303-236-4912 Fax: (970) 328-8694 Email: abock@usgs.gov Email: Birch.barron@eaglecounty.us USGS Billing Point of Contact Customer Billing Point of Contact Name: Meghan Patterson Name: Amy Baldwin Title: Budget Analyst Title: Admin/Fiscal Technician Address: Denver Federal Center, MS 415 Address: Eagle County Finance, 500 Broadway City/State/Zip: Denver, CO 80225 City/State/Zip: Eagle, CO 81631 Telephone: 303-236-1450 Telephone: (970)328-3507 Fax: 303-236-4912 Fax: Email: mpatterson@usgs.gov Email: amy.baldwin@eaglecounty.us U.S. Geological Survey United States Eagle County Department of Interior SIGNATURE SIGNATURES By:_______________________________Date:____________ By:_______________________________Date:___________ Name: Matt Ely Name: Title: Director, CWSC/USGS Title: By:_______________________________Date:___________ Name: Title: By:_______________________________Date:___________ Name: Title: SUZANNE PASCHKE Digitally signed by SUZANNE PASCHKE Date: 2022.02.04 12:38:46 -07'00' DocuSign Envelope ID: 2B97D178-35A4-4268-8004-9BDBAC3786E2 2/10/2022 United States Department of the Interior U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Water Mission Area Colorado Water Science Center Box 25046 MS 415 Denver Federal Center Denver, CO 80225 February 4, 2022 Mr. Birch Barron Director of Emergency Management – Eagle County 500 Broadway Eagle, Colorado 81631 Dear Mr. Barron: Enclosed is proposed Joint Funding Agreement 22REJFACO042 between Eagle County Emergency Management and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for the period of January 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023. The agreement, which covers the Implementation of precipitation- warning system consisting of the installation and operation of precipitation gages and related telemetry systems at three locations of interest within the Lake Christine bum scar area, is in the amount of $15,824 -- $13,292 to be provided by Eagle County and $2,532 provided in Cooperative Matching Funds (CMF) by the USGS. If the agreement is satisfactory, please sign and return to Meghan Patterson at mpatterson@usgs.gov , Suzanne Paschke at spaschke@usgs.gov, and Rob Flynn at rflynn@usgs.gov. USGS policy requires us to get approval from our Regional Director to conduct work without a signed agreement. To assist us in complying with this policy, we request that you return the signed agreement within two weeks. If this presents a hardship, please contact us. Work performed with funds from this agreement will be conducted on a fixed-price basis. The results of all work under this agreement will be available for publication by the USGS (DUNS number 176138964). Thank you for participating in the USGS Cooperative Water Program. If you have questions, please feel free to call me at 303-236-6904. Sincerely, Suzanne Paschke, Ph.D. Associate Director for Hydrologic Studies USGS, Colorado Water Science Center Enclosures: 22REJFACO042 Statement of Work SUZANNE PASCHKE Digitally signed by SUZANNE PASCHKE Date: 2022.02.04 12:32:09 -07'00' DocuSign Envelope ID: 2B97D178-35A4-4268-8004-9BDBAC3786E2 1 6-Feb-224-Feb-22 U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER MISSION AREA SOUTHWEST REGION COLORADO WATER SCIENCE CENTER Statement of Work January 20, 2022 TITLE: Lake Christine Fire Precipitation Monitoring Network, 2019-2023 PROBLEM STATEMENT The Lake Christine Fire began on July 3, 2018 near Basalt and El Jebel, Colorado in Eagle County in western Colorado. The wildfire burned approximately 12,588 acres (InciWeb, 2019). The National Weather Service operates a NEXRAD (WSR088D) weather radar on the Grand Mesa near Grand Junction, Colorado, to monitor weather systems and precipitation in western Colorado. Because of topography extremes between the Grand Mesa NEXRAD location and the Lake Christine Burn Scar, the radar scans are limited by shadows and are not capable of monitoring the entire burn area. Because of the burn severity and depending on the intensity and duration of precipitation events, debris and wall-of-water flood flows pose risks to life and infrastructure. Flood-wave travel times will be reduced, leaving little time for a proactive response from emergency management agencies and the public. OBJECTIVE This proposal builds on the research conducted for the Colorado Department of Transportation by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) after the Waldo Canyon Fire near Colorado Springs (Fulton and others, in review). This study objective is to operationalize a precipitation alert network for the area of the Lake Christine Fire. The purpose of the network is to deliver data that will help augment the National Weather Service (NWS) flood warnings for this area and alert Eagle County emergency management to precipitation events within the Lake Cristine Burn Scar. APPROACH A precipitation-warning system will be installed in the Lake Christine burn scar (fig. 1) in collaboration with the NWS. The work scope includes: • Collaborating with the (NWS), Grand Junction Weather Forecast Office (WFO) and Eagle County. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2B97D178-35A4-4268-8004-9BDBAC3786E2 2 • Installed three (3) precipitation gages to monitor rainfall within the burn scar. NWS has identified three (3) primary and three (3) alternative secondary locations of interest. • Transmitting precipitation data via cellular telemetry (or an equivalent) to NWS hydrologists and Eagle County emergency management officials. • Alerts will be determined by the USGS and NWS based on the Intensity-Duration (I-D) thresholds established by the USGS Landslide Hazards Program for the Lake Christine Fire and will be configured in modems to enable near-real time notification via SMS, Iridium, or GOES transmits. • All capital equipment costs including ancillary components will be acquired and purchased by the USGS. • A radio pathway analysis will be conducted in the field to confirm modem locations and telemetry platforms. • Property access associated with reconnaissance and sensor installation, operation, and maintenance will be obtained by Eagle County. SCHEDULE Precipitation gages will be operated from August through October in calendar years 2019 through January 31, 2023. COSTS Project costs are summarized in table 1. Costs are shown for three locations and split into two components, installation (row A), and maintenance (row B). System design and installation costs include site-scoping, access, upfront equipment costs (rain gauges, data loggers, hardware, telemetry, batteries, and site installation) and activation of sites within the National Water Information System. Maintenance costs include data transmission costs, activation and shutdown, travel and lodging for four to five field visits each year, and other contingencies such as hardware or battery replacement. Cost Summary CY 2019 CY 2020 CY 2021 CY 2022 A) System design and installation 71,200 B) System maintenance 17,600 16,600 15,824 Table 1 Estimated project costs are by calendar year (CY). Note these represent total costs of request from Eagle County and Federal/State match. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2B97D178-35A4-4268-8004-9BDBAC3786E2 3 Figure 1 Site location map and rain gage deployments [red shading represents the burn scar; green pins represent proposed USGS primary rain gages; pink pins represent proposed USGS secondary rain gages]. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2B97D178-35A4-4268-8004-9BDBAC3786E2