Appendix B: Cost Estimates
This appendix presents the estimated costs of the monitoring and supplemental research components presented in Section 3 of this document. A 20% quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) and data management cost should be added to the estimated cost of each monitoring component with the exception of water quality components. The dollar amounts presented here are estimates made on the best available information at the time this document was published. The estimates are largely based on contractor costs only and do not include start-up costs. They are subject to change as new information becomes available.
Greater Everglades
Table B-1. Greater Everglades Monitoring Components Annual Cost Estimates Annual Costs
Monitoring Components RECOVER
Non- RECOVER
Coastal Gradients of Flow, Salinity, and Nutrients 325,000 710,000Interior Gradients of Flow and Water Quality 1,263,000 0
Regional Distribution of Soil Nutrients (Monitored at 3-year intervals at a total cost of $300,000)
100,000 0
Landscape Pattern – Vegetation Mapping (Monitored at 3-year intervals at a total cost of $1,224,000)
408,000 0
Landscape Pattern – Marl Prairie/Slough Gradients (Monitored at 3-year intervals at a total cost of $180,000))
60,000 0
Landscape Pattern – Ridge, Slough, and Tree Island Gradients 88,000 0
Landscape Pattern – Tidal Creek Delineation TBD 0
Trophic Level – Primary – Periphyton Mat Cover and Composition (Monitored annually, except for tissue N and C and species composition, which are monitored at 3-year intervals)
179,000 0
Trophic Level – Primary – Mangrove Forest Soil Accretion TBD TBD Trophic Level – Secondary – Aquatic Fauna Regional Populations 150,000 0 Trophic Level – Secondary – Aquatic Fauna Seasonal Concentrations 128,000 0 Trophic Level – Wading Bird Foraging Distribution and Abundance 450,000 0 Trophic Level – Wading Bird Nesting Colony Location, Size, and Timing 255,000 0 Trophic Level – Wood Stork and Roseate Spoonbill Nesting Success 87,000 0 American Alligator Distribution, Size, Nesting, and Hole Occupancy 306,000 0
American Crocodile Juvenile Growth and Survival 50,000 0
Float Helicopter Rental 324,000 0
TOTAL 4,173,000 710,000
Table B-2. Greater Everglades Supporting Research Cost Estimates Supporting Research Components
Duration
(years) Cost
Coastal Wetland and Berm Systems: Sea Level and CERP Influences 4 1,050,000 Tidal and Freshwater Creek Dynamics: Sea Level and CERP Influences 4 1,280,000 Productivity in Coastal Ecotone: Sea Level and CERP Influences 3 235,000Ridge and Slough Landscape Pattern Sustainability TBD TBD
Technology Development: NASA Vegetation Mapping 3 159,000
Crayfish Population Dynamics – Hydrological Influences 5 500,000
Aquatic Refugia – Coastal Ecotone, Alligator Holes and Solution Holes 5 770,000 Ecological Effects of Canals and Other Artificial Deep Water Habitats 5 300,000 Synthesis of Wading Bird Distribution Surveys 1985-2001 4 340,000 Sublethal Effects of Contaminants on Wading Bird Reproduction 2 414,000
Southern Estuaries
Table B-3. Southern Estuaries Monitoring Components Annual Cost Estimates Annual Costs
Monitoring Components RECOVER
Non- RECOVER
Water Quality and Phytoplankton Monitoring Network 0 approx
$2,000,000
Salinity Monitoring Network 60,000 TBD
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) and Epibenthic Habitats 475,000 0
Shoreline Fish Community Visual Assessment 125,000 0
Juvenile Spotted Seatrout Monitoring (Florida Bay) 135,000 0
TOTAL 795,000 $2,000,000
Table B-4. Southern Estuaries Supporting Research Cost Estimates Supporting Research Components
Duration
(years) Cost
Florida Bay Sediment Dynamics: Sea Level and CERP Influences 3 900,000 Measurement of Submarine Groundwater Discharge to Biscayne Bay 1.5 100,000 Biological Availability of Organic Nitrogen in Florida Bay 2 125,000 Present and Past Distribution of Oysters in South Florida CoastalComplex
3 225,000
Factors Controlling Epibenthic Communities of Near-shore Biscayne Bay 3 600,000 Salinity Relationships of Epifaunal Species of Near-shore Biscayne Bay 3 300,000 Empirical Research on Fishery Resources of Biscayne Bay 3 900,000
Causal Factors of Fish Abnormalities in Biscayne Bay 3 246,000
Bottlenose Dolphin Health Assessment in Biscayne Bay 1 332,000
Manatee Abundance and Distribution Relative to Freshwater Inputs 5 280,000
Northern Estuaries
Table B-5. Northern Estuaries Monitoring Components Annual Cost Estimates Annual Costs
Monitoring Components RECOVER
Non- RECOVER
Salinity Monitoring Network 25,000 30,000
Water Quality and Phytoplankton Monitoring Network 105,000 378,000
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) 0 0
SAV Mapping from Aerial Photography (sampled biannually at a cost of $75,000)
37,500 37,500
Vallisneria Monitoring Transects (Caloosahatchee) 0 80,000
SAV Transects/Visual Surveys (St. Lucie Estuary/IRL) 20,000 20,000
Oyster Monitoring Network 202,000 0
Juvenile Fish Community Monitoring Network 221,000 0
Benthic Macro-Invertebrate Monitoring (St. Lucie Estuary) 160,000 0
TOTAL 770,500 545,500
Table B-6 Northern Estuaries Supporting Research Cost Estimates Supporting Research Components
Duration
(years) Cost
Reconnaissance Study of Caloosahatchee Estuary 5 924,000
Fish Health and Pathology in St. Lucie Estuary 7 810,000
Bottlenose Dolphin Health Assessment in St. Lucie Estuary * *
Manatee Distribution and Abundance Relative to Freshwater Inputs 5 280,000
* Incorporated into the Southern Estuaries module
Lake Okeechobee
Table B-7. Lake Okeechobee Annual Monitoring Components Cost Estimates Annual Costs
Monitoring Components RECOVER
Non- RECOVER
Water Quality and Phytoplankton 17,700 644,000
Littoral Zone Plant Communities 0 100,000
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) 0 130,000
Invertebrates 50,000 20,000
Fish 75,000 5,000
Greater Everglades Wetlands Monitoring Components (see Table B-1) Aquatic Fauna Regional Populations
Wading Bird Foraging Distribution and Abundance Wading Bird Nesting Colony Location, Size, and Timing
American Alligator Distribution, Size, Nesting, and Hole Occupancy
TOTAL 142,700 899,000
Table B-8. Lake Okeechobee Supporting Research Cost Estimates Supporting Research Components
Duration
(years) Cost
Aquatic Fauna Relationships to Submerged/Emergent Plant Communities 5 500,000 Fish and Wildlife Relationships to Food Abundance and Composition 2 150,000 Fish and Wildlife Relationships to Plant Community Structure andHabitat
5 375,000
SAV/Periphyton Interrelationships with Light, Nutrients and Water Depth under way 0 Lake Water P Relationship to Submerged Plant Biomass and Cover under way 0
South Florida Hydrology Monitoring Network
Table B-9 South Florida Hydrology Monitoring Network Monitoring Components Annual Cost Estimates
Annual Costs
Monitoring Components RECOVER
Non- RECOVER
Regional Hydrology Monitoring Network – Existing (stage, ground water,flow, meteorology)
0 3,800,000
Water Supply Monitoring 20,000 0
Flood Protection Monitoring 0 680,000
TOTAL 20,000 4,480,000
Table B-10. South Florida Hydrology Monitoring Network Supporting Research Cost Estimates
Supporting Research Components
Duration
(years) Cost
Optimization Study for Hydrology Network Expansion/Refinement 3 360,000 Sea Level Influences on Levels of Flood Protection and Water Supply TBD TBD Seepage Control and Saltwater Intrusion Tradeoffs in Biscayne Aquifer TBD TBD Methodology to Monitor and Evaluate the Success of Pre-CERP Baselinein Meeting WRDA and Florida Statutes Requirements
TBD TBD
Accuracy of Future Demand Projections and Effects on CERP 1 120,000 Cumulative Effect of Existing and Future Lake Okeechobee and Lower
East Coast Service Areas Water Demands
TBD TBD
CERP versus Other-Project Influences on Level of Flood Protection TBD TBD