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Approving Agreement with SWCA, Inc. for San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project Environmental Mitigation Monitoring
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To maintain compliance of the SJCDWP with the Endangered Species Act, NEPA and other federal requirements, another 5 years of mitigation monitoring is required. The contract will consist of fish, fish egg, and habitat restoration projects monitoring for this period. This contract is for Year 1 under GSA Contract # GS-10F-0209L, with the Albuquerque office of SWCA. The Authority currently uses SWCA for this monitoring.
Specifically, the work requires environmental consulting services, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) services, and ancillary supplies and services related to those two items. Annual reports for the fish monitoring and egg monitoring are provided to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and reports on the habitat restoration projects are provided to the Bureau of Reclamation and the Fish and Wildlife Service.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The money for this agreement is from the SJC Drinking Water Project Mitigation Funds. The agreement is for $153,530 and was appropriated in the FY16 Budget.