Edwards Aquifer HCP Annual Report

Progress and Status

20 February 2014

Status and Information Needed

• Executive Summary – to be completed once all sections are received.

• Section 1. Introduction and Background • Section 2. Biological Goals and Objectives for Covered

Species • Section 3. ITP Implementation/Compliance• Section 4. Adaptive Management Activities• Section 5. Annual Take Estimates • Section 6. Recommendations• Section 7. Relevant Publications• Section 8. Works Cited• Appendices

Sections Under

Development

SECTIONS UNDER DEVELOPMENTSection Responsible Entity Status

Executive Summary SWCA To be completed once all data is received

1.4.1 Edwards Aquifer Conditions and Management

EAA Received and distributed, not yet incorporated

3.1.12 Challenges and Solutions

EAA Not yet received

5.0 2013 Annual Take Estimates

EAA Not yet received

6.0 Recommendations EAA Received and distributed, not yet incorporated

Appendix A (Comment Matrices)

SWCA Will incorporate once all formal comment periods are concluded

Appendix BB (Old Channel Geomorphic Study)

CoNB Received; not yet incorporated

Appendix GG (Texas Wild Rice Report)

CoSM Received; not yet incorporated

Appendix HH (WQPP) CoSM Not yet received

References All Not yet received

Literature/Publications All SWCA will identify what is in the public domain; looking to the Parties for recommendations or other ideas

Comments Received

50 Comments were received from SAWS, TPWD, and the CoSM; compiled comments shown in hand-out provided by SWCA.

5 comments were not addressed because they were determined not relevant to the Annual Report.

Comment Type 1 (serious comment): None received

Comment Type 2 (minor comment): 15 comments of this type received

Comment Type 3 (editorial change): 30 comments of this type received

SWCA incorporated changes to the document based on the comments received and provided a red-lined and clean version of the document to the EAA on February 11, 2014.

Annual Report Schedule and Milestones

Annual Report Schedule and Milestones

December 02, 2013: Final Outline, First Draft of Annual Report, and Literature Review due from Contractor to the EAA.

December 19, 2013: Joint IC/SH/SC Meeting. Presentation of the outline. SWCA will present at this meeting and should be prepared to answer

any questions about Annual Report development.

December 22, 2013: All Annual Report language due to the EAA for submission to SWCA for draft Annual Report

(EAA/SM/NB/TSU/SAWS/TPWD).

January 13, 2014: Second Draft of the Annual Report due to the EAA from SWCA. Will incorporate input from the 12/19 meeting and any written comments received.

January 15, 2014: Final invoices and progress reports for 2013 due to EAA staff from Permittees. All final information submitted to

contractor.

Annual Report Schedule and Milestones(continued)

January 16, 2014: IC Meeting. Distribute DRAFT Annual Report to the Implementing, Stakeholder, and Science Committees for

review (FMA § 7.5.3b). SWCA will provide the Draft Report.

January 31, 2014: Comments on Draft Annual Report due to EAHCP staff from Implementing, Stakeholder, and Science Committees.

February 12, 2014: Revised (redlined) Draft Annual Report due to the EAA.

February 13, 2014: Revised (redlined) Draft Annual Report distributed.

February 20, 2014: IC Meeting. Presentation of revisions to the Annual Report since January by SWCA.

March 1, 2014: All final comments must be received regarding the report from Implementing, Stakeholder, and Science Committees.

March 11, 2014: FINAL Annual Report submitted to the EAA by SWCA.

March 13, 2014: Distribute FINAL Annual Report to the Implementing Committee.

March 20, 2014: IC Meeting. Implementing Committee to authorize Program Manager to submit Final Annual Report to USFWS.

March 24, 2014: Submit hard copies of the Annual Report to the Austin and Albuquerque offices of USFWS via postal service (ITP §T).

March 31, 2014: Deadline for submission to USFWS.

Annual Report Schedule and Milestones(continued)

Updates to the Comment Matrix Form

Questions?