Appendix A: 2010 Immediate Funding Needs
Implementation Plan Items |
Estimated Costs |
|---|---|
Education and Outreach |
|
| Conduct market research & develop marketing plan. |
$30,000 |
| Develop educational materials & signage. | $10,000 |
| Installation of billboards. | $15,000 |
| Conduct voluntary boat inspections and distribute AIS educational materials to the public using seasonal crews/interns and volunteers. |
1 full‐time paid seasonal employee + summer vehicle = $12,500 Volunteers = approximately $23/day stipend, plus mileage, State of MT) $12,500 |
| Sponsor spring 2010 conference on AIS “lessons learned” from other states. |
$10,000 |
| Sponsor two workshops during the course of the year to educate the public about the ecologic and economic impacts of AIS and how the public can assist in prevention and control efforts. |
$5,000 |
| Document known AIS distribution by type and location throughout the Basin, and develop distribution map. |
$5,000 |
|
Sub‐total:
|
$100,000
|
Early Detection/Monitoring |
|
| Survey highest priority waters in the Basin. | $150,000 |
|
Fund existing AIS Volunteer Monitoring Programs (VMP):
|
$15,000 annually per VMP to expand existing water quality monitoring efforts to include additional sites and AIS monitoring = $30,000 |
|
Sub‐total:
|
$180,000
|
Infrastructure & Equipment |
|
| Establish check stations at 8 points of entry to the Basin and 1 check station at Noxon, with education and self certification process components. |
2 Permanent Check Stations @ $150,000 each 1 Self Contained washer @ $65,000 6 Power Washers @ $10,000 each |
| Purchase mobile “Variable Message Alert” tools for the most critical locations within the Basin. |
3 Systems @ $15,000 each |
|
Sub‐total:
|
$470,000
|
Containment Plans |
|
| Facilitate or assist in the development of an initial containment plan and evaluate the effectiveness of various containment plans in high priority areas for milfoil, flowering rush and others. |
$25,000 |
|
Sub‐total:
|
$25,000
|
Staffing |
|
| Fund a full‐time Flathead Basin AIS Coordinator to seek funding for the AIS strategic plan and coordinate and manage implementation. |
$50,000 |
|
Sub‐total:
|
$50,000
|
| Total: | $825,000 |
