Analysis of Hydrological and Environmental Studies

The provided assignment involves analyzing various research papers and case studies related to hydrological and environmental studies. The documents cover topics such as water resource management in the Upper Colorado River Basin, economic value of angling on the Colorado River at Lees Ferry, and management strategies for the Noosa River in Queensland, Australia. The analysis includes a bibliography of sources cited in the papers and a summary of key findings. The assignment is likely from a university course in environmental science or water resources engineering.

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Project Title: Noosa Linear Ferry Project Charter
Project Sponsor: CCIQ Noosa Date Prepared:
Project Manager: Project Customer:
Executive Summary:
The Noosa is one of three famous river catchments situated within or partly at Noosa Shire Council sector
of Australia. The following study demonstrates the project needed to get developed over Noosa River. It
includes project justification and purposes. Further, project description, initial risks and stakeholders are
identified in the following project charter. Lastly, approvals are made to pass this charter from the project
manager and CCIQ Noosa, acting as the sponsor.
Project Purpose or Justification:
Noosa is a famous river located in the southeastern region of Queensland, Australia. CCIQ Noosa or
Noosa Chamber of Commerce is the top business group serving the area of Noosa. An efficient linear
ferry service is needed to be developed on Noosa River.
The ferry service must connect the areas of Hastings Street, Noosaville and Tewantin.
A 9.4 kilometer circuit is required to be developed between those regions.
The project includes a couple of “mini-cats”. This refers to 81 passenger craft which is about half the size
of current Brisbane City Cat.
Further, there is an estimation of 3 new terminals to be created in those regions.
Project Description:
The project is intended to involve ferry operators who have grounded knowledge and solid economic
motivations to the primary genesis of the project objectives discussed above. However, for these project
policy entrepreneurs under local government has been harnessing ferries to a planning agenda. This is to
be done across the River Cap. Further, urban renewal has been critical to the eventual packaging of what
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Project Description:
turned out to be CityCats.
Valuation of CityCats to this agenda is provided with evidentiary support with current research. This
study has been suggesting about 8% rise in property values. This is done as one travels to terminals from
two kilometers away. Overall, it is believed that about 4 to 5 billion dollars are accrued from every urban
renewal of Brisbane in the inner-city. Here, CityCats is a modest part.
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Initial Risks:
Risk Id Risk Probability Impact Score Strategy Response
1 Health &
Safety
High Permanent
or Fatality
health or
incapacity
effects
High Strategies include
identifying hazards,
deciding who is
harmed and how and
analyzing risks. Lastly
a record is to be made
The reactions
fall on
chemical,
biological,
physical,
manual and2 Environm
ent
High Widespread
and
unconfined
environmen
tal damage.
Aver
age
The strategy involves
a combined analysis of
exposure and hazards.
It deals with
interactions of agents
The effects
fall over
magnitude of
health risks
and nature3 Financial
Risk
High An
unsustainab
le impact
on finances,
company
and
budgeting.
Inability to
continue
High It includes insurance,
patent and trademark
protection, cash flow,
financial terms for
accounts receivable
and collaboration.
It has been
including
risks
involving
various
financial
transactions
like company
loans,4 Image &
Reputatio
n/Commu
nity
Medium There can
be loss of
major
customers
along with
huge
Low Here strategy includes
legal risk excluding
strategic risk.
The reaction
falls on
regulators,
employees,
suppliers,
investors and
5 Legal &
Complian
Low There could
be
Aver
age
Offering unique
insights to manage
The effects
fall under IT
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Initial Stakeholders:
Name Interest Impact Strategies
Travelers The uses
services or
products
directly both
internal and
external to
the
company.
Impact on
revenue,
trust and
sales.
Strategies involve goal setting, feedback and
measurement.
Project
managers
the project’s
leader
Effective
execution,
control
process, and
achievement
of project’s
targets.
It includes project plan development, quality and
communication planning.
Project
Sponsor
Financier of
the project
Keeping
project
aligned with
strategy and
portfolio
direction. It
has been
Supporting or approving allocation of resources, defining
aims and analyzing eventual success of the project.
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governing
project risk.
Resource
managers
Additional
managers
controlling
resources
required to
execute
project.
Managing
huge
number of
employees
on the
project
allocating
proper
people at the
proper
place.
Strategies involve preparation and planning, prioritization
and communication.
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Project Deliverables:
Deliverable 1:
It includes assurance that there is efficient and effective project coordination and management. Further, it
involves assuring good technical qualities achievement and the milestones and deliverables are met
timely.
Deliverable 2:
Firstly it includes production of detailed review of research and prior and current projects.
Then it comprises of undertaking of detailed scoping of study refining methodologies, objectives and
scopes of the research.
Lastly there is compiling of a comprehensive database of various elements. This includes historical solids
and different deposited solid measurements along with corresponding flow measurements.
Deliverable 3:
Measuring sediment flux to understand issues properly. This is to decide proper management options and
monitor efficiency of measures that are undertaken. Different slits and sediment fluxes and concentrations
have vital effect. Thus strong quantitative indicators of hydro-morphological and ecological status at
Noosa are generated. It also analyzed and validates to measure those fluxes and concentrations.
Summary Milestones Due Date
ANNUAL REVENUE 28.5.2017
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE 5.6.2017
OPERATING COSTS 15.6.2017
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Summary Budget and Feasibility:
Firstly for annual revenue, the revenue, off-peak for nine months, a peak for three months and other
incomes. Here the total yearly salaries emerge about 1,581,627 dollars.
Secondly, for capital expenditure the terminals, mini “City Cat” comprising of 81 passengers and project
management are involved. Here, the total capital expenditure is about 8250, 000 dollars.
Firstly, the operating costs include human resources, lease and occupancy, administration, running costs,
promotion and marketing with other expenses. Here the total price if about 909,302.
With this overall value interest is deducted which is about 402, 188 dollars.
The operating profit excluding interest and capital estimated to be about 672, 326. The return on capital
invested is 8.15% and the same on equity is 13.10%.
The feasibilities for this project include the following.
Technical feasibility: Here evaluation of hardware, software and various additional technology
requirements of Noosa’s Ferry system are involved.
Economic feasibility: This is helpful to assess cost and benefits of this Ferry Project. This is also useful to
find out benefits, costs and liability related to project prior the financial resources gets allocated.
Legal feasibility: It is helpful to determine the CCIQ Noosa has been saving considerable effort and time.
It is beneficial to learn that this Ferry project has been right from the very beginning.
Operational feasibility: It involves undertaking of determination and analysis whether and how well
CCIQ Noosa requirements are met by finishing that project.
Scheduling feasibility: It is useful as the Ferry Project gets failed or not completed on time. Here CCIQ
Noosa can estimate how much time their project must take to complete.
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Project Objectives and Success Criteria
Scope:
The scopes involve mitigation of environmental issues related to the Ferry project.
The second scope is the extending of changes.
Then, the advantages derived from the project should be worth the sustaining of environment damages.
Lastly, the adverse effects are to be mitigated.
Time:
Lack of adequate time management has an adverse effect on a project in the long run. The time is a
significant constraint and deviation from schedule has a negative impact on scope and cost of this
Noosa’s Ferry project. Further, inappropriate time management also includes frustration and stress
among team members and project managers. In the worst case scenario, there is burnout.
In this project, the time is estimated to be about one month.
Cost:
The cost management has been involving various steps. Firstly, a useful resource planning is to be
made. Then for this Ferry project cost estimating is to be determined. Analogous estimation utilizing
actual cost of previous and same projects serves as the founding stone to evaluate a current plan. In this
Noosa’s Ferry Project, parametric models can also be used where project characteristics are represented
mathematically.
Cost budgeting:
Cost estimation in assimilation with project schedule involves the cost budgeting. It provides an
overview of total and periodic costs of this project.
Cost control:
Procedures are needed to apply for controlling performance and expenditure against the progress of
Noosa’ project. As the real cost information turns out to be available as a significant part of the cost.
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By this analysis, corrective action is needed to avoid different cost overruns. Here the total cost is
402,188 dollars.
Quality:
The quality has been focusing on the travellers. It indicates that the necessities of the Ferry’s project are
met. This is because the requirements have been reflecting needs of visitors as correctly collected. It
involves customer satisfaction, prevention over inspection and continuous improvement.
Other:
The other project objectives and success criteria involve the following.
Identification of resource estimate for finishing every activity and task.
Recognition of dependencies to finish all the activities.
Recognizing possible assumptions and risks for Ferry’s project.
Acceptance Criteria:
During the final approval of the above solution, CCIQ Noosa must mark that one deliverable after another
on their checklist. They must acknowledge the acceptance criteria before starting the project. .
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Project Approval and Manager
Project Approval Requirements:
Project Approval Requirements:
 A project charter.
 Formal authorization of Noosa’s Ferry project
 Clearance form lines of authorities.
Project Manager:
Approvals:
 Dr Steven Boyd (President CCIQ Noosa)
 Robert Walter (Experienced ferry operator
and previous executive with Brisbane City
Council (CityCat))
 Anthony Dow (Economic Development
Noosa Council)
Project Manager Signature Sponsor or Originator Signature
Dr Steven Boyd
Robert Walter
Anthony Dow
Project Manager Name Sponsor or Originator Name
Date Date
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Climatology, 36(11), pp.3807-3818.
Bair, L.S., Rogowski, D.L. and Neher, C., 2016. Economic value of angling on the Colorado River at
Lees Ferry: using secondary data to estimate the influence of seasonality. North American Journal of
Fisheries Management, 36(6), pp.1229-1239.
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Scott, D., Rosenberger, M.A. and MacDuffee, M., 2015. Potential Effects on Fraser River Salmon from
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