Facilities & Fleet User Fees – School of Freshwater Sciences

User fees for 2025-2026

Rates for following years are expected to increase at least 5% per year.

Questions contact Lisa Alzalde at lalzalde@uwm.edu

Great Lakes Research Facility – Room Rentals

FEE DESCRIPTION	UW SYSTEM RATE	NON-PROFIT / STATE / FEDERAL AGENCY RATE	EXTERNAL RATE	PER UNIT
Room 1080 (Classroom)	142.00	191.00	217.00	/day
Room 1084 (Classroom)	137.00	185.00	211.00	/day
Room 1099 (Conference room)	104.00	141.00	161.00	/day
Ballroom 100B (Conference/multi-purpose)	166.00	224.00	255.00	/day
Room 3080 (Conference)	110.00	240.00	273.00	/day
Room 3093 (Conference)	99.00	133.00	152.00	/day
Room 3097 (Computer Lab)	97.00	130.00	149.00	/day
Room 3098 (Computer Lab)	81.00	110.00	125.00	/day

Great Lakes Research Facility – Lease Fees

FEE DESCRIPTION		CLIENT TYPE	AMOUNT	PER UNIT
SFS specific support costs – general space		UWM Users	1.13	/square foot per year
SFS specific additional support costs – lab space		UWM Users	0.72	/square foot per year
	Total SFS specific lab support costs	UWM Users	1.86	/square foot per year
Storage space		External Users	8.47	/square foot per year
Base fee for rental space		External Users	16.53	/square foot per year
SFS support costs – general space		External Users	2.91	/square foot per year
SFS additional support costs – lab space		External Users	6.35	/square foot per year
	Total SFS lab support costs	External Users	9.26	/square foot per year

Outreach Program Services

FEE DESCRIPTION	CLIENT TYPE	AMOUNT	PER UNIT
Outreach Program Services
	UW users	48.44	/hour
	Non-profit/public service users	65.39	/hour
	External users	74.60	/hour

Analytical Core Lab

FEE DESCRIPTION	INTERNAL CLIENT AMOUNT	EXTERNAL CLIENT AMOUNT	PER UNIT
Total Carbon and Nitrogen	3.92	7.90	/sample
Delta V Isotope Ratio mass Spec	9.03	18.01	/sample
ICP-MS	14.14	22.58	/sample
Ion and Nutrient Measurements	3.39	6.77	/sample
Isotope Analysis	6.77	13.55	/sample
Hg Analyzer	5.64	22.58	/sample
Imager – Zeiss M2 Upright	8.07	9.01	/sample
High Speed Imaging Camera	3.88	4.33	/sample
Ultracentrifuge	9.74	10.87	/sample
Shimadzu FTIR	6.62	7.39	/sample
Malvern Zetasizer	17.37	19.38	/sample
TOC Analyser	7.73	8.62	/sample
Zeiss M2 Upright + Camera	9.20	9.20	/sample

Fleet Vehicles

FEE DESCRIPTION	AMOUNT	PER UNIT
Crew Cab Truck	0.59	/mile
Crew Cab Truck Day Rate *for outings longer than 4 hours (charged in addition to mileage)	45.00	/day
15-Passenger Van	0.47	/mile
15-Passenger Van Day Rate *for outings longer than 4 hours (charged in addition to mileage)	38.50	/day
Duplicate Key Charge – truck	69.00	/key
Duplicate Key Charge – 15-passenger van	221.00	/key

Research Vessel – Neeskay

FEE DESCRIPTION		AMOUNT	PER UNIT
		Rates for UW Users: as listed. Public Service Organizations: 35% fee increase. External Research Users: 54% fee increase.
Neeskay Research Cruise All research cruises are a *4 hour minimum*.
	Research: first 8 hours beginning 8am	305.00	/hour
	Research: 9-18 hours	361.00	/hour
	Research: 19-24 hours	428.00	/hour
Neeskay Transit (no science conducted)
	Transit: up to 13 hours (minimum 2 hours)		/day equals half day rate
	Transit: 14-18 hours	2,345.00	/day
	Transit: 19-24 hours	3,499.00	/day
Foreign Port Operations
	Foreign Port Fee	361.00	/day
Tug service
	Used to clear a path through the ice or assist in transit. *Winter-ice conditions: User will cover any costs related to departure or return to Milwaukee if private.	Costs are estimated at $1000-$2000	/hour

Scuba Diver (each)		560.00	/day
ROV + operator		320.00	/day

Research Vessel – Small Boats

FEE DESCRIPTION	AMOUNT	PER UNIT
User fee is billed if Small Boat Cancellation is less than 24 hours** before scheduled use*	Rates for UW Users: as listed. Public Service Organizations: 35% fee increase. External Research Users: 54% fee increase.
17′ Eddy	62.00	/day
18′ Wepco	95.00	/day
21′ Pontoon	95.00	/day
22′ Osprey	262.00	/day
20′ Kann Workboat	263.00	/day
Rowboat	17.00	/day
Driver – small boats	168.00	/day
	189.00	/day over 8 hours
	84.00	/half day

Fisheries Lab Support

FEE DESCRIPTION		AMOUNT	PER UNIT
BSL User Fee-support		12.17	/day
BSL user Fee-flow dependent		2.32	/day at 1 gpm
BSL User Fee TOTAL		35.48	/day at 10 gpm
Fisheries Water Fee
	@ 10gpm w/ system @ 400 gpm	2,172.00	/year
	@ 10gpm w/ system @ 300 gpm	2,766.00	/year

Great Lakes Genomics Center

FEE DESCRIPTION			UW SYSTEM CLIENT AMOUNT	EXTERNAL CLIENT AMOUNT	PER UNIT
2100 BioAnalyzer
	Service Fee 1st sample
		RNA 6000 Pico	72.00	111.00	/kit
		RNA 6000 Nano	68.00	104.00	/kit
		High Sensitivity DNA	110.00	167.00	/kit
		DNA 7500	70.00	105.00	/kit
		DNA 12000	70.00	105.00	/kit
	Service Fee Each Additional Sample
		RNA 6000 Pico	1.40	2.20	/kit
		RNA 6000 Nano	1.40	2.20	/kit
		High Sensitivity DNA	1.40	2.20	/kit
		DNA 7500	1.40	2.20	/kit
		DNA 12000	1.40	2.20	/kit
	Recharge Fee
		RNA 6000 Pico	55.00	55.00	/kit
		RNA 6000 Nano	51.00	51.00	/kit
		High Sensitivity DNA	94.00	94.00	/kit
		DNA 7500	52.00	52.00	/kit
		DNA 12000	52.00	52.00	/kit

Qubit Kits
	Service Fee 1st sample (1 sample + 2 stds)		15.00	23.00	/kit
	Service Fee Each Additional Sample		1.85	2.80	/kit
	Recharge Fee 1st sample (1 sample + 2 stds)		3.10	3.10	/kit
	Recharge Fee Each Additional Sample		1.02	1.02	/kit

StepOnePlus qPCR
	Cost to use qPCR		79.01	79.01	/run
	RNA prep
		1st sample	143.00	220.50	/sample
		2-20 samples	7.90	18.50	/sample
	cDNA synthesis
		1-5 reaction	22.75	34.50	/sample
		>5 reaction	17.50	26.50	/sample
	qPCR
		1-3	9.41	14.19	/data point
		4-20	7.42	11.07	/data point
		21-32	6.18	9.03	/data point
		33-48	5.43	8.01	/data point

Water Sample Filtration
		1st sample	46.76	69.98	/sample
		2-6 samples	5.81	11.66	/sample

DNA Extractions
		1st sample	103.47	151.58	/sample
		2-20 samples	20.10	33.33	/sample

MiSeq Library Prep Charges
	Initial Sample
		16S	425.00	650.00	/sample
		Small Genome DNA	476.23	733.40	/sample
		Amplicon	480.53	740.00	/sample
		Stranded mRNA	950.00	1,463.00	/sample
		total RNA QC (1-11 samples)	129.00	200.00	/sample
	Samples 2-96
		16S	20.00	30.80	/sample
		Small Genome DNA	70.41	108.50	/sample
		Amplicon	70.41	108.50	/sample
		Stranded mRNA	125.00	192.50	/sample
MiSeq Run Charges
	2×75 (25M)		1,840.00	2,328.00	/Flowcell
	2×300 (25M)		2,595.00	3,282.00	/Flowcell
	1×50 (15M)		1,545.00	1,957.00	/Flowcell
	2×150 (15M)		1,580.00	2,341.00	/Flowcell
	2×250 (15M)		2,025.00	2,560.00	/Flowcell
	Micro 2×150 (6M)		945.00	1,195.00	/Flowcell
	Nano 2×150 (1M)		748.00	946.00	/Flowcell
	Nano 2×250 (1M)		825.00	1,045.00	/Flowcell

PacBio RSII
	Blue Pippin Size Selection		58.59	88.15	Library Prep
PacBio Library Prep
	HiFi CLR Fragment Library Construction		650.00	995.00	Library Prep
	HiFi CLR Fragment Library Construction 2-8		240.00	380.00	Library Prep
	Hi-Fi IsoSeq Library Construction		1,040.00	1,545.00	Library Prep
	Hi-Fi IsoSeq Library Construction 2-8		375.00	585.00	Library Prep
	Amplicon Library Construction		400.00	615.00	Library Prep
	Amplicon Library Construction 2-8		100.00	154.00	Library Prep
PacBio Revio Sequencing
	Revio SMRTcell		2,300.00	2,475.00	each

BioRad Digital Droplet PCR
	Droplet Generator and Reader Usage		50.50	78.00	/1st 8-strip
	Droplet Generator and Reader Usage – additional 8-strip		36.00	55.00	/additional (up to 12)

NovaSeq X Sequencing
	2×150 10M reads, shared		61.20	67.32	each
	2×150 10B flowcell, half lane (450M reads)		912.90	1,183.20	each
	2×150 10B flowcell, full lane (1.25B reads)		1,825.80	2,366.40	each
	2×150, 10B flowcell, full cell (10B reads)		14,606.40	18,416.10	each
	2×100 10B flowcell, full cell (10B reads)		13,132.50	15,493.80	each
	2×50 10B flowcell, full cell (10B reads)		10,776.30	12,913.20	each
	2×50 1.5B flowcell, full cell (1.5B reads)		3,947.40	5,513.10	each
	2×100 1.5B flowcell, full cell (1.5B reads)		4,559.40	6,181.20	each
	2×150 1.5B flowcell, full cell (1.5B reads)		4,804.20	6,461.70	each
	2×150 25B flowcell, full cell (25B reads)		22,679.70	27,244.20	each

Analysis Training			54.28	83.58	/hour