GCD Technical Work Group 

June 30 – July 1, 2004, Meeting 

Action Items

No. Item Status 

1 

(Continuing) Bill Persons and GCMRC will provide an 

update on the metrics and management objectives for the 

Lee’s Ferry trout fishery at the June/July 2004 meeting and 

lead the TWG to looking at the bigger issue (updating

management objectives). 

2 (Continuing) Mary Barger will provide updates on the HBC 

Genetics Management Plan at upcoming TWG meetings 

Update: Bob Muth says it’s a work in progress. It’s on their 

schedule but no time frame at this time – probably six months 

out. 

3 

(Continuing) Glen Knowles will track the status of the 

Willow Beach Genetics Assessment and provide copies of 

that report upon completion. 

Update: Work continues. Will have something for the 

January meeting. 

4 

(Continuing) GCMRC (Ted Melis) will endeavor to provide 

copies of the HBC Genetics report being done by Mike and 

Marlis Douglas. GMCRC will provide copies of the draft 

report by July 31, 2004, or sooner, in order to present to the 

AMWG at their August 9-10, 2004, meeting. 

Update: Ted is hopeful they will have a draft by July. They 

will send it out for review and then share it with the TWG. 

 

5 

GMCRC (Ted Melis) will endeavor to provide copies of the 

Feasibility Assessment on Augmentation and Refugia and 

provide copies of the report to the TWG upon completion, 

and to the AMWG for their August 9-10, 2004, meeting. 

Update: 5/3/04: Bruce Taubert indicated on the Science 

Advisors’ river trip that he would be willing to provide 

money to conduct a feasibility assessment for growout 

ponds in terraces above the Little Colorado River. Bill 

Persons will get an official statement from Bruce on what 

he committed to do and report back at the next TWG 

meeting. 

Update: Ted reported that Barbara has been working on 

getting a revised version of the report from FWS as soon as 

possible or hopefully earlier than the genetics plan. Ted will 

send an expected date to the TWG. 

6 

TWG Members will work with their AMWG members in 

identifying the AMP’s top 3 highest priorities for core 

monitoring (2 pages max) and send to Jeff Lovich by May 

12. 

7 

GCMRC and USBR will develop a visual matrix or flow 

chart that explains how the Long Term Experimental Plan, 

the Core Monitoring Plan, the AMP Strategic Plan, etc. fit 

together and present at the next TWG Meeting. 

8 

Reclamation (Dennis Kubly) will confer with the Secretary’s 

Designee (Michael Gabaldon) on the projects TWG 

approved for deferral from FY04 to FY05 per GCMRC’s 

recommendations to see how they should be handled. 

Update: Dennis spoke with Mike Gabaldon. The vote on 

deferrals was unclear. Reading minutes, it was unclear there 

was not consensus on them. Mike wanted to know what the 

vote was. Mike asked that the TWG discuss. When the 

AMWG passes a budget, it is passed down to the 

implementers, so if there are deviations, they should come 

back from the implementers to the AMWG. 

NEW ACTION: Jeff will present at the next AMWG meeting. 

9 Jeff Lovich will visit with persons drafting the protocol to see 

if he can influence the direction of the protocol. 

10 TWG members should give Norm feedback on this issue. 

He will make it part of the report to the AMWG 

11 

Jeff Lovich will read through the documents and send out a 

timeline for next meeting of CMAHG. 

12 USBR, NPS, and GCMRC to work out GIS data layer 

issues and report back to TWG at the next meeting.