GLEN CANYON DAM ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

TECHNICAL WORK GROUP MEETING

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2017

Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center

2255 N. Gemini Drive

Flagstaff AZ 86001

FINAL AGENDA

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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Topic, Presenter, and Purpose

9:30 Welcome and Administrative: Seth Shanahan, Technical Work Group (TWG) Chair

 Introductions and Determination of Quorum (16 members)

 Approval of April 20‐21, 2017, Meeting Minutes

 Next Meeting Date, October 18‐19, 2017

 Update on Monitoring and Research Trips to Occur from Today until Next Meeting

 Ad Hoc Group Updates

 Cultural Resources Activities Update

 Green Sunfish Update

 Update on Plan for Controlling High Risk Aquatic Invasive Fish Species

10:00 TWG Chairperson and Vice Chairperson Election: Katrina Grantz, Bureau of Reclamation

(Reclamation) Vice‐Chairperson

 Q&A, discussion, and action (15 minutes)

10:15 Update on Hydrology and Operations: Paul Davidson, Reclamation

 Presentation (20 minutes)

 Q&A and discussion (10 minutes)

10:55 Glen Canyon Reach Rainbow Trout Experimental Stocking: Chris Cantrell, Arizona Game and Fish

Department (AZGFD) and Rob Billerbeck, National Park Service (NPS)

 Presentation (30 minutes)

 Q&A and discussion (15 minutes)

11:55 Brown Trout Workshop Update: Katrina Grantz, Reclamation

 Presentation (5 minutes)

 Q&A and discussion (10 minutes)

12 noon LUNCH

1:10 Status of Developing Triennial Budget and Work Plan: Seth Shanahan, TWG Chair

 Presentation (10 minutes)

 Q&A and discussion (5 minutes)

1:20

Budget Ad Hoc Group (BAHG) Input to the Triennial Budget and Work Plan: Shane Capron, BAHG

Chair

 Presentation (20 minutes)

 Q&A and discussion (10 minutes)

1:48 Response to Input on Triennial Budget and Work Plan: Scott VanderKooi, GCMRC and Katrina

Grantz, Reclamation

 Q&A and discussion (30 minutes)
        

       

                           

                 

       

                         

                         

                 

                           

           

       

   

   

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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Topic, Presenter, and Purpose

2:15

Resolution of Triennial Budget and Work Plan Items that Lack Consensus and Development of

Budget Recommendation to the Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG): TWG

Members

 Discussion and action (75 minutes)

Proposed motion language: The TWG recommends that the AMWG recommend for approval, the

Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program Triennial Budget and Work Plan – Fiscal Years

2018‐2020 (Draft August 18, 2017) to the Secretary of Interior.

3:30 BREAK

3:45 Resolution of Triennial Budget and Work Plan Items that Lack Consensus and Development of

Budget Recommendation to the AMWG: TWG Members

 Discussion and action (75 minutes)

5:00 Public Comment

5:05 ADJOURN
       

     

     

           

       

     

        

       

               

             

         

                           

           

       

                           

           

         

                           

           

         

                       

                     

   

       

                      

   

   

GLEN CANYON DAM ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

TECHNICAL WORK GROUP MEETING

THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2017

Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center

2255 N. Gemini Drive

Flagstaff AZ 86001

FINAL AGENDA

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TIME

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Thursday, August 31, 2017

Topic, Presenter, and Purpose

8:32 Welcome and Administrative: Seth Shanahan, TWG Chair

 Introductions and Determination of Quorum (16 members)

 Unresolved issues from yesterday’s meeting

8:45 Resolution of Triennial Budget and Work Plan Items that Lack Consensus and Development of

Budget Recommendation to the AMWG: TWG Members

 Discussion and action (90 minutes)

10:15 BREAK

10:30

Resolution of Triennial Budget and Work Plan Items that Lack Consensus and Development of

Budget Recommendation to the AMWG: TWG Members

 Discussion and action (90 minutes)

12:00 LUNCH

1:00 Resolution of Triennial Budget and Work Plan Items that Lack Consensus and Development of

Budget Recommendation to the AMWG: TWG Members

 Discussion and action (60 minutes)

2:00 Potential Fall High Flow Experiment (HFE) ≤ 96 hours or ≤ 192 hours; status of resources: Paul

Grams, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) and David Ward, GCMRC

 Presentation (30 minutes)

 Q&A and discussion (15 minutes)

2:45 Request for Agenda Items for Next Meeting: Seth Shanahan, TWG Chair

 Discussion (15 minutes)

3:00 Public Comment

3:05 ADJOURN