Glen Canyon Dam Technical Work Group 

Action Item Tracking Report 

(P:\c5amp\uc\rm\amp\twg\mtgs\07oct02\Action items.doc) 

Updated: July 20, 2007 

Action Number 

(year.mo.day-no.) Action Item Assigned to Due Date Status 

2004.03.30(2) 

3/30/04: Matt Andersen will provide copies of the 

HBC Genetics report being done by Mike & Marlis 

Douglas. No further action until report is received. 

8/2/06: Matt said a draft of the report was reviewed 

by GCMRC and comments provided to the 

Douglases on 8/1/06. They will revise the document 

and it should be available to the TWG possibly by 

mid-September 2006. 

11/9/06: John reported that Matt is in the process of 

reviewing the second draft. He wasn’t sure when the 

final report would be ready. John is hopeful the TWG 

will see the report by next month. 

4/2/07: The document is currently being reviewed by 

external reviewers. The internal comments have 

been responded to and edits made. Glen Knowles 

said Connie Keeler Foster will also provide her 

review for the AMP process and utilize that in the 

Genetics Management Plan which should be 

finalized by December 2007. Matthew Andersen will 

send an e-mail message to the TWG next week 

informing them when they’ll be able to review the 

Genetics Report. 

6/25/07: Due to some scheduling problems and the 

unavailability of a phone line for the Douglases to 

present their PPT, it was decided to postpone their 

presentation until the next TWG meeting.

Matthew 

Andersen Sept 2006 Open 

2006.05.24-25 

5/24/06: Scope of Work is being finalized and Connie 

Keeler Foster with Dexter Fish Hatchery is slated to 

begin the work. Glen thinks they are on schedule and 

a report should be ready in Dec 2007. 

8/2/06: Glen has been trying to set up a meeting 

with the HBC AHG. He will get with the members at 

this meeting to set up a time to meet in late August. 

4/2/07: Glen said the Genetics Mgmt. Plan is 

scheduled for completion in December 2007. 

6/25/07: Glen said the report should be completed in 

December 2007. 

Glen Knowles Aug 30, 2006 Open 

2006.08.2-3 

8/2/06: The TWG Chair will follow up on the status of 

the Roles Ad Hoc Group Report. 

4/2/07: Kurt will continue to update the TWG on the 

status of the Roles AHG Report. See meeting 

minutes for more details. 

6/25/07: Kurt said he asked for an extension for the 

comment period. The first due date was June 29 but 

Randy Peterson gave the TWG another extension 

until July 31.

Kurt Dongoske Dec 5, 2006 Open 

2006.08.2-3 

8/2/06: Ken McMullen will provide an annual report 

on work accomplished by the NPS Permitting 

position. He’ll provide that report in January 2007. 

4/2/07: Ken said the report was submitted to USBR 

in early March as part of their contract requirements. 

He will check with USBR on its status and provide 

Ken McMullen Jan 2007 Open 
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(year.mo.day-no.) Action Item Assigned to Due Date Status 

copies if appropriate. 

6/25/07: Ken provided a document and it will be part 

of tomorrow’s budget discussion.

2006.11.8-9 11/8/06: Mary Barger will inform the TWG when 

WAPA would be able to make a presentation on the 

results of the Lifecycle Impact Assessment Report. 

4/2/07: Mary asked to be put on the agenda for the 

next TWG meeting to make a presentation. See 

meeting minutes for more details. 

6/25/07: Mary said that hopefully by the next TWG 

meeting, it will have been approved and through the 

process. She will talk to Kurt more about whether it 

should be presented to the AMWG first. 

Mary Barger April 2007? Open 

2007.04.2-3(3) 4/2/07: John Hamill will contact Dave Garrett and 

determine whether the Treatment Plan Report can be 

reviewed by Don Fowler, one of the Science 

Advisors. 

6/25/07: John said he didn’t find out but will follow up 

during the course of the meeting. 

John Hamill June 5, 2007 Open 

2007:06.25-26(1) 

TWG comments on the handout “Improving the 

Development and Transmission of Minority Reports 

modifying the one-page Action Item document” are 

due to Randy Peterson by June 29, 2007. 

TWG June 29, 2007 Open 

2007:06.25-26(2) 

John Hamill will prepare a handout for the next 

meeting on what GCMRC believes will be the totality 

of core monitoring by looking at future budget needs 

and being able to see the bigger picture. 

John Hamill Oct. 2-3, 2007 Open 

2007:06.25-26(3) The Sediment Ad Hoc Group are tasked with 

reviewing the “Draft Report to the Technical Work 

Group of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive 

Management Program: Recommended Protocols for 

Core Monitoring of Sediment within the Colorado 

River Ecosystem Below Glen Canyon Dam, Part IV - 

Developing a Scientifically Based Long-Term 

Monitoring Plan for the GCDAMP.” They will provide 

their comments at the next TWG meeting (October 2-

3, 2007). 

John O’Brien Oct. 2-3, 2007 Open 

2007:06.25-26(4) The Sediment Ad Hoc Group will review the 

Sediment Transport Modeling Review Workshop 

Review Panel Report along and provide a 

recommendation on what further modeling should be 

done to the TWG at their October 2-3, 2007 meeting. 

John O’Brien Oct. 2-3, 2007 Open 

2007:06.25-26(5) The HBC AHG will review the “Genetic Structure of 

Humpback Chub Gila cypha and Roundtail Chub G. 

robusta in the Colorado River Ecosystem” Report. 

HBC AHG Oct. 2-3, 2007 Open 

2007:06.25-26(6) John Hamill will review the Selenium handout with 

his staff and determine what it will take for GCMRC 

to do a risk assessment on the effects of selenium in 

Grand Canyon and report back to the TWG at its 

next meeting. 

John Hamill Oct. 2-3, 2007 Open 

2007:06.25-26(7) Reclamation (Mike Berry) will consider putting 

together a Cultural Symposium or a one-day 

workshop with the tribal stakeholders that brings the 

tribal viewpoints and tribal scientists together. It 

would focus on improving dialogue, creating learning 

opportunities, helping to recognize differences, and 

Mike Berry Oct. 2-3, 2007 Open 
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(year.mo.day-no.) Action Item Assigned to Due Date Status 

ways to bridge understanding among all the AMP 

stakeholders, GCMRC, and the Science Advisors. In 

addition, the Roles AHG should also participate in 

the symposium/workshop. 

2007:06.25-26(8) 

The TWG has until July 31, 2007, to provide 

comments on the Roles Ad Hoc Group Report to 

Randy Peterson. 

TWG members Oct. 2-3, 2007 Open 

2007:06.25-26(9) Randy Peterson will provide a clear, written charge 

(along with sideboards) for the purpose of the 

Desired Future Conditions Ad Hoc Group (DFCAHG) 

by July 5. 

DONE: Randy Peterson sent an e-mail on 7/20/07. 

Randy Peterson July 5, 2007 Closed 

2007:06.25-26(11) The Desired Future Conditions Ad Hoc Group 

(DFCAHG) will present a preliminary report to the 

AMWG at its August 29-30, 2007, Meeting. 

Ken McMullen Aug 29-30, 2007 Open 

2007:06.25-26(12) Dennis Kubly will e-mail the URL for the latest 

version of the AMP Strategic Plan. Dennis Kubly Jun 29, 2007 Open 

2007:06.25-26(13) The DFCAHG will review the BHBF Science Plan 

and provide comments to the TWG prior to their 

meeting in October. They are to focus only on the 

technical issues and leave the policy issues to 

AMWG. 

Ken McMullen Aug 29-30, 2007 Open 

2007:06.25-26(12) 

2007:06.25-26(13) 

2007:06.25-26(14) 

2007:06.25-26(15)