Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group 

Agenda Item Information 

December 5-6, 2006 

Agenda Item

FY08 Budget Development 

Action Requested

√ Feedback requested from AMWG members. 

The specific feedback requested is detailed in the “Background Information” section, below. 

Presenters

Dennis Kubly, Chair, Technical Work Group (TWG) Budget Ad Hoc Group; Chief, Adaptive 

Management Group, Upper Colorado Region, Bureau of Reclamation 

Kurt Dongoske, TWG Chair 

Previous Action Taken

√ By AMWG: 

AMWG passed the following motion on August 10, 2004 by consensus: 

To adopt TWG-recommended budget process, adding an annual priority-setting session 

by AMWG, and adding an interim step of review and feedback on the budget and 

workplan by AMWG before approval of the budget. 

Relevant Science

√ N/A 

Background Information 

√ Background information for this agenda item is as follows: 

The budget process adopted by AMWG in August 2004 called for a two-year budget and 

workplan, and presumed that the Core Monitoring Plan and Long-Term Experimental Plan 

would serve as foundation documents for development of the biennial budget and workplan. FY 

2007 and a large part of FY 2008 will be spent in completing environmental compliance for the 

Long-Term Experimental Plan considered for adoption in a Record of Decision. The FY 2007 

budget and workplan were recommended by AMWG for adoption with the understanding that 

this year would be a transitional year for the GCDAMP. 

Given that implementation of the Long-Term Experimental Plan likely will not ensue in FY 

2008, the question arises as to whether an annual budget and workplan should again be 

developed for that year, which would mean that FY 2009-2010 would be the first years for the 

biennial budget and workplan. Does the AMWG agree that should be the case? 
Secondly, the AMWG identified five priorities for the program in August 2004. The questions 

pertaining to those priorities (listed below in order of priority) have been used in development of 

budgets and workplans since that time. Does the AMWG agree that these same priorities should 

be used by TWG and GCMRC to develop the FY 2008 budget and workplan?

AMWG Priorities, adopted at the Priority-Setting Workshop in August 2004: 

1. Why are the humpback chub not thriving, and what can we do about it? How many 

humpback chub are there and how are they doing? 

2. Which cultural resources, including TCPs, are within the APE, which should we treat, 

and how do we best protect them? What are the status and trends of cultural resources 

and what are the agents of deterioration? 

3. What is the best flow regime? 

4. What is the impact of sediment loss and what should we do about it? 

5. What will happen when we test or implement the TCD? How should it be operated? Are 

safeguards needed for management? 

Thirdly, the AMWG requested in 2004 that there be a meeting to discuss a draft budget and 

workplan, in advance of the meeting at which the budget is adopted. Does the AMWG still 

believe that this meeting is necessary and do they desire to have a draft budget and workplan 

available for discussion at their next meeting?

 
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Prior year GCMRC/BOR fiscal reports2GCMRC/BOR report to TWG and AMWGPrior and Present Year UpdatesGCMRC/PA/TWG Updates to AMWGPresent Year +1/+2 detailed budget/workplan2GCMRC/BOR/PA draft budgets/workplans to BAHGGCMRC/BOR/BAHG draft budget/workplan to TWGTWG review and recommendation to AMWGAMWG review and recommendation to DOIPresent Year +2 appropriations budget requestGCMRC/BOR/BAHG prepare draft approps request for TWGTWG review and recommendation to AMWGAMWG review and recommendation to DOIPresent Year +3 to +5 strategic analysisGCMRC/BOR/BAHG prepare draft for TWGTWG review and recommendation to AMWGAMWG review and recommendation to DOIGCMRC/BOR/PA implement Present Year +1 budget

1 Year +1 and Year +2 budget/workplans developed concurrently; review of Year +2 budget when it becomes Year +1 budget limited to criteria de2 Schedules assume AMWG meets in January and July; TWG meets at least quarterly as defined in their operating procedures

Fiscal Year Legend = 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 

GLEN CANYON DAM ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET AND WORKPLA

2004 (Prior) 2005 (Present) 2006 (