Glen Canyon Dam Technical Work Group 

Action Item Tracking Report 

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Updated: July 23, 2008 

Action Number 

(year.mo.day-no.) 

Action Item 

* Additional information in Meeting Minutes Assigned to Due Date Status 

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 Management Plan

is scheduled for completion in December 2007. 

6/25/07: As above. 

10/2/07: As above. 

12/4/07: BOR was involved with contracting and is 

cooperating with the review. No schedule yet for 

review but draft has been delivered. Timeline hasn’t 

been set yet but should be returned to Connie Keeler 

Foster in Dec. or early January with comments. Final 

by spring 2009 at the latest. The draft report is 

currently going through an internal review and should 

be given to the TWG shortly. * 

4/8/08: Glen said they’re conducting a second 

internal review. Once that is completed, it will go 

through a technical review. They’re making good 

progress and the peer review should be completed in 

4-6 weeks. He believes a draft document will be 

ready and for the TWG at their next meeting and 

then forwarded to the AMWG. 

7/16/08: Glen said they are still conducting their 

review and will have a finalized plan this year. They 

are working with GCRMC to get a technical review 

and then will bring back the Plan to the TWG by the 

end of this calendar year. 

Glen Knowles December 2008 Open 

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. 

10/2/07: Mary will make a presentation at the next 

TWG meeting. 

12/4/07: The report is being peer reviewed and that 

needs to be completed before it can be presented. It 

may be possible to schedule a presentation at the 

next TWG meeting. 

4/8/08: Mary said she talked with Clayton about this. 

They don’t have funding to do another peer review, 

but just got money again. Two weeks ago they made 

some minor changes to the report and it’s going for 

out for peer review in May. As soon as the review is 

completed, they should be able to make a 

Mary Barger 

October 

(TWG) 

November 

2008 

(Symposium) 

Open 
Action Number 

(year.mo.day-no.) 

Action Item 

* Additional information in Meeting Minutes Assigned to Due Date Status 

presentation. 

7/16/08: Mary said they are having an issue with 

contracting for the peer review but there will be a 

presentation made at the Science Symposium. 

(Nov). 

2007:06.25-26(3) 

6/25/07: 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. 

10/2/07: John O’Brien said this review wouldn’t be 

completed until early 2008. 

12/4/07: As above. 

4/8/08: 

7/16/08: John O’Brien reported that it’s been difficult 

for to get the Sediment AHG together and feels they 

also need to refocus their efforts on the assignments 

they’ve been given. John was asked to have the 

Sediment AHG recommendation by the October 

meeting. If the AHG can’t meet this deadline, then 

the TWG will deal directly with the Protocols for Core 

Monitoring of Sediment and generate a 

recommendation for the AMWG. 

John O’Brien 

Feb 2008

April 8, 2008

Oct. 16, 2008 

Open 

2007:06.25-26(4) 

6/25/07: The Sediment AHG 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. 

12/4/07: John said the Sediment AHG hasn’t met 

since the last TWG meeting. He will try setting up a 

meeting soon. 

4/8/08: John gave a short PPT presentation. Kurt 

clarified this assignment: The Sediment AHG should 

look at GCMRC’s core monitoring proposal and see if 

it meets the recommendations of the PEP review and 

bring a recommendation back to the TWG. 

7/16/08: John was asked to have the Sediment AHG 

recommendation by the October TWG meeting. If the 

ad hoc does not meet this deadline, then the TWG 

will deal directly with the Transport Modeling Review 

Workshop Panel Report and generate a 

recommendation for the AMWG. 

John O’Brien 

Dec. 4-5, 2007

April 2008

Oct. 16, 2008 

Open 

2007:06.25-26(7) 

6/25/07: 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 

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. 

10/2/07: Mike said no progress has been made 

because most of their efforts have been focused on 

finalizing Native American protocols and they’re 

Mike Berry April 7-8, 2008

July 2008 Open 
Action Number 

(year.mo.day-no.) 

Action Item 

* Additional information in Meeting Minutes Assigned to Due Date Status 

attempting to finalize the Native American 

Consultation Plan and that will lead up to the 

workshop. 

12/4/07: Mike told Kurt the initial goal is to integrate 

compliance with GCPA and NHPA as a forum for 

integrating tribal values. Dennis Kubly said there is 

no funding in FY09 to hold a workshop. Mike Berry 

will provide an update at the next TWG meeting. 

4/8/08: Kurt said he talked with Mike Berry yesterday 

but I think it’s still in the works. It will remain open 

until the next TWG next meeting. 

7/16/08: It’s been going on for a year and haven’t 

received any substantive comments from the TWG or 

Sediment AHG. I don’t know what to do about this. 

(tape). John is at a point that this needs to be 

elevated and decisions made. He doesn’t feel the 

TWG is performing their responsibilities. Kurt 

acknowledged his frustration as well with the AHG’s. 

Kurt asked if there were any ideas for streamlining 

this process. 

7/16/08: There is nothing to report so this remains 

open. 

2008:04.08-09 (1) 

4/8/08: TWG members will provide additional 

questions to Mary Barger and Leslie James by 

Friday, April 11, 2008, with a presentation on power 

revenues to be scheduled for the next TWG Meeting. 

7/16/08: No comments were received. Mary 

suggested talking with Leslie James tomorrow. Mary 

said they didn’t receive any comments/questions 

from the TWG so they haven’t been able to target 

what should be in a presentation. Mary said she 

wanted to target the issues that Rick Johnson 

brought up and thought if they could be resolved 

internally, there wouldn’t need to be a presentation. 

Norm said it’s important for the feedback to come 

back to the whole group. 

7/17/08: Leslie said there is a lot of information on 

the AMP website that addresses Rick’s questions. 

She could look up and provide to Rick. Linda will look 

for the documents listed on the website and forward 

to Rick Johnson in an attempt to answer some of his 

questions and possibly narrow his list to specific 

questions so a presentation can be made, if needed. 

9/10/08: Brad Warren gave a presentation but more 

discussion incurred. Thus, Reclamation will work with 

WAPA on determining what additional information is 

desired by both AMWG and TWG members. 

Mary Barger 

Linda Whetton 

July 2008

August 2008 

2008:04.08-09 (2) 

4/8/08: Dr. Dave Garrett will provide a copy of the SA 

report completed with regard to the economic 

analysis done related to hydropower and related flow 

regimes to Linda for distribution to the TWG. 

7/16/08: Dr. Garrett said that report was from WAPA 

and they had two personal discussions and 

exchanged phone calls and e-mails and Clayton 

wanted to prepare a cover memo so there wouldn’t 

be any misinterpretation because the energy spot 

markets have been so volatile. Clayton wanted to 

make those changes. Dave said he hasn’t received 

Dave Garrett April 2008 

August 2008 
Action Number 

(year.mo.day-no.) 

Action Item 

* Additional information in Meeting Minutes Assigned to Due Date Status 

anything from Clayton but will follow up with him. As 

soon as he receives, he will forward to Linda for 

distribution to the TWG. 

2008:04.08-09 (3) 

4/8/08: Larry Stevens (GCRG) and Jan Balsom 

(NPS) will work together on preparing a report on 

reintroducing missing species into the river corridor. 

7/16/08: Jan said she sent a list to Larry Stevens but 

hasn’t heard anything. This will be on the next 

meeting agenda. 

Larry Stevens 

Jan Balsom October 2008 

2008:07.16-17(1) 

7/16/08: GMCRC will provide a list of documents the 

TWG should review in preparation for the LSSF 

Workshop. 

John Hamill August 2008 

2008:07.16-17(2) 

7/16/08: The four tribes present indicated they would 

like to be considered individual entities and have 

their funds treated as such. Dennis will share that 

information with Mike Berry and others accordingly. 

Dennis Kubly Oct. 16, 2008 

2008:07.16-17(3) 

7/16/08: Dennis will send out a form for the AMP 

stakeholders to provide information on their ancillary 

projects within the GCDAMP. 

Dennis Kubly July 28, 2008 Done 

2008:07.16-17(4) 

7/16/08: John Hamill will set up a meeting with 

GCMRC modeling staff and interested TWG 

members to ensure the correct things are being 

modeled. 

John Hamill July 2008