Whetton, Linda <lwhetton@usbr.gov>

REMINDER: TWG WebEx/CC --> June 26

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Whetton, Linda <lwhetton@usbr.gov> Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:46 PM

To: Alan Foster <afoster@triangleassociates.com>, Amy Heuslein <amy.heuslein@bia.gov>, Andy Makinster

<amakinstergf@qwestoffice.net>, "Anne J. Castle" <anne_castle@ios.doi.gov>, Charley Bulletts

<Cbulletts@kaibabpaiute-nsn.gov>, Chris Hughes <chris_hughes@nps.gov>, Clifford Barrett <cibarre@q.com>, Craig

Ellsworth <ellsworth@wapa.gov>, David Bennion <bennion@wapa.gov>, David Nimkin <dnimkin@npca.org>, Don

Ostler <dostler@ucrcommission.com>, Evelyn Erlandsen <ejerlandsen@azwater.gov>, Garry Cantley

<garry.cantley@bia.gov>, Glen Knowles <gknowles@usbr.gov>, "Janet R. Balsom" <jan_balsom@nps.gov>, Jason

Thiriot <jasthiriot@crc.nv.gov>, Jerry Myers <gmyers12@msn.com>, JOHN HAMILL <hamilldsrt50@msn.com>,

John Jordan <jcjordan1@cox.net>, John Shields <john.shields@wyo.gov>, Kerry Christensen

<cuszhman@yahoo.com>, Kevin Dahl <kdahl@npca.org>, Kirk Young <kirk_young@fws.gov>, Kurt Dongoske

<kdongoske@cableone.net>, Larry Stevens <farvana@aol.com>, LeAnn Skrzynski <lskrzynski@kaibabpaiutensn.gov>, Lesley Fitzpatrick <lesley_fitzpatrick@fws.gov>, Leslie James <creda@qwest.net>, Lisa Meyer

<lmmeyer@wapa.gov>, Loretta Jackson-Kelly <lorjac@frontiernet.net>, Lori Caramanian

<lori_caramanian@ios.doi.gov>, Marianne Crawford <mcrawford@usbr.gov>, Mark Anderson

<mark_anderson@nps.gov>, Mark Van Vlack <mvanvlack@crb.ca.gov>, McClain Peterson

<mpeterson@crc.nv.gov>, Michelle Brown <michelle_brown@ios.doi.gov>, Mike Runge <mrunge@usgs.gov>, Nikolai

Lash <nlash@grandcanyontrust.org>, Paul Harms <paul.harms@state.nm.us>, Randy Seaholm

<skseaholm@gmail.com>, Robert King <robertking@utah.gov>, Robert Wheeler

<rwheeler@triangleassociates.com>, Sam Jansen <smdjansen@gmail.com>, Sarah Rinkevich

<sarah_rinkevich@fws.gov>, Shane Capron <capron@wapa.gov>, Ted Kowalski <ted.kowalski@state.co.us>, Todd

Chaudhry <todd_chaudhry@nps.gov>, "Tony H. Joe" <tony@navajohistoricpreservation.org>, Vineetha Kartha

<vkartha@azwater.gov>, "William E. Davis" <wdavis@ecoplanaz.com>, William Stewart <bstewart@azgfd.gov>,

Chris Schill <cschill@usgs.gov>, Dave Lytle <dlytle@usgs.gov>, David Garrett <m3research@starband.net>, Helen

Fairley <hfairley@usgs.gov>, John Schmidt <jcschmidt@usgs.gov>, Mark Sogge <mark_sogge@usgs.gov>, Paul

Grams <pgrams@usgs.gov>, Phil Davis <pdavis@usgs.gov>, Scott Vanderkooi <svanderkooi@usgs.gov>, Serena

Mankiller <smankiller@usgs.gov>, Shelley Pistorius <spistorius@usgs.gov>, Ted Melis <tmelis@usgs.gov>

Cc: Brian Healy <brian_healy@nps.gov>, Colby Pellegrino <colby.pellegrino@snwa.com>, David Wegner

<david.wegner@mail.house.gov>, James Morel <jmorel@nndfw.org>, Jeff Cole <jcole@nndfw.org>, John Carter

<jcarter@hkcf-law.com>, Kirk LaGory <lagory@anl.gov>, Nick Hara <nhara@triangleassociates.com>, Seth

Shanahan <seth.shanahan@snwa.com>, Theresa Johnson <tjohnson@azwater.gov>, Todd Brindle

<todd_brindle@nps.gov>, William Dickinson <william_k_dickinson@nps.gov>

This is to let you know that the Glen Canyon Dam Technical Work Group will be holding a

WebEx/Conference call on:

Date: Wednesday, June 26

Time: 9 a.m. (AZ/PDT) / 10 a.m. (MDT) / 1 p.m. (EDT)

Phone#: 866-916-4287 Passcode: 5287707

Duration: 3 hours

LINK: https://ucbor.webex.com/ucbor/j.php?ED=205387972&UID=0&PW=NNjAwYzFmZGU3&RT=MiM2

Attached is the draft agenda.

Agenda_gk.pdf

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REMINDER: TWG Conf Call --> June 26

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Whetton, Linda <lwhetton@usbr.gov> Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 4:07 PM

To: Alan Foster <afoster@triangleassociates.com>, Amy Heuslein <amy.heuslein@bia.gov>, Andy Makinster

<amakinstergf@qwestoffice.net>, "Anne J. Castle" <anne_castle@ios.doi.gov>, Charley Bulletts

<Cbulletts@kaibabpaiute-nsn.gov>, Chris Hughes <chris_hughes@nps.gov>, Clifford Barrett <cibarre@q.com>, Craig

Ellsworth <ellsworth@wapa.gov>, David Bennion <bennion@wapa.gov>, David Nimkin <dnimkin@npca.org>, Don

Ostler <dostler@ucrcommission.com>, Evelyn Erlandsen <ejerlandsen@azwater.gov>, Garry Cantley

<garry.cantley@bia.gov>, Glen Knowles <gknowles@usbr.gov>, "Janet R. Balsom" <jan_balsom@nps.gov>, Jason

Thiriot <jasthiriot@crc.nv.gov>, Jerry Myers <gmyers12@msn.com>, JOHN HAMILL <hamilldsrt50@msn.com>,

John Jordan <jcjordan1@cox.net>, John Shields <john.shields@wyo.gov>, Kerry Christensen

<cuszhman@yahoo.com>, Kevin Dahl <kdahl@npca.org>, Kirk Young <kirk_young@fws.gov>, Kurt Dongoske

<kdongoske@cableone.net>, Larry Stevens <farvana@aol.com>, LeAnn Skrzynski <lskrzynski@kaibabpaiutensn.gov>, Lesley Fitzpatrick <lesley_fitzpatrick@fws.gov>, Leslie James <creda@qwest.net>, Lisa Meyer

<lmmeyer@wapa.gov>, Loretta Jackson-Kelly <lorjac@frontiernet.net>, Lori Caramanian

<lori_caramanian@ios.doi.gov>, Marianne Crawford <mcrawford@usbr.gov>, Mark Anderson

<mark_anderson@nps.gov>, Mark Van Vlack <mvanvlack@crb.ca.gov>, McClain Peterson

<mpeterson@crc.nv.gov>, Michelle Brown <michelle_brown@ios.doi.gov>, Mike Runge <mrunge@usgs.gov>, Nikolai

Lash <2nlash@gmail.com>, Paul Harms <paul.harms@state.nm.us>, Randy Seaholm <skseaholm@gmail.com>,

Robert King <robertking@utah.gov>, Robert Wheeler <rwheeler@triangleassociates.com>, Sam Jansen

<smdjansen@gmail.com>, Sarah Rinkevich <sarah_rinkevich@fws.gov>, Shane Capron <capron@wapa.gov>, Ted

Kowalski <ted.kowalski@state.co.us>, Todd Chaudhry <todd_chaudhry@nps.gov>, "Tony H. Joe"

<tony@navajohistoricpreservation.org>, Vineetha Kartha <vkartha@azwater.gov>, "William E. Davis"

<wdavis@ecoplanaz.com>, William Stewart <bstewart@azgfd.gov>, Chris Schill <cschill@usgs.gov>, Dave Lytle

<dlytle@usgs.gov>, David Garrett <m3research@starband.net>, Helen Fairley <hfairley@usgs.gov>, John Schmidt

<jcschmidt@usgs.gov>, Mark Sogge <mark_sogge@usgs.gov>, Paul Grams <pgrams@usgs.gov>, Phil Davis

<pdavis@usgs.gov>, Scott Vanderkooi <svanderkooi@usgs.gov>, Serena Mankiller <smankiller@usgs.gov>, Shelley

Pistorius <spistorius@usgs.gov>, Ted Melis <tmelis@usgs.gov>

Cc: Brian Healy <brian_healy@nps.gov>, Colby Pellegrino <colby.pellegrino@snwa.com>, David Wegner

<david.wegner@mail.house.gov>, James Morel <jmorel@nndfw.org>, Jeff Cole <jcole@nndfw.org>, John Carter

<jcarter@hkcf-law.com>, Kirk LaGory <lagory@anl.gov>, Nick Hara <nhara@triangleassociates.com>, Seth

Shanahan <seth.shanahan@snwa.com>, Theresa Johnson <tjohnson@azwater.gov>, Todd Brindle

<todd_brindle@nps.gov>, William Dickinson <william_k_dickinson@nps.gov>

Attached is the agenda for this Wednesday's TWG conference call. Documents for the meeting

have been posted to the URL at the end of this message. Please make sure to access the call in

the CORRECT time zone.

Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Time: 9 a.m. (AZ/PDT) / 10 a.m. (MDT) / 1 p.m. (EDT)

Telephone #: 866-916-4287 Passcode 5287707
URL: https://ucbor.webex.com/ucbor/j.php?ED=205387972&UID=0&PW=NNjAwYzFmZGU3&RT=MiM2

TWG Meeting Documents:

Agenda.pdf

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Re: REMINDER: TWG Conf Call --> June 26

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Knowles, Glen <gknowles@usbr.gov> Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 9:24 AM

To: "Whetton, Linda" <lwhetton@usbr.gov>

Cc: Alan Foster <afoster@triangleassociates.com>, Amy Heuslein <amy.heuslein@bia.gov>, Andy Makinster

<amakinstergf@qwestoffice.net>, "Anne J. Castle" <anne_castle@ios.doi.gov>, Charley Bulletts

<Cbulletts@kaibabpaiute-nsn.gov>, Chris Hughes <chris_hughes@nps.gov>, Clifford Barrett <cibarre@q.com>, Craig

Ellsworth <ellsworth@wapa.gov>, David Bennion <bennion@wapa.gov>, David Nimkin <dnimkin@npca.org>, Don

Ostler <dostler@ucrcommission.com>, Evelyn Erlandsen <ejerlandsen@azwater.gov>, Garry Cantley

<garry.cantley@bia.gov>, "Janet R. Balsom" <jan_balsom@nps.gov>, Jason Thiriot <jasthiriot@crc.nv.gov>, Jerry

Myers <gmyers12@msn.com>, JOHN HAMILL <hamilldsrt50@msn.com>, John Jordan <jcjordan1@cox.net>, John

Shields <john.shields@wyo.gov>, Kerry Christensen <cuszhman@yahoo.com>, Kevin Dahl <kdahl@npca.org>, Kirk

Young <kirk_young@fws.gov>, Kurt Dongoske <kdongoske@cableone.net>, Larry Stevens <farvana@aol.com>,

LeAnn Skrzynski <lskrzynski@kaibabpaiute-nsn.gov>, Lesley Fitzpatrick <lesley_fitzpatrick@fws.gov>, Leslie

James <creda@qwest.net>, Lisa Meyer <lmmeyer@wapa.gov>, Loretta Jackson-Kelly <lorjac@frontiernet.net>, Lori

Caramanian <lori_caramanian@ios.doi.gov>, Marianne Crawford <mcrawford@usbr.gov>, Mark Anderson

<mark_anderson@nps.gov>, Mark Van Vlack <mvanvlack@crb.ca.gov>, McClain Peterson

<mpeterson@crc.nv.gov>, Michelle Brown <michelle_brown@ios.doi.gov>, Mike Runge <mrunge@usgs.gov>, Nikolai

Lash <2nlash@gmail.com>, Paul Harms <paul.harms@state.nm.us>, Randy Seaholm <skseaholm@gmail.com>,

Robert King <robertking@utah.gov>, Robert Wheeler <rwheeler@triangleassociates.com>, Sam Jansen

<smdjansen@gmail.com>, Sarah Rinkevich <sarah_rinkevich@fws.gov>, Shane Capron <capron@wapa.gov>, Ted

Kowalski <ted.kowalski@state.co.us>, Todd Chaudhry <todd_chaudhry@nps.gov>, "Tony H. Joe"

<tony@navajohistoricpreservation.org>, Vineetha Kartha <vkartha@azwater.gov>, "William E. Davis"

<wdavis@ecoplanaz.com>, William Stewart <bstewart@azgfd.gov>, Chris Schill <cschill@usgs.gov>, Dave Lytle

<dlytle@usgs.gov>, David Garrett <m3research@starband.net>, Helen Fairley <hfairley@usgs.gov>, John Schmidt

<jcschmidt@usgs.gov>, Mark Sogge <mark_sogge@usgs.gov>, Paul Grams <pgrams@usgs.gov>, Phil Davis

<pdavis@usgs.gov>, Scott Vanderkooi <svanderkooi@usgs.gov>, Serena Mankiller <smankiller@usgs.gov>, Shelley

Pistorius <spistorius@usgs.gov>, Ted Melis <tmelis@usgs.gov>, Brian Healy <brian_healy@nps.gov>, Colby

Pellegrino <colby.pellegrino@snwa.com>, David Wegner <david.wegner@mail.house.gov>, James Morel

<jmorel@nndfw.org>, Jeff Cole <jcole@nndfw.org>, John Carter <jcarter@hkcf-law.com>, Kirk LaGory

<lagory@anl.gov>, Nick Hara <nhara@triangleassociates.com>, Seth Shanahan <seth.shanahan@snwa.com>,

Theresa Johnson <tjohnson@azwater.gov>, Todd Brindle <todd_brindle@nps.gov>, William Dickinson

<william_k_dickinson@nps.gov>

Hi all,

Attached are the two versions of the GCDAMP Bureau of Reclamation budget for FY 2014 that the Budget Ad

Hoc Group asked be made available for your consideration and approval on the TWG Webinar this morning. The

first budget on page 1 assumes no sequestration cut in 2014 (this includes four in-person meetings for the TWG).

The second budget on page two assumes a sequestration cut of 8% ($861,063 - taken entirely out of the

Experimental Fund and Native Fish Conservation Carryover Fund) and includes two TWG webinars instead of

face-to-face meetings (a cost savings of $78,567 applied to the Native Fish Conservation Carryover Fund). I look

forward to discussing this with you on the webinar later this morning.

Glen

On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Whetton, Linda <lwhetton@usbr.gov> wrote:

Attached is the agenda for this Wednesday's TWG conference call. Documents for the meeting
have been posted to the URL at the end of this message. Please make sure to access the call

in the CORRECT time zone.

Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Time: 9 a.m. (AZ/PDT) / 10 a.m. (MDT) / 1 p.m. (EDT)

Telephone #: 866-916-4287 Passcode 5287707

URL: https://ucbor.webex.com/ucbor/j.php?ED=205387972&UID=0&PW=NNjAwYzFmZGU3&RT=MiM2

TWG Meeting Documents:

--

Glen W. Knowles

Chief, Adaptive Management Group

Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Region

Salt Lake City, UT

801.524.3781

GCDAMP BOR Budget FY13-14 June 25 2013 v2.pdf

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Information From TWG WebEx/CC

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Whetton, Linda <lwhetton@usbr.gov> Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 4:11 PM

To: Alan Foster <afoster@triangleassociates.com>, Amy Heuslein <amy.heuslein@bia.gov>, Andy Makinster

<amakinstergf@qwestoffice.net>, "Anne J. Castle" <anne_castle@ios.doi.gov>, Charley Bulletts

<Cbulletts@kaibabpaiute-nsn.gov>, Chris Hughes <chris_hughes@nps.gov>, Clifford Barrett <cibarre@q.com>, Craig

Ellsworth <ellsworth@wapa.gov>, David Bennion <bennion@wapa.gov>, David Nimkin <dnimkin@npca.org>, Don

Ostler <dostler@ucrcommission.com>, Evelyn Erlandsen <ejerlandsen@azwater.gov>, Garry Cantley

<garry.cantley@bia.gov>, Glen Knowles <gknowles@usbr.gov>, "Janet R. Balsom" <jan_balsom@nps.gov>, Jason

Thiriot <jasthiriot@crc.nv.gov>, Jerry Myers <gmyers12@msn.com>, JOHN HAMILL <hamilldsrt50@msn.com>,

John Jordan <jcjordan1@cox.net>, John Shields <john.shields@wyo.gov>, Kerry Christensen

<cuszhman@yahoo.com>, Kevin Dahl <kdahl@npca.org>, Kirk Young <kirk_young@fws.gov>, Kurt Dongoske

<kdongoske@cableone.net>, Larry Stevens <farvana@aol.com>, LeAnn Skrzynski <lskrzynski@kaibabpaiutensn.gov>, Lesley Fitzpatrick <lesley_fitzpatrick@fws.gov>, Leslie James <creda@qwest.net>, Lisa Meyer

<lmmeyer@wapa.gov>, Loretta Jackson-Kelly <lorjac@frontiernet.net>, Lori Caramanian

<lori_caramanian@ios.doi.gov>, Marianne Crawford <mcrawford@usbr.gov>, Mark Anderson

<mark_anderson@nps.gov>, Mark Van Vlack <mvanvlack@crb.ca.gov>, McClain Peterson

<mpeterson@crc.nv.gov>, Michelle Brown <michelle_brown@ios.doi.gov>, Mike Runge <mrunge@usgs.gov>, Nikolai

Lash <2nlash@gmail.com>, Paul Harms <paul.harms@state.nm.us>, Randy Seaholm <skseaholm@gmail.com>,

Robert King <robertking@utah.gov>, Robert Wheeler <rwheeler@triangleassociates.com>, Sam Jansen

<smdjansen@gmail.com>, Sarah Rinkevich <sarah_rinkevich@fws.gov>, Shane Capron <capron@wapa.gov>, Ted

Kowalski <ted.kowalski@state.co.us>, Todd Chaudhry <todd_chaudhry@nps.gov>, "Tony H. Joe"

<tony@navajohistoricpreservation.org>, Vineetha Kartha <vkartha@azwater.gov>, "William E. Davis"

<wdavis@ecoplanaz.com>, William Stewart <bstewart@azgfd.gov>, Brian Healy <brian_healy@nps.gov>, Colby

Pellegrino <colby.pellegrino@snwa.com>, David Wegner <david.wegner@mail.house.gov>, James Morel

<jmorel@nndfw.org>, Jeff Cole <jcole@nndfw.org>, John Carter <jcarter@hkcf-law.com>, Kirk LaGory

<lagory@anl.gov>, Nick Hara <nhara@triangleassociates.com>, Seth Shanahan <seth.shanahan@snwa.com>,

Theresa Johnson <tjohnson@azwater.gov>, Todd Brindle <todd_brindle@nps.gov>, William Dickinson

<william_k_dickinson@nps.gov>, Chris Schill <cschill@usgs.gov>, Dave Lytle <dlytle@usgs.gov>, David Garrett

<m3research@starband.net>, Helen Fairley <hfairley@usgs.gov>, John Schmidt <jcschmidt@usgs.gov>, Mark

Sogge <mark_sogge@usgs.gov>, Paul Grams <pgrams@usgs.gov>, Phil Davis <pdavis@usgs.gov>, Scott

Vanderkooi <svanderkooi@usgs.gov>, Serena Mankiller <smankiller@usgs.gov>, Shelley Pistorius

<spistorius@usgs.gov>, Ted Melis <tmelis@usgs.gov>

Listed below are the motions passed on the TWG WebEx/conference call today. Please note I

included the full hydrograph motion below for your convenience.

I'm not sure why there were problems with the conference call, but we sincerely apologize for

those. I'm following up with our IT Department to ensure those won't occur again. Thanks to

everyone for their patience!

Motions Passed:

Motion proposed by Cliff Barrett, seconded by Don Ostler: TWG approves the Draft TWG Operating Procedures,

as revised June 26, 2013, and recommends that the TWG Chair approve and sign the operating procedures.

Passed by consensus.
Motion proposed by Cliff Barrett, seconded by Jason Thiriot: TWG recommends the changes to the

Federal Fiscal Year 2013-14 Budget and Work Plan, as described in the attached Glen Canyon Dam

Adaptive Management Program FY 2013-14 Bureau of Reclamation Budget without 2014

Sequestration, and that it be forwarded to AMWG for their consideration in recommending to the

Secretary. TWG further forwards to AMWG for their consideration information on a budget which

anticipates sequestration in 2014.

Passed by consensus.

Motion proposed by Cliff Barrett, seconded by Bill Davis: TWG recommends to AMWG to recommend to the

Secretary of the Interior, approval of the DOI-DOE Proposed Hydrograph for Water Year 2014 as defined in the

attached Water Year 2014 Hydrograph. (see below)

• Annual Release Volumes will be determined in compliance with the 2007 Interim Guidelines (in

consultation with the Basin States as appropriate).

• Monthly release Volumes are anticipated to shift depending upon: (1) the Annual Release Volume,

and (2) the magnitude of a potential High Flow Experiment.

• Monthly Release Volumes may vary within the targets identified below. Any remaining monthly

operational flexibility will be used for existing power production operations under the Modified Low

Fluctuating Flow (MLFF) alternative selected by the 1996 ROD and contained in the 1995 FEIS and in

compliance with all applicable NEPA compliance documents (HFE EA, NNFC EA, 2007 IG).

• Release objective for June is 600 kaf to 650 kaf .

• Release objective for August is 800 kaf.

• Release objective for September and October is 600 kaf to 630 kaf.

• Monthly Release Volumes will generally strive to maintain 600 kaf levels in the spring/fall timeframe

and 800 kaf in December/January and July/August timeframe.

• Additionally, the Bureau of Reclamation will continue to apply best professional judgment in

conducting actual operations and in response to changing conditions throughout the water year. Such

efforts will continue to be undertaken in coordination with the DOI/DOE agencies, and after consultation

with the Basin States as appropriate, to consider changing conditions and adjust projected operations in

a manner consistent with the objectives of these parameters as stated above and pursuant to the Law of

the River.
Motions.pdf

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