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Glen Canyon Dam Technical Work Group 

Action Item Tracking Report 

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Updated: Oct. 17, 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 will bring the Plan to the TWG by the end of this 

calendar year. 

10/15/08: Glen said Connie Keeler-Foster completed 

a third draft which has been given to GCMRC to 

conduct a separate scientific peer review and he’s 

hopeful that will get done in the next few months. 

Glen Knowles March 2009 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, 

Mary Barger March 2009? Open 
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Action Number 

(year.mo.day-no.) 

Action Item 

* Additional information in Meeting Minutes Assigned to Due Date Status 

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 

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 

2008). 

10/15/08: Clayton has engaged a consultant to look 

at the scientific basis of claims for renewable 

electrical power. The report is being peer reviewed 

by Argonne Labs and should be available in a month. 

(See minutes for more details.) 

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. O’Brien was asked to have the 

sediment ad hoc recommendation by the October 

TWG meeting. If the ad hoc 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. 

10/15/08: This item will be dealt with as part of the 

1 p.m. agenda item. 

John O’Brien 

Feb 2008

April 8, 2008

Oct. 16, 2008 Closed 

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 can’t meet this deadline then the TWG will 

deal directly with the Transport Modeling Review 

Workshop Review Panel report and generate a 

recommendation for the AMWG. 

10/15/08: No action by AHG. This item has been 

John O’Brien 

Dec. 4-5, 2007

April 2008

Oct. 16, 2008

February 2009

Closed 
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Action Number 

(year.mo.day-no.) 

Action Item 

* Additional information in Meeting Minutes Assigned to Due Date Status 

remanded to the TWG for further action. 

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 

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 at this time. 

10/15/08: Mike Berry said he held informal 

discussions with Helen Fairley, Jan Balsom, and 

Mike Yeatts and the plan is to have a multi-agency 

sponsored symposium with all the tribes but it will be 

delayed until the tribes have completed the first year 

of their protocol implementation plans. The contracts 

just got in under the wire and he feels there should 

be more conversation. The funding will be discussed 

and since they’ll be preparing reports under 

Reclamation contracts, Mike thinks it would be 

helpful to have an outside anthropologist attend and 

present results to the TWG. The symposium won’t 

take place for at least a year so people from the 

various agencies should develop an outline soon. 

Mike Berry March 2009 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 

Mary Barger Closed 
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Action Number 

(year.mo.day-no.) 

Action Item 

* Additional information in Meeting Minutes Assigned to Due Date Status 

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. Reclamation will work with 

WAPA on determining what additional information is 

desired by both AMWG and TWG members. 

10/15/08: This was discussed at the Aug. 9-10, 2008 

AMWG meeting. Larry Walkoviak committed 

Reclamation to work with WAPA and other AMWG 

members in determining what documents and/or 

information needs need to be provided to AMWG & 

TWG. As such, this was remanded to the AMWG 

for further action. 

Linda Whetton 

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 

anything from Clayton but will follow up with him. As 

soon as he receives, he will forward to Linda for 

distribution to the TWG. 

10/15/08: Clayton said this was the report that had 

the four options considered by the LTEP and 

recommended to the SDOI. The report was finalized, 

peer reviewed, and sent to GCMRC and peer review 

changes were made and it was sent back to 

GCMRC. However, there was an error on one of the 

tables and Clayton had it fixed. Dr. Garrett said he 

would provide to Shane and GCMRC. Dennis asked 

if GCMRC ever completed the four options. John 

Hamill said it was still in a final draft form and their 

intent is to leave it in draft form. Clayton’s report is 

considered final but GCMRC’s full analysis of all the 

SPG options of which Clayton’s economic 

assessment was one component. The entire 

document was never finalized. 

ACTION: John will send out the report but only as a 

preliminary report because it hasn’t been peer 

reviewed. The TWG will review at its next meeting. 

Dave Garrett

John Hamill 

March 2009 Open 
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Action Number 

(year.mo.day-no.) 

Action Item 

* Additional information in Meeting Minutes Assigned to Due Date Status 

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. 

10/15/08: Larry gave a PPT at today’s meeting. The 

TWG will continue to keep this an issue of concern in 

future deliberations/actions within the AMP. 

Larry Stevens 

Jan Balsom October 2008 Closed 

2008:04.08-09 (4) 

4/8/08: Dave Garrett will take the lead in developing 

a method for improving TWG/SA interaction. 

10/15/08: This item was not captured from the April 

2008 meeting minutes. As such, Dave will take the 

necessary action. 

Dave Garrett February 2009 Open 

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. 

10/15/08: Matthew Andersen and Barbara Ralston 

sent out the study prior to the workshop. 

John Hamill August 2008 Closed 

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. 

10/15/08: Dennis said the workplan will indicate what 

changes were incorporated. 

Dennis Kubly Oct. 16, 2008 Closed 

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. 

10/15/08: Dennis received absolutely no responses. 

John O’Brien said the Adopt-a-Beach update was 

sent out and he would make sure Dennis received a 

copy of the e-mail sent out by Lynn Hamilton. 

Dennis Kubly July 28, 2008

November 2009 Closed 

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 resource questions 

are being asked of the model. 

10/15/08: John said a meeting was held on Sept. 11 

and he made a presentation to TWG at this meeting. 

John Hamill July 2008 Closed 

2008:10-15-16(1) 

10/15/08: John Hamill will send out the NPS 

proposal requesting GCMRC to perform a do a 

separate analysis on modeling data that GCMRC 

had collected to WAPA. John will also send the 

preliminary report to the TWG.

John Hamill ASAP Open 

2008:10-15-16(2) 

10/15/08: The TWG will provide comments on 

GCMRC’s Strategic Science Plan to John Hamill by 

October 31. John will send out the Comment/ 

Response table for the TWG members to use in 

sending their comments to him. 

TWG October 31 

Closed –

deadline 

passed 

2008:10-15-16(3) GCMRC will develop a journal article on the source 

of trout downstream of Lee's Ferry. John Hamill March 16, 2009 Open