Upcoming Worksho

Upcoming Worksh

General Core Monitori

General Core Monitori

and Socioeconomic P

and Socioeconomic P

Helen Fairley Helen FairleyU.S. Geological Survey U.S. Geological SurveyGrand Canyon Monitoring and Research Cen

Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Cen

U.S. Department of Interior U.S. Department of Interior

U.S. Geological Survey

Technical Work Group Meeting Technical Work Group MeetingSeptember 29 September 29

-30, 2009 30, 2009
Background Background

Four Step Core Monitoring Proc(as described in the 2007-2011 1 – General Core Monitoring Plan2 – Annual Information Needs Worksho3 – Protocol Evaluation Panel Reviews4 – Detailed Core Monitoring Plans for 
General Core Monitoring 

General Core Monitoring 

Purpose Purpose 

Provides a General Programmatic O

GCD-AMP Core Monitoring P

• Identifies Goals, Objectives, Scope, Sche

Funding for each core monitoring project

• Identifies general strategy for an ecologic

approach

• Specifies data management, reporting, in

arrangements

• Estimates total annual costs
General Core Monitorin

General Core Monitorin

Table of Contents Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction and BackgroundChapter 2. General Framework and Proces

Development of the Core Monito

Chapter 3. General Long-Term Core MonitoChapter 4. Data Management, Analysis, anChapter 5. Management Strategy, Staffing Chapter 6. Literature Cited
Chapter 3. Core Monit

Chapter 3. Core Monit

Proposals by GCDAMP 

Proposals by GCDAMP 

Goal 1. Aquatic Food BaseGoal 2. Native and Nonnative FishesGoal 3. Extirpated Species (not addrGoal 4. Lees Ferry TroutGoal 5. Kanab AmbersnailGoal 6. Riparian Vegetation and SprGoal 7. Water Quality MonitoringGoal 8. SedimentGoal 9. RecreationGoal 10. Power Generation Goal 11. Cultural ResourcesGoal 12. Coordinated system-wide re
Outline of Monitoring Pro

Outline of Monitoring Pr

(for each resource goal in 

(for each resource goal in 

• Statement of Problem• Parameters/Indicators to be Monito• Links to Other Program Elements• Core Monitoring Information Needs • Summary of previous work• Summary of Monitoring Project

– Geographic Scope– Temporal Scope– Methods– Program Status and Implementation S

• Estimated Annual Budget
Chapter 4. Data Manag

Chapter 4. Data Manag

4.1 Introduction4.2 Data Management Overview - Role

Responsibilities

4.3 Data Quality Assurance4.4 Planning 4.5 Electronic Data Repository4.6 Analysis and Modeling4.7 Reporting

- Publication of Core Monito- Annual Reporting Worksho- Annual Fact Sheets on Sta- SCORE Reports
Chapter 5. Program Mana

Chapter 5. Program Man

Strategy, Staffing, and B

Strategy, Staffing, and 

5.1 Introduction5.2 Program Management and Role of C5.3 GCMRC Staffing Requirements5.4 Logistics and Permitting5.5 Core Monitoring Program Costs
Next Steps: Next Steps:

• Draft Plan to TWG Draft Plan to TWG –October 16 October 16-19, 2009 19, 2009

• TWG Comments to GCMRC by November 6, 200

TWG Comments to GCMRC by November 6, 200

• GCMRC responds to TWG comments (mid GCMRC responds to TWG comments (mid-late 

late 

• TWG Workshop to discuss plan & comments TWG Workshop to discuss plan & comments –

• GCMRC makes final revisions GCMRC makes final revisions –winter 2009 winter 2009-201• TWG recommendation to AMWG TWG recommendation to AMWG --early Spring 

early Spring 

• AMWG Recommendation to SOI AMWG Recommendation to SOI –late Spring 2

late Spring 2
Socioeconomic Work

Socioeconomic Work

• Dates: December 2-3, 2009• Where: AZ Water District Offic• Purpose: To discuss and clarif

information needs and poteapproaches for addressing t

• Who: TWG members, several 

economists, SA executive, & 
Socioeconomic Workshop 

Socioeconomic Worksho

(Mini

-PEP with independent p

PEP with independent p

• Part 1: Presentations of previous work

Summaries of NRC reviews, GCDAMP p

outcomes, relevant recent work by coope

• Part 2: Facilitated discussion with TWG

TWG members review previous RINS, SICMINS and clarify socioeconomic informa

• Part 3: Independent panel summary

Panelists review what was heard, clarify s

info needs, recommend next steps and a
Questions