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Dam Technical Work Group 

Action Item Tracking Report 

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 Updated: March 10, 2011 

Action Number

(year.mo.dayno.) 

Action Item

* Additional information in Meeting Minutes Assigned to Due Date Status 

2009:6-22-23(2) 

6/22/09: Greater effort will be made to distribute 

meeting materials to the TWG within the 10-day 

deadline and no action will be taken on agenda 

items if the materials aren’t delivered on time. 

9/29/09: This is a continuing issue. 

1/21/10: This is a continuing issue. 

3/15/10: This is a continuing issue. 

6/29/10: This is a continuing issue. 

11/15/10: Shane said he felt there was a good effort 

in identifying the agenda items earlier, but more 

attention needs to be made in getting documents 

posted earlier as well. 

1/20/11: This is a continuing issue. 

3/8/11: This is a continuing issue.

Reclamation & 

USGS Open 

2010:03-15-16(4) 

Kurt wants an update from the Washington Office 

on continued tribal consultation plan. 

6/29/10: Kurt said he would like to discuss his 

concerns under “New Business” today. 

11/15/10: Kurt expressed his concerns (see 

minutes). Glen will follow up and report back to the 

TWG. 

1/20/11: Glen said the Plan is still in review within 

DOI. There is a competing effort by Pres. Obama to 

have agencies develop agency-wide tribal 

consultation plans. The DOI is sorting out where this 

fits with the AMP plan. 

3/8/11: Glen said this action item refers to the 

AMP’s Tribal Consultation Plan and one developed 

by DOI. DOI is seeking resolution of whether or not 

the AMP’s plan fits within the DOI tribal consultation 

plan .On Jan. 14, 2011, the DOI plan was sent to 

the tribes for a 60-day review. 

Dennis Kubly

Glen Knowles Oct. 2010 Open 

2010:06-29-30(6) 

6/29/10: Reclamation will report back to the TWG on 

the status of filling in behind Mike Berry and how 

Reclamation intends to handle compliance and 

contracting issues in the interim. Reclamation will 

also report on the status of the treatment plan. 

11/15/10: Glen said Reclamation is still working to 

fill the regional archeologist position. (Update: The 

vacancy announcement closed 1/13/11.) A PA 

meeting should be held in January 2011 as well as 

more discussion on the canyon treatment plan. The 

CRAHG will also try to meet in January. (See 

minutes for additional details.) 

1/20/11: Glen said the position was advertised on 

USAJobs and government-wide. There were a lot of 

applicants and Reclamation intends to fill the 

position within the first quarter of FY11. 

3/8/11: Glen said Reclamation is still in the selection 

process. 

Glen Knowles Oct. 2010 Open 

2010:06-29-30(5) 

6/29/10: Reclamation (Dennis/Glen) will check with 

the Denver Office staff on the possibility of them 

preparing an administrative history on the Glen 

Glen Knowles

Mike Yeatts March 2011 Open 
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Action Number

(year.mo.dayno.) 

Action Item

* Additional information in Meeting Minutes Assigned to Due Date Status 

Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program and 

what the associated staff costs might be. They will 

report back to the TWG at the next meeting. 

11/15/10: Glen said the AMWG passed a motion at 

their last meeting tasking the POAHG to develop an 

RFP for an annotated administrative history of the 

AMP and that TWG make a recommendation on the 

subject to AMWG by the summer 2011 AMWG 

meeting. Mike Yeatts said he didn’t feel there would 

be any action before January. He said if any TWG 

members want to assist the POAHG, they should 

contact him. 

1/20/11: Mike Yeatts said he and Larry Stevens laid 

out a framework for proceeding with development of 

a white paper on information needed and creating a 

link between that, current sources, and new 

information. A POAHG meeting is scheduled for 

Feb. 2011. 

3/8/11: Mike said the POAHG met on 2/9/11 and 

intends to develop a broad outline of the GCDAMP 

history that will be the basis for development of a 

white paper. Once the POAHG reviews that paper, it 

will be presented to the TWG for further review. 

2010:11-15-10(1) 

11/15/10: Jan Balsom will send the dates on the 

NPS proposal to Linda in order to keep the TWG 

informed of upcoming activities. 

1/12/11: Jan provided the following link to NPS 

compliance list documents list: 

http://www.nps.gov/archieve/grca/compliance/ 

Jan Balsom Jan 2011 Closed 

2010:11-15-10(2) 

11/15/10: Reclamation/GCMRC will provide the 

revised FY11-12 BWP to the TWG. 

1/20/11: John said the document will be printed prior 

to the AMWG meeting. Update: The document was 

distributed on 2/9/11. 

USBR/GCMRC Feb 2011 Closed 

2010:11-15-10(3) 

11/15/10: Jan Balsom will inform Shane on the 

coordination efforts between NPS and GCMRC on 

what vegetation monitoring is being done. 

1/18/10: Per Jan, the NPS will provide an update on 

the vegetation monitoring at the AR Meeting. 

Jan Balsom Jan 2011 Closed 

2010:11-15-10(4) 

11/15/10: Comments required on the 

Socioeconomics Table 1 are due to Helen by Nov. 

26, 2010 

TWG 11/26/10 

Closed 

(date 

passed) 

2011:01-01-20(1) 

1/20/11: Glen will send the UC Region water 

forecast URL to John Jordan. 

2/22/11: URL provided to John Jordan 

Glen Knowles ASAP Closed 

2011:03-08-9(1) 

3/8/11: Linda will send out the 2006 Knowledge 

Assessment Report along with Ted’s PPT from 

today’s meeting in preparation for the GCMRCsponsored WebEx. 

Linda Whetton ASAP 

Closed 

(EMs sent 

3/10 & 3/17) 

2011:03-08-9(2) 3/8/11: Shane will follow up with Ms. Castle on the 

base case and policy. Shane Capron ASAP 

2011:03-08-9(3) 

3/8/11: Larry Stevens will provide a draft of the Goal 

3 Ad Hoc Committee’s white paper on extirpated 

species along with comments to the TWG before its 

next meeting. 

Larry Stevens June 28, 

2011 

2011:03-08-9(4) 

3/8/11: Shane and the Core Monitoring AHG will 

rewrite Appendix B (integrating Science Advisor 

Shane Capron 

CMAHG 

June 28, 

2011 
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Action Number

(year.mo.dayno.) 

Action Item

* Additional information in Meeting Minutes Assigned to Due Date Status 

comments and include criteria) and bring a revised 

version back to the TWG at its June meeting.