Technical Work Group Meeting 

DRAFT Agenda June 20, 2009 rev 

Glen Canyon Dam 

Adaptive Management Program 

Technical Work Group 

Arizona Department of Water Resources 

3550 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 

Verde Conference Room 

MONDAY 

June 22, 2009

Time TOPIC PERSON TAB 

9:30a 

Welcome and Administrative 

1. Introductions and Determination of Quorum (16) 

2. Approval of July 16-17, 2008, Meeting Minutes 

3. Approval of March 16-17, 2009, Meeting Minutes 

4. Old Business and Review of Action Items 

5. New Business 

o Litigation Update 

o Arizona Sportfish Consultation 

o Economics Valuation Study/Economics workshop 

Shane Capron 

Glen Knowles 

Henderson/Fairley 

Agenda 

Meeting 

Minutes/ 

Action 

Items 

10:15a TWG Ad Hoc Group Clean-up 

o Formation of Extirpated Species Ad Hoc Group 

o Formation of Geomorphological Model Ad Hoc Group 

Shane Capron 

Larry Stevens 

Helen Fairley 

TWG 

Business 

10:45a GCMRC Presentation

o Sandbar Evolution – Extending Historical Perspective Paul Grams 

Ted Melis 

Science 

11:00a Status Report on Cultural Monitoring and Archaeological Field 

Site Work Helen Fairley Science 

12:00p L U N C H 

1:00p Fish PEP Review, Recommendations & Proposed Workplan 

Preliminary Results of 2009 Mainstem Fish Removal 

Dr. Michael Bradford 

Matthew Andersen 

Andy Makinster 

Science 

2:30p 

FY 2010-11 Budget and Workplan Development 

o AMWG Recommendation and follow-up 

o BAHG Recommendation 

o CRAHG Input 

o Reclamation Budget 

o NHPA Treatment Plan 

o Tribal Resource Monitoring 

Shane Capron 

Dennis Kubly 

Dennis Kubly 

Mike Berry

Budget 

3:15p B R E A K 

3:30p GCMRC Budget and Proposed Resolutions 

o Overview of New Initiatives John Hamill 

o Mainstem Non-native Mechanical Removal Matthew Andersen 

o Core Monitoring Matthew Andersen 

o HFE Science Planning – Synthesis of HFE Results Paul Grams 

o Warm Water Non-native Control Matthew Andersen 

o Natal Origins of Trout Matthew Andersen 

o Burden by project Barbara McKenzie 

Budget 

4:55p Public Comment 

5:00p Wrap-up and Adjourn Shane Capron 
Technical Work Group Meeting 

DRAFT Agenda June 20, 2009 rev

Glen Canyon Dam 

Adaptive Management Program 

Technical Work Group 

Arizona Department of Water Resources 

3550 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 

Verde Conference Room 

Tuesday 

June 23, 2009

Time TOPIC PERSON(s) 

8:00a Welcome and Administrative 

 - Determination of Quorum (16) 

Shane Capron 

8:05a Budget Discussion and Recommendation 

Proposed motion language: The TWG approves the 

FY2010-11 Draft Budget, Work Plan, and Hydrograph 

and recommends it be forwarded to the AMWG for 

further action.

Shane Capron 

John Hamill 

Dennis Kubly Budget 

9:35a 

Schedule meetings 

o TWG Web conference July 16 

Near Shore Ecology Study 

General Core Monitoring 

LSSF Final Report 

Nonnative Control Plan

o Economic workshop – schedule 

o TWG October 5-6 

o TWG/GCMRC January 12-16, 2010 

o TWG March 15-16, 2010 

Shane Capron 

TWG 

Business

10:15a B R E A K

10:30a Biennial Budget Process

Shane Capron 

Dennis Kubly Budget 

11:15a 

Endangered Species Conservation Updates 

o HBC Recovery Plan and other activities 

o HBC Translocation in Shinumo Creek 

o Humpback Chub Comprehensive Plan 

Proposed motion language: The TWG accepts the HBC 

Comprehensive Plan and forwards it to AMWG for 

review, comment, and consideration for transmission to 

its Implementation Plan Ad Hoc Group.

Glen Knowles 

Steve Mietz 

HBC Ad Hoc Group 

Shane Capron Science 

12:00 L U N C H

1:00p GCMRC Updates: 

o HBC ASMR Assessment Update Matthew Andersen 

o General Core Monitoring: progress and plan John Hamill 

o 2008 HFE Reporting Update, schedule for 

completion? Ted Melis 

o LSSF Final Report Update Matthew Andersen 

o Nearshore Ecology Plan Barbara Ralston 

Matthew Andersen 

o Flow/Temp/Sediment Modeling Update from 

Workshop Paul Grams 

GCMRC 

Updates

2:00p TWG Facilitation Shane Capron 

2:55p Public Comment 

3:00p Adjourn Shane Capron