Updated: 1/5/22

GLEN CANYON DAM ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

TECHNICAL WORK GROUP MEETING

JANUARY 13, 2022 

WEBINAR

https://rec.webex.com/rec/j.php?MTID=ma9b6f26bd14a5ae248025c4ad14fbc27

Phone #: 415-527-5035 Participant Code: 2764 648 8085

Meeting Number: 2764 648 8085 Meeting Password: Jan 13

FINAL AGENDA

STARTS AT 9:30 a.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST) / 8:30 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST)

START

TIME

(Duration)

Thursday, January 13, 2022 

Topic, Presenter, and Purpose

9:30

MST

(:60) 

Welcome and Administrative: Seth Shanahan, Technical Work Group (TWG) Chair 

 Introductions and Determination of Quorum (16 members)

 GCDAMP Vision Statement

 Adoption of Prior Meeting Minutes 

 Next Meeting Date(s): April 12-13, 2022 

 Ad Hoc Group Membership and Updates 

 Review Action Items, Motions, and Votes Form

 Update on Program Funding

 Update on Activities Impacted Due to COVID-19 Restrictions

 Update on Monitoring and Research Trips to Occur From Today Until Next Meeting

10:30 

MST

(:60) 

Update on Hydrology, Glen Canyon Dam Operations, and Water Quality Conditions in Lake 

Powell and Below Glen Canyon Dam: Heather Patno and Jeremiah Drewel, Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation)

 Presentation (30 minutes)

 Q&A and discussion (30 minutes)

11:30

MST 

(:15)

BREAK

11:45

MST

(:45) 

Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan (LTEMP) Biological Opinion Conservation 

Measures Updates Including a Discussion About the Non-Native Fish Passage and Temperature 

Control Measures: Kerri Pedersen, Reclamation; TWG Members

 Presentation (10 minutes)

 Q&A and discussion (35 minutes)

12:30

MST

(:30) 

Power Generating Units in the Glen Canyon Bypass Tubes: Larry Stevens, Grand Canyon 

Wildlands Council 

 Discussion (30 minutes)
Updated: 1/5/22

START

TIME

(Duration)

Thursday, January 13, 2022 

Topic, Presenter, and Purpose

1:00

MST

(:60) 

LUNCH

2:00

MST

(:15)

Discussion About Possible Experimental and Management Actions That May be Implemented in 

the Next 12 Months and Any Budgeting Issues: Lee Traynham, Reclamation; and Joel Sankey, 

Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC)

 Presentation (10 minutes)

 Q&A and discussion (5 minutes)

2:15

MST 

(1:15) 

Opportunities for Spring and Summer Flow Experiments and a Discussion of the Bug Flow 

Synthesis and Workshop: Ted Kennedy, GCMRC; TWG Members

 Discussion (75 minutes)

3:30

MST

(:15)

Annual FY21 Reporting on Expenditures: Lee Traynham, Reclamation; and Joel Sankey, GCMRC 

 Presentation (10 minutes)

 Q&A and discussion (5 minutes)

3:45

MST

(:15)

BREAK

4:00

MST

(:45) 

Informational Updates

 Trout Management Flow White Paper: Kerri Pedersen, Reclamation

 Razorback Sucker Expert Panel: Kerri Pedersen, Reclamation

 Green Sunfish Status and Incentivized Harvest Program Implementation: Jeff Arnold, NPS 

 Colorado Pikeminnow: TWG Members

4:45

MST

(:15) 

Discussion of Emerging Issues, Updates on Items of Interest That Are in Consideration 

for Implementation Before Next TWG Meeting, and Request for Agenda Items for Next Meeting: 

TWG Members

 Discussion (30 minutes)

5:00

MST

(:05) 

Public Comment

5:05

MST

ADJOURN