GLEN CANYON DAM ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
 

TECHNICAL WORK GROUP MEETING
 

OCTOBER 18-19, 2016 

Wyndham Garden Phoenix Hotel (Sedona Conference Room) 

3600 N. 2nd Avenue 

Phoenix, AZ 85013 

602-604-4900 

F I N A L A G E N D A 

START 

TIME 

(Duration) 

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 

Topic, Presenter, and Purpose 

Materials/ 

Tabs 

9:30 Welcome and Administrative: Seth Shanahan, Technical Work Group 

(TWG) Chair 

 Introductions and Determination of Quorum (16 members) 

 Approval of June 14-15, 2016, Meeting Minutes 

 Review of Action Items 

 Status of Selecting a Deputy Chief for the Grand Canyon Monitoring and 

Research Center 

 Annual Reporting Meeting Date, January 24-25, 2017 

 Next Meeting Date, January 26, 2017 

 Ad Hoc Group Updates 

 Science Advisors Program Update 

9:50 Wiki Update: Craig Ellsworth, WAPA 

 Presentation (15 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion, and action (15 minutes) 

10:20 Linkages Between Lake Powell Reservoir and the Colorado River Below 

Glen Canyon Dam: Mark Anderson, NPS (by phone) 

 Presentation (20 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion, and action (10 minutes) 

11:20 Hualapai Tribe’s Native Fish Rearing Facility: Winky Crook, Hualapai 

Tribe 

 Presentation (20 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion, and action (10 minutes) 

11:45 

LUNCH 

1:00 Update on Fisheries Protocol Evaluation Panel: David Braun, Sound 

Science and Scott VanderKooi, GCMRC 

 Presentation (15 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion, and action (15 minutes) 

1:15 Programmatic Agreement Update: Kathleen Callister, Reclamation (phone) 

 Presentation (20 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion, and action (10 minutes) 
 

START 

TIME 

(Duration) 

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 

Topic, Presenter, and Purpose 

Materials/ 

Tabs 

1:45 Fall 2016 High Flow Experiment (HFE) and Status of Green Sunfish: 

GCMRC and Katrina Grantz, Reclamation 

 Presentation (25 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion, and action (20 minutes) 

2:00 LTEMP FEIS: Katrina Grantz, Reclamation and/or Rob Billerbeck, NPS 

 Presentation (15 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion, and action (15 minutes) 

3:00 B R E A K 

3:15 LTEMP Science Plan: Scott VanderKooi, GCMRC 

 Presentation (25 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion, and action (35 minutes) 

4:15 Integrating LTEMP into GCDAMP Processes: Seth Shanahan, TWG 

Chair 

 Presentation (30 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion, and action (15 minutes) 

5:00 Public Comment 

5:05 ADJOURN 
 

 

GLEN CANYON DAM ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
 

TECHNICAL WORK GROUP MEETING
 

OCTOBER 18-19, 2016 

Wyndham Garden Phoenix Hotel (Sedona Conference Room) 

3600 N. 2nd Avenue 

Phoenix, AZ 85013 

602-604-4900 

F I N A L A G E N D A 

START 

TIME 

(Duration) 

Wednesday, October 19, 2016 

Topic, Presenter, and Purpose 

Materials/ 

Tabs 

8:38 Welcome and Administrative: Seth Shanahan, Technical Work Group 

(TWG) Chair 

 Introductions and Determination of Quorum (16) 

 Introduction of Paul Hirt, Arizona State University, and Update on 

Administrative History Project 

 Unresolved issues from yesterday’s meeting 

9:05 Triennial Budget and Workplan Process: Shane Capron, BAHG Chair 

 Presentation (30 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion, and feedback (60 minutes) 

 Proposed motion: The TWG has reviewed the Triennial Budget and Work 

Plan Process as requested by the Assistant Secretary for Water and 

Science (May 7, 2014), and recommends that the AMWG approve the 

document as the GCDAMP budget guidance. 

9:55 B R E A K 

10:07 FY18-20 Triennial Budget and Workplan Development: Shane Capron, 

BAHG Chair 

 Presentation (15 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion, and feedback (15 minutes) 

11:15 Socioeconomics Research and Monitoring Update: Lucas Bair, GCMRC 

 Presentation (20 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion, and feedback (10 minutes) 

12:20 LUNCH 

1:20 Introduction of Christine Lehnertz, Superintendent for the Grand 

Canyon National Park, Brian Healy, National Park Service 

1:25 Annual Reporting Meeting Preparation: TWG 

 Presentation (15 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion, and feedback (70 minutes) 
 

START 

TIME 

(Duration) 

Wednesday, October 19, 2016 

Topic, Presenter, and Purpose 

Materials/ 

Tabs 

2:30 Fall 2016 HFE and/or Annual Reporting Meeting Preparation – Part 2: 

TWG 

 Q&A, discussion, and feedback (30 minutes) 

2:45 Public Comment 

2:50 ADJOURN