Updated: 1/13/23

GLEN CANYON DAM ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

TECHNICAL WORK GROUP MEETING

JANUARY 26, 2023 

WEBINAR

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FINAL AGENDA

STARTS AT 9:00 a.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST) / 8:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST)

START

TIME

(Duration)

Thursday, January 26, 2023 

Topic, Presenter, and Purpose

9:00

MST 

(:45) 

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

 Introductions and Determination of Quorum (16 members)

 Adoption of Prior Meeting Minutes

 Next Meeting Date(s): April 12-13, 2023 

 Ad Hoc Group Membership and Updates 

 Review Action Items, Motions, and Votes Form

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

9:45 

MST 

(:45) 

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

Powell and Below Glen Canyon Dam and an Update on the Development of a Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 2007 Interim Guidelines: Heather Patno, Robert Radtke,

and Kathy Callister; Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation)

 Presentation (30 minutes)

 Q&A and discussion (15 minutes)

10:30

MST 

(:15)

BREAK

10:45

MST 

(:30) 

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

Measures Updates: Kerri Pedersen, Reclamation

 Presentation (15 minutes)

 Q&A and discussion (15 minutes)

11:15

MST 

(:15) 

Status of the Glen Canyon Dam Operational Flexibilities in Response to Warmwater Invasives 

Environmental Assessment: Bill Stewart, Reclamation

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

11:30

MST 

(:30) 

Report from the Smallmouth Bass Ad Hoc Group Including a Discussion about the Secretary’s 

Designee’s August 2022 Requests: Laura Dye, Colorado River Commission of Nevada (CRC); and 

Emily Higuera, Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR)

 Presentation (15 minutes)

 Q&A and discussion (15 minutes)
Updated: 1/13/23

START

TIME

(Duration)

Thursday, January 26, 2023 

Topic, Presenter, and Purpose

12:00

MST 

(1:30) 

LUNCH

1:30

MST 

(:45) 

Acceptance of the Nonnative Fish Strategic Plan: Laura Dye, CRC; Emily Higuera, ADWR; and TWG 

Members

 Presentation (15 minutes)

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

Proposed Motion: The TWG accepts the Nonnative Fish Strategic Plan as developed through the 

Smallmouth Bass Ad Hoc Group and recommends that it is provided to the Adaptive Management 

Work Group to consider it as a means for addressing the Secretary’s Designee’s request from the 

August 2022 AMWG meeting. 

2:15

MST 

(:60) 

Breakout Group Discussion: TWG Members

 Discussion (60 minutes)

The purpose of this agenda item is for TWG Members to breakout into four to five smaller but 

assigned groups to have a group-interest-directed discussion about the following. Considering what 

you learned during day 1 and 2 of the Annual Reporting meeting and/or other knowledge that you 

have: 1) what are your perspectives on the health of the Colorado River Ecosystem (CRE) and/or 

whether the LTEMP FEIS goals and objectives are being met; and 2) what input can you provide to 

the developers of the next triennial workplan and budget that will help support a healthy CRE 

and/or meet the goals and objectives of the LTEMP FEIS. 

The breakout groups will be asked to nominate one or more spokespeople to describe the outcomes

of their discussion to the full group. 

3:15

MST 

(:15)

BREAK

3:30

MST 

(:45) 

Report Out from Breakout Groups: TWG Members

 Discussion (45 minutes)

The purpose of this agenda item is for the spokespeople of the breakout groups to describe the 

outcomes of their discussion to the full group. 

4:15

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 (15 minutes)

4:30

MST 

(:05) 

Public Comment
Updated: 1/13/23

START

TIME

(Duration)

Thursday, January 26, 2023 

Topic, Presenter, and Purpose

4:35

MST 

ADJOURN