Glen Canyon Dam Technical Work Group 

Final Agenda 

Wyndham Garden Phoenix Midtown 

Sedona Conference Room 

3600 N. 2nd Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85013 

Webinar and Teleconference Information: 

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Phone: 877-913-4721 Participant Passcode: 3330168 

Date: 4/8/2015 

TIME Tuesday, April 21, 2015 

TOPIC 

TAB 

9:30 

(1:00) 

Welcome and Administrative: Vineetha Kartha, Technical Work Group (TWG) 

Chair 

Introductions and Determination of Quorum (16) 

1. Approval of January 20-21, 2015, Meeting Minutes 

2. Review of Action Items 

3. Ad Hoc Group Updates  

 Administrative History Ad Hoc Group: Jason Thiriot, Chair 

 Species of Mgmt. Concern Ad Hoc Group: Larry Stevens, Chair 

4. New ad hoc group to discuss native fishes and humpback chub mainstem 

translocations – Shane Capron, Western Area Power Administration, Kirk 

Young, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

5. Selection of Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) Chief, 

Scott VanderKooi, Acting Chief, GCMRC

6. Updates 

 Tribal Consultation Plan – Sarah Rinkevich, Federal Tribal Liason 

 Programmatic Agreement – Mary Barger, Bureau of Reclamation 

 LTEMP EIS – Glen Knowles, Bureau of Reclamation 

 Whirling Disease – Bill Stewart, Arizona Game and Fish Department 

 NPS Bison Management Plan – Jan Balsom, Grand Canyon NPS 

7. New Business: Vineetha Kartha, TWG chair 

 Next Meeting  June 10-11 at ADWR or WebEx? 

Agenda 

Meeting Minutes 

Action Items 

10:30 

(:40) 

Hydrology Update and 2016 Hydrograph: Katrina Grantz, Bureau of 

Reclamation (via webinar)

 Presentation (15 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion (15 minutes) 

Hydrology 

11:10 

(1:05) 

Razorback Sucker Monitoring and Research in Lower Grand Canyon and 

the Colorado River Inflow Area of Lake Mead: Mark McKinstry, Bureau of 

Reclamation, Brandon Albrecht, BioWest, Steve Platania, University of New 

Mexico

 Presentation (60 minutes)

 Q&A, discussion (30 minutes)

Science 

12:15 

(1:00) LU N C H 

1:15 

(:30) 

Budget – GCMRC and BOR for FY 2016: Glen Knowles, Bureau of 

Reclamation and Scott VanderKooi, GCMRC

 Presentation (20 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion (10 minutes) 

Budget 

1:45 

(:15) 

Socioeconomic Studies: Scott VanderKooi, GCMRC 

 Presentation (10 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion (5 minutes) 

Socioeconomics 

2:00 

(:15) 

B R E A K 

2:45 

(:05) 

Proposed AMP Socioeconomics Program: Leslie James, Socioeconomic Ad 

Hoc Group Chair Socioeconomics 
 Information Needs and Program elements (15 minutes) 

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

2:50 

(:35) 

Lake Mead Water Quality: Todd Tietjen, Southern Nevada Water Authority 

 Presentation (15 minutes)

 Q&A, discussion (15 minutes)

Science 

3:25 

(:35) 

Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Sarah Rinkevich, Federal Tribal Liaison 

Why Plants and Plant Monitoring are Important: A Southern Paiute Perspective: 

Charlie Bulletts, Southern Paiute Consortium 

 Presentation (15 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion (5 minutes) 

Using TEK and Historical/Repeat Photographs to Monitor Ecological Change 

along the River Corridor: Peter Bungart, Hualapai Tribe 

 Presentation (15 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion (5 minutes) 

GCMRC Project 12: Helen Fairley, GCMRC 

 Presentation (15 minutes) 

 Q&A, panel discussion (30 minutes) 

Tribal 

3:55 

(:05) 

Public Comment 

4:00 Adjourn 
Glen Canyon Dam Technical Work Group 

Wyndham Garden Phoenix Midtown 

Sedona Conference Room 

3600 N. 2nd Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85013 

Webinar and Teleconference Information: 

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Phone #: 877-913-4721 Participant Passcode: 3330168 

Date: 4/8/2015 

TIME Wednesday, April 22, 2015 

TOPIC 

TAB 

8:15 

(:15) 

Welcome and Administrative: Vineetha Kartha, TWG Chair 

Introductions and Determination of Quorum (16) 

 Unresolved issues from yesterday’s meeting 

Agenda 

8:30 

(1:00) 

Hydropower Non Market Study: Hank Jenkins-Smith, University of Oklahoma

 Presentation (40 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion (20 minutes) 

Hydropower 

9:30 

(:30) 

Glen Canyon Tailwater Fishery - Integrating Fish and Channel Mapping 

Data: Ted Melis, GCMRC

 Presentation (15 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion (15 minutes) 

Science 

10:00 

(:15) B R E A K 

10:15 

(:45) 

Trout Individual Based Model (IBM): Dr. Kirk LaGory, Argonne National 

Laboratory (via webinar) 

 Presentation (30 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion (15 minutes) 

Science 

11:00 

(:45) 

GCMRC's Online Mapping and GIS Resources: Tom Gushue, GCMRC 

 Presentation (30 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion (15 minutes) 

Science 

11:45 

(1:00) L U N C H 

12:45 

(1:00) 

Recent Trout Data From Lees Ferry: Bill Stewart, Arizona Game and Fish 

Department and Scott VanderKooi, GCMRC 

 Presentation (30 minutes)

 Q&A, discussion (30 minutes)

Science 

1:45 

(:10) 

Lees Ferry Management: John Jordan, International Federation of Fly 

Fishers/Trout Unlimited 

 Presentation (15 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion (30 minutes) 

Science 

1:55 

(:05) 

Public Comment 

2:00 Adjourn 

Next Meeting: 

(W) June 10, 2015 

If webex OR 

(W) June 10, 2015 

(Th) June 11, 2015 

If in person at ADWR