Updated:1/8/24

GLEN CANYON DAM ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 

TECHNICAL WORK GROUP MEETING

JANUARY 25, 2024 

IN PERSON 

BLM National Training Center

9828 N. 31st Ave, Phoenix

 

WEBINAR 

https://rec.webex.com/rec/j.php?MTID=m66c940a3c235d47e8279e296156ba7b8

Meeting number: 2763 838 1324

Phone number: 415-527-5035 Password: TWG25

DRAFT AGENDA

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

START 

TIME

(Duration)

Thursday, January 25, 2024 

Topic, Presenter, and Purpose 

9:00

MST 

(:30) 

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

 Introductions and Determination of Quorum (16 members)

 Meeting Minute Procedures

 Next Meeting Date(s): April 10-11, 2024 

 Ad Hoc Group Membership and Updates

 Review Action Items, Motions, and Votes

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

9:30

MST 

(:45) 

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

Below Glen Canyon Dam: Heather Patno and Robert Radtke; Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation)

 Presentation (30 minutes)

 Q&A and discussion (15 minutes)

10:15

MST 

(:30)

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

Measures Update: Matt O’Neill, Reclamation 

 Presentation (15 minutes)

 Q&A and discussion (15 minutes)

10:45

MST 

(:15)

BREAK

11:00

MST 

(:15) 

Informational Updates

 LTEMP Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: Bill Stewart, Reclamation 

 Brown Trout Incentivized Harvest Program: Bud Fazio, National Park Service (NPS)

 WaterSmart and Other Funding Opportunities for GCDAMP Projects: Katherine Tucker and 

Justin Record, Reclamation 

11:15

MST

Update on Action Items Related to the Non-Native Strategic Plan to Prevent Invasive Fish

Establishment (e.g., Slough Modification, Thermal Curtain, Bypass Tube Generation, Tucker 

Trawl): Bud Fazio, NPS; Bill Stewart, Reclamation; Matt O’Neill, Reclamation; Jeremy Hammen, 
Updated:1/8/24

(:60) Reclamation; TWG Members

 Presentation (15 minutes)

 Q&A and discussion (45 minutes)

12:15

MST 

(1:30) 

LUNCH

1:45

MST 

(:15)

Budget and Socioeconomic Ad Hoc Groups Update: Erik Skeie, BAHG Chair; and Ben Reeder; 

SEAHG Chair

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

2:00

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.

3:00

MST 

(:15)

BREAK

3:15

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.

4:00

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 Itemsfor Next Meeting:

TWG Members

 Discussion (15 minutes)

4:15

MST 

(:05)

Public Comment

4:20

MST

ADJOURN