GLEN CANYON DAM ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
 

TECHNICAL WORK GROUP MEETING
 

JANUARY 26, 2017 

12/16/2016 Draft Agenda 

Wyndham Garden Phoenix Midtown
 

3600 N. 2nd Avenue 

Phoenix, AZ 85013 

602-604-4900 

FINAL AGENDA 

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TIME

(Duration)

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Topic, Presenter, and Purpose

8:15 Welcome and Administrative: Seth Shanahan, Technical Work Group (TWG) Chair

(:30)  Introductions and Determination of Quorum (16 members)

 Approval of October 18‐19, 2016, Meeting Minutes

 Review of Action Items

 Introduction of Deputy Chief for the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center

(GCMRC)

 Next Meeting Date, April 20‐21, 2017

 Ad Hoc Group Updates

 Science Advisors Program Update

 Update on Plan for Controlling High Risk Aquatic Invasive Fish Species, Ken Hyde, National

Park Service

 Update on High Flow Experiment Reporting

8:58 Review of the 2017 Annual Reporting Meeting and Discussion of Knowledge Assessment: Seth

Shanahan, TWG Chair

 Presentation (10 minutes)

 Q&A and discussion (20 minutes)

9:36 Update on the Long‐Term Experimental and Management Plan (LTEMP) Record of Decision

(ROD) Including a Discussion of Any Changes to Operations or Any Experimental and

Management Actions that May be Implemented for the Remainder of WY17: Katrina

Grantz, Reclamation

 Presentation (30 minutes)

 Q&A and discussion (45 minutes)

10:30 Update on Hydrology and Operations: Paul Davidson, Reclamation

 Presentation (10 minutes)

 Q&A and discussion (5 minutes)

10:53 As Requested by the Adaptive Management Work Group, Review the FY17 Budget to

Determine if Budget or Work Plan Changes May be Needed as a Result of the LTEMP ROD:

Seth Shanahan, TWG Chair; Shane Capron, BAHG Chair

 Presentation (5 minutes)

 Q&A and discussion (10 minutes)

11:05 BREAK
        

       

                         

             

   

       

                         

                           

                 

         

       

                         

                           

                 

         

           

               

   

       

   

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TIME

(Duration)

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Topic, Presenter, and Purpose

11:18 Review of Funding Guidance and Other Guidance for the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive

Management Program: Rod Smith, Department of the Interior

 Presentation (15 minutes)

 Q&A and discussion (15 minutes)

11:38 Discuss Upcoming Budget and Conduct Group Exercise to Develop Initial Budget Guidance for

GCMRC and the Bureau of Reclamation – Part 1: Seth Shanahan, TWG Chair; Katrina

Grantz, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation); Scott VanderKooi, GCMRC; Shane Capron,

BAHG Chair; and TWG Members

 Presentation (15 minutes)

12:00

LUNCH

1:00 Discuss Upcoming Budget and Conduct Group Exercise to Develop Initial Budget Guidance for

GCMRC and the Bureau of Reclamation – Part 2: Seth Shanahan, TWG Chair; Katrina

Grantz, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation); Scott VanderKooi, GCMRC; Shane Capron,

BAHG Chair; and TWG Members

 Q&A and discussion (90 minutes)

2:30 Update about Brown Trout Management Considerations: Brian Healy, NPS

 Presentation (10 minutes)

 Q&A and discussion (20 minutes)

3:00 Public Comment

3:05 ADJOURN