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Glen Canyon Dam Technical Work Group 

Agenda Item Information 

June 24, 2014

Agenda Item 

Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program FY 2015-17 Budget and Work Plan 

Action Requested 

 Finalize 2015-17 Budget 

 Propose motion for AMWG 

Presenter 

Glen Knowles, Adaptive Management Group Chief, Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado 

Region 

Jack Schmidt, Chief, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center 

Scott VanderKooi, Deputy Chief, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center 

Shane Capron, Technical Work Group Vice-Chair 

Previous Action Taken 

August 9, 2013 – Motion (Proposed by Kerry Christensen, seconded by Larry Stevens): AMWG 

recommends the FY2013-14 Biennial Budget and Work Plan for the Bureau of Reclamation and the 

Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center that includes the 2014 sequestration impacts, as 

reviewed by the TWG on June 26, 2013, and as revised by Reclamation and presented at the August 

2013 meeting to the Secretary of the Interior for approval. In the event that sequestration is not 

implemented in FY2014 budget, AMWG recommends the revised FY2013-14 Biennial Budget and 

Work Plan from the Bureau of Reclamation and Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center 

without the 2014 sequestration. Hearing no objection, the motion was passed by consensus. 

December 12, 2013 – Memorandum from Secretary Jewell - Report and Recommendations from 

the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group Federal Advisory Committee Meetings 

held on February 20-21, 2013, May 8, 2013, and August 8-9, 2013 

http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/13aug08/Attach_14.pdf

Relevant Science 

Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program Biennial Budget and Work Plan—Fiscal Years 

2013–14 

http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/12aug29/Attach_08b.pdf

May 7, 2014 Memorandum from Assistant Secretary Anne Castle directing GCMRC and 

Reclamation to prepare a three-year budget and work plan for the GCDAM for FY 2015-17. 

http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/14may27/AC_Memo_TriennialBWP.pdf

June 6, 2014 Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program Triennial Budget and Work Plan 

Fiscal Years 2015-2017 

http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/twg/mtgs/14jun24/TWP_14jun06.pdf
GCDAMP FY15-16 BWP, continued 

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Background Information 

The Bureau of Reclamation and Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center with input from 

the TWG and BAHG has developed a draft FY 2015-17 Budget and Work Plan (BWP) for TWG 

review. 

Proposed Motion: TWG recommends the revised FY2015-17 Triennial Budget and Work Plan from the Bureau of 

Reclamation and Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center as reviewed by TWG on June 24 & 25, 2014 

and presented at the August 2014 AMWG meeting, to the Secretary of the Interior for approval. 
Overview of Reclamatio

FY 15-17 Budget Considerat

Glen KnowlesBureau of ReclamationGlen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program Technical Work GroupJune 24, 2014
Reclamation FY15-17 Budget

All Funding Sources

FY 15 FY16 

Total $3,492,477 $4,092,201 $4,Total w/o Carryover $2,618,398 $2,681,307 $2,
GCDAMP Budget FY 14-17

GCDAMP Budget Power Revenues

FY 14 = $10,575,188 + consumer price indewas 2% in FY13 and 1.2% in FY14)FY 15 = $10,892,444 (3% CPI)

Reclamation = $2,143,398GCMRC = $8,749,047

FY 16 = $11,219,218 (3% CPI)

Reclamation = $2,206,307GCMRC = $9,012,821

FY 17 = $11,555,794 (3% CPI)

Reclamation = $2,272,414GCMRC = $9,283,380

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Reclamation FY 2013-14 Bud

AMWGDescription

FY1

1.2% C

Personnel Costs ‐ Labor

& Burden $190,80

AMWG Member Travel Reimb $15,23AMWG Reclamation Travel Reimb. $15,62Facilitation Contract $

POAHG Expenses ‐ Labor, Burden,

& Travel $61,21

Other $8,78Subtotal $291,66

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POAHG/AHAHG

• Since 2010 $100k in carryover funding • $50k in FY 15/16for Glen Canyon Dam Administrative 

Pilot Project. 

• Helps POAHG of GCDAMP to the public. • The pilot project will undertake the following:

– Begin developing oral histories and interviews wit

historical figures

– Create an annotated bibliography for program rela

literature

– Create a website and library database for informat

archival and retrieval

– Create a chronological program overview includin

participants

– Develop a new participant’s handbook for the AMP
Reclamation FY 2013-14 Bud

TWGDescription

FY1

1.2% C

Personnel Costs ‐ Labor $95,01TWG Member Travel Reimb. $22,38Reclamation Travel $15,44

TWG Chair

/ Facilitation $31,11

Other $2,50Subtotal $166,45

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Reclamation FY 2013-14 Bud

OTHERDescription

FY14

1.2% CP

Admin Support NPS Permitting $125,811 Contract Administration $44,041 

Science Advisor Contract $0 

Experimental Fund $521,180 Non

‐Native Fish Control Contingency Fund $667,947 

Subtotal w/o Carryover $691,032 Subtotal $1,358,979 

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Non-Native Fish Control 

Contingency Fund$364,052 of funding will go to GCMRC native fish project• 6.2 Aggregation recruitment $83,750 • 6.3 Monitoring mainstem aggregations with PIT tag an

(pilot) $18,444 

• 6.6 Direct Mainstem Augmentation of Humpback Chub • 7.3 July Little Colorado River juvenile humpback chub 

to estimate production and outmigration $112,172 

• 7.6 Potential for gravel substrate limitation for humpb

reproduction in the LCR $11,600 

• 7.7 Evaluate CO2 as a limiting factor early life history 

humpback chub in the Little Colorado River $86,420 

• 7.9 Development of a non-lethal tool to assess the 

physiological condition of humpback chub in the ColoLittle Colorado Rivers $41,876
Reclamation FY 2013-14 Bud

CULTURAL PROGRAM

Description

FY14

1.2% CPI

Reclamation Administration and Travel $131,310 

Cultural Program Implementation $371,352 

Integrated Tribal Resources Monitoring $157,502 Subtotal $660,164 Tribal Participation $475,000 

Total $1,135,164 

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Cultural Program Implementatio

1. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Moni

and Mitigation Budget FY15 = $61,000, FY16 = $145,000, FY17 = $104,

2. Zuni Associative Values

Budget FY15 = $100,000, FY16 = $30,000, FY17 = $0

3. Support for GCMRC’s Project 4

Budget FY15 = $150,000 FY16 = $150,000, FY17 = $186

4. TEK Ecological Restoration Project 

Budget FY15 = $99,000 FY16 = $100,000, FY17 = $10

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Cultural Program Implementatio

continued5. Tribal Synthesis

Budget FY15 = $50,000, FY16 = $50,000, FY17 = $50,00

6. Annual Integrated River Trip: An Exchange 

Values and World-Views Budget FY15 = $30,000, FY16 = $30,000, FY17 = $30,00

7. Nonnative fish removal consultation

Budget FY15 = $10,000, FY16 = $10,000, FY17 = $10,00

8. Tribal Preparation of Paperwork for DOE of G

Canyon to National RegisterBudget FY15 = $0 FY16 = $0 FY17 = $50,0

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