WSP08865

• File Number: 8220.101.10.B
• Description: Colorado River-Water Projects-Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell-Glen Canyon Adaptive Management-TWG
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 6/10/2005
• Title: Fiscal Year 2006-Monitoring and Research Work Plan
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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United States Department of the Interior
u.s. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
GRAND CANYON MONITORING AND RESEARCH CENTER
2255 NORTH GEMINI DRIVE, MS-9394
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA 8600 I
928 556-7094 Telephone
928556-7092 Fax

June 10, 2005

MEMORANDUM

To:

D. Kubly, Co-Chair, Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Technical
Workgroup, Chair, Budget Ad Hoc Group ofTWG

From:

T. Metis, Acting Chief, GCMRC

Subject:

Transmittal of and Request for Assistance with Distribution of Revised Draft FY
2006, Work Plan and Budget (version 3,0) to the Technical Workgroup

As promised earlier this spring, the GCMRC has completed its revision of the draft FY 2006
work plan and budget(s), including recommendation for experimental science and science-
support activities intended to continue elements of the GCMRC's 2002 Experiment Plan, The
focus of the recommended experimental treatments and other science activities is intended to
support identified information needs of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program.

Owing to her obligation to lead the Recreational PEP fieldtrip, Helen Fairley, our Socio-Cultural
Program Manager, was not able to complete revisions of the three socio-cultural project
descriptions in response to recommendations of the Budget ad hoc group. However, she will
provide revised handouts of these work plan sections at the upcoming TWG meeting, along with
a briefing of the proposed changes in Projects C.2 and C.3.

Please distribute the attached version (3.0) of the revised work plan dated June 10,2005,
(including the two budget scenarios with and without experimental activities) to the Technical
Workgroup members as soon as possible, so as to ensure that they have sufficient time to review.
the draft prior to the next meeting on June 21-22,2005.

We appreciate all of your time and assistance, as well as other members of the Budget and
Humpback Chub Comprehensive Plan ad hoc groups in getting through the review and revision
process, We are excited to discuss this version of the draft plan with you and other TWG
members at the upcoming meeting. We also look forward to participating with you and other
TWG members in the overall process of strategic science plalUling throughout the summer and
fall.