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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THE GCMRC'S DRAFT FY 2006 ANNuAL WORK PLA.."i

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The Fiscal Year 2006 (FY 2006), Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center's
(GCMRC) Work Plan describes scientific activities intended to provide the information needed
to address thc management objectives developed by the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive
Management Work Group (GCD-AMP). These management objectives have been
recommended by the AMWG to the Secretary of the Interior to meet the intent of the 1992
Grand Canyon Protection Act (GCP A), and the Record-of-Decision (ROD; DOl, 1996) for the
Final- Opera/ions of Glen Canyon Dam Environmental Impact Statement (DOl, 1995). Owing
to many planning activities that are currently ongoing in FY 2005-06, this draft work plan is
proposed as a provisional or transitional stepping-stone in the pathway to a next phase of
strategic science implementation in support of the needs of the active Adaptive Management
program for managing Glen Canyon Dam operations.

INTRODUCTION

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STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF
THE WORK PLAN

The GCMRC's Need for a Strategic Science Implementation Plan - In response to

constraints on science funding for the GCD-AMP, combined with an expanding assortment of

research and monitoring needs identified by stakeholders, the GCMRC critically evaluated

program planning during FY 2005. Because of increasing needs for science information without
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additional funding, the GCMRC identified several recommended adjustments in the science

program during winter 2005. This was done in an attempt to balance the critical needs of the

program as a new science strategy is developed within the context of the FY 2006 work plan and

budget. During the early stages of work plan and budget development, the GCMRC also

recognized the need on the part of the progranl to develop a new Strategic Science

Impleme1ltation Plan (SSIP) that would chart the course of science activities from 2006 thtough

2010. To be most effective, the SSIP needs to be drafted during 2005-06, and critically needs to

contain strategic sub-elements, such as the Core-Monitoring, Humpback Chub Comprehe1lsive

and Research (including Experime1ltal) Plans. Such plans are now being developed jointly with

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GCMRC FY2006 Annual Work Plan (Draft June 10,2005)