BOARD00038 ‎(2)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 9/20/2006
• Description: WSP Section - San Juan River Recovery Implementation Program Document Revisions
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

7. review and approval of the Long Range Plan and annual Work Plan;

Because the efforts of the Biology Committee relate specifically to the scientific basis for
recovery, each participant on the committee will have expertise that is generally applicable to the
San Juan River or its native fish fauna. Due to the technical nature of the committee, committee
members should have experience in biology, fisheries, ecology, water quality or fluvial
hydrology that is applicable to the San Juan River ecosystem, including its physical habitat. Each
of the participants may nominate one representative to the committee (multiple representatives
representing a single participant will share the single vote allotted to that participant). The
Biology Committee will evaluate the technical qualifications of each representative nominated to
serve on the Biology Committee. The Biology Committee shall determine by two-thirds vote of
the committee membership that a nominated representative is technically qualified. If a
nominated representative is determined not to be technically qualified, the technical committee
shall report the reasons for rejecting the nominee to the Coordination Committee; then at the
request of the nominating participant, the Coordination Committee will determine if there are
extenuating considerations, other than the technical evaluation, that would allow the nominee to
serve on the Biology Committee. The Coordination Committee shall determine by two-thirds
vote of the committee membership if the nominee will serve on the technical committee and
make the final decision on this matter. The representatives on the Biology Committee must bring
to the Program a cooperative and objective analysis of the river's habitats and fish community.
The committee will elect its chair from the committee's membership.

A quorum is two-thirds of the appointed committee membership. The Biology Committee will
function by a two-thirds majority vote of the committee membership. Divergent views will be
resolved at the committee level whenever practicable. If resolution cannot be achieved by two-
thirds majority vote, a report of the question under dispute, including the dissenting views, will
be provided to the Coordination Committee for resolution.

Hydrology Committee

The Hydrology Committee reports to the Coordination Committee. The Hydrology Committee
provides review and evaluation of hydrology related information pertinent to the Program. The
Hydrology Committee provides advice to the Biology Committee and the Coordination
Committee regarding hydrologic aspects of the Program, including hydrologic evaluations of
proposed changes to the Program's flow recommendations for providing endangered fish habitat
in the San Juan River and of other issues pertinent to adaptive management of the San Juan River
system to meet the goals of the Program. Responsibilities of the Hydrology Committee include,
but are not necessarily limited to:

1. review and comment on the San Juan River Basin Hydrology Model maintained by the
Bureau of Reclamation for use in evaluating the flow recommendations and the
hydrologic impacts of proposed water development and management activities on the
ability to maintain flows in accordance with the flow recommendations, including

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