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<br />001915 <br /> <br />DRAFT - June 28~ 2004 <br /> <br />AMWG - TWG relationship <br /> <br />1 - AMWG doesn't meet often enough, schedule mismatches cause problems <br />Solution - AMWG should meet more frequently to improve guidance and <br />communication. This would help provide additional policy. <br /> <br />2 - poor communication between groups, lack of disclosure <br />Solution - should take more time for groups to talk to each other. More frequent <br />meetings, "executive summary" science symposiums, and retreats would help <br />inform AMWG of scientific results. TWG members must brief their AMWG <br />members on scientific reports. <br /> <br />3 - priorities not being set by AMWG <br />Solution - Every meeting should solicit feedback from GCMRC on key questions. <br />These are the questions managers needs to have answered. Prioritization of <br />questions would help GCMRC focus its workload. In the past, the Science Advisors <br />have not communicated well enough with AMWG. A separate meeting of AMWG, <br />TWG, SAs and GCMRC should set priorities. <br /> <br />4 - AMWG not acting as policy body <br /> <br />5 - agenda should be set by DOl, not just Reclamation <br /> <br />6 - are recommendations being set in response to Dbl inquiries or pro actively? <br /> <br />7 - TWG wants to more than technical body, making policy decisions, should be giving <br />AMWG technical recommendations <br />Solution - Some issues, such as budget, have policy and technical issues intertwined. <br />This particular case of the budget may be rlXed by having GCMRC present to the <br />AMWG their proposal and have the AMWG layout the policy priorities prior to <br />TWG technical discussion. . Joint meetings may help determine how to deal with <br />uncertainties. Report to AMWG should have more technical detail regarding the <br />discussion and pros/cons of options considered, avoi~ing policy debate. <br /> <br />8 - AMWG members shouldn't sit on the TWG <br />Solution ~ By having AMWG members sit on the TWG, a pure technical <br />recommendation is complicated. In situations where there are limited staff, joint <br />membership may be acceptable, but in cases where there are dual members, the <br />AMWG member should let the TWG member do their job. <br /> <br />9 - AMWG members should be more apprised of the science <br />Solution - GCMRC presentations to ~G have been productive, encourage more <br />of these. TWG should help to facilitate the analysis of technical information. <br />