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<br />0''"'2" 97 <br />U .i... <br /> <br />Adaptive Management now regimes as recommended by the AMWG. <br />2. Review and evaluation of GCMRC FY 1999 Annual Monitoring and Research <br />Plan. <br />3. Review and evaluation of GCMRC, FY 1997, State of Natural & Cultural <br />Resources in the Colorado River Ecosystem Report. <br />4. Review and evaluation of GCMRC information on the effects of a ::: 45,000 <br />cfs BHBF between January to June, 1998. <br /> <br />FY 1998 <br /> <br />AMWGrrwG activities include a broad cross section of programs as follows: <br /> <br />o Continued Development of protocols/procedures for operation of <br />AMWGrrwG. <br />o Review of AMP budget process and budget allocations for short and long- <br />term programs. <br />o Review and revision of objectives and information needs for the Colorado <br />River Ecosystem and Lake Powell Monitoring and Research programs. <br />o Participation in Conceptual Modeling Workshops for the Colorado River <br />Ecosystem and Lake Powell programs. <br />o Review and recommendation of the following GCMRC documents. <br />o FY 1998 Adaptive Management Flow Regime Information. <br />o FY 1998 Contingency Monitoring and Research Plans for scheduled <br />and unscheduled high flows. <br />o FY 1999 Monitoring and Research Plan. <br />o FY 1998 State of Natural and Cultural Resources in the Colorado <br />River Ecosystem Report. <br />o Development of improved processes for implementing Adaptive Management <br />flows/activities. <br />o Development of objectives and information needs for long-term planning for <br />Selective Withdrawal (temperature control) programming. <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />The Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) <br /> <br />The GCMRC was established November 11, 1995 by the Assistant Secretary for <br />Water and Science, U.S. Department of the Interior. The program was established in the <br />Assistant Secretary's office, at the request of stakeholders, to represent and respond to the <br />broad spectrum of resource, research and monitoring needs that would have to be addressed <br />in the AMP. It was established early so that it could accomplish a critical transition from the <br />GCES program, which had been in place since 1982. <br /> <br />8 <br />