9611

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9611
• Author: Mussetter Engineering Inc.
• Title: Information Packet for Yampa river Basin Sediment Peer Review Workshop.
• USFW Year: 1997.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

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IV. Study Goals, Objectives, End Products:

A. Goal:

The goal of the peer review effort is to develop recommendations to the J..b../
Program for a sediment monitoring program to help define habitat requirements ~
for endangered fish in the Vampa, Uttle Snake, and Green Rivers. This
information can, in turn, be used to develop flow recommendations to maintain
habitats for endangered fish.

B: Objectives:

(1) To identify and describe sediment issues as they relate to endangered fish
habitat in the Vampa, little Snake, and Green Rivers.

(2) To identify, compile, and summarize existing sediment data for the
Vampa, Little Snake, and Green Rivers.

(3) To assemble a peer review panel and present the sediment issues and
data to the panel in a workshop forum.

(4) To have the peer review panel develop recommendations for future
sediment work to support Program efforts to recover endangered fish.

c. End Products:

(1) A report that presents the results of the peer review panel findings and
recommendations.

V. Study Area:

Vampa, little Snake, and Green River Basins.

VI. Study Method/Approach:

(1) All existing sediment data for the Vampa, Little Snake, and Green Rivers
will be identified, and summarized, and an information paper will be
developed. This task will be accomplished by an expert in the fields of
hydrology and sedimentology.

(2) A peer review panel will be selected from experts from both within and
without the program. These experts will have direct first hand
knowledge of the Vampa, Little Snake, and Green Rivers.

(3) Two workshops will be held with the peer review panel. The first
workshop will familiarize the panel with the issues and data. The second
workshop will concentrate on the discussion of issues and the
development of recommendations. A third workshop/briefing will be held
in conjunction with the annual researchers meeting to present the results
of the work to Program participants.

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