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<br />- 2003 Target ~ 3.74 MAF
<br />. . . . ' ,2008 Target ~ 3.84 MAF
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<br />J F M A M J J A SON 0 J
<br />First of Month
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<br />Secretary Norton Names Mark Limbaugh Her Representative ou Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive
<br />Management Work Group: On March 7, Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton today named Assistant .
<br />Secretary Mark Limbaugh her representative on the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work
<br />Group (AMWG) that evaluates modifications in the dam's operations and other management actions
<br />aimed at protecting the Grand Canyon.
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<br />Norton also appointed Limbaugh co-chair of the Department's Policy Group that reviews
<br />recommendations from the Adaptive Management Work Group and provides policy-level guidance.
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<br />"Protection of the Grand Canyon and its natural and cultural resources is, and will continue to be, among
<br />the highest priorities for this department," Norton said. "I believe that Mark will bring important insights
<br />and perspectives to the ongoing work of this critical effort."
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<br />Limbaugh, who oversees both the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Geological Survey as Assistant
<br />Secretary for Water and Science, replaces Mike Gabaldon, who has served as the Secretary's designee on
<br />the Work Group since 2002.
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<br />"Mike has overseen the workings of the AMWG in a professional and effective manner," Norton said in
<br />thanking Gabaldon for his efforts, noting that the Bureau of Reclamation had recently appointed
<br />Gabaldon director of its Technical Service Center in Denver, Colo.
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<br />The Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program undertakes research and monitoring to detennine
<br />if revised dam operations are actually achieving resource protection objectives through a rigorous,
<br />science-based program that promotes flexible decision-making.
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<br />"I also appreciate the hard and dedicated work of the members of the AMWG, and 1 thank them for their .
<br />continued participation in this program, "Norton said.
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