WSP03790

• File Number: 8220.101.13
• Description: Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powell
• State: AZ
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 10/1/1998
• Author: Secretary of Inter
• Title: Report to Congress: Operations of the Glen canyon Dam Pursuant to the Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992 ‎(Water Years 1997 and 1998)‎
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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impacted by the river and operation of the dam have a wide variety of needs and concerns which
at times are in conflict with each other,

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The Secretary has been mandated to operate the dam and regulate the river in such a manner as to
meet the many and various StatutDry goals mandated by the Congress while striking a balance
with respect to the interests of the stakeholders and protecting the many downstream resources.
The AMWG makes it possible for the Secretary to bring all these various interests to a consensus
so he can strike a wise balance on how the dam should be operated. The EIS process has
resolved among the stakehol@rs that fonnation of an advisory committee is the best, sirice no
other cominittee currently exists and perhaps the only, way for the Secretary to achieve these
policies and to implement the above requirementS. The AMWG will provide a fOlUm to
coordinate broad-based interests in making recommendations to assist the Secretary in the
decisionmaking process for modifying operations of Glen Canyon Dam in order to meet the
requirements set forth in the Grand Canyon Protection Act (Act) of October 30, 1992 (public
Law 102-575), and to follow the recommendations of the Operation of Glen Canyon Dam Fmal
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

Th~ ~~ directs .the Secretary to establish and iml?lement lon$-tenn monitorin, pro~ an~
actiVIties that Will ensure that Glen Canyon Dam IS operated m a manner collSlstent With sectIon
1802 of the Act. The monitoring programs and activities shall be established and implemeriied in
consultation with the Secretary of Energy; the Governors of the States of Arizona, Ca1ifoqiia,
Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; Indian tribes; and the general public,
including representatives of academic and scientific conununities, environmental organizations,
the recreation industry, and contractors for the purchase of Federal power produced at Glen
Canyon Dam. In order to comply with the consultation requirement bfthe Act, the EIS
recommended fonnation ofa Federal advisory committee. The EIS recommended an Adaptive
Management Program (AMP) to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Act. The
AMWG will serve to facilitate the AMP.

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The AMWG continues public involvement in the decisionmaking process and incorporates those
stakeholders with interest in the operation of Glen Canyon Dam and the downstream resources.

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