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<br />4 <br /> <br />81 4. Socio-cultural resource program. <br />82 5. Information technology program. <br />83 6. Contingency planning. <br />84 A Protocol Evaluation Program (PEP) will be utilized to ensure that the long-term <br />85 monitoring program implemented for each of the resource areas identified above is <br />86 scientifically sound. Evaluations of current and alternative monitoring protocols will be <br />87 conducted by program area under the direction of the program managers. Current <br />88 monitoring methods will be reviewed by external peer review panels, GCMRC staff and <br />89 cooperating scientists and evaluated for their effectiveness. Alternative protocols will be <br />90 field tested for use in the Colorado River ecosystem prior to implementation. Results of <br />91 the PEP will be used to help design the GCMRC's long-term monitoring plan. <br />92 <br />93 CODceptual~odeling <br />94 The development of a conceptual model of the Colorado River ecosystem is a key <br />95 element of the adaptive management approach because it provides a comprehensive <br />96 understanding of this riverine ecosystem and the associated impacts of differing dam <br />97 operations. <br />98 <br />99 The Physical Resources Program <br />100 The physical resources monitoring and research program provides information on <br />101 dynamic hydrologic and geomorphic processes that directly and indirectly link operations of <br />102 Glen Canyon Dam with downstream ecosystem resources. Streamflow, sediment and their <br />103 associated interactive processes are the three primary physical resource topics of concern. <br />104 Although water quality is identified by Glen Canyon AMP stakeholders as a physical <br />105 resource parameter, management objectives and information needs associated with water <br />106 quality in the Colorado River ecosystem are primarily related to the biological program area, <br />107 such as studies of primary productivity, fish recruitment, etc. As a result, GCMRC activities <br /> <br />November 5, 1998 <br />Second Draft - Do Not Cite, Photocopy, or Distribute <br />