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<br />~ ~ <br /> <br />,O!,-'''.__ <br /> <br />~, <br /> <br />- -. - <br /> <br />DISCUSSION OUTLINE <br /> <br />BY: <br /> <br />E, I. Jencsok <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />March 8, 1994 <br /> <br />SUBJECf: <br /> <br />Agenda Item Sa, March 8-9, 1994, Board Meeting-- <br />Colorado River Issues <br />Glen Canyon DEIS <br /> <br />Glen Canyon Environmental Studies 1982 -+ <br />Uprating of Power Plant <br />Phase I 1982 - 1988 <br />Phase II 1988 - Now part of EIS studies-+ <br /> <br />Glen Canyon EIS - Evaluates environmental impacts of operation of Glen Canyon Dam; <br />initiated at the direction of Secretary in 1989, <br /> <br />Interim Operating Criteria <br />- implemented in August 1991 <br />- to reduce flow related impacts to Glen and Grand Canyons <br />- restricted peak releases to 20,000 cfs during an 8.23 maf release year <br />- limits minimum release to between 5,000 and 8,000 cfs <br />- limit daily fluctuations - ramping rates, <br /> <br />Grand Canyon Protection Act, 1992 <br />to operate Glen Canyon in a manner to mitigate adverse impacts and improve <br />ecosystem values for the Grand Canyon <br />to continue interim operations <br />complete GCEIS by 1994 <br />adopt final criteria for operation in addition to LROC <br />report to Congress <br />cost reallocation between different purposes (some costs of Glen Canyon Dam <br />to be non-reimbursable), <br />