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Reclamation to host Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group meeting

Media Contact: Chris Watt, 385-241-4124, cwatt@usbr.gov
Lee Traynham, 801-524-3752, ltraynham@usbr.gov

For Release: February 10, 2020

TEMPE, Ariz. – The Bureau of Reclamation will host the winter meeting of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group Federal Advisory Committee on February 12 and 13 in Tempe, Arizona. The AMWG brings together diverse partners and stakeholders along the Colorado River to provide recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior regarding the operation of Glen Canyon Dam and related scientific research and management actions.

These meetings are open to the public.

What: AMWG Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

When: February 12, 2020, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (MST) and February 13, 2020, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (MST)

Where: Hilton Garden Inn, 7200 South Price Road, Tempe, Arizona 85283

Discussion topics at this meeting include updates on current basin hydrology and projected reservoir operations; non-native fish issues; tribal and cultural resources; science results from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center; fiscal year 2020 budget and work plans; and other resource and administrative issues. AMWG members are appointed by the Secretary and include representatives from federal agencies, Native American tribes, Colorado River Basin states, environmental groups, recreation interests, and contractors for federal hydropower.

Visit the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program Adaptive Management Work Group website for more information, including webinar access, at https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg.html.

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