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 Adaptive Management Program must also remain in compliance with the Law of the River and relevant environmental statutes, regulations, and policies. With all these demands, the Adaptive Management Work Group devised a vision and mission statement and principles to guide its activities and decision making. [http://www.riversimulator.org/Resources/GCDAMP/GCDAMPchronicle/StrategicPlanGCDamp2001.pdf]
 *[https://keep.lib.asu.edu/system/files/c342/220079/2016-Orton-AMWG-Assessment-final.pdf Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program Assessment Report by The Mary Orton Company 2016]
 *[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/09aug12/Attach_15.pdf Beyond Conjecture: Learning About Ecosystem Management from the Glen Canyon Dam Experiment by Alejandro E. Camacho]
 *[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/09aug12/Attach_16.pdf Collaborative Management of Glen Canyon Dam: The Elevation of Social Engineering Over Law by Joseph M. Feller]

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	The Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, created the [https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg.html '''Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program (GCDAMP)'''] in response to the [http://www.usbr.gov/uc/envdocs/eis/gc/gcdOpsFEIS.html '''1995 Environmental Impact Statement on the Operations of Glen Canyon Dam.'''] The GCDAMP is responsible for implementation of the [[Grand Canyon Protection Act\| '''Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992''']], to monitor the operation of Glen Canyon Dam, to ensure the dam is operated in compliance with a range of laws and regulations regarding the operation of [https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/crsp/index.html '''the Colorado River Basin Project'''], and mitigate any significant environmental impacts. This program is considered to be one of the most successful examples of adaptive management in the country.		The Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, created the [https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg.html '''Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program (GCDAMP)'''] in response to the [http://www.usbr.gov/uc/envdocs/eis/gc/gcdOpsFEIS.html '''1995 Environmental Impact Statement on the Operations of Glen Canyon Dam.'''] The GCDAMP is responsible for implementation of the [[Grand Canyon Protection Act\| '''Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992''']], to monitor the operation of Glen Canyon Dam, to ensure the dam is operated in compliance with a range of laws and regulations regarding the operation of [https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/crsp/index.html '''the Colorado River Basin Project'''], and mitigate any significant environmental impacts. This program is considered to be one of the most successful examples of adaptive management in the country.
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		+	=='''Purpose of the GCDAMP'''==
		+	The GCDAMP was established under the authority of the 1992 GCPA and initiated with the 1996 ROD. The purpose of the GCDAMP is to provide an organization and process for cooperative integration of dam operations, downstream resource protection and management, and monitoring and research information for the purposes of protecting and improving the values for which the GCNRA and GCNP were established. The GCDAMP program will continue with this purpose under the selected preferred alternative (for LTEMP). The Secretary of Interior retains sole discretion to decide how best to accomplish operations and experiments in any given year pursuant to the ROD and other binding obligations. As part of the GCDAMP, DOI bureaus, including Reclamation, USGS, NPS, FWS, and BIA, will continue to inform the Secretary and his/her designee on policies, scientific matters related to the GCDAMP, and the overall priorities and direction of the GCDAMP. The DOI bureau managers will continue to meet regularly to resolve questions of policies, priorities, and direction among the bureaus. Meetings among DOI managers will be part of the GCDAMP, which is independent of the AMWG. The WAPA may also be invited to participate in "Federal family" GCDAMP meetings as has occurred in recent years. [https://ltempeis.anl.gov/documents/docs/LTEMP_ROD.pdf]

	=='''What is Adaptive Management? '''==		=='''What is Adaptive Management? '''==

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 Adaptive Management Program must also remain in compliance with the Law of the River and relevant environmental statutes, regulations, and policies. With all these demands, the Adaptive Management Work Group devised a vision and mission statement and principles to guide its activities and decision making. [http://www.riversimulator.org/Resources/GCDAMP/GCDAMPchronicle/StrategicPlanGCDamp2001.pdf]
 *[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/09aug12/Attach_15.pdf Beyond Conjecture: Learning About Ecosystem Management from the Glen Canyon Dam Experiment by Alejandro E. Camacho]
 *[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/09aug12/Attach_16.pdf Collaborative Management of Glen Canyon Dam: The Elevation of Social Engineering Over Law by Joseph M. Feller]

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	This work is reviewed by Independent Review Panels overseen by the [http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=Science_Advisors '''Science Advisors program'''], as called for in the Glen Canyon Dam Environmental Impact Statement (Reclamation 1995:38), are comprised of qualified individuals not otherwise participating in the long-term monitoring and research studies. The panels include peer reviewers, science advisors, and protocol evaluation panels whose primary responsibility is to assess the quality of research, monitoring, or science being conducted by the Adaptive Management Program and to make recommendations to improve it.		This work is reviewed by Independent Review Panels overseen by the [http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=Science_Advisors '''Science Advisors program'''], as called for in the Glen Canyon Dam Environmental Impact Statement (Reclamation 1995:38), are comprised of qualified individuals not otherwise participating in the long-term monitoring and research studies. The panels include peer reviewers, science advisors, and protocol evaluation panels whose primary responsibility is to assess the quality of research, monitoring, or science being conducted by the Adaptive Management Program and to make recommendations to improve it.
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	*[http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=%27%27%27Secretary_of_the_Interior%E2%80%99s_Designee%27%27%27 '''Secretary's Designee''']		*[http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=%27%27%27Secretary_of_the_Interior%E2%80%99s_Designee%27%27%27 '''Secretary's Designee''']

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	The Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, created the [https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg.html '''Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program (GCDAMP)'''] in response to the [http://www.usbr.gov/uc/envdocs/eis/gc/gcdOpsFEIS.html '''1995 Environmental Impact Statement on the Operations of Glen Canyon Dam.'''] The GCDAMP is responsible for implementation of the [[Grand Canyon Protection Act\| '''Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992''']], to monitor the operation of Glen Canyon Dam, to ensure the dam is operated in compliance with a range of laws and regulations regarding the operation of [https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/crsp/index.html '''the Colorado River Basin Project'''], and mitigate any significant environmental impacts. This program is considered to be one of the most successful examples of adaptive management in the country.		The Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, created the [https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg.html '''Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program (GCDAMP)'''] in response to the [http://www.usbr.gov/uc/envdocs/eis/gc/gcdOpsFEIS.html '''1995 Environmental Impact Statement on the Operations of Glen Canyon Dam.'''] The GCDAMP is responsible for implementation of the [[Grand Canyon Protection Act\| '''Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992''']], to monitor the operation of Glen Canyon Dam, to ensure the dam is operated in compliance with a range of laws and regulations regarding the operation of [https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/crsp/index.html '''the Colorado River Basin Project'''], and mitigate any significant environmental impacts. This program is considered to be one of the most successful examples of adaptive management in the country.
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−	~~==''' Vision and Mission '''[http://www.riversimulator.org/Resources/GCDAMP/GCDAMPchronicle/StrategicPlanGCDamp2001.pdf] ==~~
−	~~The combined Vision and Mission statement reads as follows:~~
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−	*The Grand Canyon is a homeland for some, sacred to many, and a national treasure for all. In honor of past generations, and on behalf of those of the present and future, we envision an ecosystem where the resources and natural processes are in harmony under a stewardship worthy of the Grand Canyon.
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−	*We advise the Secretary of the Interior on how best to protect, mitigate adverse impacts to, and improve the integrity of the Colorado River ecosystem affected by Glen Canyon Dam, including natural biological diversity (emphasizing native biodiversity), traditional cultural properties’ spiritual values, and cultural, physical, and recreational resources through the operation of Glen Canyon Dam and other means.
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−	*We do so in keeping with the federal trust responsibilities to Indian tribes, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and tribal laws, including the water delivery obligations of the Law of the River, and with due consideration to the economic value of power resources.
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−	*This will be accomplished through our long-term partnership utilizing the best available scientific and other information through an adaptive ecosystem management process.

	=='''What is Adaptive Management? '''==		=='''What is Adaptive Management? '''==

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	The Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, created the [https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg.html '''Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program (GCDAMP)'''] in response to the [http://www.usbr.gov/uc/envdocs/eis/gc/gcdOpsFEIS.html '''1995 Environmental Impact Statement on the Operations of Glen Canyon Dam.'''] The GCDAMP is responsible for implementation of the [[Grand Canyon Protection Act\| '''Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992''']], to monitor the operation of Glen Canyon Dam, to ensure the dam is operated in compliance with a range of laws and regulations regarding the operation of [https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/crsp/index.html '''the Colorado River Basin Project'''], and mitigate any significant environmental impacts. This program is considered to be one of the most successful examples of adaptive management in the country.		The Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, created the [https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg.html '''Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program (GCDAMP)'''] in response to the [http://www.usbr.gov/uc/envdocs/eis/gc/gcdOpsFEIS.html '''1995 Environmental Impact Statement on the Operations of Glen Canyon Dam.'''] The GCDAMP is responsible for implementation of the [[Grand Canyon Protection Act\| '''Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992''']], to monitor the operation of Glen Canyon Dam, to ensure the dam is operated in compliance with a range of laws and regulations regarding the operation of [https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/crsp/index.html '''the Colorado River Basin Project'''], and mitigate any significant environmental impacts. This program is considered to be one of the most successful examples of adaptive management in the country.
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		+	==''' Vision and Mission '''[http://www.riversimulator.org/Resources/GCDAMP/GCDAMPchronicle/StrategicPlanGCDamp2001.pdf] ==
		+	The combined Vision and Mission statement reads as follows:
		+
		+	*The Grand Canyon is a homeland for some, sacred to many, and a national treasure for all. In honor of past generations, and on behalf of those of the present and future, we envision an ecosystem where the resources and natural processes are in harmony under a stewardship worthy of the Grand Canyon.
		+
		+	*We advise the Secretary of the Interior on how best to protect, mitigate adverse impacts to, and improve the integrity of the Colorado River ecosystem affected by Glen Canyon Dam, including natural biological diversity (emphasizing native biodiversity), traditional cultural properties’ spiritual values, and cultural, physical, and recreational resources through the operation of Glen Canyon Dam and other means.
		+
		+	*We do so in keeping with the federal trust responsibilities to Indian tribes, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and tribal laws, including the water delivery obligations of the Law of the River, and with due consideration to the economic value of power resources.
		+
		+	*This will be accomplished through our long-term partnership utilizing the best available scientific and other information through an adaptive ecosystem management process.

	=='''What is Adaptive Management? '''==		=='''What is Adaptive Management? '''==

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	*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/09aug12/Attach_15.pdf Beyond Conjecture: Learning About Ecosystem Management from the Glen Canyon Dam Experiment by Alejandro E. Camacho]		*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/09aug12/Attach_15.pdf Beyond Conjecture: Learning About Ecosystem Management from the Glen Canyon Dam Experiment by Alejandro E. Camacho]
	*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/09aug12/Attach_16.pdf Collaborative Management of Glen Canyon Dam: The Elevation of Social Engineering Over Law by Joseph M. Feller]		*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/09aug12/Attach_16.pdf Collaborative Management of Glen Canyon Dam: The Elevation of Social Engineering Over Law by Joseph M. Feller]
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−	~~=='''Funding the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program''' ==~~
−	~~PUBLIC LAW 106–377—APPENDIX B 114 STAT. 1441A–68-69: "The Cap Language" <br>~~
−	~~SEC. 204. <br>~~
−	~~(a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2001 and each~~
−	~~fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior shall continue~~
−	~~funding, from power revenues, the activities of the Glen Canyon~~
−	~~Dam Adaptive Management Program as authorized by section 1807~~
−	~~of the Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4672),~~
−	~~at not more than $7,850,000 (October 2000 price level), adjusted~~
−	~~in subsequent years to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index~~
−	~~for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics~~
−	~~of the Department of Labor.<br>~~
−	~~(b) VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.—Nothing in this section precludes~~
−	~~the use of voluntary financial contributions (except power~~
−	~~revenues) to the Adaptive Management Program that may be~~
−	~~authorized by law.<br>~~
−	~~(c) ACTIVITIES TO BE FUNDED.—The activities to be funded~~
−	~~as provided under subsection (a) include activities required to meet~~
−	~~the requirements of section 1802(a) and subsections (a) and (b)~~
−	~~of section 1805 of the Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992 (106~~
−	~~Stat. 4672), including the requirements of the Biological Opinion~~
−	~~on the Operation of Glen Canyon Dam and activities required~~
−	~~by the Programmatic Agreement on Cultural and Historic Properties,~~
−	~~to the extent that the requirements and activities are consistent~~
−	~~with the Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992 (106 Stat.~~
−	~~4672).<br>~~
−	~~(d) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—To the extent that funding under~~
−	~~subsection (a) is insufficient to pay the costs of the monitoring~~
−	~~and research and other activities of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive~~
−	~~Management Program, the Secretary of the Interior may use funding~~
−	~~from other sources, including funds appropriated for that purpose.~~
−	~~All such appropriated funds shall be nonreimbursable and~~
−	~~nonreturnable.<br>~~

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	*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/09aug12/Attach_15.pdf Beyond Conjecture: Learning About Ecosystem Management from the Glen Canyon Dam Experiment by Alejandro E. Camacho]		*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/09aug12/Attach_15.pdf Beyond Conjecture: Learning About Ecosystem Management from the Glen Canyon Dam Experiment by Alejandro E. Camacho]
	*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/09aug12/Attach_16.pdf Collaborative Management of Glen Canyon Dam: The Elevation of Social Engineering Over Law by Joseph M. Feller]		*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/09aug12/Attach_16.pdf Collaborative Management of Glen Canyon Dam: The Elevation of Social Engineering Over Law by Joseph M. Feller]
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		+	=='''Funding the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program''' ==
		+	PUBLIC LAW 106–377—APPENDIX B 114 STAT. 1441A–68-69: "The Cap Language" <br>
		+	SEC. 204. <br>
		+	(a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2001 and each
		+	fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior shall continue
		+	funding, from power revenues, the activities of the Glen Canyon
		+	Dam Adaptive Management Program as authorized by section 1807
		+	of the Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4672),
		+	at not more than $7,850,000 (October 2000 price level), adjusted
		+	in subsequent years to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index
		+	for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
		+	of the Department of Labor.<br>
		+	(b) VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.—Nothing in this section precludes
		+	the use of voluntary financial contributions (except power
		+	revenues) to the Adaptive Management Program that may be
		+	authorized by law.<br>
		+	(c) ACTIVITIES TO BE FUNDED.—The activities to be funded
		+	as provided under subsection (a) include activities required to meet
		+	the requirements of section 1802(a) and subsections (a) and (b)
		+	of section 1805 of the Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992 (106
		+	Stat. 4672), including the requirements of the Biological Opinion
		+	on the Operation of Glen Canyon Dam and activities required
		+	by the Programmatic Agreement on Cultural and Historic Properties,
		+	to the extent that the requirements and activities are consistent
		+	with the Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992 (106 Stat.
		+	4672).<br>
		+	(d) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—To the extent that funding under
		+	subsection (a) is insufficient to pay the costs of the monitoring
		+	and research and other activities of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive
		+	Management Program, the Secretary of the Interior may use funding
		+	from other sources, including funds appropriated for that purpose.
		+	All such appropriated funds shall be nonreimbursable and
		+	nonreturnable.<br>

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 *New knowledge and information produced through experimentation are incorporated into management discussions and recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior. [http://www.riversimulator.org/Resources/GCDAMP/GCDAMPchronicle/StrategicPlanGCDamp2001.pdf]
-The Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, created the [http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/index.html '''Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program (GCDAMP)'''] in response to the [http://www.usbr.gov/uc/envdocs/eis/gc/gcdOpsFEIS.html '''1995 Environmental Impact Statement on the Operations of Glen Canyon Dam.''']  The GCDAMP is responsible for implementation of the [[Grand Canyon Protection Act| '''Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992''']], to monitor the operation of Glen Canyon Dam, to ensure the dam is operated in compliance with a range of laws and regulations regarding the operation of [https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/crsp/index.html '''the Colorado River Basin Project'''], and mitigate any significant environmental impacts.  This program is considered to be one of the most successful examples of adaptive management in the country.
+The Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, created the [https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg.html '''Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program (GCDAMP)'''] in response to the [http://www.usbr.gov/uc/envdocs/eis/gc/gcdOpsFEIS.html '''1995 Environmental Impact Statement on the Operations of Glen Canyon Dam.''']  The GCDAMP is responsible for implementation of the [[Grand Canyon Protection Act| '''Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992''']], to monitor the operation of Glen Canyon Dam, to ensure the dam is operated in compliance with a range of laws and regulations regarding the operation of [https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/crsp/index.html '''the Colorado River Basin Project'''], and mitigate any significant environmental impacts.  This program is considered to be one of the most successful examples of adaptive management in the country.
 =='''What is Adaptive Management? '''==

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	The Adaptive Management Program was developed and designed to provide an organization and process for a collaborative, science-based integration of monitoring and research information to make formal recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior. These recommendations must recognize the environmental commitments of the Glen Canyon Dam Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision, and comply with the Grand Canyon Protection Act. The		The Adaptive Management Program was developed and designed to provide an organization and process for a collaborative, science-based integration of monitoring and research information to make formal recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior. These recommendations must recognize the environmental commitments of the Glen Canyon Dam Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision, and comply with the Grand Canyon Protection Act. The
	Adaptive Management Program must also remain in compliance with the Law of the River and relevant environmental statutes, regulations, and policies. With all these demands, the Adaptive Management Work Group devised a vision and mission statement and principles to guide its activities and decision making. [http://www.riversimulator.org/Resources/GCDAMP/GCDAMPchronicle/StrategicPlanGCDamp2001.pdf]		Adaptive Management Program must also remain in compliance with the Law of the River and relevant environmental statutes, regulations, and policies. With all these demands, the Adaptive Management Work Group devised a vision and mission statement and principles to guide its activities and decision making. [http://www.riversimulator.org/Resources/GCDAMP/GCDAMPchronicle/StrategicPlanGCDamp2001.pdf]
		+
		+	*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/09aug12/Attach_15.pdf Beyond Conjecture: Learning About Ecosystem Management from the Glen Canyon Dam Experiment by Alejandro E. Camacho]
		+	*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/09aug12/Attach_16.pdf Collaborative Management of Glen Canyon Dam: The Elevation of Social Engineering Over Law by Joseph M. Feller]