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− | ! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#cedff2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3bfb1; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">The LTEMP | + | ! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#cedff2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3bfb1; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">[http://ltempeis.anl.gov/documents/final-eis/ The LTEMP FEIS]</h2> |
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− | == | + | == The LTEMP Purpose and Need == |
− | The | + | The purpose of the proposed action is to provide a comprehensive framework for adaptively |
+ | managing Glen Canyon Dam over the next 20 years consistent with the GCPA and other | ||
+ | provisions of applicable Federal law. The proposed action will help determine specific dam | ||
+ | operations and actions that could be implemented to improve conditions and continue to meet the | ||
+ | GCPA's requirements and to minimize, consistent with law-adverse impacts on the | ||
+ | downstream natural, recreational, and cultural resources in the two park units, including | ||
+ | resources of importance to American Indian Tribes. | ||
− | The | + | The need for the proposed action stems from the need to use scientific information developed |
− | + | since the 1996 ROD to better inform DOI decisions on dam operations and other management | |
− | + | and experimental actions so that the Secretary of the Interior may continue to meet statutory | |
− | + | responsibilities for protecting downstream resources for future generations, conserving species | |
− | + | listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), avoiding or mitigating impacts on National | |
− | + | Register of Historic Places (NRHP)-eligible properties, and protecting the interests of American | |
− | + | Indian Tribes, while meeting obligations for water delivery and the generation of hydroelectric | |
− | + | power. | |
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+ | == Resource Goals of the LTEMP == | ||
Reclamation and NPS developed resource goals considering public input and [http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=Portal:Desired_Future_Conditions_-DFCs '''Desired Future Conditions (DFCs)'''] previously adopted by the Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG). The following resource goals were identified: | Reclamation and NPS developed resource goals considering public input and [http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=Portal:Desired_Future_Conditions_-DFCs '''Desired Future Conditions (DFCs)'''] previously adopted by the Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG). The following resource goals were identified: | ||
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The Long-term Experimental and Management Plan (LTEMP)The Department of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and the National Park Service (NPS), has prepared a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the adoption of a long-term experimental and management plan (LTEMP) for the operation of Glen Canyon Dam. The FEIS fully evaluates the effects of dam operations on resources in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Grand Canyon National Park, and Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and provides the basis for decisions that identify management actions and experimental options that will provide a framework for adaptively managing Glen Canyon Dam operations over the next 20 years. [1] |
Long-term Experimental and Management Plan (LTEMP) The LTEMP provides the basis for decisions that identify management actions and experimental options that will provide a framework for adaptively managing Glen Canyon Dam operations over the next 20 years |
LTEMP Science Plan The LTEMP Science Plan describe a strategy by which monitoring and research data in the natural and social sciences will be collected, analyzed, and provided to DOI, its bureaus, and to the GCDAMP in support of implementation of LTEMP. |
Core Monitoring Plan The GCMRC Core Monitoring Plan (CMP) describes the consistent, long-term, repeated measurements using scientifically accepted protocols to measure status and trends of key resources to answer specific questions. Core monitoring is implemented on a fixed schedule regardless of budget or other circumstances (for example, water year, experimental flows, temperature control, stocking strategy, nonnative control, etc.) affecting target resources. |
Monitoring and Research Plan The GCMRC Monitoring and Research Plan (MRP) specifies (1) core monitoring activities, (2) research and development activities, and (3) long-term experimental activities consistent with the strategies and priorities established in this SSP to be conducted over the next 5 years to address some of the strategic science questions associated with AMWG priority questions. |
Budget and Work Plan The GCMRC Triennial Work Plan (TWP) identifies the scope, objectives, and budget for monitoring and research activities planned for a 3-year period. When completed, the TWP will be consistent with the MRP. |
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