Title Review of the draft federal long-term monitoring plan for the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam / Committee to Review the Glen Canyon Environmental Studies, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources

Published Washington, DC : National Research Council, 1994

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume (various pagings)) Contents Review of the Draft Federal Long-Term Monitoring Plan for the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam -- Copyright -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- ROLE OF THE NRC REVIEW COMMITTEE -- 2 Specific Comments -- INTRODUCTION OF THE PLAN -- EXPLANATION OF PURPOSE -- PHILOSOPHY FOR MONITORING -- SYNOPSIS OF MEASUREMENTS -- OBJECTIVES -- GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE -- INFORMATION MANAGEMENT -- DESCRIPTION OF THE LONG-TERM MONITORING PROGRAM -- Lake Powell -- Mainstem Water and Sediment -- Water Chemistry -- Tributaries -- Sediment Dynamics -- Aquatic Food Base FishesVegetation -- Terrestrial Organisms -- Physical Sites of Special Importance and Tribal Concerns -- Recreation -- Power, Economics, and Financial Considerations -- 3 General Comments -- STYLE AND PRESENTATION -- OBJECTIVES OF MONITORING -- DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN MONITORING AND RESEARCH -- EMPHASIS ON NON-INVASIVE METHODS -- ADMINISTRATION, CONTRACTING, AND COST -- 4 Recommendations -- References -- Appendix A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS -- APPENDIX B LONG-TERM MONITORING IN GLEN AND GRAND CANYON: RESPONSE TO OPERATIONS OF GLEN CANYON DAM ContentsINTRODUCTION -- PURPOSE OF LONG-TERM MONITORING IN GRAND CANYON -- A MONITORING PHILOSOPHY FOR GRAND CANYON -- Critical Attributes -- Management Objectives -- National Park Service -- Bureau of Reclamation -- Fish and Wildlife Service -- Western Area Power Administration -- Bureau of Indian Affairs -- Hualapai Tribe -- Other Indian Tribes -- Arizona Game and Fish Department -- The Geographical Scope of Monitoring -- Information Management -- LONG-TERM MONITORING PROGRAM -- QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF WATER: LAKE POWELL AND THE CANYON Lake PowellColorado River Mainstem -- Canyon Tributaries -- SEDIMENT DYNAMICS -- FISHES AND AQUATIC FOOD BASE -- Aquatic Food Base -- Fishes -- RIPARIAN VEGETATION -- Mainstem Vegetation and Habitats -- Tributaries -- RIPARIAN WILDLIFE AND WILDLIFE HABITAT -- Riparian Habitat -- Invertebrates -- Terrestrial Vertebrates -- ENDANGERED AND SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES -- CULTURAL RESOURCES -- Physical Sites -- Tribal Cultural and Spiritual Values and Tribal Concerns. -- RECREATION -- POWER, ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL IMPACTS -- Hydropower Supply Economics and FinancesLITERATURE CITED -- ADDENDA -- ADDENDUM 1. -- The Role of External Factors and Benchmark (Unaffected) Sites -- Meteorology/Climate -- ADDENDUM 2. -- Characteristics of Long-term Monitoring -- Development of Long-term Monitoring Activities -- Protocols for Data Collection and Processing -- Data Base Management -- Management of the Monitoring Program -- GIS and Remote Sensing Notes Committee chairman: William M. Lewis, Jr Support provided by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject Dams -- Environmental aspects -- Arizona Water resources development -- Environmental aspects. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Civil -- Dams & Reservoirs. Ecology Dams -- Environmental aspects Water resources development -- Environmental aspects SUBJECT Glen Canyon Dam (Ariz.) -- Environmental aspects Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Environmental conditions Subject Arizona Arizona -- Glen Canyon Dam North America -- Colorado River Form Electronic book Author Lewis, William M., Jr., 1945- National Research Council (U.S.). Water Science and Technology Board. National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources. ISBN 0309573661 9780309573665

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