TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT TEAM
BOR: Tony Norris / John Roache BPA: Scott Bettin / John Wellschlager
NMFS: Paul Wagner / Chris Ross USFWS: David Wills / Howard Schaller
OR: Ron Boyce WA:   ID: Russ Kiefer MT: Jim Litchfield
COE: Cindy Henriksen / Rudd Turner / Cathy Hlebechuk

COLUMBIA RIVER REGIONAL FORUM

Technical Management Team

Annual Review of Lessons Learned: 2003

05 November 2003         1000-1500 hours

Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
729 NE Oregon
Portland, OR

Conference call line:   503-808-5190

All members are encouraged to call Donna Silverberg with any issues or concerns they would like to see addressed.
Please e-mail her at dsilverberg@cnnw.net or call her at (503) 248-4703.

AGENDA

  1. Welcome and introductions.
  2. 2003 Comparison to Previous Years
    1. Temperature, Water and Runoff patterns - Cindy Henriksen, COE
      [Libby Reservoir______ 2003] [Comparsion____] [Priest Rapids 2003_] [Priest Rapids_2002] [Priest Rapids__2001]
      [Hungry Horse Reservoir 2003] [Observed Runoff] [McNary______2003] [McNary_____2002] [McNary______2001]
      [Dworshak Reservoir___ 2003] [_____________] [Lower Granite 2003] [Lower Granite 2002] [Lower Granite 2001]
      [Grand Coulee Reservoir 2003]
    2. TDG, temperature level variations - Jim Adams, COE [2003 TMT WQ Year End Review - PPT]
    3. Fish Passage - Jerry McCann, Fish Passage Center [Early Draft - Smolt Migration 2003 - PPT]
    4. Beginning and End of Spill Relative to Fish Passage - Jerry McCann, FPC
    5. Weather - Kyle Martin, CRITFC [Summary of Water Year 2003 Weather] PDF.
  3. Snake River Review
    1. Spring Spill Trigger - Scott Bettin, BPA
    2. Fall Chinook Survival Studies - Ken Tiffan, USGS
    3. DWK Operations into September - Scott Bettin, BPA
      1. Idaho / Nez Perce Plan
  4. 2003 Study Information That Might Impact 2004 Operations
    1. Lower Granite RSW Results - COE [RSW for TMT] PDF. [IHR TMT REV 03] PDF.
    2. NOAA Survival Study - Science Center
      [Transported - Summer Chinook Smolts & Steelhead Smolts] PDF. [Survival- PPt]
    3. Ice Harbor Results - COE
    4. Status Review Related to LAMBDA - Chris Toole, NOAA
      [Natural-Spawning Population Trends Through 2001 Returns] PDF.
  5. Other Lessons Learned
    1. Impacts of 2001 operations on adult returns
      1. Scale Analysis - Jeff Fryer, CRITFC
      2. Pit Tag Returns to the Snake River, Russ Kiefer, IDFG [Snake River PIT-Tagged-Sp/Su Chinook - PPT]
      3. Juveniles and Adults, Chris Perry, Univ. of Idaho
      4. Mid-Columbia Stocks, TBA
      5. Information from Transport Data, NOAA
    2. Performance Standards: How are things measuring up? - Paul Wagner, NOAA [Survival Charts] PDF. [Survival Tables] PDF.
  6. 2003 - 2004 Weather Forecast - Kyle Martin , CRITFC
    [WINTER WEATHER 2003-2004 FORECAST] PDF. [Winter 2003-2004 Climate Forecast - PPT]
Questions about the meeting may be referred to Cindy Henriksen at (503) 808-3945, or Rudd Turner at (503) 808-3935, or Cathy Hlebechuk at (503) 808-3942