Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta

Closed

September 12 - 13, 2011

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

1. Huggett, Robert
2. Campana, Michael
3. Dunne, Tom
4. Gilbert, Jerry
5. Giorgi, Al
6. Luoma, Sam
7. Miller, Tom
8. Monismith, Stephen
9. Obeysekera, Jayantha
10. Paerl, Hans
11. Pfeffer, Max
12. Reed, Denise
13. Rose, Ken
14. Tullos, Desiree
15. Vaux, Henry

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

1. Phase II Task and Study Schedule
2. Reviewed Report Outline for Final Report in relation to Statement of Task
3. Discussed each Chapter of the report
4. Used meeting time to write in teams on report sections
5. Deliberated and debated conclusions and recommendations
6. Assigned taks to staff and committee members
7. Discussed expected final report relase schedlue

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

None.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

December 08, 2011

Contact

Sarah Brennan

(202) 334-3856
sbrennan@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta

June 1 - 2, 2011

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

1. Huggett
2. Anderson
3. Campana
4. Dunne
5. Gilbert
6. Giorgi
7. Klein
8. Miller
9. Monismith
10. Obeysekera
11. Pfeffer
12. Reed
13. Rose
14. Tullos
15. Vaux

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

1. Discussion of Day 1 Open sessions.
2. Review of draft report.
3. Deliberation of findings and recommendations.
4. Make writing assignments and set deadlines.
5. Prepare for next meeting.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

None.

Contact

Ellen de Guzman

202-334-1704
edeguzma@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta

March 24 - 25, 2011

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

1. Robert Hugget
2. James Anderson
3. Michael Campana
4. Thomas Dunne
5. Jerry Gilbert
6. Albert Giorgi
7. Samuel Luoma
8. Thomas Miller
9. Stephen Monismith
10. Jayantha Obeysekera
11. Hans Paerl
12. Max Pfeffer
13. Denise Reed
14. Kenneth Rose
15. Desiree Tullos
16. Henry Vaux

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

1. Discuss status of panel report.
2. Discuss chapters of committee's final report.
3. Deliberate findings and recommendations.
4. Plan for next meeting.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

None.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

April 12, 2011

Contact

Ellen de Guzman

202-334-3422
edeguzma@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta

December 8 - 10, 2010

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

1. Huggett
2. Anderson
3. Dunne
4. Gilbert
5. Giorgi
6. Klein
7. Luoma
8. Miller
9. Monismith
10. Obeysekera
11. Paerl
12. Pfeffer
13. Reed
14. Rose
15. Tullos
16. Vaux

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

1. Conflict of interest and bias discussion for new committee members.
2. Discussion of December 8 presentations.
3. Discuss draft report.
4. Make writing assignments and deadlines.
5. Prepare for next meeting.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

1. Robert Pyke, Consulting Engineer. Turtles all the way down. Available online at http://onthepublicrecord.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/turtles-all-the-way-down/#comment-872.
2. Francis Chung. Applied water demands and precipitation.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

December 14, 2010

Contact

Ellen de Guzman

202-334-3422
edguzman@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta

July 13 - 15, 2010

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

1. Huggett
2. Anderson
3. Campana
4. Connolly
5. Dunne
6. Giorgi
7. Klein
8. Luoma
9. Miller
10. Monismith
11. Obeysekera
12. Paerl
13. Pfeffer
14. Reed
15. Rose
16. Tullos

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

1. Debriefing from previous day's public session.
2. Phase II Task and Schedule
3. Initial Report Outline for Final Report
4. Deliberate and debate conclusions and recommendations
5. Planning for next meeting.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

None.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

July 20, 2010

Contact

Ellen de Guzman

202-334-3422
edguzman@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta

January 24 - 28, 2010

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

1. Robert Huggett
2. James Anderson
3. Mike Campana
4. Al Giorgi
5. Pat Glibert
6. Tom Dunner
7. Christine Klein
8. Sam Luoma
9. Mike McGuire
10. Jayantha Obeysekera
11. Kenny Rose
12. Desiree Tullos
13. Max Pfeffer
14. Denise Reed
15. Tom Miller (via skype 1/24/10)

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

1. Bias and Conflict of Interest Discussion
2. Discussion of open session presentations
3. Study schedule and strategy to complete tasks
4. Deliberation of initial conclusions and recommendations for Phase I.
5. Future meetings

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

101. Milligan, Ron. NAS Request: Water Supply Effects. 1/26/2010.
106. Yip, Garwin. Clarification on use of DSM in delta modeling and analysis. 2/04/2010. (pdf and xls).
107. O’Laughlin, Tim. 2/1/2010. Stanislaus River Issues. Memo to the NRC Committee with 7 attachments.
108. Reed, Rhonda. 2/03/2010. Response to OID Testimony of 1-25-10.
112. Ford, Stephen. 1/27/2010. Information on Liberty Island Water Quality and Biological Monitoring Data. (with CD).
113. NMFS. 1/27/2010. Documents from NMFS on:
a. DVD of OCAP Biological Opinion Modeling Runs-2009
b. Economic Feasibility
i. 5/31/2009 Memo from Rhonda Reed on Documentation on the Development of the RPA to Avoid Jeopardy to CV steelhead in the Stanislaus River, Specifically as Relates to Flow and Temperature
ii. 5/2/2009 Memo from Maria Rea on Review of Information Related to Economic and Technological Feasibility of NOAA’s NMFS CVP/SWP Operations RPAs
iii. 4/28/2009 Memo from Katherine Kelly, CDWR to Ronald Milligan, Bureau of Reclamation on additional comments (specifically economic analyses) on NMFS’ draft Salmonid BioOp.
c. Alternative RPA considered but rejected
i. 5/19/2009 email from Rod McInnis, regarding trap and haul for Central Valley steelhead in the SJ River.
ii. 4/21/2005 email from Ron Ott, transmitting the South-Delta Fish Facilities Forum Co-Chair’s Report on the feasibility of fish screens in the South Delta.
115. Pool, R.B. 1/25/2010. Recommended industry actions for rebuilding fall-run. With CD.
116. Hilts’ Response to the “Stanislaus River Hydrology Analysis” submitted to the NAS on behalf of OID, SSJID & SEWD, dated February 18, 2010. This memo was prepared by Derek Hilts of FWS, who worked for NMFS in conducting the modeling for the Stan flow schedule.
120. Year type Inflow & Export Data 100129.xls. Source: Geimer, Teresa, Department of Water Resources, 1/28/2010. Electronic file located in Public Access File Folder.
121. DWR to NRC_Year type Delta Inflow Export Data 100127.xls Source: Geimer, Teresa, Department of Water Resources, 1/28/2010. Electronic file located in Public Access File Folder.
122. Delta Eutrophication Studies.pdf. Source: Thomas E. Lindemuth, President of the Board. Delta Science Center at Big Break
(Numbers correspond to internal study tracking number).

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

February 08, 2010

Contact

Ellen de Guzman

202/334-3422
edguzman@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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