TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT TEAM (TMT)

NOAA: Kelsey Swieca / Trevor Conder USFWS: David Swank
OR: Erick Van Dyke ID: Jonathan Ebel
WA: Charles Morrill MT: Brian Marotz / Matt Boyer
Kootenai: Billy Barquin / Nate Jensen Spokane: Brent Nichols / Andy Miller
Colville: Kirk Truscott / Dennis Moore / Bret Nine Nez Perce: Jay Hesse
Umatilla: Tom Lorz, CRITFC / Pete McHugh, CRITFC / Kyle Dittmer, CRITFC Warm Springs: Jen Graham / Bobby Brunoe
Yakama: Keely Murdoch / Tom Iverson Salish & Kootenai: Tom McDonald / Craig Barfoot
BOR: Chris Runyan / Eric Rothwell / Peter Cooper BPA: Tony Norris / Ben Hausmann
COE: Doug Baus / Aaron Marshall / Lisa Wright

TMT Meeting Info

Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm (Pacific Time)

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AGENDA

  1. Review Meeting Summaries & Minutes - Emily Stranz, DS Consulting
    1. 4/8, 4/15, and 4/22

  2. FPAC Request for Treaty Flow Augmentation - Tom Lorz, Umatilla/FPAC Chair and Tony Norris, BPA

  3. Smolt Passage Update - Tom Lorz, Umatilla/FPAC Chair
    1. Cumulative Wild Yearling Chinook and Steelhead PIT-tag Detections (through April 27)
    2. Daily Smolt Passage Index Graphs
    3. FPC Memo "Juvenile Yearling Chinook and Steelhead Passage Timing Graphs"

  4. Upper Snake Flow Augmentation Projections - Chris Runyan, Bureau of Reclamation

  5. Set agenda for next meeting - May 6, 2026
    1. Calendar 2026

All TMT members are encouraged to contact the facilitation team with any issues or concerns they would like to see addressed: Emily Stranz (503) 248-4703, emily@dsconsult.co

For information on discussions and decisions made at TMT, please refer to the Minutes and Agenda item links. Operational decisions made outside of TMT meetings will be reported on at the next scheduled meeting, and/or linked to the Agenda of the meeting it was discussed as soon as reasonably possible.