Technical Advisory Team. The Technical Advisory Team (TAT) is established in the Restoration Agreement. One of the responsibilities of the TAT is to provide recommendations related to the Drought Plan under Section 19.2 of the Restoration Agreement. Appendix D-2 of the Restoration Agreement describes the purpose and function, organization and membership, roles and responsibilities, and operations of the TAT. The Parties to the Restoration Agreement will develop a charter under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for the TAT; until the charter is in place, the Restoration Agreement establishes an Interim TAT. For more information, see Appendix D-2 of the Restoration Agreement. The TAT provides recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior concerning Managed Environmental Water in accordance with Section 20.3 of the Restoration Agreement and Applicable Law. The TAT is a year-round technical body. Pre-season activities will consist of development of recommendations for use of Managed Environmental Water in an Annual Water Management Plan, and recommending actions on management of winter lake and river operations, especially pertaining to storage and release rates at Link River Dam that need to be addressed due to changing forecasts. In-season (March through October), the TAT will ensure that timely recommendations are forwarded to the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to accomplish the purposes of Section 20 of the Restoration Agreement, consistent with recommendations in the Annual Water Management Plan as adjusted on the basis of continuous information and analysis. A significant task will be recommending management of releases from Link River Dam taking into consideration anticipated and actual irrigation and refuge diversions and return flows, and desired fishery conservation objectives. Post-season activities will consist of a review of the previous year's analyses and performances, and updating TAT operating procedures as needed. The TAT will report to the KBCC on a scheduled basis and upload information on the Internet regularly. This section describes the TAT’s research and analysis, pre-season monitoring and recommendation, and in-season monitoring and recommendation under this Drought Plan.
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