IEP Project Work Teams Project Work Teams (PWTs) are open to the public and focus on specific areas of interest. They provide an opportunity for IEP and non-IEP scientists to engage with IEP on important science topics, monitoring, studies, and research. On this page Forming New Teams Current Teams Inactive Teams Join a Team Forming New Teams New PWTs are formed to: Organize new studies Review study plans and proposals Write scientific papers and reports Promote collaboration among different groups working in a topic of interest New PWTs are proposed to the IEP Science Management Team and approved by the IEP Coordinators Team. PWTs are terminated when there is no longer a sufficient need or interest in the topic. Current Project Work Teams Aquatic Vegetation Biotelemetry Contaminants Data Science Estuarine Ecology Team Genetics Predation Resident Fishes Spring Run Chinook Salmon Steelhead Sturgeon Tidal Wetland Monitoring Water Quality and Phytoplankton Winter-run Chinook Salmon Zooplankton Inactive Project Work Teams Central Valley Salmonid Climate Change (merged with EET PWT) Flow Alteration Hatchery Juvenile Monitoring Upper Sacramento River Salmon Join a Project Work Team If you want to join a Project Work Team or attend one of their meetings, contact the appropriate PWT Chair(s). Check their page for meeting frequency and the IEP Calendar for upcoming meetings.