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<br />CONTENTS <br /> <br />on6~79 <br /> <br />Visitor Use and Experience ........................................................................................:....................... 123 <br /> <br />Guiding Regulations and Pol icies ................................................................................................ 123 <br />Methodology and Assumptions .......................,...........................................................................124 <br />Impact Analysis Area. ................ .................... ..... .............. ................... ......... ......... ........ .............. 124 <br />Impact of Personal Watercraft on Visitor Experience Goals ....................................................... ) 24 <br /> <br />Visitor Conflicts and Safety ...............................................................................................................129 <br /> <br />Guiding Regulations and Policies ................................................................................................ 130 <br />Methodology and Assumptions .........,................................................._....................................... 131 <br />Impact Analysis Area................................................................................................................... ] 31 <br />Impact ofPWC Use and Conflicting Uses on Visitor Safety ..............................................._...... 131 <br /> <br />Cu ltural Resources ............... ..................... ....... ............ .................. ......... ............................. ....... ....... 134 <br /> <br />Guiding Regulations and Policies................................................................................................134 <br />Methodology and Assumptions ...................................................................................................135 <br /> <br />Section 106 Summary ........................................................................................................................138 <br /> <br />Socioeconomic Effects ..... .............. ......... ............... ......... ........ .........,.......... ..... ....................... ........... 140 <br /> <br />Benefit-Cost Analysis................. ............. ........ ...................,.. ................... ...... ...... ............. .......... 140 <br />Costs to PWC Users.....................................................................................................................140 <br />Costs to Local Area Businesses ................................................................................................... 140 <br /> <br />National Recreation Area Management and Operations .................................................................... ]42 <br /> <br />Conflict with State and Local PWC Ordinances and Policies ..................................................... 142 <br />Impact to Park Operations from Increased Enforcement Needs......................................._.......... 144 <br /> <br />Unavoidable Adverse Impacts ........... ......... ............ .......... ....... ................ ........... ......................... ....... 145 <br /> <br />Loss in Long-Term Availabilityor Productivity to Achieve Short-Term Gain .................................145 <br /> <br />Irreversible or Irretrievable Commitments of Resources ................................................................... 145 <br /> <br />Consultation and Coordination .............. ................................................................................................... 146 <br /> <br />Consultation with Other Agencies.................................................._...................................................146 <br /> <br />Reviewing Agencies for the Environmental Assessment................................................................... 146 <br /> <br />Appendix A: Approach to Evaluating Surface Water Quality Impacts.................................................... 147 <br /> <br />Appendix B: Letter of Consultation.......................................................................................................... 154 <br /> <br />Glossary.......... _.................................................................................................................................. ....... 1 55 <br /> <br />Selected Bibliography...... ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... ... ..' ....... .................... .............. ....... ..... .............. ... ............. .... I 57 <br /> <br />MAPS <br /> <br />I: Location ......................................_..................................................................._..................... 23 <br /> <br />2: Alternative A: Reinstate Pwc Use under a Special Regulation As Previously Managed .....31 <br /> <br />3: Alternative B: Reinstate Pwc Use under a Special Regulation with Additional <br />Management Prescriptions (Preferred Alternative) .............................................................. 33 <br /> <br />4: No-Action Alternative: Allow No PWC Use...................._.._................................................ 35 <br /> <br />XII <br />