WSP09700

• File Number: 8220.101.10
• Description: Colorado River-Water Projects-Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powel-Glen Canyon Adaptive Management
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 1/1/2005
• Title: Little Colorado River Watershed Coordinating Council
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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2. The watershed is managed as a model of the interdependency of all resources and acknowledging the ','
presence and activities of people historically and currently.
3. The natural beauty and rustic character of the landscape is maintained.
4. Sustainable land management and resource use practices are used to ensure natural and cultural resources
protection, resident quality of life, and quality of visitor experience.
5. An adaptable, scientifically based approach provides the foundation for informed resource decision-making
and management of the watershed's resources, and scientific research in the watershed is encouraged and
supported.
6. Education is a foundation for future watershed protection and stewardship.
7. Opportunities for human and cultural experiences and interaction with the natural environment are fostered.
8. People are active stewards ofthe watershed, and land management agencies provide guidance and expertise
in promoting wise stewardship of the watershed's resources for watershed residents and visitors.

Stratel!ic Focus Areas
The following strategic factors will shape the nature and quality of the future envisioned by the
LCRWCC

. Watershed Management
. Floodplain Management
. Water Quality/Quantity Maintenance and Enhancement
. Erosion/Sedimentation, Nutrient Loading, and other Pollution Processes and Management
. Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Habitat Management and Improvement
. Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Species Preservation and Management
. Invasive Species Prevention, Management and Eradication
. Wise and Sustainable Use of Water Resources
. Sustainable Economic Revitalization and Development
. Sustainable Recreation and Tourism Opportunities Enhancement
. Cultural Resources Preservation and Promotion
. Ecosystem Restoration
. Sustainable Agricultural Practices
. Comprehensive Planning as well as short-term, site specific planning.
. Development (including urban/rural sprawl, shoreline development)
. Drinking Water
. Infrastructure (public sewer and water, wastewater treatment, etc.)
. Stonnwater Runoff(including impervious surfaces and roadside ditches)
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. Watershed Education/ Outreach

Goals

. Develop, complete, and implement a state-of-the-art, user friendly, watershed management plan
. Promote diverse, stable and productive fish and wildlife habitats.
. Promote protection for sensitive, threatened, endangered, and other nonlisted native species and their
habitats, ensuring the continued existence of the watershed's unique faunal and floral heritage.
· Protect/restore historical or minimum water flows necessary to maintain native species populations.
· Restore/increase the proper functioning and sediment transport characteristics and capabilities of the
LCR and its tributaries.
. Improve rangeland and forest health.
· Enhance the quality oflife within the LCR Watershed.