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<br />OlJl:'itilndlll).;ly n!IJI;.rkiJ!JJ(~ vidu{~ is
<br />rwcl::lSsary fot' eligillility. the stuuy report
<br />!'inould cmeflllly document all vlIlucs of
<br />the river ,Ire;!.
<br />InHdcJitionlu Ihe in[ornlillluJI n;lluirllu
<br />uy St.:UllIIIS -1[<1) ;tllll 51{;) of ,ht! A(;\. lhi~
<br />section uf the report will descnuc i.Jny
<br />cx.isting zoning onhnum;l~s or ollwr
<br />pruvlsiorl:; of lilW governillg land IlSI~ in
<br />the study an~;J.
<br />If the sludy report clllJ lh~
<br />environmen(tJl impact st;:ltcmcnl aw
<br />comhin~u, ~h'.!. ~...\m~ d,,\ph~r \l'OIY
<br />describe Lolh the riVl~r area ,JIHIIIll:
<br />iJHCCICU tlnvirul1/llcnt. Fol' ElS pllr"lJ~I~S
<br />i.lnc.l fur gCIll~l'iJl in[orllllllioll. a l}l'icf
<br />description of the regiolltcll senil18 will
<br />ulsu lH! includ~d.
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<br />f}"(I'rl1liIlOfiIJII of 1:'h:r.:i!n"/il.v
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<br />Eildl /'cpurl willl;OillOlin il
<br />detcrminatiun us 10 Ihe cligihilily uf all
<br />J.JUrtion~ uf thu ulIthorized ::;Iuuy mUil.
<br />S~~diun :l(b) or the ^ct !'.liJhl!'. tlml
<br />";1 . . . rivl~r i11"l~i1 ldigiull: to Ill'
<br />included in the ~y~tcm i~ u frue-f1uwing
<br />stream und the related uujal,;cl1( lund
<br />area that posseses one or more of the
<br />values referred 10 in section 1.
<br />suu::;cclion (oj of this Act." The llmlls
<br />"river" find "free-flowing" ilre defined. in
<br />.ser.tion 10 of the 11(':1.
<br />In rending and applying the crileria
<br />fur eligibililY. the following poinls uru
<br />l'I.': h.! V imt
<br />The fael Ihid u river scgmcnl nwy
<br />now bet\"lcun Iilq.w impoundments
<br />will nut neccssanly preclude i\s
<br />ucsign,llion. Such segment::; 1IlLlY
<br />4u...dify if c.;olluitions within the
<br />segment meel the criteria.
<br />Rivers or river segments in or near
<br />urblln arellS thul possC\o;f,
<br />ou(!!t,lndingly n:IHmkalJle Vi..t!Ul!S muy
<br />qUi.dify. Only one oull:itfllluingly
<br />remarkable value is needed for
<br />eligibility,
<br />In addilion to (he specific value~
<br />listed in Seclion l(b) of Ihe Act. other
<br />similar v<llues, such <.IS ecological. if
<br />oulslulluingly l'emilrki.J!..lle, G,1I1 justify
<br />inclusion of a river in (he nution<J1
<br />system.
<br />Tht.: uetenninillioll uf whether;'1 river
<br />IIril conlllins "outsl..nuil1~ly
<br />l'efllilrkault!" values i~ il pl'uflJ::;~ionul
<br />judgment on the pari of the study
<br />teaO!. The basis for the judgmenl wilt
<br />uc documt'!l1tcd in the sludy n!jJorl.
<br />There arc no spccirh: rcq\lil'enllmtl>
<br />l::oncl:rning the lenglh or Ihe now of iJll
<br />eliRible river scgment. ^ river segment
<br />is uf suffit:icnt h~nglh if. when
<br />nWill:lgeu C1~ iJ wild, scenic ur
<br />recreational river ureu. lhe
<br />uU\s\i.lIHJillgly relllilrkilule Villlll::; are
<br />protected. Flo\'V~ me sufficienl if they
<br />sustain or complemonl the
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<br />u11Islillldillgly l'l:lIlilrk;lhll! villlll:S fur
<br />which llw t'iver wuuld ue dcs.i~(\<Lled..
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<br />Clu.-;,<;/ficlIljVJI
<br />Study nqllll'ls will Hldi\;alt: \he
<br />.pulmlliill dassificilliull whil;h lw::;1 nls
<br />each tdigil.ih: river segllwnt as viewed in
<br />ils t.:xisting (;ollditilJll. SI~(;lion 2(b) of Ihe
<br />Act ...Iiltes Ihid rivl~n; which i11'(~ fUlllld
<br />digiblc illld illCllldl.d in t1l(~ NiLti\II\.i1
<br />WilJ ClIlJ Scenic Hivcrs Syslt.:ms shall
<br />he dilssil"il:d us one uf I III! fullowinl;:
<br />III Wild rivl:r ;11"l~,,:-._~ThlJ:-'1' l'ivl:I'!IlJi'
<br />!.1:r:IIOIIS uf l'IVI:rs Ihal an' In'l: of
<br />il\lll\>\IIHhlll'IlI:. Hml gt~lJ':/'illl.v lllac.:cI:liihh:
<br />I:XI:Cpl by Ifill!. wilh willl~/'::;ht:ds LJI SIWfdlllC:-i
<br />c:>scnliillly pnlllll:vt' ,IIIJ W;lll~/'S unpolluted.
<br />The:>!;! l'e}lresl~n\ ve:;lij.Ws of p/'inlilivt:
<br />^1l11!lkH.
<br />Th\::H~ el"ih:\'i,l OIi't~ lnkl'l'n~II~11 il(;
<br />fulluws:
<br />u, "Free of impolllldllWIlIS." WilLi rivN
<br />urc,ls shall hll fwe lJf imj.luundnwllls.
<br />h. "(;l:lH~rally lIIiICl:t:ssibh: except oy
<br />trail." Wihl rivm ,lrc,Hi will !lol cUIII,IIJ\
<br />rOilus. rl.ltlroad::;, or ollwr provisions for
<br />vehir.:ular truvel within the river urea.
<br />The exislencc of II fl~W incunspicllollS.
<br />l'U':ltls [eiHling lu tIll': lJolllldilry of Ihi.
<br />l'ivcr urCiJ at the Hill!..: ur ~ludy will not
<br />ncccs!-lilrity lmr wild river dassi!ica\ion.
<br />G. "Walcrsheds or shurelincs
<br />e::;::;cntially primitive." Wild river arcas
<br />will shuw lillle or no evidence of hum.ll1
<br />activity. Shorelines anu wah:rshcus
<br />withiu the river i1reu shuuhl be
<br />l!ssentilllly free of slnll;lu:'(::; incluuing
<br />::;1I(.:h lhing~ ..IS uuildillgs. pi(.ll'Jines.
<br />puwerlinc!). uilms. pump::;, gencrllIUf!i.
<br />diversiun works. rip-rup und other
<br />modifications of thc Wi.lterwuy or
<br />l.lnjacen\ li.lnd wilhin thl! river corriuor.
<br />The cxislt:JU:e of II f(!w illt:U;1Spicuuu.s
<br />stflu:hlre::;, p,lrliculal'ly tllllse uf historic
<br />or cultural valuc.:. iltlbe time of study
<br />need 110! bar wild classification.
<br />^ limited amounl of domeslic
<br />liveslock grazing or hay production may
<br />lHl considered "cs\oientiu!ly primi\il./c."
<br />Therl.! should uc nu I'OW I.:rups ur
<br />ongoing timuer hurves( iIIHlthe river
<br />area should show lillle or no evidence of
<br />pilst }ogginu ilctivities.
<br />d. "Willers llllpollult:d." Tht.: watel'
<br />qu;dily uf il wiltl ri"'l~I' willlllt!l:l or
<br />eXl:eeu Fcuerul criteriil ur f!..:dcr.dly
<br />approved Stille stanuilrds for aeslhctics,
<br />for propi.Jgation of fish lilld wildlife
<br />nurcnally ,HJilptcu tu till! 11iIuilal of the
<br />s\n~lIm, ,m<.\. for primilf)' I.:untm;\
<br />recreation ex.cept where excee<.led by
<br />lIulurul conditions.
<br />(21 Scenic river arcils-Tho!:ie rivers ur
<br />sccliun!> ur rivl!r!; lhillun: free of
<br />iUI\ltllllltlillclIh.. with !>IH)I'clim~!i ur
<br />wLllursheus ~liJllilrj.lely primitIve unu
<br />shorelines largely undevcloped, bul
<br />ilt:c~l:i"iLlc in plucc~ uy rUillk
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<br />TlwSI': c/'itel'iiJ an.: inlcrprc(I~U LIS
<br />[ulluws:
<br />iJ. "Free of impuundmcnls." Scenic
<br />dvm' i1J'C<lS will be fn~v uf
<br />illljJolllllll1lents,
<br />u. "Slll)relim~s II\" w,lh~r:-'\H:u';j s\ill
<br />largely primitlv~~." To 4ualify for scenic
<br />c1il~::;inC<lljun. the l'iVI:rs se!-(llIcllt"s
<br />slwndinvs illld illllllediiltu '~ll...irtJllIlWlll
<br />:;huult..Inul show :-iubslallll,d I!viuence of
<br />human uctivlly. The portion of the
<br />willcrshcd within the Loundary of the
<br />SI;\.:lIic 1'iv~~r llIilY have some discernil1l(:
<br />(~x.isting JIlvtdopllwnl. "l.;lrgeJy
<br />plilllitive" IIlUilllS thaI the shurelines ill1U
<br />Ilw immeuiate ri.....er vnvironment still
<br />prescnl ,In overall nalural character. bu\
<br />thill in pll-lces I<md may be develuped for
<br />ilgril;llltllr.d pllrpmil~s. How crops would
<br />\Il~ Clll1!ii{II~I't~d i1:-' 1I11:1~lil1~ Ih(' 11.:!.1 of
<br />"largely pl'illlilive," ilS wuul<.l timuer
<br />harvcst imJ ulhcr resuurcc USl:.
<br />providinH slIch activily is accomplished
<br />\....ilbU\l1 a suhstimlii.ll i.Hivcr\o;c dft:ct un
<br />\lw lIi.ltural ilJlJJeill'illll:t: uf the rivl.:r or its
<br />IIllmcdiatl.! ellviI'OIlIllL:lIt.
<br />c. "Shorelines largely undeveloped"
<br />means thai (lny structures or
<br />cunconlratiun uf structures JlJU~! ue
<br />limited 1u roli::ltively short reaches of Ihe
<br />lotul ..Ireu unuer consideration for
<br />designution ti::; u scenic l'ivcr i..\rCB.
<br />d. "Accessible in plilces by roc1tl"
<br />mei.lns Ihul rouJs may reuch the river
<br />i..\r~g unu OCCtlS1DTll..iny bridgc tne river,
<br />The presence of shurt stretches of
<br />cunspicuous or longer stretches or
<br />inGonspiGuous und well-screened rouds
<br />or fi.lilrui.lu!i will not necessi.lrily
<br />pr~c1ude 6cenic river uesignution. In
<br />addilion 10 the physical and scenic
<br />rclulionship of the free-nowin.g ri"~r
<br />areiJ 10 roiJd!! or ruiJrvilds. considerntiun
<br />shoulu Lc ~ivell 10 the type of u::;e for
<br />which such roads or ri.lilrouds were
<br />constructed and the type of use which
<br />would occur within the proposed scenic
<br />river area.
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<br />{3J Recrcalional river ilTeus-Those n....cTs
<br />ur SCl:lioll!l of riven thaI urc rc'iJUily
<br />i1lcCltsible uy rouJ or rilllroLIlJ. [hUI milY huve
<br />some development along their shorelines, and
<br />Iha\ may hllve umlcr);onc some impol.lndmcl1\
<br />ur Jivcrsiun iUlhc pusl.
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<br />Tbe::;e l,;l'ilcriil iJn.: illler~releu i..\S
<br />follows:
<br />a. "Rei.ldily accessible by rood or
<br />railroad." River areCtS clussjHed iJS
<br />recJ'cationi.ll muy conlilin existing
<br />puruHc\ rouus or rclilroilus in dostJ'
<br />proximity (0 ont: or both biJnks of the
<br />river us welt us bridge crossings iJnd
<br />rOil(].s fording or enuing i.11 (he river.
<br />b. "Some development along Iheir
<br />shorelines." Lands nlilV hilve been
<br />dllvelopcu forthe full ~i.Jllge uf
<br />agricultural and [Q[CS.lry uses. may shaw
<br />evidence of PUS( and ongoing timber
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