BOARD00032 ‎(2)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 9/20/2006
• Description: CWCB Director's Report - Added Item - Federal and Interstate Issues - Wild and Scenic Rivers Update
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Current Status of FS Colorado W &S Rivers in Planning Process
September 6, 2006

Forest Forest Plan Date Eligibility Suitability Comments
ARNF 11/1997 Found the North Fork Cache la Poudre is the only
of Cache la Poudre W &S congressionall y
suitable and designated river in Colorado.
recommended it for It was a 5(a) Study River (76
W&S designation in the miles recommended).
11/1997 Plan.
GMUG Old Plan in 1983 Plan Revision stops Lack of time and funding to
Significant Amendments at eligibility do suitability - unless:
in 1991 and 1993. Threat to OR V, congressional
Determined 18 river interest and/or demonstra.ted
2006- Proposed Plan segments as eligible. public support.
Revision 27 miles.
ROUTT 2/1998 Stopped at eligibility: Portions of Elk and
NF 15 miles of eligible Encampment River (48.5
rivers from old plan miles) continued to be
carried forward (N. recommended for W &S
Platte, Rock Creek, designation.
Red Canyon and
Roaring Fork. Suitability study to be
conducted at future date.
PSINF 10/1984 Separate study Decision to protect ORVs via
2007 - Proposed Plan completed for the So. So. Platte Protection Plan
Revision Platte River. (SPPP), June 2003.
So. Platte was not
found suitable or
unsuitable, but instead
protected ORVs under
SPPP.
RGNF 11/1996 Stopped at eligibility.
14 rivers found
eligible.
SJNF 2006 - Proposed Plan Current draft list of Preferred process * 5(a) Rivers:
Revision 41 eligible segments. undertake suitability Dolores, West Dolores, Pine
study and Piedra.
WRNF 4/20'02 - 5 rivers found Did not go to suitability due to
Revised Forest Plan eligible (109 miles). time, resource and
Portions ofW. River, coordination with BLM on
Crystal, R. Fork and analysis of Deep Creek.
Deep Creek.