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• County: Eagle
• Community: Eagle
• Stream Name: Eagle River
• Title: Eagle River Watershed Plan
• Date: 1/1/1996
• Prepared For: Eagle Community and Eagle County
• Prepared By: National Park Service
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration

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~ Chapter 3

~ Implemenfafion

3.1 BACKGROUND

The implementation of this plan is expected
to take place over several years and will
require the commitment of all local officials
and citizens and the direct guidance of a
specific entity. This plan is intended to be
integrated into the work programs of the
participating local governments, agencies
and special interest groups where
appropriate.

3.2 RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS

I. Establish an Eagle River
Watershed Committee

Since this Plan covers several jurisdictions
and has involved a number of people, it is
essential that a committed, cohesive group of
people monitor and facilitate implementation
of the Plan.

A. Committee Membership: A maximum
of 15 members is recommended in order
to maintain effectiveness. Citizens,
landowners, local government appointed
and elected officials and staff, and local
water and sanitation districts should be
the central members of the committee.
Participants should also include, as nec-
essary, representatives of the Colorado
Division of Wildlife, Colorado State
Water Quality Control Division, Natural
Resource Conservation Service, US Army

Corps of Engineer, US Fish and Wildlife
Service, US Forest Service, Bureau of
Land Management, Environmental
Protection Agency, major water rights
holders and others. The involvement of
local government helps add structure
and permanence to the effort.

B. Committee Protocol: The group
should meet on a regular and continuing
basis, for a minimum of five years fol-
lowing completion of this document. The
Committee's role would be advisory, not
regulatory. Recommendations of the
Committee could be acted on by local,
state and federal agencies.

Representatives from local governments
would be responsible for reporting the
progress of plan implementation to their
elected and appointed officials to seek
direction and establish commitment.

C. Committee Purpose:

1. Oversee the Continued
Implementation of the
Watershed Plan, Including
Prioritization of Actions:
Following assembly of the
Committee, an annual and two to
five year work program would be
developed and updated each year.
That work program would include
actions selected from the Plan that,
through consensus, are determined
to be of the highest priority for
implementation. The work program
should include actions/projects from

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