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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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Table 6. Existing Town and County
Stream Setbacks

Recommended Actions

Red Cliff

1. CREATE COMPREHENSIVE
WATERSHED MAPS

Minturn

0' or floodplain
30' from high water mark
50' from center line of stream

Vail

Create a set of maps that detail
access, land uses, transportation fea-
tures, sensitive and open lands as
follows:

Avon

30' from high water mark
50' from high water mark
0' or floodplain

Eagle

Gypsum

Unincorporated
Eagle County

50' from high water mark

8.3 LAND USE OBJECTIVES

AND RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS

8.3.1 OBJECTIVE: Coordinate
and Improve Watershed
Planning and Planning Tools

During the planning process it was discov-
ered that many citizens and government
representatives felt they did not have: 1) a
comprehensive understanding of the
watershed system and the balance
between human activities and the health
of the watershed, 2) a comprehensive
understanding or knowledge of all the perti-
nent state and federal agencies or regu-
lations regarding watershed features, 3)
enough information sharing occurring
between local, state, and federal levels and
coordinated administration of regulations and
management plans, 4) information sources
that present a comprehensive picture of the
watershed resources; and 5) enforcement
tQols or personnel.

The establishment of an Eagle River
Watershed Committee, as outlined in the
implementation chapter is a key step toward
coordinated planning for watershed issues.

Land Uses:
· areas suitable for gravel extrac-
tion adjacent to river/streams
· areas where severe disturbance
has been caused by grazing or
other agricultural practices
· parcel boundaries
· parcel ownership
· private and public open space
· roads and trails
· jurisdictional boundaries
· federal lands under consideration for
disposal or exchange (after the current
Land Adjustment Processes that include
public input are completed)
· zoning districts
· existing land uses
· existing densities
· golf courses
· existing and proposed snow dumps
· stormwater discharge areas
· existing and proposed irrigation
structures
· point source and non-point source
problem areas
· drop structures for aquatic habitat
improvement
· distribution features of existing water
systems (including storage and diversion
points)
· hazardous irrigation structures or areas
where debris exists in the river
· historic sites adjacent to river or streams

Sensitive and Open Lands:
· general areas of wetlands
· wildlife habitat/calving and nesting sites
· wellhead protection areas

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