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March 200G <br />RCCD C peer Yampa Ricer I3arin Implementa[ion Plan • 17 <br />4.0 2005 IMPLEIMENTATION PLAN PRIORITIES <br />• ESS <br />4.1 SUMMARY OF IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PROC <br />As indicated previously, the process associated with development of this Implementation Plan was <br />modeled after the 208 Plan process to include open communication and public participation and <br />input. For preparation of the Draft Implementation Plan, the following tasks were completed: <br />• Task 1: Kick-off Meeting/DUork Session <br />• Task 2: Prioritization of Recommendations <br />• Task 3: Public Meeting <br />• Task 4: Draft Implementation Plan <br />'T'hese tasks are summarized in the following paragraphs. <br />Kick-off Meeting/Work Session <br />.A kick-off meeting/work session, which included participants from the 208 Plan, was held on <br />February 16, 2005. The agenda, included in Appendix A, included a general discussion of the <br />Implementation Plan scope, schedule, and budget; review of the 208 Plan; discussion and prioritization <br />of the 208 Plan recommendations; and identification of potentially interested parties. Action items <br />generated by the kick-off meeting included: <br />• Focus the Implementation Plan a:eound nonpoint source concerns and, if possible, specific <br />problematic areas/projects (such as wetlands/protection of key wetlands); <br />• Identify specific non-urban projects that would not likely fall under the jurisdiction of other <br />governmental agencies; <br />• Consider reviewing land management practices and emphasizing the need for land <br />stewardship and implementing conservation practices; <br />• Given the project budget, attempt to streamline the recommendations around projects that <br />could be accomplished within a reasonable scope, budget, and timeframe; <br />• Discuss potential nonpoint source/non-urban projects with other basin entities, including <br />the USFS, Nature Conservancy, Yampatika, etc. <br />Due to schedule and budgetary constraints, two major recommendations from the 208 1'lcur were <br />deferred for future planning/implementation efforts. These are briefly described below: <br />• Comprehensive Monitoring Program: One recommendation from the 208 1'!an was the <br />development of a cooperative, comprehensive, basin-wide water monitoring program, which <br />could include citizen monitorin€;, such as the River ~~'atch program. In addition, a database <br />for managing the information would provide agencies and the interested public the abilit<- to <br />• evaluate water qualih- data, monitor trends, and identify basin issues. <br />• Stagecoach Reservoir Studies: The 208 Plan also recommended a comprehensive evaluation <br />RCCD * 1 ~f7i Pate Grmr Road, .S)~tlr 2111-<I *.SleamGnal.S j~rirr~.r, CO ,YO~F37 * (`Jill) 87%-3321 <br />