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identified rezntroductxon areas, maintain or enhance existing cutthroat <br />trout habitat., At a minimum and where necessary <br />Reduce sediment from existing roads and trails <br />Maintain pool depths.. <br />Maintain riparian vegetation.. <br />Retain large woody debris in streams, <br />' Applicable Guidelines <br />1. Restrict construction of new roads within 350 feet of occupied cutthroat <br />st~~eazns or within 150 feet fr~o;m the edge of the current or historic <br />flood lain, whichever is greater, to maintain hydrologic function and limit <br />p <br />r~oadYrelated stream sedizent. <br />~~ Forest Plan Standards and Guidelines ~-- mater and Riparian Resources <br />• Applicable Standards <br />l . 1n each stream currently supporting a self sustaining fish population, <br />ensure that ro'ects nr~aintain sufficient habitat, Including flow, for all life <br />P .1 <br />history stages of native and desired nonnative species, <br />® Applicable Guidelines <br />3. Maintain existing federal water rights. Take appropriate action to use and <br />protect water rights, including but not limited to changing uses to meet <br />federal needs for water. If the water rights are not needed to meet national <br />forest purposes, sell, Tease, or~ exchange these federal water rights, <br />~n addition to the abave Forest Plan Standards & Guidelines appropriate for Colorado <br />River Cutthroat Trout and water and Riparian Resources, direction contained within the Rocl~y <br />Mountain Re ion of the USDA Forest Service, watershed Conservation Practices Handbook <br />g <br />wCP handbook} applies to this project as well ~FSH 2509,25; effective date 515/2006}. This <br />direction r~e uir~es that land management actions that may shift watershed conditions out of a <br />q <br />"d amic e uilibrium," may worsen natural disturbances, or that do not assist in watershed <br />~ q <br />recover are avoided ~FSH 2.509.25 zero code section oG.2},~ N~anageme~at measures and design <br />Y <br />criteria listed in the wCP handbook guide all land management activities. By definition, <br />management measures and design criteria are (FSH 2509.25 zero code}: <br />Maria ement measures: <br />Management measures are envirorz~nental goals to be attained using one or more design <br />criteria (.SPA 200.5). ~'he manager~zent measures are pejformance expectations consistent <br />with applicable laws and regulations.. Attainment of the management measure will ensure <br />tl2at management actions amply with applicable federal and state laws and regulations, <br />Alternative tnana er~zent measures can be proposed, for a pr~o~ect, however, the project EPA <br />g <br />document ~~~ust dernonst~f~ate t1~at the alternative management rneasu~~~e will ensure compliance <br />with applicable, federal and state laws and ~°egulations, <br />Ta evaluate whether a stream is consistent with management measures, and meets Forest Plan <br />objective ~, as defzned above, "reference" conditions are def ned that represent the natural <br />