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52 Joint management plans for National Wild and Scenic Rivers and Oregon Scenic Waterways have been developed over the last couple of years where there was overlapping jurisdiction. While the administrative sequence for federal plan adoption is signillcantly different from state plan adoption, both processes require resource and management analysis and public involvement. OPRD attempt to blend its own process with the federal process. Application Process The state Parks and Recreation Department must be notified of certain activities that change existing property within the scenic waterway corridor. Such changes include new building construction, building replacement, land clearing, road construction, timber harvesting, etc.--activities that noticeably alter or modify a part or all of the property. OPRD has one year to review and resolve any problems that may damage the values of the corridor. Each river has a list of resource agencies that are sent a copy of the notifIcation and other data necessary for the agencies to comment back on the proposals with any concerns. If OPRD is informed by a local government (or other resource agencies) that the land use action is or will be incompatible with the affected comprehensive plan (or other resource plans), OPRD will notify the applicant that there is a problem that the proposal will need to be modifIed. If the modification does not affect the values of the scenic waterway the applicant can go ahead with land use change. Program Workability 1. If there is one theme that is used throughout this program it is coordination. In a program that has only one full time staff person to review approximately 100 notifications a year it is critical that OPRD work with as many agencies as possible to ensure that the protection of the scenic waterways are protected with the same concisely throughout the state. Coordination also assures that the right technical information is received from whatever agencies that can help provide assistance to OPRD. Coordination helps provide better service to the applicant. It also helps the negation process if there are problems with the applicant proposal, if there is information exchanged by all parties concerned about the proposal early in the negation. This way everybody knows what concerns each party has about the land use change within the scenic waterway. 2. Using the management plan as the guidelines by all agencies is very important. A good management plan has all the necessary input from all parties concerned about management of the rivers. This public process is very important, however painful and drawn out it becomes. By the time the plan has been completed the local government and the public should have a good working knowledge of the management plan. The public will be easier to work with in a shorter period of time if the management is used consistently in evaluation of land use changes in the river corridors. 3. Having constituents that care about your programs is a must. They can support your programs at budget time, explain the need for the program to other public interests, etc.. OPRD will start a Friends of Oregon's Rivers group some time this year to help develop an educational program for the people that will be affected by our program and for those that use the river corridors. 4. Enforcement is necessary if all other means of management fails. In the case of your program the only tools OPRD has is the one year time frame to resolve problems and condemnation for those property rights that are damaging to the corridor. 5. Being able to monitor and evaluate the program is a must. Times change and so do public demands and expectations of what a program can do for them (a public access strategy). A program review has been completed with a number of recommendations to the OPRD Commission that would meet present changes along the rivers corridors. Can I answer any questions on the Oregon State Scenic Waterway Act? American River Management Society I