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CONTENTS <br />VisitorUse and Experience ..................................................... ............................... ....:.......................123 <br />Guiding Regulations and Policies ..................................... ............................... ............................123 <br />Methodology and Assumptions ........................................ ............................... ............................124 <br />ImpactAnalysis Area ........................................................ ............................... ............................124 <br />Impact of Personal Watercraft on Visitor Experience Goals ........................... ............................124 <br />Visitor Conflicts and Safety .................................................... ............................... ............................129 <br />Guiding Regulations and Pol icies ..................................... ............................... ............................130 <br />Methodologyand Assumptions ........................................ ............................... ............................131 <br />ImpactAnalysis Area ........................................................ ............................... ............................131 <br />Impact of PWC Use and Conflicting Uses on Visitor Safety .......................... ............................131 <br />CulturalResources ................................................................... ............................... ...........................134 <br />Guiding Regulations and Policies ............................. ............................... <br />Methodology and Assumptions ........................................ ............................... ............................135 <br />Section106 Summary ............................................................. ............................... ............................138 <br />SocioeconomicEffects ............................................................ ............................... ............................140 <br />Benefit -Cost Analysis ....................................................... ............................... ............................140 <br />Coststo PWC Users .......................................................... ............................... ............................140 <br />Costs to Local Area Businesses ........................................ ............................... ............................140 <br />National Recreation Area Management and Operations ......... ............................... ............................142 <br />Conflict with State and Local PWC Ordinances and Policies ......................... ............................142 <br />Impact to Park Operations from Increased Enforcement Needs ...................... ............................144 <br />Unavoidable Adverse Impacts ................................................. ............................... ............................145 <br />Loss in Long -Term Availability or Productivity to Achieve Short-Term Gain ..... ............................145 <br />Irreversible or Irretrievable Commitments of Resources ........ ............................... ............................145 <br />Consultationand Coordination ...................................................... ............................... ............................146 <br />Consultation with Other Agencies ........................................... ............................... ............................146 <br />Reviewing Agencies for the Environmental Assessment ........ ............................... ............................146 <br />Appendix A: Approach to Evaluating Surface Water Quality Impacts ........................ ............................147 <br />Appendix B: Letter of Consultation ............................................... ............................... ............................154 <br />Glossary......................................................................................... ............................... ............................155 <br />SelectedBibliography .................................................................... ............................... ............................157 <br />- <br />MAPS <br />1: Location ................................................................................. ............................... .. 23 <br />.............. <br />2: Alternative A: Reinstate Pwc Use under a Special Regulation As Previously Managed..... 31 <br />3: Alternative B: Reinstate Pwc Use under a Special Regulation with Additional <br />Management Prescriptions (Preferred Alternative) ............................... ............................... 33 <br />4: No- Action Alternative: Allow No PWC Use ......................................... ............................... 35 <br />xii <br />