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June 30, 2008 <br />Appendix A <br />Glossary of Terms <br />Angling — Angling refers to fishing that can take place either from the shore (wade fishing) or <br />from boats (drift fishing). <br />Classification — Classification refers to the level of human development adjacent to the <br />shoreline. The classification can be Wild, Scenic, or Recreational and is part of the process of <br />determining Wild and Scenic River designation under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act <br />( "WSRA "). <br />Eligibility — Eligibility refers to the first step in the Wild and Scenic designation process. To be <br />eligible, a river has to have certain characteristics; it must be free - flowing and contain at least <br />one Outstandingly Remarkable Value, i.e., scenic, recreational, geologic, fish and wildlife, <br />historic, cultural, or other similar value. (Source: Interagency Wild & Scenic Rivers Council). <br />Floatboating - Refers to floating the river in any type of craft, including hard shell kayaks and <br />canoes, inflatable crafts and flat bottom boats. <br />Outstandingly Remarkable Values —A rare, uncommon or extraordinary resource, which is <br />stream related and has statewide, regional or national significance. A stream must have an <br />outstandingly remarkable value ( "ORV ") in order to be eligible for Wild and Scenic designation. <br />Project Yield — The quantity of water that a project can deliver. Project yield is quantified <br />differently by different water users and also for different water projects. <br />Suitability - Suitability is a process of determining whether the stream is a worthy addition to <br />the national wild and scenic rivers system. It is the third step in the evaluation of a stream for <br />inclusion as wild and scenic after the Eligibility and Classification processes. <br />User Days - The number of visitor occurrences that a given area may have over a period of time. <br />Ten people visiting one site on one day constitutes 10 user days. <br />User Capacity- User capacities are frequently used by land managing agencies to set limits on <br />permitted use and to establish a basis for permitting segments of rivers for private or commercial <br />use. <br />Wild and Scenic Rivers Act — Established in 1968, the WSRA requires land managing <br />agencies as a part of their planning processes to conduct an eligibility inventory of streams to <br />determine if they have outstandingly remarkable values and to conduct a suitability study to see <br />if eligible stream segments meet the requirements of the Act for designation. If Congressional <br />designation occurs the managing agency establishes a management plan to preserve the ORVs. <br />The land managing agency also quantifies the amount and timing of water necessary to support <br />the ORVs. <br />A -1 <br />