Sweep Process Topics (6th Draft)

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River Protection Group Sweep Process Topics (6th. ..DRAFT) (8/27/07) A) Geography 1) ❑ Where is stream located? 2) ❑ Reach of stream included in the Sweep 3) ❑ Core groups who identify with this stream the most 4) 0 River protections currently in place B) Values 5) Identified ORV Other Notable Values (as defined in USFS/BLM planning) Worthy of Protection • 0 Fish 0 Fish • ❑ Wildlife ❑ Wildlife • ❑Recreation ❑Recreation • ❑ Geology 0 Geology • ❑ Scenic 0 Scenic • ❑ Vegetation ❑ Vegetation • ❑Archeology ❑ Archeology • ❑ Other 0 Other C) Conditions of Stream, Amount of Water, and Uses of Water and Surrounding Areas 6) ❑ Water quality status 7) ❑Decreed absolute and conditional water rights and undecreed uses 8) ❑ Court actions that may be active 9) ❑Economic development 10)❑ Federally permitted activities (meaning activities that require a permit) 11)❑ Surrounding land uses and land ownership 12)❑ Diversion and storage locations (including AF of diversions occurring) 13)0 Potential future consumptive uses 14)❑ Stream flow data and other stream data available 15)❑ Other uses including such as recreational, fish or wildlife uses and transportation, utilities and minerals uses or other potential conflicts D) Future 16)0 Reasonabll foreseeable development 17)❑ Other future actions that could impact the values E) Possible Actions and Where we Go from Here: ➢ What are the streams' values and how important is each one? ➢ Which,if any,of the values are at risk and to what extent? ➢ What other options are available to protect the values? ➢ What are the trade-offs in implementing proposed value protection mechanisms(i.e. describe conflicts)? ➢ What specific option(s)should be pursued to protect values/resources? ➢ What process should be implemented to obtain desired values protection? ➢ What can we do to avoid and/or address any unintended consequences of our actions?