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instance, the ORV were a native fishery, actions could be required to maintain or <br /> enhance fish habitat, including water quality. Managing for habitat could include <br /> specific enhancement projects or the modification or mitigation of activities that may <br /> affect the fishery. These measures would be applied at the appropriate decision point <br /> and would be subject to valid existing rights. <br /> Other decision points of the LMP, such as required monitoring, or program- <br /> specific decisions, such as those for timber or livestock grazing, could also be affected <br /> by river or watershed-related desired outcomes and management criteria. <br /> In summary, projects and authorizations of the SJPLC are required to be <br /> consistent with a LMP. Plan direction can affect the management of rivers in several <br /> ways. Desired outcomes and management criteria may directly or indirectly address <br /> river concerns. General management area allocations may further describe <br /> combinations of management approaches and levels of management intensity that <br /> could affect streams. Specific classifications or recommendations for subsequent <br /> Congressional action could increase the level of focus on management and, in the case <br /> of wilderness recommendations and WSR suitability determinations, could obligate the <br /> agencies to ensure adequate protection of identified values pending final action by <br /> Congress. Finally, the management and protection of river values may be <br /> accomplished, in part, by LMP decisions pertaining to other resource management <br /> programs and land uses and the continued monitoring of the results of these and other <br /> decisions implementing the Plan. <br /> B. Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 ("WSRA"): The WSRA established a <br /> system for the protection of rivers with outstandingly remarkable scenic, geologic, <br /> historical, cultural, ecological, recreational, fish and wildlife, and other values("ORVs"), <br /> through the establishment of management parameters for streams designated as <br /> WSRs. An ORV is a stream-related rare, uncommon, or extraordinary value; a superior <br /> example of a widespread value; or a value outstanding in a statewide, regional, or <br /> national context. The determination of ORVs is based on the expertise of professionals, <br /> knowledgeable about the value. <br /> The designation process under the WSRA involves four steps: <br /> • Eligibility: To be eligible, a stream must: (a) generally be free-flowing with no <br /> major impoundments in the segment(can be below dams and have altered <br /> hydrology); and (b) have at least one ORV. <br /> • Tentative classification: Tentative classifications are based on the type and <br /> degree of human development associated with the stream and adjacent lands, as <br /> they exist at the time of the evaluation. <br /> -7- <br />