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Final Report April 2004 19. Establish instream flow management objectives for watersheds on the GMUG National Forests. Issue: Intention in applyinl! the tool: With over 3750 miles of The Forest Service should, in perennial streams on GMUG cooperation with other resource National Forest lands, the Forest management agencies and interest Service does not have a clear groups, develop watershed priorities prioritization process for for instream flow evaluations. The determining which streams need Forest Service would develop criteria instream flow protection or related to instream flow assessment where there is insufficient methodology appropriate to meet its instream flow under current instream flow needs and should conditions to meet Forest ultimately develop instream flow Service needs. recommendations for those streams where protection is needed and remediation strategies for those streams where there is currently insufficient instream flow. 20. Work cooperatively with local governments to establish Recreational In Channel Diversion (RICD) on appropriate stream segments located on National Forest lands. Issne: ' The RICD water rights can only be held by local governmental entities but these may protect or enhance opportunities for recreational instream flow management on National Forest lands. - 24- Intention in a I in the tool: The Forest Service should consider its recreational needs as well as evaluate the instream flow recreational potential of streams on National Forest lands for possible use by local governments as a RICD facility. The Forest Service needs to work cooperatively with those local entities that may apply for a special- use permit to operate and manage a RICD facility on National Forest lands since such use may meet public recreational demands as well as provide instream flow volumes that may benefit other natural resource values on National Forest lands.