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<br /> <br />The coordinator could work with landowners to solve <br />problems along a stream reach. Sy working in the total <br />reach, the problem solutions could be coordinated for <br />maximum efficiency. Development of riparian zones which <br />include areas owned by several people could also be <br />addressed by the coordinator. <br /> <br />This type of "streambank erosion coordinator" should be <br />assigned to a state agency such as the CSSCS, to provide <br />assistance state wide, and act as a moderator in the <br />argument between development and ~nvironmental preservation. <br /> <br />3. When individual streambank erosion control <br />projects are undertaken, a thorough study of the total <br />stream reach is needed to predict the effects of the project <br />action upstream and downstream from the site of <br />construction. If work is to be carried on in the riverbed <br />the damage to the rivers armor needs to be considered as to <br />what wi I I take place upstream and downstream. A Section 404 <br />permit to work in the river needs to be obtained from the <br />Corps of Engineers to assure al I ,persons involved have had <br />an opportunity to respond. In areas where blanket permits <br />have been granted a review system may need to be establ ished <br />to prevent unneeded damage to the river system. <br /> <br /> <br />Damage to Anchored Trees on Dolores River <br />Photography by Jim Thornton, SCS, Denver, Colorado <br /> <br />7 <br />