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<br />002400 <br /> <br />Wild & Scenic River Designation <br />3-3-3-3-3 <br /> <br />QUESTION AND ANSWERS <br /> <br />Q. What are the requirements for Wild, Scenic and <br />Recreational classification pursuant to the Wild <br />and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968? <br /> <br />A. wild river areas--Those rivers or sections of rivers that <br />are free of impoundments and generally inaccessible <br />. except by trail, with watersheds or shorelines <br />essentially primitive and waters unpolluted. These <br />represent vestiges of primitive America. (The proposed <br />bill would designate 31 miles of wild rive~ on the <br />poudre. ) <br /> <br />Scenic river areas--Those rivers or sections of rivers <br />that are free of impoundments, with shorelines, or water- <br />sheds still largely primitive and shorelines largely <br />undeveloped, but accessible in places by roads. (No <br />sections of the poudre are proposed for .Scenic. <br />designation. ) <br /> <br />Re~reational river areas--Those rivers or sections of <br />rivers that are readily accessible by road or railroad, <br />.that may have some development along their shorelines, <br />and that may have undergone some impoundments or <br />diversions in the past. (The proposed bill would <br />designate 44 miles of Recreational river on the Poudre.) <br /> <br />Q. What are the benefits of this legislation to <br />recreationists and water users? <br /> <br />A. This legislation protects the natural beauty and fish <br />and wildlife values in the canyon. Existing recreational <br />facilities are protected and future recreational <br />developments on private land are expected as recreation <br />use continues to increase. Public access along the river <br />now can be acquired by the Forest Service to resolve <br />current trespass problems. Water user's are assured that <br />existing developments are not threatened that existing <br />water quality can be maintained. <br /> <br />Q. What effect will designation have on maintenance and <br />management of existing water developments in the poudre <br />River Basin? <br /> <br />A. The legislation specifically grandfathers existing water <br />developments to assure that conflicts in the maintenance <br />and management of those projects does not occur. The <br />existing developments are in various states of repair. <br />Maintenance and management of these facilities are <br />important to their continued operation and to assure <br />the protection of the river values in the future. <br /> <br />(MORE) <br />