WSPC01240

• File Number: 8062
• Description: Federal Water Rights - Colorado Litigation - National Forest ISF Claims - Division 2
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 4/24/1998
• Author: Unknown
• Title: Materials of Interest - FSM 2500 - Chapter 2540 - Water Uses and Development
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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place of use, ownership, or purpose of use. As set forth in 254l.4, if
state law impedes or precludes the changes required for the proper
management of National Forest System resources, consult with the
Washington Office and the Office of the General Counsel.

2542 - MUNICIPAL SUPPLY WATERSHEDS

2542.02 - Objective. TO manage National Forest System lands for
multiple-uses by balancing present and future resource use with domestic
water supply needs.

2542.03 - Policy. Identify watersheds providing the principal source of
community water during land management planning. Develop prescriptions
on a case-by-case basis to ensure desired multiple-use outputs while
recognizing domestic water supply needs. Encourage municipalities to
provide adequate and appropriate water treatment. Do not rely on
management practices to provide pure drinking water. Use only proven
techniques in management prescriptions for municipal supply watersheds.
Determine increased costs of any unusually restrictive practices required
to meet State approved Best Management Practices for protection of
surface water; identify any revenue losses from applying such
restrictions. Compute the amount of payment that may be necessary to
reimburse the United States for such losses in accordance with 36 CFR
251.9. Consider formal agreements under 36 CFR 251.9 only when
intensified multiple-use management fails to meet the needs of the water
user.

2542.04 - Responsibility

2542.04a - Chief.
that restrict the
watersheds.

The Chief shall approve and execute formal agreements
use of National Forest lands in municipal supply

2542.04b - Director, Watershed and Air Management Staff, Washington
Office. The Staff Director shall maintain a National inventory of
municipal supply watersheds.

2542.04c - Regional Foresters. Regional Foresters shall:

1. Maintain a regional inventory of municipal supply watersheds.

2. Review proposed restrictions that exceed coordinating
requirements in Forest plans. Direct Forest Supervisors to develop
formal agreements if proposed restrictions are found necessary.

2542.04d - Forest Supervisors.

Forest Supervisors shall:

1. Maintain a Forest inventory of municipal supply watersheds.

2. Develop and coordinate measures necessary for management of
municipal supply watersheds in the Forest Plan (FSM 1920) .

3. Develop formal agreements for municipal supply watersheds.

4. Inform the public of restrictions in municipal supply watersheds.

5. Post restricted municipal supply watersheds.

6. Maintain case folders for municipal supply watersheds.

2542.05 - Definition. A municipal supply watershed is one that serves a
public water system as defined in Public Law 93-523 (Safe Drinking Water
Act); or as defined in State safe drinking water regulations. The
definition does not include communities served by a well or confined
ground water unaffected by Forest Service activities.

2542.1 - Municipal Supply Watershed Planning

Evaluate the following in Forest Planning where municipal supply

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