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<br /> <br />'000188 <br /> <br />~. <br /> <br />3, Total acres of wetl ands thnt contain standing water during <br />most years. <br /> <br />(B) ~al..j!Lfac..!:_oI~: <br /> <br />1. Water supply: Availability of water to serve wetlands; <br />availability of fresh water for salinity ~radient in estuary. <br /> <br />2. Hater quality - the deRree to which natural values are <br />preserved, de~raded, or enhanced. <br /> <br />3. Related land features. <br /> <br />4. Desirability of the plant and animal species of the area. <br /> <br />, <br />5. Importance of the area to the production of adequate supplies <br />of desirable plants and animals. <br /> <br />(C) Human influence factors: Humsn influence is conditioned in a <br /> <br />large measure by the social 'and economic values of the natural <br /> <br />resource to human use or adaptation. The followinR existing and <br /> <br />future uses and demands on the reSource should be considered, <br /> <br />1. Relationship to population - the degree to which the area can <br />and does receive use. Consider time and distance factors <br />relative to oriRin of users and location of resource, <br /> <br />2. Public access - the deRree to which the area is open to <br />public use. Consider both positive and neRative effects of <br />access. <br /> <br />3. Public amenities - the deRree to which public use facilities <br />are developed in the area. Consider trails, bird watching <br />stations, hunting blinds, etc. <br /> <br />4. Legal and/or administrative protection - the degree to which <br />the area is reserved from encroachment by industrial or <br />residential developments. <br /> <br />. <br />, <br /> <br />5. Legal and/or administrative restrictions to public use - <br />consider both positive and negative effects, (i.e., overuse may <br />be detrimental to the resources, whereas too many restrictions <br />may preclude satisfaction of recreation demands,) <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />6. Physical (bio-environmental) protection - the degree of change <br />-expected to occur as a result of natural processes, considerinf( <br />the amount of land management practices expected. <br /> <br />7. The ability of the area to accommodate the anticipated use <br />without degradstion of natural values. Use in this situation <br /> <br />4-19 <br />