WSP04536

• File Number: 8200.766
• Description: Gunnison River General
• State: CO
• Basin: Gunnison
• Water Division: 4
• Date: 4/1/1992
• Author: BLM
• Title: Gunnison Resource Area - Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

CHAPTER ONE - COMPARISON TABLE. PRMP AND ALTERNATIVES

Table I-I (Cont'd)

SUMMARIZED COMPARISON OF THE PROPOSED PLAN AND THE MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES

c.

RE-
SOURCE/
RE-
SOURCE
USE

MANAGEMENT UNDER EACH ALTERNATIVE

ALTERNATIVE A
(Continuation of
Current
Management)

ALTERNATIVE B

ALTERNATIVE C

ALTERNATIVE D

ALTERNATIVE E
(Preferred
Alternative)

PROPOSED
RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT PLAN

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:O~I;CTIV~:..: C~ti.nue th~.
. present. ie:ve.ls... msthOds;
end" . ~ix.. of: .~I~p.le... u~~
~~source. .m8n:8gem~:itt..
m.~nt8ir\i~. ...8xIS~l"!g :."u:ses;
.Ol:ltpUts;:: . and. prot8ct:~o.n
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<IaJECTIVES: To ;,mph",ciIUECTIVE8: To omp"'''
."Size ~f be :co~p8tibI8. with. size" 8 ".high" degree af 8CO:
.~OS8: r~sources. which: pro.. ~omi~. return. and...resource
m~~e o~td~r. "'ecre~ti~. prciduc-.tion. whiie ":!"eintain-
opportut:li~i88. ~l;l~rtsr:n~. ~co- ~n:g;. or:. protecting! .:. or. en.-.
: nomic. . .stability,. : . and the. h8~dng. ~he. fl8tUral .en~rC?n-
: .quality of life... . : :ment "si "8" compatible..and
". f1~.r88tri.cting le~81.

OBJECTIVES: ...To. ;,;"ph&-
sil~.8..hian d~t1e.of protee.:
lion,... enharicemu':lt... .and:
meintenimce. fO:f. natural.yel-
ile~, . ... w~le. .sus.teining e
competible lev"l. of: prtid~~~.
.rton for. renew8ble.srid no,).:
.renew.sbl~ resources ~ ... .

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cie..llicrIVES: T~ .mpha.
~ze .t~ n:'ix. and wr.tety of
. actio.ns. that bes~. reso!ves
.the:.: issu.es. l!!l~. ..in~8ge~
ment .:concet':".. of". .this
.R~.~/EIS::.:t~ ach~ev8 B bal-
ance .~etw8en: . competing
:~emsrids..on ~8~S of public
land. . . .

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.c;JBJECTlVES: :..T.o .~ry1ph8.9iz. .
. the .mi~ .and: .~8rietV of. 80-.:
tions th8~ .be.st .re$~u the.
...issues and. m.8nogement .eon~ :
cerns ..of. this. RM~/EI5:f to
. achiev.e..a. bidence... be~~88~.
. eomp~ting .d~~nds"..o~ .US~.
of PuPlic hi~. .

HISTOR-
tCAL RE-
SOURCES

Managed according to existing Managed as in Alternative A San1C as Alternative A.
legislation and policies that and appropriate sites inteDlively
require mC4lUres to proteCt managed and stabili:l.ed,
significant resources in all plana inventory to determine new
involving surface disturbing sites conducted, interpretation
activity. Class I and m emphasized, and mitigation for
inventories and clearances hill\oric sitea required in aU
conducted prior to disbJrbsnce. plo.ns involving surface dilltur.
Stabilization would continue on bance.
significant sites or to eliminate
public safety hazards. Historic Designate Alpine ACEC
site inventories would continue. (88,663 acrcs); special
management attention to be
given to historic sites,
interpretation, and recreation.
Inventory additional sites.

Same as Alternative A. In Same as Alternative 8, except Same as Alternative E.
general, historic aites would be DO ACECs designated
anowed to become subject to specifically for historic
the forces of nalure. resourcemanagemcnt.
Designation of Lake Fork
ACEC (4,800 acres) and. The Alpine Loop CRMP
management for special atten- would be prepared.
tion would be same all for
Alternative B.