1997-06-13_REPORT - M1981302 ‎(11)‎

• Permit No: M1981302
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 6/13/1997
• From: US DEPT OF THE INTERIOR
• To: TE/UTE LADIES TRESSES COVERY PLAN
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

designations, or other specific actions that accomplish recommended management
and recovery objectives. (Task 1 . 1)
1. Watershed goals. Recovery of the Ute ladies'-tresses will be possible
when Key Watersheds are managed to (Task 1) :
a. Maintain and restore the distribution, diversity, and complexity of
watershed and landscape-scale features to ensure protection and
restoration of the dynamic riparian, aquatic, and wetland systems to
which species, populations, and communities are uniquely adapted.
b. Maintain and restore spatial and temporal connectivity within and
between drainages. Lateral , longitudinal , and drainage network
connections include floodplains, riparian areas, wetlands, upslope
areas, headwater tributaries, and intact refugia. These linkages must
provide chemically and physically unobstructed routes to areas
critical for fulfilling life history requirements of aquatic and
riparian-dependent species.
c. Maintain and restore the physical integrity of the riparian and
aquatic system, including shorelines, banks, and bottom
configurations.
d. Maintain and restore the natural dynamics of stream systems, including
the movement of streams within their floodplains.
e. Maintain and restore ground water and surface water quality necessary
to support healthy riparian, aquatic, and wetland ecosystems. Water
quality must remain in the range that maintains the biological ,
physical , and chemical integrity of the ecosystem, benefiting
survival , growth, reproduction, and migration of individuals composing
its native aquatic and riparian communities.
f. Maintain and restore the sediment regime in which the riparian and
aquatic ecosystem evolved. Elements of the sediment regime include
the timing, volume, rate, and character of sediment input, storage,
and transport.
g. Maintain and restore ground water and in-stream flows sufficient to
create and sustain riparian, aquatic, and wetlands habitats and to
retain patterns of sediment, nutrient, and wood routing. The timing,
magnitude, duration, and spatial distribution of peak, high, and low
flows must be protected.
h. Maintain and restore the timing, variability, and duration of
floodplain inundation and water table elevation in meadows and
wetlands.
i . Maintain and restore the natural species composition and structural
diversity of plant communities in riparian zones and wetlands.
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