Wild & Scenic
Please note: This page is provided as a service to the Wild & Scenic process and does not necessarily represent the positions of the Colorado River District.
Upper Colorado River
Wild and Scenic Rivers Alternative Plan
The Upper Colorado Wild and Scenic Stakeholder Group is a group of stakeholders and consulting agencies representing a diverse range of interests. The Stakeholder Group is working together in good faith to develop a Management Plan Alternative that would protect the outstandingly remarkable values (ORVs) of Segments 4 through 7 of the Colorado River, as identified in the 2007 Eligibility Report issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The Management Plan Alternative will be proposed to the BLM and to the White River National Forest (USFS) as a potential Wild and Scenic Rivers management alternative in the Resource Management Plan revision process.
The Stakeholder Group's intention is to develop a collaborative plan that balances:
1) permanent protection of the ORVs
2) certainty for the stakeholders
3) water project yield
4) flexibility for land owners, management agencies and water users
The Stakeholder Group has submitted a Conceptual Plan that describes a framework for development of the Management Plan Alternative. This Plan summarizes progress to date and defines the group's intentions for additional data gathering, analysis and collaborative planning. The group will continue to work together throughout 2008 and 2009 to gather adequate information to develop more specific elements and details of the Management Plan Alternative. The goal of the group is to furnish additional information to BLM and USFS as needed to satisfy NEPA requirements supporting issuance of the Draft EIS. A final Management Plan Alternative will be submitted to BLM, USFS, and the Interagency Wild and Scenic Rivers Council (IWSRC) for their consideration prior to issuance of a Final EIS and Record of Decision. Additional information on the Federal Act is available on the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act website.
Please direct questions or comments to:
Rob R. Buirgy
Project Manager
462 Blue Lake Tail
Lafayette, CO 80026
303-953-8342
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