Pacific Southwest Region Wild and Scenic Rivers Workshop
April 4-6, 2017
Pacific Southwest Region
Wild and Scenic Rivers Management
and Section 7 Workshop
April 4 -- 6, 2017
V. 031717
Location
Montecito Inn
1295 Coast Village Rd
Santa Barbara, Ca 93108
Goal
Increased understanding of the protection requirements associated with managing an agency-identified study and designated wild and scenic river (WSR), and evaluating water resources projects under Section 7(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (Act).
Objectives
Increase participants’ knowledge in:
· The provisions of the Act that guide management
· Contents of a comprehensive river management plan (CRMP)
· Application of the protect and enhance mandate of Section 10(a)
· Requirements for protecting agency-identified study rivers
· Process for evaluating a water resources project under Section 7(a)
Agenda
Day 1 – Tuesday, April 4 (1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.]
Welcome, Overview & Management
1:00 p.m. Welcome Christina
· Welcome and Introductions
· Meeting Goal, Objectives and Organization
· Workshop Notebook
· Your WSR Questions
1:30 p.m. Overview of Act Mollie
· Genesis of Act
2:00 p.m. Group Exercise (Appendix A) Randy
· Contents of CRMP
2:05 p.m. Key Provisions Randy
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. Key Provisions (continued) Randy
3:15 p.m. Management Course Introduction Mollie
· Desired Outcome
· Course Content
3:20 p.m. Management Pretest (Appendix B) Mollie
3:30 p.m. Values Mollie
· Source
· Resource Assessment
3:50 p.m. Group Exercise/Reports (Appendix C) Mollie
· Resource Assessment
4:15 p.m. Bin Items
4:30 p.m. Adjourn
Day 2 – Wednesday, April 5 (8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
Management, Section 7 & Local Rivers Update
8:00 a.m. Recap and Review Mollie
8:10 a.m. Classification Mollie
8:25 a.m. Boundary Mollie
· Establishment
· Requirements for Final Boundary
· Amending a Boundary
8:40 a.m. Group Exercise (Appendix D) Mollie
· Developing the Boundary (Lateral Corridor)
8:55 a.m. Management Plan Randy
· Group Reports (Appendix A)
· Contents of a CRMP
· How to Get Started on a CRMP/Revision – Large-group Exercise
9:30 a.m. Break
9:45 a.m. User Capacity Mollie
10:05 a.m. Group Exercise/Reports (Appendix E) Mollie
· User Capacity
10:40 a.m. Lands and Minerals Randy
· Acquisition Procedures (Section 6)
· Public Lands (Section 8)
· Minerals (Section 9)
11:00 a.m. Management Direction Mollie
· Nondegradation and Enhancement Policy (Section 10(a))
· Wilderness (Section 10(b))
· General Statutory Authorities (Sections 10(c) and 10(d))
· Protective Management (5(a) and 5(d)(1) study rivers)
11:30 a.m. Group Exercise (Appendix F) Mollie
· Protect and Enhance and Protective Management Exercise
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Group Reports (Appendix F) Randy
· Protect and Enhance and Protective Management Exercise
1:15 p.m. Cooperative Management Randy
· Cooperative Agreements (Section 10(e))
· Federal Assistance (Section 11(b)(1))
1:30 p.m. Management Policies Randy
· Direction to Other Federal Agencies (Section 12(a))
· Existing Rights (Section 12(b))
· Water Quality (Section 12(c))
1:50 p.m. Jurisdiction Randy
· Fish and Wildlife (Section 13(a))
· Federal Reserved Water Right (Section 13(c))
· Interstate Compacts (Section 13(e))
· Navigability (Section 13(f))
· Easements and ROW (Section 13(g))
2:10 p.m. Management Course Conclusion Randy
· References
· Key Points
· Post-test (Appendix B)
2:30 p.m. Program Update & 50th Anniversary Christina
· Pacific Southwest and National Program Status
· Ideas to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary (2018)
3:00 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. Section 7 Course Introduction Mollie
· Desired Outcome
· Course Content
3:20 p.m. Section 7 Pretest (Appendix G) Mollie
3:30 p.m. Context Randy
· Intent
· Definitions
· Is this a WRP? (Large-group Exercise)
· Standards Introduction
· Statutory Exercise (Appendix H)
· Standards Discussion
4:15 p.m. Bin
4:30 p.m. Adjourn
Day 3 – Thursday, April 6 (8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon)
Section 7 & Course Conclusion
8:00 a.m. Recap and Review Randy
8:10 a.m. Tools Randy
· Flowcharts
· Applying Standards (Large-group Exercise)
8:40 a.m. Group Exercise/Reports (Appendix I) Randy
· Case Study
9:10 a.m. Process/Analysis Mollie
· Process and Roles
· Analysis
· Determination
9:30 a.m. Break
9:45 a.m. Group Exercise/Reports (Appendix J) Mollie
· Determination
10:45 a.m. CA Interagency Agreement Christina
11:00 a.m. Group Exercise/Reports (Appendix K) Mollie
· Stewardship
11:30 a.m. Section 7 Course Conclusion Randy
· References
· Key Points
· Post-test (Appendix G)
11:45 a.m. Bin Items & Your Questions
12:00 p.m. Adjourn
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