GREEN RIVER COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN Prepared for the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands
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FINAL GREEN RIVER COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN Prepared for the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands JANUARY 2020 FINAL GREEN RIVER COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN Prepared for Utah Department of Natural Resources Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands 1594 West North Temple, Suite 3520 Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-5703 Prepared by SWCA Environmental Consultants Jack Schmidt 257 East 200 South, Suite 200 Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 CRSA Alex Walker 649 East South Temple Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 River Science Institute, Inc. 68 Irish Bend Lane Columbia Falls, Montana 59912 January 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.3 Utah Department of Natural Resources Management Responsibilities ................ 10 Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands .......................................... 10 Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining .................................................... 10 Utah Division of State Parks and Recreation ............................................ 11 Utah Division of Water Resources ....................................................... 11 Utah Division of Water Rights ............................................................ 11 Utah Division of Wildlife Resources ..................................................... 11 Utah Geological Survey..................................................................... 11 1.4 Other State and Local Entities Management Responsibilities ........................... 12 State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration ................. 12 Utah Department of Agriculture and Food .............................................. 12 Utah Department of Transportation ...................................................... 12 Utah Division of Water Quality ........................................................... 12 Utah State Historic Preservation Office ................................................. 12 Chapter 1. Introduction .................................................................................................1 Local Government .......................................................................... 13 General Public ............................................................................... 13 1.1 Project Vision and Goals ....................................................................... 1 1.5 Federal Agencies Management Responsibilities ........................................... 13 Drafting the Plan .............................................................................. 3 Federal Emergency Management Agency ................................................ 13 How to Use the Plan .......................................................................... 4 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ................................................. 13 1.2 Ownership, Regulatory, and Management Context ....................................... 5 Natural Resources Conservation Service ................................................ 13 Green River Bed and Bank ................................................................... 5 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ............................................................ 13 Green River Sovereign Land Boundaries .................................................. 6 U.S. Bureau of Land Management ........................................................ 14 The Public Trust Over Sovereign Lands ................................................... 7 U.S. Bureau of Reclamation ............................................................... 14 Green River Management .................................................................... 7 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ................................................. 14 Multiple-Use Approach ...................................................................... 8 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ............................................................ 14 River Mile System and River Segments .................................................... 8 U.S. National Park Service ................................................................. 14 Special Designations .......................................................................... 9 Green River Comprehensive Management Plan Table of Contents 1.6 Tribal Management Responsibilities ........................................................ 14 2.4 Geology, Paleontology, Oil and Gas, and other Mineral Resources ................. 136 Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation ....................... 14 Geology ..................................................................................... 136 1.7 County and Municipal Zoning ............................................................... 15 Paleontology ............................................................................... 141 Emery County ............................................................................... 15 Oil and Gas ................................................................................. 142 Grand County ................................................................................ 15 Other Mineral Resources ................................................................ 143 Uintah County ............................................................................... 15 Leasing of Oil and Gas and Other Mineral Resources ............................... 144 Wayne County ............................................................................... 16 2.5 Community Resources ...................................................................... 145 1.8 Collaborative Management Groups ......................................................... 16 Agriculture ................................................................................. 145 Flaming Gorge Technical Working Group .............................................. 16 Infrastructure .............................................................................. 156 Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program ......................... 16 Cultural Resources ........................................................................ 162 1.9 Adjacent Land Management Plans .......................................................... 16 Recreation .................................................................................. 166 Bureau of Land Management Resource Management Plans ........................... 16 Access ....................................................................................... 182 National Park Service Foundation Documents ......................................... 16 Public Safety ................................................................................ 182 County Resource Management Plans .................................................... 17 Education ................................................................................... 183 1.10 Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands Authorization Process ................. 17 Chapter 3. Management Framework .......................................................................... 187 Types of Authorizations .................................................................... 18 3.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 187 Authorization Renewals .................................................................... 18 Managing for the Public Trust ........................................................... 187 1.11 River Use Class System and Maps ........................................................... 18 Desired Future Condition ................................................................ 187 Chapter 2. Current Conditions ..................................................................................... 55 River Use Classes .......................................................................... 188 2.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 55 Resource Management Issues ............................................................ 190 The Plan ...................................................................................... 59 Management Goals and Objectives ..................................................... 190 2.2 Ecosystem Resources .......................................................................... 61 Interagency Coordination ................................................................ 190 Wildlife Habitat ............................................................................. 61 Best Management Practices .............................................................. 191 Wildlife Species ............................................................................. 89 3.2 Ecosystem Resources ........................................................................ 192 2.3 Water Resources ............................................................................. 118 Wildlife Habitat ........................................................................... 192 Hydrology .................................................................................. 118 Wildlife Species ............................................................................ 194 Geomorphology and Sediment Supply and Transport ............................... 126 Water Quality ............................................................................. 133 ii Green River Comprehensive Management Plan Table of Contents 3.3 Water