FINAL COLORADO RIVER COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN Prepared for the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands

FINAL COLORADO RIVER COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN Prepared for the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands JANUARY 2020 FINAL COLORADO 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 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 ..................................................... 12 Utah Geological Survey..................................................................... 12 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 ........................................................... 13 Utah State Historic Preservation Office ................................................. 13 Local Government .......................................................................... 13 General Public ............................................................................... 13 1.5 Federal Agencies Management Responsibilities ........................................... 14 Chapter 1. Introduction .................................................................................................1 Federal Emergency Management Agency ................................................ 14 1.1 Project Vision and Goals ....................................................................... 1 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ................................................. 14 Drafting the Plan .............................................................................. 3 Natural Resources Conservation Service ................................................ 14 How to Use the Plan .......................................................................... 4 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ............................................................ 14 1.2 Ownership, Regulatory, and Management Context ....................................... 5 U.S. Bureau of Land Management ........................................................ 14 Colorado River Bed and Bank ............................................................... 5 U.S. Bureau of Reclamation ............................................................... 14 Colorado River Sovereign Land Boundaries .............................................. 7 U.S. Department of Energy ................................................................ 15 The Public Trust Over Sovereign Lands ................................................... 7 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ................................................. 15 Colorado River Management ................................................................ 8 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ............................................................ 15 Multiple-Use Approach ...................................................................... 9 U.S. National Park Service ................................................................. 15 River Mile System and River Segments .................................................... 9 1.6 Tribal Management Responsibilities ........................................................ 15 Special Designations ........................................................................ 10 Navajo Nation ................................................................................ 15 1.3 Utah Department of Natural Resources Management Responsibilities ............... 10 Ute Mountain Ute Tribe ................................................................... 16 Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands .......................................... 10 Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining ................................................... 11 Colorado River Comprehensive Management Plan Table of Contents 1.7 County and Municipal Zoning ............................................................... 16 2.4 Geology, Paleontology, Oil and Gas, and other Mineral Resources ................. 129 Garfield County ............................................................................. 16 Geology ..................................................................................... 129 Grand County ................................................................................ 16 Paleontology ............................................................................... 135 Kane County ................................................................................. 16 Oil and Gas ................................................................................. 136 San Juan County ............................................................................. 17 Other Mineral Resources ................................................................ 136 1.8 Collaborative Management Groups ......................................................... 17 Leasing of Oil and Gas and Other Mineral Resources ............................... 137 Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum and Council .......................... 17 2.5 Community Resources ...................................................................... 138 Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group .............................. 17 Agriculture ................................................................................. 138 Upper Colorado River Commission ...................................................... 17 Infrastructure .............................................................................. 145 Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program ......................... 17 Cultural Resources ........................................................................ 148 1.9 Adjacent Land Management Plans .......................................................... 18 Recreation .................................................................................. 152 Bureau of Land Management Resource Management Plans ........................... 18 Access ....................................................................................... 170 National Park Service Foundation Documents ......................................... 18 Public Safety ................................................................................ 170 County Resource Management Plans .................................................... 18 Education ................................................................................... 171 1.10 Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands Authorization Process ................. 18 Chapter 3. Management Framework .......................................................................... 175 Types of Authorizations .................................................................... 19 3.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 175 Authorization Renewals .................................................................... 20 Managing for the Public Trust ........................................................... 175 1.11 River Use Class System and Maps ........................................................... 20 Desired Future Condition ................................................................ 175 Chapter 2. Current Conditions ..................................................................................... 43 River Use Classes .......................................................................... 176 2.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 43 Resource Management Issues ............................................................ 178 The Plan ...................................................................................... 47 Management Goals and Objectives ..................................................... 178 2.2 Ecosystem Resources .......................................................................... 49 Interagency Coordination ................................................................ 178 Wildlife Habitat ............................................................................. 49 Best Management Practices .............................................................. 179 Wildlife Species ............................................................................. 78 3.2 Ecosystem Resources ........................................................................ 180 2.3 Water Resources ............................................................................. 114 Wildlife Habitat ........................................................................... 180 Hydrology .................................................................................

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