Placer County Water Agency Middle Fork American River Project (FERC No. 2079)

1. Placer County Water Agency Middle Fork American River Project (FERC No. 2079) Recreation Technical Working Group Meeting March 6, 2008

2. General VisitorSurvey Protocols 2

3. Proposed Sampling Effort • Table 5 3

4. General Protocols • Statistical sites will be sampled on weekdays, weekend days and holidays • Qualitative sites will be sampled on weekends and holidays • Sampling effort for statistical sites is stratified by month based on use distribution – June, July, August • For each month, the number of holiday, weekend-day, and weekday sample-day are assigned • Fridays will not be scheduled for sampling to provide an open day for QA/QC and data management activities and to allow for adjustments to the sampling schedule, if needed • Each sample-day represents two sample-blocks • Each sample-block represents a four hour sample effort 4

5. General Protocols • Sampling-blocks dates for each month are first randomly selected for each “day-type” • Second, sampling blocks were systematically adjusted to account for staff loading • Staff load balancingonly occurs within “day-type” categories • Example: A weekday sampling block can be re-assigned to another weekday but not a weekend-day • Sampling block times are systematically selected based on survey location and facility type • Surveyors will remain on site 4 hours (AM, PM, or evening) for each designated survey block • Surveyors will survey all persons encountered during the sampling block, provided they are willing to participate 5

6. Site-Specific Protocols • Campgrounds • Surveys will be conducted during AM blocks (8-12) or evening blocks(4-8) only • Survey team will coordinate sampling dates for reserved group sites with Forest Service to ensure occupancy at site • All Other Individual Sites • Surveys will be conducted during AM blocks (8-12) or PM blocks(1-5) • Grouped Sites • Surveys will be conducted during AM blocks (8-12) or PM blocks(1-5) • Surveyors will rove through groups of sites over a 4-hour period • Starting points within each group of sites will be randomly selected • All persons encountered at any one site will be approached and asked to participate in the survey 6

7. Site-Specific Protocols • Survey Administration • Section A-1 will be administered at all survey locations • With the exception of campgrounds, each user will be asked to complete two additional relevant sections based upon the primary activities they identify • Users intercepted at campgrounds will be asked to complete all relevant sections • Survey administration may be adjusted pending the pre-test results and/or feedback from early sampling efforts 7

8. Site-Specific Protocols • Locations in ASRA • Surveys will be conducted during AM blocks (8-12) or evening blocks (1-5), and will target stream-based recreation users • Sections A-1 and A-5 will be administered at all locations • Section A-7 will also be administered, if applicable • Ruck-a-Chucky • Sections A-1 and A-5 will be administered to all users • One of the following sections will be administered - Section A-2, A-3, or A-7 8

9. Survey Log • Survey logs will be completed for each sampling location • Surveyors will record the following information on the survey log: • Contact Number • Contact Time • Surveyed Previously (Y/N) • Willingness to Participate (Y/N) • Survey No. • Male/Female (M/F) • Part of Family? (Y/N) • Part of Larger Group (Y/N) • How may in family/group (#/#) • Site Identification • Weather Conditions • Site Conditions • Surveyor Name • Date • Time Arrived at Site • Time Departed Site • Estimated Number of People at Site 9

10. Proposed Sampling Schedule • Sampling schedule tables 10

11. Proposed Pretest Process and Schedule • Conduct surveys at Ruck-a-Chucky on Sunday, March 9th • If no one is present at Ruck-a-Chucky, move to Confluence • Conduct interviews over a 4-hour period, from 1PM - 5 PM • Intercept all users present at site • Record survey participation notes on survey log • Report results and discuss proposed survey form/ protocol revisions to group at March 26th TWG 11

12. Focus Groups 12

13. Focus Groups • Draft Invitation Letter(s) • Proposed Discussion Topics • Whitewater Boating Focus Group • Angler Focus Group • Trail Users/Stream Crossing Focus Group • Timing • February - March 2008: Identify Focus Group participants for each Focus Group • February - March 2008: Develop Focus Group topics • April - May 2008: Conduct Focus Group sessions 13

14. Whitewater Boating Flow Studies 14

15. Flow Study Implementation • Timing • March - April 2008: Develop flow study survey instruments • March - April 2008: Evaluate water-year data to refine windows for flow study Implementation • April - May 2008: Select flow study team members • June 2008: Orientation of study team members • July - October 2008: Implement studies in coordination with instream flow studies conducted as part of AQ 1 TSP 15

16. Flow Study Implementation Study Reaches and Potential Target Flows 16

17. Flow Study Implementation • Whitewater survey form 17